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Mentoring Tomorrow’s Geoscience
Leaders at the 2015 Section Meetings

GSA is proud to provide mentoring and career pathway events result, new friendships were made and professional contacts were
at all meetings. At Section Meetings, students are invited to established that will last well into the future.
participate in the Roy J. Shlemon Mentor Program in Applied
Geology and the John Mann Mentors in Applied Hydrogeology In addition to mentoring, GSA provided three career workshops
Program. These popular events, supported by the GSA Foundation for students, designed to help them plan and prepare for their job
through gifts from Roy J. Shlemon and John Mann, are designed search. The workshops covered career planning and informational
to extend the mentoring reach of individual professionals. With interviewing, career exploration, and cover letters, résumés, and
additional financial assistance from GSA’s Northeastern and CVs. Working professionals from academia, government, and
Southeastern Sections, mentor volunteers and students met in a industry were invited to answer questions and help them maneuver
relaxing, informal setting, to discuss careers in geology over lunch. the career exploration process.

This past spring, 572 students and 60 mentors participated in GSA gratefully acknowledges the following mentors for their
the Shlemon Program, and 244 students and 29 mentors attended individual gifts of time and for sharing their insight with students.
the Mann Program. Both mentors and students left the events To learn more about these programs, or to be a mentor at a future
expressing feelings of personal and professional growth. As a Section Meeting, please contact Jennifer Nocerino, jnocerino@
geosociety.org.

The John Mann Mentors in Applied Hydrogeology Program

Helping Mentor Students Since 2004

GSA TODAY | AUGUST 2015 SOUTH-CENTRAL SECTION SOUTHEASTERN SECTION NORTH-CENTRAL SECTION

Douglas Gouzie, Missouri Gareth Davies, Tennessee Dept. Jim Aiken, Barr Engineering Company
State University of Environment and Conservation Charlie Andrews, S.S. Papadopulos
Hank Edenborn, U.S. Dept. of Energy & Associates Inc.
Chris Hartnady, Umvoto Africa Ltd. Christopher Gellasch, Uniformed
James Roberts, Professional Maggie Gilliland, AECOM
Engineering Consultants Chuanhui Gu, Appalachian Services University of the Health Sciences
Cindy Smith, ConocoPhillips Jessi Meyer, G360 Centre for Applied
State University Groundwater Research
NORTHEASTERN SECTION Jinesh Jain, AECOM Steve Sellwood, University
Simon Kline, CH2MHILL of Wisconsin–Madison
Sarah Flanagan, U.S. Geological Survey Alex Manda, Institute for Coastal Science
Abigail Fopiano, Epping Sam Mutiti, Georgia College & ROCKY MOUNTAIN SECTION
Well & Pump Co. Inc.
State University Eric Harmon, HRS Water
Susan Hagar, ARCADIS U.S. Inc. Ronald Wallace, Georgia Environmental Consultants Inc.
C. Wayne Ives, New Hampshire Dept.
Protection Division Dan Mahony, Yellowstone National Park
of Environmental Services Stephen Wust, New Mexico
David Wunsch, Delaware CORDILLERAN SECTION State Land Office

Geological Survey Jonathan Saul Caine,
U.S. Geological Survey
Melissa Hill, Alaska Hydrologic Survey
Matt Reeves, University of

Alaska Anchorage

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