About SLC3

The SLC3 is a community of design and construction industry professionals with a common interest in the betterment of our region through prioritizing innovation, continuing education, equity empowerment and all-inclusive workforce collaboration. We are a non-profit 501c(6) trade association and local user’s council. Our leaders include the consumer’s of construction (owners) and we have associate members who either provide design and construction related services, suppliers, business support and other related organizations sharing our common interest and mission. Today, we are approximately 206 organization members.

HISTORY

Founded in 1971 by a handful of the largest “users” in town to form a community of peers collaborating on best practices and forging a voice for construction from the users. Naturally, workforce, safety, project delivery and inclusion were woven into the fabric of our mission. Today we develop educational programs to promote growth and learning addressing the most important topics. Our programming is unmatched in the region. With years of experience delivering high level education and training, we are the go to organization for advanced learning.  From modularization, to project delivery, to 3D design, to marketing, to leadership and self-development, we have topics for everyone in your organization.

WHAT WE OFFER

We don’t stop at education of course. We believe in bringing you news, articles, project updates, opportunities, member updates, jobs and more every week!  We are a leading resource for the St. Louis region for all things AEC! Our newsletter reached all AEC stakeholders, including owners or consumers. Because we are “owner led” we know our information is read by owners. It’s also directed by owners. If you want to know what owners think, read our information.  We also have outstanding networking events.  The largest golf tournament in St. Louis occurs on the first of May annually. Our tournament continues to grow as we have over 500 in attendance each year. We host an Awards Gala, Inclusion Workshop, Membership events, Women’s Leadership Luncheons and special events and emerging leader events such as Night at Ballpark Village. We have over 35 events each year to serve all the needs of our membership and our friends.

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Leadership

The SLC3 is led by the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee. We have paid full-time staff who oversee our day-to-day operations. Our Executive Committee meets monthly and our Board meets quarterly. The Board and Executive Committee is made up of Owner Members only. Our committee chairs are typically owner members. We do have associate member Co-Chairs for all key committees.   Kelly Jackson is our Executive Director. Our current President is Frank Niemerg with Ameren (founding member).

Strategic Planning

The Strategic Planning Committee is made up of owner and associate members.  Each year our 3 Year Plan and our 1 Year Plan is reviewed and developed. In 2021, we went through re-branding and began calling ourselves SLC3 vs. SLCCC.  We also changed our logo and our look.  Kelly Jackson led that effort and was responsible for the new design of the logo and all branding. A Jane of all trades, Kelly is an award winning graphic designer and branding expert with over 30 years of experience. Although she leads our organization as the Chief Executive Officer, she brings a wealth of talent and knowledge to the role and to our overall strategic planning efforts. We also want to acknowledge our Facilitator, John Gross with Driving Change who is an EOS implementer and member of the SLC3.

MISSION

Building a better future by uniting the greater St. Louis region’s design and construction community in achieving innovation, offering advanced education, equity empowerment, and fostering collaboration among all stakeholders.

VISION

To be the regional leader in the design and construction industry for championing innovation through the promotion of best practices, continuing education, and unmatched collaboration and relationship building among all stakeholders in the St. Louis Region.

2024 Strategic Plan

FAQs

Yes you are.  Check this link to see if your company is listed. Then contact your HR about attending the variety of SLC3 courses and events available to you!

The SLC3 has 2 main types of members.

Owner membership is open to any individual, proprietorship, partnership, public entity or corporation who now or has been a significant user of design and construction or maintenance services.  Each Owner member has one seat on the Board.

Associate membership is open to any individual or organization not qualifying as an Owner member but having an interest in design and construction. This may include contractors, architects, engineers, consultants, designers, business support, suppliers, unions and organizations who support the efforts of the Council. Associate members have no voting power but participate actively in the programs and services of the organization. Associate Members though can choose Emerging Membership or DBE Membership both of which support inclusion of M/W/DBE into our membership with reduced dues. Once a Member has surpassed their DBE status they would move into the Associate Membership.  All of these memberships receive the same membership perks.

Sustaining Owners have a major presence and historically perform significant amounts of construction work or voluntarily agree to support the organization at a higher level including Executive leadership and multiple committee involvement.

Corporate Owners are private, non-profit, institutional, manufacturing, development or other owners whose revenues are not publicly funded.

Public Owners are organizations that have a majority of their revenue publicly supported. This includes governments, public transportation, public trails, public services, etc.

Owners also receive free monthly registrations to education programs!  The amount of free registrations is dependent on the type of membership. Sustaining is (3), Corporate (2) and Public is (1) complimentary program.  Otherwise programs are discounted for members.

The SLC3 provides networking between Owners, contractors, and design professionals as well as others working in the industry. The organization also provides innovative and top-quality education and training programs about construction industry best practices, project delivery, safety and substance abuse, diversity and inclusion, construction programs, economic and industry forecasts, technology, professional development and other topics that support achievement of best value in project delivery.

Education and training programs are offered at least monthly. In addition, the Council hosts major events to promote industry networking, including our annual Golf Tournament, Awards Program, and Sporting Clays event.

Programs and networking opportunities are open to both members and non-members, but non-members pay a premium to register. Some events are members only.

The SLC3 has a number of committees in which members can participate, both to support Council efforts and to enhance networking and connections within the industry.  Our more active committees include:

  • Awards Gala
  • DEI
  • Executive Committee
  • Golf
  • Health & Safety
  • Membership
  • Sporting Clays
  • Technology
  • Training & Education
  • Work Force
  • Emerging Leaders
  • Women’s Leadership
  • Trivia

In addition, the Council has a number of sub committees and interest groups for specific programs and activities. Interest groups include: owners only, health and safety, marketing, workforce and DEI. Interested in a committee please contact Kelly Jackson, Executive Director at 636.394.6200. All members are welcome to join any of our committees and can join at any time in the year. Training and Education members are asked to serve more than one year due to the level of commitment needed for participation.

SLC3 members can contact the Council office at info@slccc.net or 636.394.6200 to indicate in which committee they wish to participate.

Although we provide the listing of member organizations on our website, we don’t share with members our list of members. However, our new directory is available to search through our database of members.

SLC3 seeks to satisfy accreditation requirements for education programs.  Most programs are designed to permit attendees to qualify for Professional Development Hours (PDH) for Professional Engineers under Missouri statutes and Learning Units (LU) through the American Institute of Architects.  Safety-related programs are designed to satisfy the requirements for certification or re-certification through the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP).  The Council provides documentation that individuals can use for self-certification for their participation. Documentation is available at the programs and through the web site.

The Council shares information on legislative and regulatory issues that permits members to use as resources for their own advocacy efforts.