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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 Greetings All,
Scott A. Gillis, LS
Vice President For those of you who I had the privilege of seeing at the
Scott B. Allen, LS annual Conference this past January, you have likely heard
Treasurer
William R. Eggers, LS this already, but it bears repeating, I am truly humbled and
Secretary honored to be elected as the next President of NYSAPLS. As
Daniel E. Marvin, LS
Executive Director a whole, the surveying profession has proven to be a
rewarding endeavor for me, coupled with the privilege of
Board of Trustees
Robert R. Allen, LS being involved with such an amazing organization such as
J. Steven Boddecker, LS NYSAPLS, it is hard to imagine how a career could get much better. Many people have
Patricia P. Brooks, LS
Gregory J. de Bruin, LS, PE asked what my goals are as President, and what, if any, initiatives do I plan to pursue?
John R. Ennis, LS Quite simply, my goals are to continue to learn. Learn from our colleagues within
Roy B. Garfinkel, LS
R. Ronald Kreiling, LS NYSAPLS (all of you), learn from our colleagues within similar and supporting
Joseph G. Malinowski, LS organizations, learn about the needs, concerns, and challenges that face our
Daniel E. Marvin, LS
Daren L. Morgan, LS profession and our members, and if necessary, help try to mitigate any issues. I plan to
Robert A. Smith, LS continue to support all the extraordinary efforts that are ongoing within NYSAPLS,
Edwin A. Summerhays, LS
Gary L. Thompson, LS including the efforts by some of our newer committees, such as Government Relations
Glennon J. Watson, LS (a combination of the former Legislative & DOT Relations) and our young and still
Marie T. Welch, LS
developing, Workforce Development Committee. I plan to continue to foster all of our
NYSAPLS Headquarters
146 Washington Avenue long-standing committees, including to support the great work that our Young
Land Surveyors Building Professional & Public Relations Committees are doing to promote the surveying
Albany, NY 12210
518-432-4046 profession, and all of the hard work that the Conference, Education, Membership,
www.nysapls.org Constitution & By-Laws, Awards & Nominations, Ethics, Finance, Strategic Planning, &
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LS PAC committees do year after year to ensure our success. I also plan to continue the
Editor-in-Chief & conversation of Minimum Technical Standards for surveyors, without bias. I believe
Managing Director
Amber Carpenter that as an organization we have come a long way on the topic of MTS, and it would be
amber@nysapls.org
and injustice to both public and the surveying profession to forget about it now. My
Director of Operations plan with regards to MTS is to continue the current path that the Board of Directors
Heather Schultz
heather@nysapls.org authorized sometime back, which is to continue to keep lines of communication open
Administrative Assistant with the appropriate NYS officials during their review process, and to continue to
Sharon O'Brien communicate with NYSAPLS members about it. NYSAPLS is an organization that is
sharon@nysapls.org
steeped in history, knowledge, experience, and talent, and that is because of its
Affiliated Associations
Allegheny Plateau Association of Profes- members. Our members are our value and our strength. My commitment to you is to
sional Land Surveyors | Black River Valley remember that. We won’t always agree on everything, and that’s not a bad thing.
Association of Professional Land Surveyors
| Catskill Area Association of Land Sur-
veyors | Central New York Society of Land Humbled and honored,
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 | Mid-Hudson Valley Association of
Land Surveyors | Mohawk Valley Society of Jeremy Thompson, PLS
Professional Land Surveyors | Nassau-Suffolk NYSAPLS President
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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