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NSPS Nevada TrigStar Program:
The 2022 winner was from West Virginia. The competition
Directors Report packet is in the process of being updated and the test is now
conducted mainly online.

Workforce Development Committee
By: Nancy J. Almanzan, PLS The Workforce Development committee recently conducted
The Fall 2022 NSPS Meetings were held in Tulsa, Oklahoma from a survey regarding the difficulty of promoting the surveying
October 12-15, 2022. NSPS is celebrating its 40 anniversary. profession. Communication and resources were the primary
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identifying factors. NCEES has a 6-month goal to put more
The 2022-2023 NSPS Officers: survey-related resources on its website, targeting middle & high
President: Amanda Allred, Washington school students as well as colleges. NCEES is looking for ideas
President-Elect: Bob Akins, Ohio from NSPS regarding recruitment. The committee created a new
Vice President Pro Tem – Davey Edwards, Texas recruitment PowerPoint presentation which is posted on the
Secretary: Craig Amey, Michigan NSPS website and can be edited for states.
Treasurer: Bob Miller, Pennsylvania
Immediate Past President: Mark Sargent, New Hampshire Education Committee
ExCom Director – Henry Dingle, North Carolina Bob Schmitz is the delegate from NSPS to ABET and Rick
ExCom Director – Henry Kuehlem, Texas Vanozzi is the alternate. The primary task is to recruit program
evaluators from NSPS to evaluate survey programs throughout
Motions passed at the Fall 2022 meeting: the country by looking at the programs, classes, instructors,
resources, etc.
1) Establishment of a Certified Floodplain Surveyor (CFS)
board. The board will be responsible to establish policy Western States Directors Council
& promulgate rules to administer the CFS program; Threats to licensure/”Sense of Congress”: Threats to licensure
reviewing course and test material; compile a list for a pool is ongoing at the state levels. The “Sense of Congress” initiative
of instructors and establish protocols for exam security; is at the federal level. John “JB” Byrd, the NSPS Legislative
prepare modules for individual state laws and NFIP rules; Representative, presented an update on progress and ongoing
prepare a guidebook to assist individual states in joining efforts on the provision.
the CFS program, and establish a liaison with Association
of State Floodplain Managers (ASFMM) and National Flood Ben Petersen, Chair of the Western Federation of Professional
Association (NFA) and other relevant societies with ExCom Surveyors (WFPS), attended the Western States Directors
approval. Council meeting and gave an update on WFPS, a history of the
association, and activities WFPS was participating in in the
2) Curt Sumner, Executive Director Emeritus of NSPS, will western states. WFPS has a speaker’s bureau, an editor’s forum,
continue to work with NSPS in 2023 on a project-by-project and a study guide for those seeking licensure.
basis as determined by the executive committee on behalf Glen Thurow, CFedS Training Coordinator, gave an update on the
of the board of directors. CFedS program.
3) Daniel Martinez and Brent Jones were nominated to be
elevated to the status of Fellow Membership. NSPS PAC
The 2023 Day on the Hill is planned for April 2023 during the
Spring Meetings in Arlington, Virginia.
Committee Meeting Highlights:
NSPS Foundation: 2023-2024 NSPS Elections and Candidates:
Rick Howard is the new chairman of the NSPS Foundation. The following were nominated for President-Elect:
Several applications for disaster relief funds were received, Davey Edwards, Texas
reviewed, and approved by the NSPS Foundation. Many were Richard Leu, Iowa
severely impacted by Hurricane Ian in Florida. Stephen Gould, Maine

CST Program: The following were nominated for Vice President:
The CST board recently reviewed approximately 6500 questions Linda Foster, North Dakota
in the CST test bank, removing approximately 1/3 of the Matt Morris, Montana
questions as they were outdated. The test will be given online.
There are 2,251 registered CST’s with the largest amount being NSPS recently held a Town Hall Election Webinar to introduce the
in Florida (435). Norm Ellerbrock is the new chair of the CST candidates to the general membership. NSPS members should
Committee and there are currently 7 board members. receive their ballots via email in December.

Surveyors Historical Society: The NSPS Spring Meetings & Lobby Day will be held in Arlington,
Rich Leu, chair of the Surveyors Historical Society gave a Virginia, March 29-April 3, 2022.
presentation on the Surveyors Rendezvous which was held in
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The presentation included postage
stamps, currency, and coins depicting the surveying profession.

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