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I’ve made or strengthened connections through the Engineers and Geoscientists BC volunteer activities... Josh Kelly, P.Eng.

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Another reason Kelly continues to volunteer with working groups is the plethora of opportunities to take on leadership roles. He said his time as chair of the Resources Subcommittee for the Sustainability Advisory group was one of the most cherished experiences of his volunteering. “The Resources Subcommittee was the volunteer body involved with the update to the sustainability guidelines.

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Working through the sustainability guidelines 2.0 and my involvement in leadership with that was probably one of the more memorable experiences so far with my volunteer activities,” he shared. Volunteering with some of the foremost engineers in the province has also opened up career paths for Kelly. “I’ve made or strengthened connections through the Engineers and Geoscientists BC volunteer activities that have helped me have career-related chats and bounce ideas off the different people from the advisory groups,” he added. “My most recent job change, someone from the advisory group flagged the posting for me.” Make an impact Volunteering can also help registrants make a larger lasting impact within and beyond the engineering and geoscience communities. Jaclyn Bowman, MEB, P.Eng., is an environmental engineer and team lead in the Water Resources Group at Stantec Consulting Ltd., working in the company’s Environmental Services Business Unit. She has a long-standing history of volunteering with Engineers and Geoscientists BC, having started volunteering with

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