Communications Committee

Mission Statement

The communication committee strives to serve as the connecting link between the ASCE-Pittsburgh Section and its membership, including Technical Institutes, Committees, and Advisors, as well as the conduit for reaching out to elected officials, the media, and the general public.  The communications committee oversees the website, newsletter/blog, social media accounts, and public relations to ensure consistent messaging and up-to-date content is provided to our members and the public at large.

Goals

• Effectively communicate benefit of ASCE Section, Institute and Affiliated Group activities to members and potential members.
• Provide mechanism for members to provide feedback on issues required for career development.
• Promote, on a local level, ASCE National’s strategic initiatives, such as:
• • Raise the grades on America's infrastructure
  • Raise the bar for future entry into professional engineering practice
  • Achieve a more sustainable natural and built environment.
• Promote the profession and provide thought leadership to our civic and elected officials.

• Providing the Section’s history, purpose, strategic goals, by-laws and officers and directors contact data.
• Convey in a timely manner upcoming activities, news, convocations, and related information.
• Provide e-addresses, links, e-forms and other contact information for members.
• Store archives of recent events and providing links to our social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Nationals, etc.)
• Promote our sponsors and our Section’s achievements.

Committee Members

Linda Kaplan                Events and Website Manager

Erin Feichtner Blog and Website Manager

Alma Rettinger	Karen Mueser	Greg Scott
Alma Rettinger	Jonathan Shmiko	Tom Batroney