1. Subsurface Utility Engineering Association: A Voice for the Profession
John Berrettini
SUE Association President
February 27, 2019

2. Initial Meeting
Bethesda, MD, March 4, 2015

3. Consultant Study
Outreach via LinkedIn Group
SurveyMonkey Poll

4. Is a new association, dedicated exclusively to SUE practice, needed?

5. Should the new association be state, regional, national or international?

6. Should the new association be comprised of individual members or member companies?

7. Should the new association membership be private sector/ private practice only, or are there government agencies or employees who are potential members? How about universities?

8. Should members be SUE service providers only
Should members be SUE service providers only? What about equipment/software/support providers?

9. Kick-Off Conference
Washington, DC, July 26, 2918

10. Made the case for forming SUEA
Adopted Bylaws
Approved Dues Structure
Elected Board of Directors

11. President and Chairman of the Board
John Berrettini, A/I/Data, Inc., Baltimore, MD
President-Elect
Art Worthman, A. Morton Thomas and Associates, Rockville, MD
Treasurer
Lawrence Arcand, CARDNO in Ontario, Canada
Secretary
Andrew Sylvest, Surveying And Mapping (SAM), LLC, Lakewood, CO
Director
Greg Jeffries, McKim & Creed in Addison, TX
Daniel Checchia, KEITH & Associates, Pompano Beach, FL
Craig Martin, Accumark, Inc., Ashland, VA
Donald Haines, Utility Mapping Services, Inc., Shoreline, WA
Nicholas Zembillas, Subsurface Utility Engineering, LLC, Tarpon Springs, FL
Nadia Pimental, KCI Technologies, Inc., Sparks, MD

12. Retained Association Management Firm
John M. Palatiello & Associates, Inc.
John M. Palatiello, Executive Director
Filed as a 501(c)(6) trade association

13. Board Drafted Strategic Plan
Draft SUE Association – UESI MOU
Committees formed

14. Committees: Legislative/ Government Affairs Communications Membership
Education/ Conference Program

15. Networking
Continuing education
Promotion of standards of practice
Certification
Legislative/ regulatory advocacy
Marketing/ Public Relations
Risk management/ insurance

16. Promote ASCE 38
Avoid duplicating or competing with existing associations and societies
Compliment UESI and other organizations through legislative / regulatory efforts (c)(6) status

17. Regular Member
Regular Member firms must be engaged in performing subsurface utility engineering services as defined by ASCE 38.
A representative of a Regular Member shall have one vote on matters before the Corporation and may serve on the Board of Directors.

18. Associate Member
Any firm engaged in the manufacturing and/or supplying of subsurface utility engineering equipment, supplies, hardware, software or services that support but is not engaged in performing subsurface utility engineering services.
An Associate Member shall not have voting rights and may not serve on the Board of Directors.

19. Affiliate Member
Any government agency, university or other institution of higher learning, non-profit organization or other entity that does not meet the criteria as a Regular Member Firm or Associate Member Firm or is not engaged in but with an interest in the subsurface utility engineering field.
An Affiliate Member shall not have voting rights and may not serve on the Board of Directors.

20. Independent Contractor
Any individual who would not otherwise qualify for membership under the Regular, Associate, or Affiliate categories, is not affiliated with any firm or organization that would qualify for membership under the Regular, Associate, or Affiliate categories, has no employees, is engaged in consulting in or to the subsurface utility engineering profession, and provides a consulting service of interest to the subsurface utility engineering profession.
An Independent Consultant Member shall have the same rights and privileges as associate members

21. Dues:
Regular Member; scaled based on number of employees in SUE
Associate; scaled based on revenue
Affiliate and Independent is flat rate
Sustaining; scaled based on revenue

22. Voting:
Each Regular Member firm has one vote
All other categories are non-voting
Board comprised of Regular Member firm representatives

23. Join