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Welcome New NYSAPLS Members! Fall CST Exam Scheduled

Thank you for joining our amazing team of professional licensees, in Buffalo 10/17
technicians, students, thinkers, leaders, professors, volunteers, and Azar Design Co. will be hosting it’s annual
all-around good people! Watch for your new member kit in the mail. fall Certified Survey Technician (CST)
In addition, one of our membership committee members will be testing session at its Buffalo office on
contacting you by phone to welcome you. Friday, October 17, 2025. Exam session
Carlson Geospatial Solutions, Tonawanda, NY – Sustaining Member time runs from 12:00pm to 4:00pm.
Kyle A. Christiano, Gloversville, NY – Associate Member Testing is available for CST levels 1, 2 & 3.
Aristide L. Congo, New York, NY – Corresponding Member Exam location:
Azar Design Co., 295 Main St, Suite 200, Buffalo, NY 14203
Thomas K. Hanna, Newton, NJ – Associate Member
Wyatt Holmes, Gouverneur, NY – Associate Member This event is open to the general public.
Examinees should submit their exam applications to directly NSPS online at
John J. McCormack, Dannemora, NY – Associate Member https://cstnsps.com/apply-online/. Once the application is approved please
Jordan H. Meizlik, Saugerties, NY – Associate Member contact Roy Garfinkel, LS to reserve a seat for the October 17th testing:
Shanequa Moore, Mableton, GA – Corresponding Member Roy Garfinkel, LS
Joseph A. Shoram, Rochester, NY – Associate Member Azar Design Co. , Office:
Kevin Vanderstoop, Hamilton, NJ – Student Member (716) 856-3933, x247 Mobile: (585) 405-2426
Vincent A. Vivenzio, Easton, CT – Associate Member Email: rgarfinkel@azardzn.com
Jason Weeden, Wallkill, NY – Associate Member Want to learn more about the CST program? Visit https://cstnsps.com/
Fredd R. Ziobron, Pinckney, MI – Corresponding Member
This fantastic program is a weekly Zoom

Congratulations New Licensees! meeting featuring live Q&A’s on your favorite
surveying topics. Every Monday, the forum is
NYSAPLS would like to congratulate the following individual(s) who hosted by a rotating series of guest speakers
have been granted the title of “Land Surveyor” as an official licensee who are among the best in the surveying business. It serves as a weekly meeting
in the state of New York: room for anyone wanting to learn more. Whether you are a freshman in college
Alex J. Gutierrez 51289 Caguas, Puerto Rico or a 50-year Professional Land Surveyor, we all have questions or we want help
Michael C. Blake 51290 Wolcott, NY with that second opinion: https://mentoringmondays.xyz/
Michal M. Kuzianik 51291 East Meadow, NY A bi-weekly virtual roundtable discussion
Joseph Messina 51292 Hackettstown, NJ to go over a chapter at a time from our
All new licensees are granted a complimentary 1-year NYSAPLS “Surveying Bibles”. The goal is for everyone
membership and will be honored at the Awards Ceremony during to read a chapter of a book and then have
the 2026 NYSAPLS Annual Surveyors Conference in Saratoga Springs. a discussion. All sessions are recorded and saved on the Wisdom Wednesdays
website. https://wisdomwednesdays.xyz/
September is Workforce Development Month
Did you know NSPS has a Stolen
We need your help! We have several career fairs, open houses and Equipment Registry?
presentation requests lined up with schools across the state. We
need volunteers to attend on our behalf. Can you help us out? We’ll You can view the current registry at
send you the materials needed and make sure you have everything https://www.nsps.us.com/StolenEquipment
you need ahead of time. Please contact amber@nysapls.org if you To report stolen equipment, please provide the
are interested in learning more. following information by email to trisha.milburn@
nsps.us.com:
Committee Updates
1. Description of Instruments including Serial Number
Did you know ALL of our committees have a webpage with meeting 2. Location where equipment was stolen, include nearest
minutes and other member resources? We post brief monthly Town and State
updates for all committees in our HQ news feature. But if you’re 3. Date stolen
looking for more details, visit our website committee pages and 4. Contact person to provide information, include phone
see what they’ve been up to! and/or email

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