Your SWANA Mid-Atlantic Chapter Board of Directors meets every two months, usually on the second Thursday, to discuss Chapter activities and matters of business. You are cordially invited to attend our next meeting, which will be held on January 9; the meeting agenda is attached.
When: Thursday, January 9, 2025
Where: Delaware Solid Waste Authority, 601 Energy Lane Dover, DE 19901
Lunch: Lunch will be provided for a cost of $10/person and is optional.
Please RSVP promptly if you would like lunch.
RSVP to jneyman@republicservices.com
| Time | Description |
| 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Board Meeting |
| 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Lunch & Networking |
| 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Professional Ethics Training* by James T. Johnson, Jr., PE |
*Certificates of Completion will be provided to all attendees (in-person and/or virtual).
Ethics – the Heart of the Engineering Profession
Over the last forty years, engineers have experienced dramatic changes in the technology utilized in our profession. However, the ethical dilemmas the engineering profession faced forty years ago continue to challenge us today. This presentation explores the importance of ethics in the engineering profession by discussing the following: why is ethics at the heart of our profession, the impact of ethics throughout your engineering career, and the code of ethics overlay. The typical ethical lapses engineers in practice have faced and continue to face will be highlighted. In conclusion, we will discuss several simple, time-tested tools that will be helpful in addressing ethical situations that may occur during your career.
James T. Johnson, Jr., PE
Jim’s career has spanned over 45 years in both the public and private sectors. While in the public sector, Jim served as a Program Manager for the US Army’s Toxic and Hazardous Materials Agency, the Chief Engineer for the Delaware Department of Transportation, and was the Executive Director for the Delaware River & Bay Authority, a bi-state transportation agency. Jim has held a variety of roles with consultants working on major public works projects, most notably, the SR 1 Relief Route for the Delaware Department of Transportation and the Guam Commercial Port Improvement Program for the US Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Jim has been active in professional organizations and frequently lectures on the importance of ethics in the engineering profession. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Delaware and Maryland and was recognized as Delaware’s Engineer of the Year in 2004. Jim received a BS Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and a MS in Strategic Leadership from Neumann University.
The meeting may be attended virtually (MS Teams):
SWANA-MA Jan 9, 2025 Board Meeting
Meeting ID: 245 054 589 842
Passcode: DS9is73j