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NYSAPLS, Inc.
President and CEO [ president’s message ]
Jeremy E. Thompson, LS
Executive Board
Steven J. Willard, LS
Executive Vice President Greetings All,
Scott A. Gillis, LS
Vice President I want to take a minute to write about the benefits of
Scott B. Allen, LS professional involvement, specifically the benefits of being
Treasurer
William R. Eggers, LS a member of NYSAPLS. If you are reading this, it is likely
Secretary that you are already a member of NYSAPLS (unless you
Daniel E. Marvin, LS
Executive Director just happened upon a copy of the Empire State Surveyor
Board of Trustees and decided to read it, in which case kudos to you), but
Robert R. Allen, LS are you truly getting the most out of your member benefits?
J. Steven Boddecker, LS
Patricia P. Brooks, LS Most people are aware of the educational opportunities that NYSAPLS provides, from
Gregory J. de Bruin, LS, PE the annual conference, the workshops and the monthly webinars, and as a member
John R. Ennis, LS
Roy B. Garfinkel, LS you receive a reduced fee for attending and participating in these. You are also likely
R. Ronald Kreiling, LS aware of the bi-monthly publication produced by NYSAPLS, the Empire State Surveyor
Joseph G. Malinowski, LS
Daniel E. Marvin, LS (once again as evidenced by you reading this) and the value that it provides from the
Daren L. Morgan, LS experiential articles, discussion about legislative topics affecting the profession,
Robert A. Smith, LS
Edwin A. Summerhays, LS member photos, advertisements, along with the minutes from the board meetings.
Gary L. Thompson, LS Hopefully, you are familiar with the NYSAPLS website which provides both the public
Glennon J. Watson, LS
Marie T. Welch, LS and our members with access to valuable information on topics ranging from how to
NYSAPLS Headquarters become licensed in New York, how to find a surveyor, industry resources, NYSAPLS
146 Washington Avenue leadership info, and so much more (www.nysapls.org), but perhaps the most valuable
Land Surveyors Building
Albany, NY 12210 benefit that a membership in NYSAPLS provides is networking. You have access to the
518-432-4046 limitless experience and knowledge that other members have. For many of us,
www.nysapls.org
info@nysapls.org learning by doing is how we grow, and while that is a tried-and-true method, it often
Editor-in-Chief & takes time. Being an active member of a professional organization allows us to be
Managing Director surrounded by people that have their own experiences and knowledge garnered from
Amber Carpenter
amber@nysapls.org doing. If we take the time to engage with these people, to ask questions and listen to
stories we can grow and learn exponentially faster than if we struggle through on our
Director of Operations
Heather Schultz own. While this is not something that is limited to the profession of surveying or to the
heather@nysapls.org
NYSAPLS organization, it is very much one of the most valuable benefits that
Administrative Assistant membership in NYSAPLS provides. In the past I have written about “not knowing,
Sharon O'Brien
sharon@nysapls.org what we don’t know”, this is another good example of that. Until you become an active
Affiliated Associations member and start engaging other members, you won’t know how much you can learn
Allegheny Plateau Association of Professional
Land Surveyors | Black River Valley and grow, and how much you, and your fellow members can benefit.
Association of Professional Land Surveyors
| Brooklyn Land Surveyors Association | Sincerely,
Catskill Area Association of Land Surveyors |
Central New York Society of Land Surveyors
| City Surveyors Association of Greater New
York | Delaware-Hudson Land Surveyors
Association, Inc | Eastern New York
Society of Land Surveyors, Inc | Genesee
Valley Land Surveyors Association | Long
Island Association of Land Surveyors Inc Jeremy Thompson, LS
| Mid-Hudson Valley Association of Land
Surveyors | Mohawk Valley Society of NYSAPLS President
Professional Land Surveyors | Nassau-Suffolk
Civil Engineers Inc | Niagara Frontier Land
Surveyors Association | Northern New York
Association of Land Surveyors | Southern
Finger Lakes Association of Professional
Land Surveyors | Southern Tier Association
of Land Surveyors | Surveyors Association
of Queensboro Inc | Westchester-Putnam
Association of Professional Land Surveyors
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