In November 2025, the Region 5 Pikes Peak Life Member Affinity Group (LMAG) hosted a Group Mentoring Event at the Occhiato Student Center (OSC) on the Colorado State University campus in Pueblo, Colorado (45 miles south of Colorado Springs).
Members of the Engineering Club and faculty were invited to the event. The makeup of the CSU-Pueblo IEEE Student Branch is somewhat unique due to the programs on the campus. The campus does not offer an Electrical Engineering degree program. Instead, it has programs in Mechatronics Engineering and Industrial Engineering. Members of the Engineering Club can hold student membership in IEEE, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), and IISE (Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers).
The Pikes Peak LMAG brought Life Members David Bondurant, Section & LMAG Chair; Gene Freeman, Section Vice-Chair; Mark Heinrich, Section Secretary; and John Santiago, Section Past Chair, Webmaster, and R5 Educational Activities Coordinator. The Mentors ranged from a former computer, semiconductor designer, and marketing VP to a former semiconductor design manager and computer server advanced development manager to a cybersecurity instructor with the US Space Force to a former Air Force PhD Electronic Development Officer and Air Force Academy & Colorado Technical College Professor
A BBQ Buffet Dinner was served, and the attendees were seated at two tables with the LMAG Mentors. During the evening, the Mentors introduced themselves and their career paths, got to know each student, and responded to questions. A total of 14 people participated in the event.
