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Mentoring Tomorrow’s Geoscience Leaders

at the 2019 Section Meetings

The GSA GeoCareers Program provides mentoring and career growth. As a result of these programs, new friendships were
pathway events at all meetings. At Section Meetings, students made and professional contacts were established that will last
are invited to participate in the Roy J. Shlemon Mentor Program well into the future.
in Applied Geology and the John Mann Mentors in Applied In addition to mentoring, GSA also provided three career
Hydrogeology Program. These popular events, supported by the workshops for students designed to help them plan and prepare
GSA Foundation through gifts from Roy J. Shlemon and John for their job search. The workshops covered career planning and
Mann (with additional financial assistance from Poland Springs informational interviewing, career exploration, and cover letters,
and GSA’s Northeastern and Southeastern Sections), are résumés, and CVs. Working professionals from academia, gov-
designed to extend the mentoring reach of individual profession- ernment, and industry were invited to answer questions and help
als. Together, mentor volunteers and students meet in a relaxing, attendees maneuver the career exploration process.
informal setting to discuss careers in geology over lunch. GSA gratefully acknowledges the following mentors for their
This past spring, 276 students and 33 mentors participated individual gifts of time and for sharing their insight with stu-
in the Shlemon Program, and 224 students and 28 mentors dents. To learn more about these programs, or to be a mentor
attended the Mann Program. Both mentors and students left at a future Section Meeting, please contact Jennifer Nocerino,
the events expressing feelings of personal and professional jnocerino@geosociety.org.

The Roy J. Shlemon Mentor Program in Applied Geology
Helping Mentor Students Since 1996

NORTHEASTERN SECTION MEETING David Saja, The Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Erika Amir-Lin, AECOM Jessica Vahling, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Matthew Baird, Larson Design Group
Rose-Anna Behr, Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation and SOUTHEASTERN SECTION MEETING
Natural Resources Bill Aley, Taylor Engineering Inc.
Allison Drouin, Credere Associates LLC Brandy Barnes, Draper Aden Associates
Will Ernst, The Boeing Company W. R. Doar III, South Carolina Geological Survey
Frank Getchell, WSP USA Jim Heller, Alabama Dept. of Environmental Management
Craig Heindel, Waite-Heindel Environmental Management Randy Kath, National Association of State Boards of Geology
Clifford Lippitt, S.W. Cole Engineering Inc. (ASBOG )
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Gregory Lull, Katahdin Analytical Services Marci Robinson, U.S. Geological Survey
Laura Szymanski, The Geological Society of America Ronald Wallace, Georgia Environmental Protection Division
Gregory Walsh, U.S. Geological Survey Kerry Wright, Froehling and Robertson Inc.
Amber Whittaker, Maine Geological Survey
Scott Wieman, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center CORDILLERAN SECTION MEETING
Alexandros Konstantinou, ExxonMobil Upstream Business
SOUTH-CENTRAL/NORTH-CENTRAL/ Development
ROCKY MOUNTAIN JOINT SECTION MEETING Jim O’Connor, U.S. Geological Survey
Tony Layzell, Kansas Geological Survey Brian Olson, Quanta Subsurface
Jason Patton, National Association of State Boards of Geology Jeff Rubin, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue
(ASBOG ) Matthew von der Ahe, Aspect Consulting LLC
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Shannon Rentz, U.S. Department of the Interior Kasey White, The Geological Society of America
C.A. Ruleman, U.S. Geological Survey

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