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NYSAPLS, Inc.
President and CEO [ president’s message ]
Steven J. Willard, LS
Executive Board
Scott A. Gillis, LS
Executive Vice President Every Girl’s Crazy ‘Bout A Sharp Dressed Man
Scott B. Allen, LS
Vice President Now that I have your attention with a line from ZZ Top, let’s talk
William R. Eggers, LS
Treasurer about dress code.
Nicole T. Kalicicki, LS During the North East Surveyors Society (NESS) meeting at our
Secretary
Glennon J. Watson, LS conference, President Sasa Krcmar of The Association of Ontario Land
Executive Director
Surveyors commented on how well-dressed the students were, but he
Board of Trustees
Robert R. Allen, LS was disappointed with the attire of some of the professional surveyors.
J. Steven Boddecker, LS
Patricia P. Brooks, LS We’ve all heard that “the clothes make the man,” and in our line
Gregory J. de Bruin, LS, PE of work, that doesn’t mean showing up to a construction site in a tuxedo. It means recognizing
Roy B. Garfinkel, LS
R. Ronald Kreiling, LS that our appearance is the first “measurement” a client takes of us. We should all be mindful that
Joseph G. Malinowski, LS if we want to be treated like professionals, we should dress like professionals. Even throwing on
Daniel E. Marvin, LS
Daren L. Morgan, LS a sports jacket before heading to a meeting in jeans would go a long way, and don’t tell me you
Robert A. Smith, LS can’t afford one because you can find one in a second-hand store for 20 bucks. If you mostly
Edwin A. Summerhays, LS
Gary L. Thompson, LS work in the office, keep a pair of slip-on rubber boots in your truck for the times you go to the
Jeremy E. Thompson, LS field. If you mostly work in the field, a set of loafers in the back of your truck would go a long
Glennon J. Watson, LS
Marie T. Welch, LS way in increasing your (our) image.
NYSAPLS Headquarters I recently returned from the Ontario Annual Surveyors Meeting, and at their general meeting,
146 Washington Avenue
Land Surveyors Building Sasa instructed its members that jeans were not allowed and that any infraction would be subject to
Albany, NY 12210 a $50 fine payable to the Education Fund. I certainly don’t see us going that far, but we should all
518-432-4046
www.nysapls.org be mindful and be stewards of our profession.
info@nysapls.org On a different note, we just completed National Surveyors Week. I would like to thank all our
Editor-in-Chief &
Managing Director members who participated. Steve Bodecker, Sean Baldwin, and Bob Capucilli participated in
Amber Carpenter career fairs and presentations at their local schools, while our PR committee sent representatives,
amber@nysapls.org Jen Reap, Lem Morrison, Steve Miller, Katherine O’Buckley, Al Gassman, Vinnie Dicce, Michal
Director of Operations
Heather Schultz Niczewski, Mark Rimler, and Glenn Watson, to the 2nd Annual “Surveying Through the Ages”
heather@nysapls.org demonstration in Manhattan at Federal Hall (26 Wall Street). The event took place in front of the
Administrative Assistant George Washington statue, highlighting the history of surveying in America. They brought their
Sharon O'Brien
sharon@nysapls.org “three surveyors and another guy” (Mt. Rushmore) stand-in for a fun photo op. Jen Reap
dressed up as “Libby”, the land surveyor. I really think that photo deserves the cover of the
Affiliated Associations
Allegheny Plateau Association of Professional Empire State Surveyor, but that’s not my call!
Land Surveyors | Black River Valley
Association of Professional Land Surveyors By the time you read this, we will have what I am sure will be another successful strategic
| Brooklyn Land Surveyors Association | planning retreat at the Fort William Henry Hotel & Conference Center in Lake George. I attended the
Catskill Area Association of Land Surveyors |
Central New York Society of Land Surveyors last one, and I must say I left energized and hopeful about the association’s direction. Whoever was
| City Surveyors Association of Greater New
York | Delaware-Hudson Land Surveyors on the board when they first came up with this idea is a total genius!
Association, Inc | Eastern New York
Society of Land Surveyors, Inc | Genesee It was a tough winter, and I hope you are all ready for the spring thaw (a polite way to say
Valley Land Surveyors Association | Long
Island Association of Land Surveyors Inc “mud”)! Down here in Westchester, the buds are already starting to come out, so get those machetes
| Mid-Hudson Valley Association of Land sharpened and arrange to get your drone/aerial surveys going soon!
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 Steven J. Willard, LS
Finger Lakes Association of Professional NYSAPLS President
Land Surveyors | Southern Tier Association
of Land Surveyors | Surveyors Association
of Queensboro Inc | Westchester-Putnam
Association of Professional Land Surveyors
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