At our April Membership Meeting, we were joined by over 20 young professionals from firms around the region, who had the chance to meet new colleagues and mingle with some seasoned veterans of the engineering, surveying and geotechnical industry.  They also had the pleasure of listening to some wise words and sage advice from a diverse panel of industry professionals.  Our Young Professionals Forum panel included:

· Nancy Walker – Vice President and California Water Market Lead – Kleinfelder
· Lynn Toth, PE – Land Development Engineer – City of Rocklin
· Tom Sell, PE – Vice President – Sage Engineers / Gannett Fleming
· Scott Lillibridge, PE – Assistant Vice President and Sacramento Office Manager – Rick Engineering

Meeting attendees heard from each panel member about some of the challenges they have faced in their career, and what they learned from those experiences.  Each of those experiences and challenges have led them each to achieve great accomplishments in their profession.  The panel members generously shared those experiences with the audience to help guide our up-and-coming professionals.  The panel members provided their perspective on the important qualities, skills and characteristics necessary to build a lasting, rewarding and successful career.  The young professionals had the opportunity to ask questions and engage in a dialogue with our panel members, which I’m sure will help each of them navigate tough decisions down the road.