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datum legislation. After agreeing on the final wording, they discussed Workforce Development Committee: The committee met on
the need to present the finalized language to the Executive Board and March 19th. They reviewed a draft volunteer outline on the steps to
Board of Directors for approval before seeking a legislative sponsor. become a merit badge counselor. The committee plans to reach out to
Committee representatives will be attending and exhibiting at the NYS the individual Boy Scout Councils in New York state to gauge their interest
Association of County Clerks Conference, which runs from Sunday to in having NYSAPLS facilitate the surveying merit badge. They are working
Tuesday, May 18 - 20, 2025 in Lake George, NY. The committee’s next on additional volunteer draft outlines for expos as well as high school/
meeting is scheduled for May 15th. middle schools. They discussed a proposal for a GIS volunteer map
Membership Committee: The committee met on March 25th, but tracker and will review further at their next meeting. An updated web
did not have a quorum. Matthew Castrello will be joining the membership page has been created and shared with the committee for their review.
committee, and the committee is still currently looking for more The committee’s next meeting is scheduled for April 23rd.
participants. With no quorum present, the members in attendance Young Professionals Committee: The YP Committee met on March
discussed the feedback received from the Board of Directors on an “at- 12th and reviewed feedback from their conference events. The committee
large regional” and will begin to prepare the reports and information began discussion on their updated strategic charges, focusing on creating
requested for further discussion at the next Board of Directors meeting. resources for students and associates studying for the LS Exam, and
The committee plans to meet again at the end of April. providing more information and resources on the CST exam, for those
Minimum Technical Standards (MTS) Committee: The not interested in licensure. Committee members will be reviewing LS
committee has not met yet this year. They just planned their next Exam materials available on the NYSAPLS page, and Keith will be putting
meeting for April 24th. together an outline of topic ideas for a webinar series. In addition, Keith
Burley will be attending the Future Farmers of America tradeshow, as part
LS PAC Committee: The committee has not met this month. The of the BeASurveyor.com exhibit booth.
committee continues to stay current on their regular filings with the NYS
Board of Elections. Regular reports are shared with the board of directors Want to learn more? Full committee minutes are published on our
bi-monthly. You can also find the committee’s publicly filed reports on website. Login and check them out today!
the NYS Board of Elections website here. In the search by committee Are you interested in becoming more actively involved? We
filter, type “NYSAPLS Land Surveyors Political Action Committee”. are looking for members to share their “stories” and help us promote the
profession. Did you company recently work on an interesting project?
Nominations and Awards: The committee is looking for candidates
interested in serving on the Executive Board. Officer position descriptions Did your regional get together to help out the community? Did your son
can be found here. If you or someone you know is interested, please or daughter earn a Surveying Merit Badge? Did you mentor a student over
contact our Nominations and Awards Committee Chair, Kaleb Winters. the summer with an internship? Help us get out the word on how land
surveying is important to the community! Contact Heather Schultz to
Public Relations: The committee met on March 27th and recapped share your news, heather@nysapls.org.
their National Surveyors Week highlights. The PR Committee hosted a
1-Day event in NYC. While only 8 members attended, the committee had PS – Want to see your article published in our member magazine?
a lot of fun and discussed some more ideas for future events. The PR Email me your ideas, amber@nysapls.org.
Committee also selected the annual photo contest winners. The PR Thank you for your continued support!
Committee continued discussion on poster feedback and mailing lists for
their campaign on reaching out to Town & City planners. The committee
also has multiple career fairs coming up and will be looking into ordering
more giveaways and an additional booth to encourage more participation Amber Carpenter
and improve mailing costs of materials back and forth. Managing Director
Strategic Planning Committee: The committee met March 25th.
They held a check-in with the Public Relations and Workforce
Development Committees. They also reviewed multiple proposals for the
2026 Strategic Retreat location, considering factors such as cost,
amenities, and communication with the property representatives. They
made a recommendation to the Executive Board to accept the proposal
for the Fort William Henry in Lake George, NY. Members can view more
about our current strategic plan (2023-2025) and review each
committees’ task progress at https://www.nysapls.org/page/Strategic2023.
The committee invited strategic facilitator Susan Weinrich to their next
meeting, scheduled for April 22nd.

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