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Mentoring Tomorrow’s Geoscience

Leaders at the 2021 Section Meetings

The Geological Society of America (GSA) GeoCareers Program “I enjoyed mentoring and found it interesting to reflect on my
provides mentoring and career pathway events at all meetings. At career.” —Brian Aubry
Section Meetings, students are invited to participate in the Roy J.
Shlemon Mentor Program in Applied Geology and the John Mann “It is great that the GSA conference is including several ways for
Mentors in Applied Hydrogeology Program. These popular events, these early career/student members to interact with other mem-
supported by the GSA Foundation through gifts from Roy J. Shlemon bers, have the opportunity to ask questions, and hear about a
and John Mann, are designed to extend the mentoring reach of indi- variety of personal career paths. What a great opportunity for the
vidual professionals. Together, mentor volunteers and students meet early career and student participants!” —Cindy Pridmore
in a relaxed, informal setting, to discuss careers in geology.
In 2021, all the Section Meetings were online, but there were GSA gratefully acknowledges the following mentors for their
still Shlemon and Mann events for each meeting. Thirty students individual gifts of time and for sharing their insight with students.
and 15 mentors participated in the Shlemon Program and 21 To learn more about these programs, or to be a mentor at a future
students and 12 mentors attended the Mann Program. As a result Section Meeting, please contact Jennifer Nocerino, jnocerino@
of these events, new friendships were made, and professional geosociety.org.
contacts were established that will last well into the future.
Additionally, both mentors and students left the events expressing
feelings of personal and professional growth.

THE ROY J. SHLEMON MENTOR PROGRAM IN THE JOHN MANN MENTORS IN APPLIED
APPLIED GEOLOGY HYDROGEOLOGY PROGRAM

Helping Mentor Students Since 1996 Helping Mentor Students Since 2004

NORTHEASTERN SECTION NORTHEASTERN SECTION
Erika Amir-Lin, American Water Works Association Erika Amir-Lin, American Water Works Association
Janet Barclay, U.S. Geological Survey Matt Dawson, Geological Society of America
Julia Boyles, Vermont Geological Survey Helen Delano, DCNR–Pennsylvania Geological Survey
Lindsay Spigel, Maine Geological Survey John (Jack) H. Guswa, JG Environmental Inc.
Marjorie Zeff, AECOM
SOUTHEASTERN SECTION
SOUTHEASTERN SECTION Edwin Andrews, Edwin Andrews & Associates PLLC
Mark Carter, U.S. Geological Survey Jim Heller, Alabama Department of Environmental Management
Richard Esposito, Southern Company Eric Johnson, WSP USA Inc.
Susan Hall, U.S. Geological Survey
Judd Mahan, SynTerra NORTH-CENTRAL–SOUTH-CENTRAL SECTION
Diana Ortega-Ariza, Kansas Geological Survey Raymond Johnson, RSI Entech
Amber Steele, Missouri Geological Survey
NORTH-CENTRAL–SOUTH-CENTRAL SECTION
Paul Mayer, The Field Museum CORDILLERAN SECTION
Brittany Parrick, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Brian Aubry, Surrey Associates
Matthew Pendleton, EKI Environment & Water Inc.
CORDILLERAN SECTION Aaron Wieting, City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services
Russell Graymer, U.S. Geological Survey
Cynthia Pridmore, California Geological Survey
Jennifer Wilson, Six Rivers Geosciences

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