The newly (2016) established SEI Mentoring Committee aims to develop a formal mentoring program for SEI members and ultimately utilize the lessons learned to formulate a program which can be used to advance the profession. The genesis of this movement was the result of the recently conducted Firm Leader Survey, and also the desire to achieve the goals indicated within the SEI Vision for the Future. …
Author Archives : Donna Friis, P.E., F.SEI, M. ASCE
Donna Friis, P.E., F.SEI, M. ASCE, is a Principal Structural Engineer with CDM Smith Inc. Ms. Friis is in the inaugural class of SEI Fellows and the first female to be elected to the SEI Board of Governors. She is an associate member of the ASCE 7 Main Committee and a voting member of the ASCE 7 Wind Committee. Donna is Chair of the Membership Committee and the SEI Fellow Review Committee.
SEI is pleased to highlight two new opportunities for students: Student Membership Grade and Graduate Student Chapters. A joint effort of the Membership Committee and the Local Activities Division (LAD) – one of the four SEI divisions responsible for growing and supporting the local activities – students interested in pursuing careers in structural engineering are encouraged to join SEI. …