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Speaker Biographies

Laura E. Ayers, Esq. J. Steven Boddecker, PLS as the Chair of the Examination for
New York Attorney Laura E. Ayers Steve Boddecker is Fisher Associates Professional Surveyors Committee.
focuses her solo-law practice on real PE, LS, LA, DPC’s Vice President Her practice is focused on title review,
property litigation. Laura’s years of and Director of Geomatics where he land development, easements and
experience in dealing with the special provides leadership and strategic boundary disputes, professional
issues that arise in complex real directions to our Land Surveyors and discipline for design professionals,
property disputes makes her often GIS teams. He is also the Principal municipal law, planning and zoning law,
sought out and retained as special who oversees Health and Safety in and small business issues including
counsel to municipalities and by the firm. Located in Fisher’s Buffalo formation of business entities, business
other litigators. Laura is a frequent office, Steve spends much of his succession and MWDBE certification.
lecturer on various real property topics time in Fisher’s other four offices
including Highway Law, Easement as he works with his team to further William T. Derry, PLS
Law, and Boundary Line Disputes for their goals. With more than 40 Mr. Derry is the Technical Sales
the New York State Bar Association, years of experience in Surveying, Engineer for Leica Geosystems for US
and the New York State Arborists his projects have spanned all three and Canadian regions, focusing on
ISA Chapter, Inc. Laura received her of the company’s market sectors, technical support, system configuration
Bachelors of Science in Biochemistry Transportation, Energy and Land and installation, and sales support.
and Biophysics from Rensselaer Development Sectors, including
Polytechnic Institute and her Juris highway related survey and mapping; James Flint
Doctor from Albany Law School of gas; wind and electric utilities; and Jim Flint is the Upstate New York Area
Union University. large-scale boundary and topographic Manager for Eastcom Associates,

William E. Beardslee, PLS, PE, PP surveys. Steve has served the Inc. Jim has been with Eastcom
Associates Inc. since April of 2017.
Bill Beardslee is a licensed professional societies both regionally Prior to that, he spent 14 years with
and statewide as President of the
professional land surveyor, engineer Niagara Frontier Land Surveyors Dig Safely New York, during which
and planner with over 45 years’ time he held positions as Customer
experience in the field of land Association twice, 1997 and 2004. Service Representative and Field
development. He is known for his Steve was also President of the New Representative for Central New
excellent presentation and writing York State Association of Professional York and Field Supervisor for all
capabilities, along with being one Land Surveyors from 2012-2013, and upstate NY staff. In this position, Jim
of the leading technical experts on he currently serves on the NYSAPLS facilitated excavator training and
land development in the engineering Finance, Nomination & Awards, and community awareness regarding
and surveying arena. Bill has Legislative Committees. He is also the damage prevention of underground
made over 2,000 presentations on Chairman of the NYSAPLS Political utilities throughout Upstate NY.
engineering and surveying projects Action Committee. Outside of the For two years prior to working with
to local and state agencies. Prior professional world, Steve enjoys the Dig Safely New York, Jim was a
to his retirement, he was the owner solitude of fly fishing and his dog. telecommunications Technician
and Director of Engineering for with MCI/WorldCom (now Verizon
Beardslee Engineering Associates in Joanne Darcy Crum, Esq., PLS Business) and was responsible for
Sparta, NJ. Bill holds a Bachelor of Joanne Darcy Crum is an attorney network operations in Central NY. Jim
Science in Civil Engineering from New and a professional land surveyor with has attended Onondaga Community
Jersey Institute of Technology and a over 25 years of business experience. College & Tulsa Community College
Master of Arts Degree in Corporate & She is a former member and Chair
Organizational Communications from of the New York State Board for Telecommunications School and is
currently progressing toward additional
Fairleigh Dickinson University. Now Engineering and Land Surveying and
retired in North Carolina, he stays Vice President of the Northeast Zone degrees in Occupational Safety &
active in business development for of the National Council of Examiners Health and Organizational Leadership
Davis-Martin-Powell in High Point, NC. for Engineering and Surveying at Southern Columbia University.
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