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NYSAPLS, Inc.
President and CEO
Jeremy E. Thompson, LS [ president’s message ]
Executive Board
Steven J. Willard, LS
Executive Vice President See you later alligator.
Scott A. Gillis, LS
Vice President
Scott B. Allen, LS Well, the gig is up, it has been two years that dragged
Treasurer
William R. Eggers, LS by at times and seemingly flew by at others, a weird
Secretary combination of lock downs and new beginnings. I have
Daniel E. Marvin, LS
Executive Director enjoyed my time as President of NYSAPLS, and all the
great people I have come to know and appreciate in and
Board of Trustees
Robert R. Allen, LS around our profession. We have worked on several important and well needed
J. Steven Boddecker, LS
Patricia P. Brooks, LS initiatives in the past couple of years. NYSDOT relations, which is really all about
Gregory J. de Bruin, LS, PE gaining access to information of record from not only DOT, but all State and
John R. Ennis, LS
Roy B. Garfinkel, LS municipal entities. Workforce Development, which has come to the forefront as an
R. Ronald Kreiling, LS immediate and prominent issue that needs to be worked on now and consistently in
Joseph G. Malinowski, LS
Daniel E. Marvin, LS the future. And of course, Minimum Technical Standards, which I feel is the most
Daren L. Morgan, LS
Robert A. Smith, LS important thing we could and should accomplish. All these things and much more
Edwin A. Summerhays, LS are whirling around in the heads and hearts of the folks that give their time and
Gary L. Thompson, LS
Glennon J. Watson, LS efforts to NYSAPLS and their Regional Associations. I hope for the best outcomes
Marie T. Welch, LS
possible for these initiatives as they are the changes and improvements that make us
NYSAPLS Headquarters better professional surveyors.
146 Washington Avenue
Land Surveyors Building I have learned a lot from my time on the Executive Board. Mostly I have learned
Albany, NY 12210
518-432-4046 that all these people that contribute their time and efforts to the betterment of our
www.nysapls.org
info@nysapls.org profession mean well and truly care about where it is headed. I have come to
Editor-in-Chief & understand that you can have a strong opinion, disagree with others and still respect
Managing Director each other. That was a tough one!
Amber Carpenter
amber@nysapls.org I would like to thank all of you that have helped me, inspired me and have worked
Director of Operations with me to try and make our profession better. I would especially like to thank our
Heather Schultz
heather@nysapls.org wonderful NYSAPLS staff at HQ, you ladies ROCK! I cannot say enough about all the
Administrative Assistant incredible and supportive work you do! We surely have the best HQ staff and
Sharon O'Brien association anyone could ask for.
sharon@nysapls.org
Affiliated Associations Not sure what my path will be in the future with NYSAPLS, but it has been a pleasure
Allegheny Plateau Association of Profes-
sional Land Surveyors | Black River Valley riding this wave so far. As good ol Dr. Suess said “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile
Association of Professional Land Surveyors because it happened.”
| Catskill Area Association of Land Sur-
veyors | 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 | Roy B. Garfinkel, LS
Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association NYSAPLS President
| Long Island Association of Land Surveyors
Inc | Mid-Hudson Valley Association of
Land Surveyors | Mohawk Valley Society of
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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