Inland Empire Section

June 2019 June 2019 The Section 2018-2019

Officers:

Omar Perez

Director

Juan Carlos Alvarez

President

Elaheh Hadipour

President-Elect

Rose Bishop

VP Supervisory

Tariq Jouzi

VP Rank & File

Keith Eliott

VP at Large

Alireza Behbahani

Secretary

Adriana Cardenas

Treasurer

Inside this issue:

Riverside

Science &

Engineering Fair

2/3

SIM Science &

Engineering Fair

4/5

Community

Outreach

6/7

Upcoming

Section Events

8

Membership

Appreciation

Gift

9

Misc Activities 10

Professional Engineers in California Government

Quarterly Section Report, June 2019

We were very proud to have Matt Austin as our

“New Members Information

Meeting” guest speaker. He is the Chief

Financial Officer and a Director for

Blanning & Baker. Our meeting was held on April

25th at our District Office in San Bernardino. He

gave us an update on the latest PECG issues and

also discussed the benefits of PECG membership

and Representation. Jane Pham, Corporate

Secretary, acted as the emcee for the meeting.

April IE Section New Members Informational Meeting

Jane Pham PECG Corporate Secretary

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Inland Empire Section members participated as Judges at the Riverside

County Science & Engineering fair held on April 2-3, 2019 at the Riverside Convention

Center in the City of Riverside. The Science and Engineer fair is an annual competition

of science projects designed, developed, and displayed by elementary and secondary

students from schools in the Riverside County.

Riverside County Science & Engineering Fair April 2 - 3, 2019

Inland Empire Section

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Riverside County Science & Engineering Fair Awards Ceremonies

Riverside Convention Center

Riverside, CA

Yamileth Shimojyo of the Riverside County Office of Education presented to the IE Sec-

tion a plaque to thank us and recognize our generous contribution to the annual River-

side Science and Engineering Fair and for our ongoing support of the youth and the public

education in Riverside County. The Inland Empire Section awarded three Scholarships in

each division of competition.

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SIM Science & Engineering Fair April 2 - 4, 2019

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Inland Empire Section members participated as Judges at the San Bernardino County

Science & Engineering fair held on April 2-4, 2019 at the Auto Club Speedway in the

City of Fontana. The SIM Science and Engineer fair is an annual competition of science

projects designed, developed and displayed by elementary and secondary students from

schools in San Bernardino County.

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SIM Science & Engineering Fair Awards Ceremonies

DoubleTree by Hilton Ontario Airport

Ontario, CA

The Inland Empire Section awarded three Scholarships to each division of competition.

Elementary Division Students in Grades 4 through 5 received awards of $250, Junior

Division Students in grades 6 though 8 received awards of $750 and Senior Division

Students in grade 9 though 12 received awards of $1,000. The best projects are selected

by the Inland Empire Section PECG member judges.

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Ted Alejandre, San Bernardino County

Superintendent of Schools, presented to

the IE Section a plaque to thank and rec-

ognize us for our generous contribution

to the annual SIM Science and Engineer-

ing Fair and for our ongoing support of

the youth and the public education in

San Bernardino County. Our Section had

the honor to have Corporate President-

Elect Joe Mello at the SIM Science and

Engineering Fair Award Ceremony.

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Community Outreach

PECG members at the SoCal Bridge Presentation on May 7th, 2019 at Taft Charter High

School in Woodland Hills. PECG and Caltrans administer the TRAC & RIDES programs

that allowed these students to apply for the national contest, hosted each year by the

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).

The “judges” were invited to a practice session for Chicks with Sticks, the first all-girls

team to represent California at the national competition. Also, the first team from

Southern California to compete nationally at the National Bridge and Structure

Competition on May 21st in Park City, Utah.

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Community Outreach (continued)

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Upcoming Section Event

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Miscellaneous Activities

PECG Inland Empire Section would like to show appreciation to our members by providing one of the above items. We sent a survey to all the

Inland Empire Members to vote on which PECG logo item they would prefer. The item that receives the most votes wins and will be provided to

Section members.

The options are: PECG Inland Empire Section Polo Shirt

PECG Inland Empire Section 32GB Flash Drive PECG Coffee Mug with PECG Pen

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Miscellaneous Activities (continued)

PECG Inland Empire Section

New Member Welcome Package

PECG Inland Empire Section has put together a package for the New Members who sign up at the New Employee Orientation (NEO).