We’re pleased to have Steve Peer and Santoshi Pisupati join forces and talk to us about presenting, or talking, in front of an audience of one or more. After an hour with these two speakers, you’ll look forward to your next presentation (imagine that!). You’ll present better, engage more, provide simpler and more practical information, and have fun with your audience.

Chapter members, please plan to stay for our Annual Business Meeting following Steve and Santoshi’s presentation. We’ll be calling for an Auditing Committee, and we’ll also vote on the slate of candidates for our 2020 Board of Directors.

Arrive/social/network: 5:30 PM. Welcome/dinner: 6:00 PM. Speakers’ presentation: 6:30 PM. Chapter business meeting: 7:30 PM (time approximate after the educational presentation).

No-shows and cancellations after 12:00 PM (Pacific) on Nov. 4 will not be refunded. Continuing education credits are pending from the Seattle chapter. If you are outside the greater Seattle, Bellevue, or Tacoma metropolitan area, we have a virtual attendance option for you. Registration closes 12:00 PM (Pacific) on Nov. 14.

PRESENTERS:

Steve Peer is the Media and Construction Communications Manager with the Washington State Department of Transportation’s SR 520 Program. With more than a decade of experience with WSDOT, Steve has led many award-winning media campaigns and assisted WSDOT engineers and administrators to more effectively communicate to various audiences. Using humor and common sense as his platform, Steve helps translate complex topics into workable and relatable information – all while having fun and engaging his audiences. A 2019 winner of WSDOT’s Leadership in Management Award, Steve has a BA in Public Communications and Human Relations from Western Illinois University.

Santoshi Pisupati is a 13-year old freshman at International Community School in Kirkland and is a published author. She enjoys creative short story writing and has won numerous local and national awards, including a NASA ‘Humans in Space’ Youth Art Contest. As president of Kirkland Middle School’s National Junior Honor Society, she worked with local businesses and national charities to create new service opportunities for students. Santoshi is an outgoing, optimistic and a natural leader who deeply cares about sustaining our environment and has been giving formal presentations since she was eight. Santoshi is a black belt in Taekwondo and instructs younger students. She also enjoys traveling the world and her favorite local destination is the SR 520 bridge where she cut the ribbon for two sections of the SR 520 Trail.