Page 5 - 07-2022-ESS-Final_Neat

NYSAPLS, Inc.
President and CEO
Roy B. Garfinkel, LS [ president’s message ]
Executive Board
Jeremy E. Thompson, LS
Executive Vice President Momentum from The Retreat
Steven J. Willard, LS Happens every time! Some kind of reinvigoration of energy and
Vice President
Scott A. Gillis, LS, Treasurer spirit seems to grow in me when I attend an informative, creative
Scott B. Allen, LS, Secretary and fun land surveying event. I know it sounds corny, but it’s true.
Daniel E. Marvin, LS Seeing and being part of a productive event with enthusiastic and
Executive Director bright minded people that share the vision of improving our
profession definitely recharges my enthusiasm about land
Board of Trustees
Robert R. Allen, LS surveying and my eagerness to get things done with NYSAPLS.
J. Steven Boddecker, LS And that is exactly what happened for me and many others at the NYSAPLS 2022 Strategic
Patricia P. Brooks, LS Planning Retreat (SPR) in Saratoga Springs on May 12-14. The Retreat, once again, did not
Gregory J. de Bruin, LS, PE
John R. Ennis, LS fail in it’s efforts to bring survey folks together to collaborate, debate and plan for a
R. Ronald Kreiling, LS productive future for NYSAPLS. New youthful faces and new ideas met with old codgers like
Joseph G. Malinowski, LS me for discussions about where we need to focus our efforts to help ourselves and our
Daren L. Morgan, LS profession succeed in the coming three years. It was inspiring to see representation from
Robert A. Smith, LS around the state gathered IN PERSON at the Embassy Suites for three days of meetings, think
Edwin A. Summerhays, LS
Gary L. Thompson, LS tanking and having fun together.
Glennon J. Watson, LS The retreat was meticulously guided by Susan Weinrich, Senior Vice President of Nonprofit
Marie T. Welch, LS
Capacity Building from the New York Council of Non-Profits (NYCON). I am always amazed
NYSAPLS Headquarters at the process of a well-run SPR, the methodology and the way ideas are whittled down into
146 Washington Avenue specific HOT TOPICS and action items to address those topics. It really is an impressive
Land Surveyors Building process that hones down issues by having them pop up again and again in different exercises
Albany, NY 12210 and discussions.
518-432-4046
www.nysapls.org So, we went into this year’s retreat with five issues that the Strategic Planning Committee
info@nysapls.org and Susan had pre-determined as “HOT TOPICS”:
Editor-in-Chief & 1. Pathways to Surveying (Engaging Diversity and Workforce Development)
Managing Director
Amber Carpenter 2. Moving forward with MTS
amber@nysapls.org 3. Legislative initiatives of the Association (beyond MTS)
Director of Operations 4. Health of the regionals and member engagement
Heather Schultz 5. Education and other programming for members
heather@nysapls.org
During the SPR we discussed those five topics and during discussions two more additional
Administrative Assistant
Sharon O'Brien topics were identified as being “HOT”:
sharon@nysapls.org 6. How can we promote the economic welfare of the profession?
7. How do we make public records more accessible to land surveyors?
The topics were then discussed, and many various ideas were thrown into the ring
Affiliated Associations regarding issues surrounding these topic. Further, ideas were suggested regarding possible
Allegheny Plateau Association of Profes-
sional Land Surveyors | Black River Valley solutions and action items. All of these thoughts were collected and jotted down by Susan as
Association of Professional Land Surveyors we worked through the various group talks and exercises. You could see the process
| Catskill Area Association of Land Sur- working as she shaped it up into a rough outline. It was very cool!
veyors | Central New York Society of Land
Surveyors | City Surveyors Association By the end of the retreat, we had thoroughly covered the HOT TOPICS and many
of Greater New York | Delaware-Hudson thoughtful and constructive ideas had been brought to the table and aired out. It was
Land Surveyors Association, Inc | Eastern
New York Society of Land Surveyors, Inc | especially great to see new people getting involved and expressing their thoughts. I
Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association personally felt that we had an extremely productive couple of days, and I also felt
| Long Island Association of Land Surveyors appreciative to see my fellow land surveyors of New York giving their time and sincere caring
Inc | Mid-Hudson Valley Association of
Land Surveyors | Mohawk Valley Society of efforts to working for the betterment of our profession. From there, Susan goes behind the
Professional Land Surveyors | Nassau-Suffolk magic curtain and shapes the draft outline of the 2022 NYSAPLS Strategic Plan, which I
Civil Engineers Inc | Niagara Frontier Land anticipate will be a very comprehensive and well-rounded plan of action for NYSAPLS in the
Surveyors Association | Northern New York
Association of Land Surveyors | Southern coming next three years. And then we get to work! Stay tuned…
Finger Lakes Association of Professional
Land Surveyors | Southern Tier Association
of Land Surveyors | Surveyors Association
of Queensboro Inc | Westchester-Putnam Roy B. Garfinkel, LS
Association of Professional Land Surveyors
President
EMPIRE STATE SURVEYOR / VOL. 58• NO 4/ 2022 • JULY/AUGUST 3