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NYSAPLS, Inc.
President and CEO
Daniel E. Marvin, LS [ president’s message ]
Executive Board
Kenneth M. Slaugenhoupt, LS I do hope everyone is enjoying the summer-like weather and
Executive Vice President
Roy B. Garfinkel, LS that you are all as busy as you want to be.
Vice President
Jeremy E. Thompson, LS, Treasurer During the May Board meeting the budget was passed. We
Steven J. Willard, LS, Secretary are starting a new fiscal year that runs from July 1, 2021, to
Greg J. de Bruin, LS, PE
Executive Director June 30, 2022. The membership dues notices will be arriving in
your mailboxes shortly. A huge THANK YOU for supporting
Board of Trustees NYSAPLS and I encourage you to renew your membership.
Robert R. Allen, LS
J. Steven Boddecker, LS It’s an exciting time of change at NYSAPLS as our next Strategic Planning retreat
Patricia P. Brooks, LS
Robert G. Cross, LS will happen in September, this was rescheduled from last November. What occurs
Greg J. de Bruin, LS, PE at one of these retreats is about 30 or 40 members get together and spend two days
Joseph E. Dioguardi, Jr., LS deciding what NYSAPLS would like to attempt to accomplish over the next three
John R. Ennis, LS
R. Ronald Kreiling, LS years. From that work a detailed written plan is formed, with goals that we want
Joseph G. Malinowski, LS to accomplish. We then assign timelines for each goal and then assign the work to
Daren L. Morgan, LS specific committees. I look forward to learning first-hand the direction in which
Robert A. Smith, LS
Edwin A. Summerhays, LS members would like to see NYSAPLS headed in by hearing the new visions and
Gary L. Thompson, LS ideas directly from our members. These new ideas and visions once brought to the
Glennon J. Watson, LS table, help to determine the association’s priorities and goals for the next three years.
Marie T. Welch, LS
I would like to encourage each regional to send two members to the retreat.
NYSAPLS Headquarters
146 Washington Avenue Members will be getting an email soon to take part in answering some questions
Land Surveyors Building for the Strategic Planning Committee. The committee is trying to get a feel for how
Albany, NY 12210
518-432-4046 the last plan has worked and to start to plan for the upcoming retreat. (If you are
www.nysapls.org wanting to view the last Strategic Plan it can be found on our NYSAPLS website
info@nysapls.org under “about us” and in organizational documents.)
Editor-in-Chief &
Managing Director The mission statement that came out of the last Strategic Plan stands as: NYSAPLS is
Amber Carpenter recognized by the public, government, and professionals as a dynamic organization
amber@nysapls.org that effectively communicates and enhances the value, relevance, and impact of
Director of Membership the land surveying profession. Please truly consider the following: It is that time of
Heather Schulz year when the Nominating Committee is searching for the next candidates to be
heather@nysapls.org
nominated for the Executive Board. This is not always an easy process. This year is
Administrative Assistant
Sharon O'Brien no exception, as there will be two positions open. Are you willing to promote the
sharon@nysapls.org profession of land surveying? Who is willing to step up and make a commitment
to NYSAPLS? Do you want to help shape the future of Surveying? Do you have
Affiliated Associations
Allegheny Plateau Association of Profes- ideas that could help improve and educate the public as to what surveyors do? Are
sional Land Surveyors | Black River Valley you willing to promote a spirit of friendship and cooperation among the members
Association of Professional Land Surveyors
| Catskill Area Association of Land Sur- of the Association? If you have answered yes to any of the above questions then you
veyors | Central New York Society of Land should submit your name to Amber, so that it can be passed on to the Nominating
Surveyors | City Surveyors Association
of Greater New York | Delaware-Hudson Committee. If you have any questions about what it is like to serve on the Executive
Land Surveyors Association, Inc | Eastern Board, please feel free to reach out to any of the current officers and I am sure they
New York Society of Land Surveyors, Inc |
Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association would be glad to talk to you and possibly even tell you their story.
| Long Island Association of Land Surveyors
Inc | Mid-Hudson Valley Association of Sincerely,
Land Surveyors | Mohawk Valley Society of
Professional Land Surveyors | Nassau-Suffolk
Civil Engineers Inc | Niagara Frontier Land
Surveyors Association | Northern New York Daniel E. Marvin, LS
Association of Land Surveyors | Southern
Finger Lakes Association of Professional NYSAPLS President
Land Surveyors | Southern Tier Association
of Land Surveyors | Surveyors Association
of Queensboro Inc | Westchester-Putnam
Association of Professional Land Surveyors
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