SMPS Pittsburgh Chapter

09/12/2023

We've officially kicked off our 2023-2024 year! Meet our new board!

Kara Smith, President
Tyler Niedzwicki, President-Elect
Ann Sekely, Treasurer
Laura Sesack, PE, Treasurer-Elect
Kristy Zagorski, Secretary
Rachel Rzymek Sweetland, Past-President
Sheena Sundin, CPSM, Director-at-Large
Robin Zoufalik, CPSM, Director-at-Large
Matt Kaufman, CPSM, Chapter Advisor
..and behind this awesome board is a cohort of talent heading up our committees bringing you some exciting programs, networking and educational events for the year. We look forward to seeing you on September 20th at our first luncheon of the year and our upcoming Pins and Pints event on September 27th. Be sure to find the board and say 'hey'! We can't wait to show you what we have in store this year! www.smpspittsburgh.org

07/17/2023

Early bird registration extended! Register now through July 21st to get the lowest price on your foursome or twosome for the 3rd Annual Marketing Masters Charity Invitational at Allegheny Country Club on Monday, October 2nd! Register now and/or purchase your sponsorships to support this year's beneficiary NAWIC Pittsburgh - Chapter #161 2024 Camp NAWIC: https://smpspittsburgh.org/meetinginfo.php?id=87&ts=1689274352.

07/11/2023

Time is running out! Register by 7/15 and save with early bird registration for the 3rd Annual Marketing Masters Charity Invitational on Monday, October 2, 2023 at Allegheny Country Club! We look forward to seeing you on the links for some fun and networking! Register now: https://smpspittsburgh.org/meetinginfo.php?id=87&ts=1689097750

And special thanks to our presenting sponsor yet again, Piatt Companies - we greatly appreciate your generous support!

07/08/2023

Here they are - all the photos from our joint SMPS / Morgantown Area Partnership May Luncheon in Morgantown courtesy of our annual in-kind photography sponsor: Candidly Yours Photography. See them all on our Chapter Flickr site here: 196868602@N05/albums/72177720309641339." rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/196868602@N05/albums/72177720309641339.

Thanks to everyone who made this a SOLD OUT event yet again, to our luncheon sponsor Skelly and Loy, Inc., / A Terracon Company, and to our fantastic panel of speakers: James Shibata – Chief of Programs and Project Management, West Virginia Corps of Engineers; Jimmy Wriston – Secretary, West Virginia Department of Highways; Ken Zapinski – Director of Research & Public Policy, Pittsburgh Works; and Moderator: Russ Rogerson – President, Morgantown Area Partnership. Special thanks to Kimberly Ridenour for her efforts in putting this highly successful event together each year!

06/27/2023

Don't forget registration is open and a variety of fun sponsorships are available for the 3rd Annual SMPS Pittsburgh Marketing Masters Charity Invitational at the iconic Allegheny Country Club on October 2nd. This event is coming up fast, so visit www.smpspittsburgh.org to secure your sponsorship or foursome soon (Early Bird rates end 7/15)!

For details on each of the available sponsorships, download the Sponsorship Packet:https://smpspittsburgh.org/images/downloads/sponsorship_smps_pittsburgh_golf_outing_2023.pdf or reserve online at https://smpspittsburgh.org/meetinginfo.php?id=87&ts=1687547707.

Special thanks to our presenting sponsor yet again, Piatt Companies - we greatly appreciate your generous support!

06/19/2023

We wanted to give a big THANK YOU to our 2023 Annual Sponsors for supporting the SMPS Pittsburgh Chapter and helping us to o offer the programming we do for the A/E/C industry in the Pittsburgh region!

GOLD:
McKIM & CREED

SILVER:
Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc.
GPI / Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.
Michael Baker International

BRONZE:
Atlantic Engineering Services
HRV Conformance Verification Associates, Inc.
BrightTree Studios
Tec Inc. Engineering & Design
Sheesley + Associates

What an amazing year it has been so far - and we have some great things planned for this fall! Interested in future sponsorships? Contact [email protected].

06/12/2023

Marketing Mayhem 2023 photos are now posted on the SMPS Pittsburgh flickr site: 196868602@N05/albums/72177720308930409." rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/196868602@N05/albums/72177720308930409. Photos are courtesy of Nala Marketing - thank you Erica Loftus for being our on-site photographer for the day!

A huge shoutout to Dragonfly AEC Consulting's Alexandra Jayjock, CPSM and Kayla McCause, MS, CPSM, who led a lively full-day conference with a TON of take-home content for professionals in the A/E/C and CRE industries throughout the Pittsburgh region.

Thank you to our conference sponsors for helping us make this event possible! OpenAsset, S&B USA Construction - Fay - Fay Southeast, Atlantic Engineering Services, Phase Engineering, LLC., LGA Partners, IMA Financial Group, Inc., A. Martini & Company, The Albert M. Higley Co., RM Creative, Desmone, DRAW Collective, AIA Pittsburgh, Bruce & Merrilees Electric Co., Blanc Printing, and Anser Advisory.

And that's a wrap until we reconvene in September. Have a fantastic summer everyone!

06/09/2023

Registration is OPEN for the 3rd Annual Marketing Masters Charity Invitational on Monday, October 2, 2023 at Allegheny Country Club! Register your foursome or consider a sponsorship to support a great cause: NAWIC Pittsburgh - Chapter #161's 2024 Summer Day Camp. The camp is a free, week-long summer camp for girls in grades 8-12 from Western Pennsylvania focused on introducing girls to potential careers in the construction industry.

We look forward to seeing you on the links for some fun and networking! Register here: https://smpspittsburgh.org/meetinginfo.php?id=87&ts=1686005153

05/31/2023

The clock is ticking! Marketing Mayhem 2023 registration ends June 1st. This is your last chance to register for this can't miss event! https://lnkd.in/gKBBMqrj. Join us and get up-to-date on the latest communication, marketing, and business development strategies for the A/E/C industry presented by Dragonfly AEC Consulting.

05/18/2023

Country roads took us home! SMPS Pittsburgh, in conjunction with the Morgantown Area Partnership, held a fantastic luncheon yesterday at the Erickson Alumni Center.

A diverse panel of experts weighed in on infrastructure and the impact it is making on the development of Northcentral West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania.

On Tuesday, the Morgantown Area Partnership and SMPS Pittsburgh gathered for an annual luncheon to network and discuss ways to collaboratively work together, showing that Pittsburgh and Morgantown …

05/16/2023

We're only a few weeks away from Marketing Mayhem 2023! Don't miss this full-day conference focusing on communication, marketing, and business development strategies for the A/E/C industry presented by Dragonfly AEC Consulting. Register now: https://smpspittsburgh.org/meetinginfo.php?id=86&ts=1684171849.

Thanks so much to all of our conference sponsors! OpenAsset, Atlantic Engineering Services, Phase Engineering, Inc., IMA, LGA Partners, A. Martini & Company, AIA Pittsburgh, & Anser Advisory!

Additional sponsorships are available and can be purchased on the event page on the SMPS Pittsburgh website or by contacting Katie Stern or Michael Len. We are also looking for promotional giveaway items for our attendees!

05/10/2023

SMPS Pittsburgh was proud to support The Little Fox - Toby's Foundation as a sponsor of last week's 2023 Fundraising Gala! This foundation is especially close to our hearts as it was founded by long-time SMPS Pittsburgh member and past president, Katie Stern and her husband, in order to help support other families grieving the loss of a child and to also increase SIDS awareness. Thanks to Candidly Yours Photography for sharing the photos of the evening! https://thelittlefoxfoundation.org/