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NWHA Young Professionals Group

The Young Professionals Group currently meets quarterly in the Puget Sound area. The YPG is focused on assisting newer hydro industry members with their professional development and understanding of what the industry offers. The quarterly meetings can be for dinner or tours and are organized around topics of interest to the attendees. Industry elders are brought in to “mentor” through stories and offer sage advice on a variety of topics.

NWHA is supportive of beginning similar forums in other locales as interest is identified.

Leanne Greisen, Co-Chair HDR Engineering, Inc 500 108th Ave. NE Bellevue, WA 98004 TEL: (425) 450-6292 Leanne.greisen@hdrinc.com Bruce Meaker, Co-Chair Snohomish PUD #1 PO Box 1107 Everett, WA 98206 TEL: (425) 783-1722 FAX: (425) 783-8238 bfmeaker@snopud.com

New Group Forming in Portland, OR Area! If interested please contact: Marc Whitehead whitehem@onid.orst.edu or Francis Brinkman brinkmanfb@bv.com

Tour of Canyon Hydro Plants in
Deming and Sumas, WA

The Young Hydro Professionals Group enjoyed a successful tour of the Canyon Hydro plants in Deming and Sumas, WA. Bret Bauer of Canyon led the tour of their high head turbine manufacturing facilities and explained the manufacturing process and of equipment Canyon ships internationally. Eleven of the YHPG members were able to participate in the tour. Everyone came away impressed with the level of technical sophistication they use to machine their turbines of all types. 

Next Meeting
TBD

Inauguration Meeting
January 30, 2012
Pagliacci Pizza Bellevue, WA
Topic: Things I Broke When I Was Young and Survived
Bruce Meaker, Stan Schweising, and Kim deRubertis gathered with 7 invitees to share stories of the big mistakes that happened to them when they were first starting out.

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