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NYSAPLS, Inc.
President and CEO [ president’s message ]
Jeremy E. Thompson, LS
Executive Board
Steven J. Willard, LS Hi Everyone,
Executive Vice President
Scott A. Gillis, LS Over the past year, I have written various messages
Vice President
Scott B. Allen, LS here regarding the importance of conducting
Treasurer
William R. Eggers, LS ourselves as professionals and honoring our chosen
Secretary profession by demanding respect for what we do. I
Daniel E. Marvin, LS
Executive Director have spoken about what the surveying profession

Board of Trustees means to me, both personally and professionally. How
Robert R. Allen, LS “we” need to support, promote, advocate for, and
J. Steven Boddecker, LS
Patricia P. Brooks, LS recruit future surveyors. These messages have all included common terms,
Gregory J. de Bruin, LS, PE including pride, appreciation, comradery, and most importantly, family. As we
John R. Ennis, LS
Roy B. Garfinkel, LS progress day to day in our routines, it is sometimes easy to forget just how much
R. Ronald Kreiling, LS
Joseph G. Malinowski, LS family means to our success. How much family contributes to our physical and
Daniel E. Marvin, LS mental wellbeing. Maybe it is a hug from a spouse on the way out the door in
Daren L. Morgan, LS
Robert A. Smith, LS the morning, or when you get home late at night; maybe it’s a “good job on that
Edwin A. Summerhays, LS project” from a colleague or supervisor; maybe it’s a blanket made for your
Gary L. Thompson, LS
Glennon J. Watson, LS children by the spouse of a coworker; maybe it’s a supportive speech or words
Marie T. Welch, LS
of encouragement from someone that you respect so much when you are taking
NYSAPLS Headquarters on a new challenge. Whatever it is, remember it and embrace it. Just like family
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Land Surveyors Building isn’t limited to blood, our surveying family isn’t limited to those that practice
Albany, NY 12210
518-432-4046 and work in the profession. It sometimes includes their families. Their parents,
www.nysapls.org their spouses, their children, and sometimes their friends. As life events happen,
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we tend to take stock and reflect on what and who has helped us to get where
Editor-in-Chief &
Managing Director we are and helped to mold us. I have often heard the advice to “take
Amber Carpenter opportunities” to tell people how you feel. I will offer a slight modification by
amber@nysapls.org
saying “make” those opportunities. Don’t be afraid or hesitate to say, “thank
Director of Operations
Heather Schultz you” or “I love you”.
heather@nysapls.org
THANK YOU!
Administrative Assistant
Sharon O'Brien
sharon@nysapls.org
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