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• The Public Relations Committee met on April 7th and A friendly reminder, your membership dues renewal invoice for the
welcomed new committee member Bob Capucilli to their upcoming 2022-2023 membership period will be sent in June. I would like
team. They reviewed the successes of National Surveyors to sincerely thank each and every member for supporting NYSAPLS
Week, including an Op-Ed piece drafted by President throughout the past year, and your continued dedication to the survey
Garfinkel, which was included in a regional paper. They profession. Throughout the past year, it has truly been a pleasure serving
received 60 photos in their contest and chose the winners. our wonderful membership. It is our goal and passion to provide unrivaled
They have recently re-established the PR High Honor Roll customer service. If there is something on your mind or a professional
Award and will be encouraging members to participate in PR matter we can assist you with, please do not hesitate to call our office.
efforts. They will be submitting the “Women in Surveying”
article that appeared in the March issue of the Empire State
Surveyor to a local publication in the Hudson Valley area. LYME DISEASE ALERT
They recently launched their #SurveyingInnovation campaign. Do a thorough body check for ticks after being outdoors.
Our PR firm has found an opportunity to submit surveying Deer tick size (left to right)
related articles to a local “Advise from the Experts” column How To Remove A Tick larva, nymph, adult
and they plan to draft an article on the importance of having • Using tweezers, grasp tick near the mouth parts,
your land surveyed. In addition, the committee is working on as close to skin as possible.
a series of short videos for the public to address some • Pull tick in a steady, upward motion away from skin.
common questions such as “how to read your survey map;” • DO NOT use kerosene, matches, or petroleum jelly
“steps to take if there is a boundary dispute;” “what to do if to remove tick.
someone removes your boundary marker;” and more. • Disinfect site with soap and water, rubbing alcohol
or hydrogen peroxide.
• The Strategic Planning Committee has met a few times in • Record date and location of tick bite. If rash or flu-like
the last several weeks to work on the retreat plans alongside symptoms appear contact your health care provider immediately.
our facilitator, Susan Weinrich, from the NYS Council of DISEASE RISK IS REDUCED IF TICK IS REMOVED WITHIN 36 HOURS.
Nonprofits. We are looking forward to a great event and
collaborating to put together the association’s next 3-year plan. New York State Department of Health
• The Young Professionals Committee held their last podcast
on March 25th featuring “Tips and Tricks for the Young I’d also like to congratulate Heather Schultz on her
Professional”. If you missed it, you can watch the recording on 9 year of employment at NYSAPLS. Heather has been
th
YouTube: https://youtu.be/tfaTm8taHy4. They are also planning an asset at our headquarters. She wears many “hats”
on participating in a local career fair on a naval base as an and does an excellent job in helping our office
introduction to our “Soldier to Surveyor” campaign that will running smoothly and efficiently. We’ve recently
debut later this year. They will meet again in May and will changed her title to “Director of Operations” to
welcome their newest member Jacqueline Dresser to the team. better reflect her important role in managing our

In addition to our committees’ progress, many other important association. Congratulations, Heather! Thank you for all you do.
items were discussed at the March Board Meeting. You can find I will close with another friendly reminder… as the warmer weather
more details on the meeting in the secretary’s minutes on page 28. approaches and you find yourself and your staff outside more and more, be
on the lookout for ticks. Be sure to check out the image above for tips on
Did you know? how to safely remove a tick from our friends at the NYS Department of Health,
You can find a copy of recent committee minutes on our website. and please share it with your staff and anyone who enjoys the outdoors.
Each committee has a webpage with the last couple years of
minutes listed along with additional member references. You can PS – Want to see your article published in our member magazine? Email
view the committee pages from our homepage About Us me your ideas, amber@nysapls.org.
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Committees. In addition, we publish an overview of committee Have a safe and healthy spring!
updates in our news section of our website monthly.
Looking ahead, we are preparing for an exciting spring and Amber Carpenter
summer here at the office as we launch our Spring Workshops Managing Director
during April and May IN-PERSON along with plenty of virtual
events with our monthly “Friday” webinars and upcoming Fall
Webinar Week (see page 21).
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