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Member Engagement

24 Monday Jun 2013

Posted by Dr. Katherina Tarnai-Lokhorst, P.Eng., FEC, FGC(hon) in APEGBC, General

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APEGBC, BC, engineer, outreach, Victoria

One of the outreach objectives of the Association is to increase the level of participation of  members in association activities.  Our new president mentions in his blog that the Association appreciates when “members take the initiative” to connect (http://michaelbapty.ca/apegbc/member-engagement/), and I think that is exactly right:  we have an obligation to do what we can to reach out to other members within the Association and to our communities at large.

Here in the Victoria Branch, we are making efforts to connect with each other and the public through a variety of interesting and intriguing dinner meeting activities.  A few of our great successes this past year included tours of innovative companies such as

  • Starfish Medical (http://starfishmedical.com),
  • Viking Air (http://www.vikingair.com/), and, most recently,
  • the Centre of the Universe who hosted our AGM (http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/outreach/cu/).

We have seen great improvements in the breadth of member participation during these dinner meetings as well as increasing numbers of the public coming to join the tours:  Lots of new faces!

Thanks for your support, Victoria!

Candidate for Council, APEGBC 2013 elections

21 Friday Jun 2013

Posted by Dr. Katherina Tarnai-Lokhorst, P.Eng., FEC, FGC(hon) in APEGBC

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APEGBC, BC, engineering, equality, fairness, gender, public, reputation, Victoria

Thank you for nominating me for the 2013 APEGBC Council. I look forward with anticipation to this natural next step in my service to British Columbia and to the engineering and geoscience professions.

As I become more involved in professional community outreach, I am increasingly aware that the engineering reputation (fortunately, not so much geoscience) is having a negative impact on our youth and their parents and counsellors regarding entering the profession. I believe that, for the long-term success of engineering and geoscience in the global community, we must encourage our members to model what we hope to see as the future of our profession: gender balance and diversity.

These two topics consistently resonate with APEGBC and community members when we discuss our vision of the future, revealing a fundamental concern: fairness for all.  I have heard this from professionals in small and medium enterprises and from professionals in very large corporations, from men and from women.

I believe in fairness and the inclusion of all voices at all levels.  If elected to council, I will ensure all voices and needs are heard.

Governance experience to date:

  • Outreach Coordinator, APEGBC-Victoria Branch (13 years on executive)
  • Camosun College Board of Governors (3 years)
  • Academic Governance Council of British Columbia (3 years)
  • Education Council, Camosun College (6 years)

For more information about me, please view my LinkedIn profile at: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/kathytarnailokhorst

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