Wendy Lathrop, PLS, CFM
319 Llandrillo Road
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
(610)-667-3416 or <[email protected]>
GRADUATE EDUCATION:
1997-1999, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Master of Environmental Studies
(MES), major in Environmental Policy
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION:
1970-1973, Albion College, Albion, MI; BA in Spanish and Visual Arts,
Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION:
1978-1982, courses leading to licensure in land surveying, Mercer County College, NJ
1981, Land Surveyors’ Review Course (for licensure examination), Drexel University, PA
CONTINUING EDUCATION:
Various seminars sponsored by American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, IRWA, and
other professional societies and government agencies (approximately 12-30 hours yearly).
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION:
New Jersey Professional Land Surveyor GS-28526
New Jersey Professional Planner LIO 3261
Pennsylvania Professional Land Surveyor SU-31416-E
Maryland Professional Land Surveyor 10915
Delaware Professional Land Surveyor 549
Certified Floodplain Manager (through ASFPM) US-04-01043
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Self employed - Bala Cynwyd, PA, Jan. 1998 to present as surveying consultant and educator.
President of Cadastral Consulting, LLC since August 2005, providing expert consulting
services and continuing education materials and courses.
See “Seminars, Lectures, and Invited Talks” for complete list of professional presentations.
Other clients:
Noah Zakim, Esq. (Hackensack, NJ) – expert witness regarding owner’s title insurance
policy (2013-present)
Lifespan Associates (Wyncote, PA) – website design and compilation (2012)
Roedel & Parsons, Cardenas & Saunders (Baton Rouge, LA) – expert witness regarding
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responsibility of land surveyor in floodplain assessment. (2009-2010)
Michael Scully, Esq. (Hackensack, NJ) – expert witness for clients regarding land use
variances for placement of water filtration facilities. (2009)
Langan Engineering & Environmental Services (Elmwood Park, NJ) - staff training related
to the National Flood Insurance Program effects on design and field work; ongoing
consulting regarding floodplain development (2008-present)
McLane, Graf, Raulerson, and Middleton (Wilbur A. Glahn, III, Esq., Manchester, NH) consultant for determination of approximately studied floodplain boundary (2007-2008)
Barry and Elizabeth Hirschberg (Northvale, NJ) - expert witness regarding private right-ofway and easement rights (2007-2010)
Paul Morrow and Donald Ruddy (New Hope, PA) - expert witness regarding riparian
boundary and island (2007-2009)
Western Technologies Group (Somerville, NJ) - staff training in National Flood Insurance
Program mapping and flood zone topics. (2007)
County of Baltimore, Maryland - expert witness regarding AT&T fiber optic cable
placement in railroad corridor in which the County claimed interest. (2006-2011)
N.D. Remy Associates (Allentown, PA) – Determination of Base Flood Elevations (2006)
Clouse, Dunn, Hirsch (Dallas, TX) - expert witness regarding flood risk determination based
on Flood Insurance Rate Maps (2004)
James & Brown (St. Louis, MO) – expert witness regarding flood risk determination based
on Flood Insurance Rate Maps (2003-2004)
Schuylkill Riverkeeper Network (St. Peters, PA) – Public outreach and citizen education in
floodplain management, including ordinances, mapping, and National Flood Insurance
Program history. Multiple programs to introduce citizens to their new NFIP maps. (2003)
University of Georgia (Athens, GA) – Team member assessing technical secondary
education in the United Arab Emirates, interviewing students, instructors, head masters of
schools, and members of the UAE Ministry of Education to answer specific questions posed
by the Ministry about the effectiveness of their five-year-old program (April 2000).
Charles Jones, LLC (Trenton, NJ)- Creation of departmental employee procedural manual;
monitoring of National Flood Insurance Program regulations and procedures; design, quality
control, and database development of in-house Geographic Information System for flood
risk and riparian claims on individual properties. (1998-2006)
Heritage Studies (Rocky Hill, NJ) - Mapping for historic designation of the King's Highway
(nine miles); location of Rockingham (Washington’s headquarters in Rocky Hill) (19982000)
Friends of Manayunk Canal (Philadelphia, PA)- Preparation of plain language "Primer on
Floodplain Management" and expert testimony against residential floodway development
(1997-2000)
Revitalization Magazine: January 2006 to August 2006 (end of publication) as Contributing
Editor to national publication; regular column entitled “Natural Resources” addressing
environmental aspects of sustainable development.
The American Surveyor Magazine: 2004 to present as Contributing Editor to national
publication; regular column entitled “Vantage Point” addressing professional and technical
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subjects.
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Green Acres Program: September
2003 to present as surveyor and program specialist, performing contractual reviews, title
reviews, and survey reviews for open space acquisitions and floodplain buyouts; also webmaster.
Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education: October 2001 to September 2008 as parttime naturalist and educator for K-12 school students, both on-site and in outreach programs in
various curricula.
Wissahickon School District: 1999 to 2004 as theme reader for advanced placement high
school English students, marking essays and coaching students to improve writing skills.
Professional Surveyor Magazine: 1996 through 2003 as Contributing Editor to national
publication; regular column entitled “On the Horizon” addressing professional and technical
subjects.
Charles Jones, Inc. (now known as Charles Jones, LLC) - Trenton, NJ; May 1991 to Dec.
1997 as Manager of Geographic Search Services. (Independent consultant Jan. 1998 to April
2006)
Supervised searches of records for flood hazard areas, tidelands claims, and freshwater wetlands
indications. Reviewed state and federal legislation and case law affecting these restrictions on
land use to keep CJI and clients current. Assisted in planning GIS and building database;
reviewed structure of queries, input, output.
Eastern States Engineering, Inc. - Morrisville, PA; April 1989 to Nov. 1990 as Assistant
Director of Surveying.
Prepared work outlines and calculations for crews; performed research, field work and office
analysis and all calculations, prepared plans, descriptions, and reports for all phases of work
relating to land development.
MAP'S - Lebanon, NJ; March 1988 to March 1989 as Land Surveyor.
Prepared estimates and proposals, performed research, field observations, and office analysis for
survey projects in topographic, title, subdivision, site plan, and construction phases; prepared
final plans, descriptions, and reports.
David E. Goldenbaum & Associates, Inc. - Lambertville, NJ; Oct. 1986 to Feb 1988 as Survey
Coordinator.
Organized survey field crews; performed survey analysis, subdivision construction stake-out
computations; wrote estimates and proposals for incoming work; responded to questions on
current or past projects; checked survey plans; prepared legal descriptions; occasional party
chief; occasional drafting of survey, subdivision, and site plans, including some design.
Lord, Anderson, Worrell & Barnett - Lumberton, NJ; March to Oct. 1986 as Survey
Coordinator.
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Organized field crews; performed survey analysis; wrote estimates and proposals for incoming
work; checked all survey plans; prepared legal descriptions.
Thomas Tyler Moore Associates, Inc. - West Trenton, NJ; 1977-1981 and 1983-1986 as
Surveyor and Inspector.
Field: Advanced from rod person to party chief over the years, doing construction stakeout,
topographic and boundary surveys, ground control for aerial photography. Inspected public
improvements (curb, sidewalk, storm drainage, roadways, grading).
Office: Calculations relating to field work; quantity take-offs for construction projects including
earthwork computations; compiled and maintained escrow tabulations; drafting; deed and utility
research; tax map maintenance (Lawrence Twp. 1977-1979, Hightstown Borough 1977-1981,
Hopewell Borough 1980-1981); legal descriptions; prepared cut sheets for grading, utilities,
roadways and public improvements.
Nassau Surveying, Van Note-Harvey Assoc., Chyun Assoc. - Princeton, NJ; 1981-1983 (these
three firms are affiliated and exchange employees as needed) as Surveyor.
Party chief; office calculations relating to field work; deed research; drafting of boundary and
topographic surveys, construction plans, right-of-way acquisition plans, major and minor
subdivision plans; legal descriptions.
Franklin & Lindsey, Inc. - Philadelphia, PA; 1975-1977. Rod and instrument person for
topographic surveys; deed, utility and right-of-way research; drafting (utility reconstruction
plans, as-builts of completed construction projects, grading plans, topographic maps); quantity
take-offs for construction specifications; calculation of earthwork from grading plans.
DeLeuw, Cather - Philadelphia, PA; 1974-1975.
Drafting (HUD Flood Insurance Rate Maps; details, profiles, traffic control plans, and
construction plans for Chestnut Street Transitway).
HONORS AND CITATIONS:
Distinguished Visiting Faculty to New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, November 46, 2003, through the NSF ADVANCE Program (funded by National Science Foundation to
increase women in math, science, and engineering fields) – created and taught interdisciplinary
floodplain management classes for surveying, engineering, and planning students, community
outreach, science teachers, and sixth grade science class at Vista Middle School; meetings with
Society of Women Engineers and local women in surveying.
Surveyor of the Year, New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors, 1990.
Third degree black belt, T’ang Soo Do, 1993.
Hall of Fame, Association of Women Martial Arts Instructors (30+ years career), 2013.
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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP AND RELATED ACTIVITIES:
American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) (merged in 2012 into National
Society of Professional Surveyors / NSPS), member since 1983, elected to Fellow Membership
in 1997.
This umbrella organization included the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS),
Cartographic and Land Information Systems (CaGIS), Geographic Land Information Society
(GLIS), and American Association of Geodetic Surveyors (AAGS).
NSPS Representative to ACSM Communications Committee 1988-93; Chair ACSM Program
Committee 1991-92; Chair ACSM/ASPRS Joint Technical Advisory Committee to FEMA 199395, President NSPS (first woman President) 1996; 5 year appointment to FEMA Advisory
Technical Mapping Council 1995-2000 (legislatively created federal advisory council), NSPS
Liaison to FEMA 2001 to present; Director at Large for AAGS, 2005-2006, Vice-President for
AAGS 2007, member of ACSM Joint Government Affairs Committee (AAGS representative
2005-2008).
Forum for Women in Surveying:
Co-founder in 1983 of a national network under the umbrella of NSPS; Chair 1989-1990.
New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors (NJSPLS), member since 1979:
Geology Liaison 1983; Publications Chair 1984, 1990, 1991; Law Book Committee Chair 19861991; member of Education Committee (to establish 4 yr. curriculum in surveying); Trustee for
Scholarship Foundation 1988-1999 (restructured 1999); Member of Scholarship Selection
Committee 1999- 2006, Conference Workshop Committee Chair 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995;
President (first woman President) 1993.
Professional Land Surveyors Association of New Jersey (Mercer County chapter of NJSPLS)
member since 1979:
Public Relations Chair 1981-1984; Education Chair 1981-1984 and 1989; co-coordinator of
project to recover Triangulation Station Disboro (set in 1839) 1982; Recording Secretary 19841985; President (first woman President) 1986-1987; Associate Benefits Chair 1990.
PA Society of Land Surveyors: corresponding member since 1988, full membership since
2000.
Delaware Association of Surveyors: corresponding member since 1991.
Maryland Society of Surveyors: corresponding member 1991-2005, full member since 2006.
Association of State Flood Plain Managers: member since 1996.
International Right of Way Association (IRWA): member since 2003.
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Mercer County Community College:
Member of Construction/Civil Engineering Advisory Commission 1987-2011 (Chair 1990-95);
also adjunct instructor for surveying courses 1987-1997.
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT):
Member of Civil Engineering/Land Surveying option advisory commission since 1988 (helped
construct the curriculum as part of NJSPLS Education Committee, and checked coordination of
programs at participating community colleges as a member of an appointed subcommittee at
NJIT).
Penn State University (Wilkes-Barre campus):
Member of Surveying Technical Advisory Committee 1996-2006.
surveying courses, fall 1999.
Visiting instructor in
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA):
Member of the Technical Mapping Advisory Council (representing the American Congress on
Surveying and Mapping), created by the 1994 National Flood Insurance Reform Act and
consisting of ten members from professional organizations and government agencies to advise on
the regulatory program, data collection and distribution issues. This five-year appointment ran
1996-2000 and involved creation of an Annual Report to the Director of FEMA each year.
National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA):
Panel member, study of US Geographic Information resources, Dec. 1996-Sept. 1997,
culminating in a NAPA-produced report entitled “Geographic Information for the 21st Century:
Building a Strategy for the Nation”.
National Research Council /National Academies of Science (NRC/NAS)
Member of committee conducting study on flood hazard mapping accuracy as contracted by
FEMA with NRC/NAS, June 2007 - December 2008. Final report entitled “Mapping the Zone:
Improving Flood Map Accuracy” issued 2009.
EDITORIAL POSITIONS:
Forum for Women in Surveying: Newsletter editor 1984-1985, 1987-1988.
Professional Surveyor Magazine: Contributing editor for monthly national publication
November 1996 to December 2003; regular column entitled “On the Horizon”.
The American Surveyor Magazine: Contributing editor for monthly national publication since
January 2004; regular column entitled “Vantage Point”.
Revitalization Magazine: Contributing Editor to national publication January 2006 to August
2006 (end of publication); regular column entitled “Natural Resources” addressing
environmental aspects of sustainable development.
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SEMINARS, LECTURES, AND INVITED TALKS
"Legal Research for Land Surveyors", New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors
(NJSPLS) Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, Feb. 1986.
"Legal Research for Land Surveyors", NJSPLS Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, Feb. 1987.
"Legal Research for Land Surveyors", NJSPLS Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, Feb. 1988.
"Legal Research for Land Surveyors", Orange Co. Courthouse, NY for Delaware-Hudson
chapter of New York State Association of Professional Land Surveyors (NYSAPLS), June 1988.
"Legal Research for Land Surveyors", Stockton State College, Pomona, NJ for South Jersey
chapter of NJSPLS, Nov. 1988.
"Legal Research for Land Surveyors", NJSPLS Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, Feb. 1989.
"Legal Research for Land Surveyors", Idaho Association of Land Surveyors conference, Boise,
ID, March 1989.
"Legal Research for Land Surveyors" co-presented with Dr. Ben Buckner, East Tennessee State
University, Johnson City, TN, March 1989.
"Legal Aspects of the Surveying Profession", Middletown, NY for Delaware-Hudson chapter of
NYSAPLS, May 1989.
"Real and Perceived Barriers to Professional Advancement", panel member, sponsored by the
Forum for Women in Surveying in conjunction with Fall 1989 ACSM/ASPRS convention,
Cleveland, OH, Sept. 1989.
"Ownership and Possession", NJSPLS conference, Atlantic City, NJ, Feb. 1990.
"Development Through Professional Societies", panel member, sponsored by the Forum for
Women in Surveying in conjunction with Spring 1990 ACSM/ASPRS convention, Denver, CO,
March 1990.
"Surveying in the Year 2000", panel member (I specifically addressed women and minorities in
Workforce 2000), at NYSAPLS Annual Convention, Ellenville, NY, Jan. 1991.
"Adverse Possession", NJSPLS conference, Atlantic City, NJ, Feb. 1991.
"Ownership and Possession", NJSPLS conference, Atlantic City, NJ, Feb. 1991.
Formulated continuing education program in land surveying for Mercer County College and
Gloucester County College in spring 1991, and taught sessions at both locations from the
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following list of topics: "The Role and Authority of the Land Surveyor", "Ownership and
Possession", "Easements", "Deeds", "Disputes Between Adjoining Land Owners",
"Documentation: Self Defense for Professional Surveyors", "Public Lands and Rectangular
Survey Systems", "Principles of Simultaneous and Sequential Conveyances", "Legal Research
for Surveyors", "A Night in Court", "The National Flood Insurance Program: Issues for Land
Surveyors", "Wetlands and Tidelands in New Jersey".
"Documentation: Self Defense for the Surveying Professional" at American Congress on
Surveying and Mapping conference, Nov. 1991, Atlanta, GA (also printed in the "Proceedings").
"The Team Approach: the Attorney and the Surveyor", co-presentation with Al Pepling, PLS and
Eddie Pagan, Jr., Esq., NJSPLS conference, Atlantic City, NJ, Feb. 1992.
"Bell v. Jones: A Case of Negligent Certifications and Standards" at American Congress on
Surveying and Mapping conference, March 1992, Albuquerque, NM (also printed in the
"Proceedings", also see publication in Surveying and Land Information Systems).
"Boundary Disputes in New Jersey", co-presentation with Ed Pagan, Jr., Esq. for National
Business Institute of Eau Claire, WI, May 1992, Bordentown, NJ.
"The National Flood Insurance Program: Issues for Land Surveyors" for the joint convention of
the Maryland Society of Surveyors and Delaware Association of Surveyors, Ocean City, MD,
Oct. 1992.
"The Basics of Surveying" for the NJ Land Title Assoc., Dec. 1992, Atlantic City, NJ.
"Legal Research Basics for Land Surveyors" at the California State University at Fresno as a preconference workshop for the annual Surveying Engineering Conference, Fresno, CA, Jan. 1993.
"Disputes Between Adjoining Land Owners" at the California State University at Fresno annual
Surveying Engineering Conference, Fresno, CA, Jan. 1993.
"Boundary Law in New Jersey" co-presented with Ed Pagan, Jr., Esq. and James Pokusa, Esq.
for National Business Institute of Eau Claire, WI, Jan. 1993, Cherry Hill, NJ.
"Disputes Between Adjoining Land Owners", NJSPLS conference, Atlantic City, NJ, Feb. 1993.
"Disputes Between Adjoining Land Owners" at American Congress on Surveying and Mapping
conference, Feb. 1993, New Orleans, LA (also printed in the "Proceedings").
Session leader and panel participant at Math Options '93, a math and science career day for 7th
grade girls sponsored by Penn State University at the Delaware Co. campus, March 1993 (my
focus was on surveying and mapping).
"Documentation as a Defense" at the 1993 Fall Meeting of the Maine Society of Land Surveyors,
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Caribou, ME, Oct. 1993.
"Disputes Between Adjoining Land Owners" at the 1993 Fall Meeting of the Maine Society of
Land Surveyors, Caribou, ME, Oct. 1993.
Coordinator and Moderator, Panel Session; "Mapping and Legislative Issues in the National
Flood Insurance Program", ACSM/ASPRS-GIS/LIS Fall convention, Minneapolis, MN, Nov. 1,
1993.
"Legal Research, Documentation, and Record Keeping" at the Wisconsin Land Surveyors'
conference, Steven's Point, WI, Jan. 1994.
"Mapping and Legislative Issues in the National Flood Insurance Program", Coordinator and
Moderator, ACSM/ASPRS Spring convention, Reno, NV, April 25, 1994.
"The Weighty Matter of Evidence - a Systematic Approach" co-presentation with Dr. Joshua
Greenfeld at the New Jersey Land Surveyors' conference, Atlantic City, NJ, Feb. 1995.
"Legal Research, Documentation, and Record Keeping" at the Illinois Land Surveyors'
conference, Peoria, IL, Feb. 1995.
"Record Research - Paper versus Ground Truth", American Bar Association annual meeting in
Chicago, IL, Aug. 1995.
“Easements: Rights and Responsibilities”, Atlantic Region of the International Right-of-Way
Association, Atlantic City, NJ, Oct. 1995.
"The Weighty Matter of Evidence - a Systematic Approach" co-presentation with Dr. Joshua
Greenfeld at ACSM/ASPRS Spring convention, Baltimore, MD, April 1996.
“The Flood Insurance Protection Act of 1973: Its Present and Future Impact on Surveying Flood
Zones”, for the Maryland Society of Professional Surveyors, St. Michaels, MD, June 1996.
“The National Flood Insurance Program and the Surveyor”, Rolling Hills Chapter of NJSPLS,
Flemington, NJ, Sept. 1996.
“The National Flood Insurance Program and the Surveyor”, at the Minnesota Land Surveyors
Conference, St. Louis Park, MN, Feb. 1997.
“The National Flood Insurance Program and the Surveyor”, Bergen-Passaic Chapter of NJSPLS,
Glen Rock, NJ, March, 1997.
"The Basics of Surveying" for the NJ Land Title Assoc., Edison, NJ, May 1997.
“Disputes between Lenders and Vendors (Flood Hazard Determinations)”, National Flood
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Conference, FEMA, Pittsburgh, PA, May 1997.
“Overview of the National Flood Insurance Program for Land Surveyors”, at the Professional
Land Surveyors of Ohio Conference, Cleveland, OH, Feb. 1998.
“Rights and Responsibilities in the Lands of Others: The Effect of Easements on Surveyors’
Work”, at the Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio Conference, Cleveland, OH, Feb. 1998.
“Revisiting the NGS’ Geodetic Advisor Program”, panel member, at the spring conference of the
American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, Baltimore, MD, March 1998.
“FEMA Flood Insurance Mapping Issues”, for the Maryland Society of Surveyors, St. Michaels,
MD, June 1998.
“Plotting and Descriptions”, for the New Jersey Land Title Institute, Princeton, NJ, June 1998.
“Difficulties in Cross-Jurisdictional Surveying Practice”, at XXI International Congress of FIG,
Brighton, England, July 1998 (also published in the Proceedings for Commission 1 of FIG).
“Plotting and Descriptions”, for the New Jersey Land Title Institute, Cherry Hill, NJ, September
1998.
“Rights and Responsibilities in the Lands of Others: The Effect of Easements on Surveyors’
Work”, for the West Jersey Chapter of NJSPLS, Mount Laurel, NJ, Oct. 1998.
“Overview of the National Flood Insurance Program for Land Surveyors”, at the Pennsylvania
Society of Land Surveyors Conference, Hershey, PA, Jan. 1999.
"Legal Research Basics for Land Surveyors", at the Indiana Society of Professional Land
Surveyors Conference, Evansville, IN, Jan. 1999.
“Overview of the National Flood Insurance Program for Land Surveyors”, at the Indiana Society
of Professional Land Surveyors Conference, Evansville, IN, Jan. 1999.
“FEMA Flood Insurance Mapping Issues”, at the New Jersey Society of Professional Land
Surveyors Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, Feb. 1999.
"Citizen Education and Participation in Floodplain Management", sponsored by the Friends of
the Manayunk Canal, Philadelphia, PA, March 1999.
“FEMA Flood Insurance Mapping Issues”, at the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping
Conference, Portland, OR, March 1999.
"Our Marks: People and Their Place Over Time", co-presentation with Dr. Sally Willig, at the
City
Parks
Association
of
Philadelphia's
Annual
Watershed
Conference
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("Upstream/Downstream: Connecting Land and Water"), March 1999.
"Elevation Certificates - How to Complete and Use Them", for Rolling Hills Chapter of
NJSPLS, Pittstown, NJ, May 1999.
“The National Flood Insurance Program: its Impact on Surveying Flood Zones”, for Technology
Transfer Tutorials, Little Rock, AR, May 1999.
"Legal Research Basics for Land Surveyors", for Technology Transfer Tutorials, Little Rock,
AR, May 1999.
“The National Flood Insurance Program: its Impact on Surveying Flood Zones”, for Lehigh
Chapter of PSLS and Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, Allentown, PA, September 1999.
"Elevation Certificates - How to Complete and Use Them", for PLSANJ Chapter of NJSPLS,
Trenton, NJ, September 1999.
"Legal Research Basics for Land Surveyors", American Congress on Surveying and
Mapping/Michigan Society of Land Surveyors joint conference, Grand Rapids, MI, Oct. 1999.
“The National Flood Insurance Program: its Impact on Surveying Flood Zones”, for
Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors, Hershey, PA, January 2000.
"First Contact", co-presented with Milton Denny, PLS, for Pennsylvania Society of Land
Surveyors, Hershey, PA, January 2000.
“The National Flood Insurance Program: its Impact on Surveying Flood Zones”, for Wisconsin
Society of Land Surveyors, Stevens Point, WI, January 2000.
"Disputes Between Adjoining Land Owners", for Wisconsin Society of Land Surveyors, Stevens
Point, WI, January 2000.
"Legal Research Basics for Land Surveyors", for New Mexico Professional Surveyors,
Albuquerque, NM, February 2000.
“The National Flood Insurance Program: its Impact on Surveying Flood Zones”, for New
Mexico Professional Surveyors, Albuquerque, NM, February 2000.
"Documentation: Self Defense for the Surveying Professional", for American Congress on
Surveying and Mapping, Little Rock, AL, March 2000.
"Ownership versus Possession: Distinctions between Land Title and Land Use". For American
Congress on Surveying and Mapping, Little Rock, AL, March 2000.
"GIS and the Surveyor's Role in the New Millennium", for the County Surveyors Forum at
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American Congress on Surveying and Mapping conference, Little Rock, AL, March 2000.
"Disputes Between Adjoining Land Owners", for Arizona Professional Land Surveyors,
Flagstaff, AZ, March 2000.
"Disputes Between Adjoining Land Owners", for the Llano Estacado Chapter New Mexico
Professional Surveyors and the Permian Basin Chapter Texas Society of Professional Surveyors,
Ruidoso, NM, August 2000.
“Rights and Responsibilities in the Lands of Others: The Effect of Easements on Surveyors’
Work”, for the Llano Estacado Chapter New Mexico Professional Surveyors and the Permian
Basin Chapter Texas Society of Professional Surveyors, Ruidoso, NM, August 2000.
"Update on the National Flood Insurance Program", for the Missouri Society of Professional
Surveyors and the Kansas Society of Land Surveyors, Kansas City, MO, September 2000.
“Rights and Responsibilities in the Lands of Others: The Effect of Easements on Surveyors’
Work”, for the Missouri Society of Professional Surveyors and the Kansas Society of Land
Surveyors, Kansas City, MO, September 2000.
"Updating the National Flood Insurance Program", for the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission,
Allentown, PA, October 2000.
"Documentation: Self Defense for the Surveying Professional", for American Congress on
Surveying and Mapping, Providence, RI, December 2000.
"Ownership versus Possession: Distinctions between Land Title and Land Use", for American
Congress on Surveying and Mapping, Providence, RI, December 2000.
“Floodplain Mapping, Start to Finish”, 3 hours for Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors,
Hershey, PA, January 2001.
“Updating the National Flood Insurance Program”, 4 hours or New Jersey Society of
Professional Land Surveyors, Atlantic City, NJ, February 2001.
“The Legal Aspects of the Surveying Profession”, 6 hours for Minnesota Society of Professional
Surveyors, Minneapolis, MN, February 2001.
"Documentation: Self Defense for the Surveying Professional", 4 hours for American Congress
on Surveying and Mapping, Las Vegas, NV, March 2001.
“Difficulties in Cross-Jurisdictional Surveying Practice”, 4 hours for American Congress on
Surveying and Mapping, Las Vegas, NV, March 2001.
“Floodplain Issues for Right-of-Way Manager”, 1.5 hours for International Right-of-Way
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Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada, June 2001.
“Floodplain Management: Principles and Practice”, 8 hours for the Arizona Professional Land
Surveyors, Chandler, AZ, September 28, 2001.
“Legal Research Basics for Land Surveyors”, 4 hours for the Alabama Society of Professional
Land Surveyors, Montgomery, AL, October 17, 2001.
“Disputes Between Adjoining Land Owners”, 4 hours for the Alabama Society of Professional
Land Surveyors, Montgomery, AL, October 18, 2001.
“Flood Hazard Mapping Issues for Surveyors”, 6 hours for the Alabama Society of Professional
Land Surveyors, Montgomery, AL, October 19, 2001.
“FEMA Flood Insurance Mapping Issues”, 4 hours for the Professional Land Surveyors of
Colorado, Inc., Golden, CO, November 29, 2001.
“Disputes Between Adjoining Land Owners”, 4 hours for the Professional Land Surveyors of
Colorado, Inc., Golden, CO, November 29, 2001.
“Floodplain Mapping, Start to Finish”, 3 hours for the New York State Association of
Professional Land Surveyors, Binghamton, NY, January 18, 2002.
“Legal Research Basics”, 4 hours for the New Jersey Society of Professional Surveyors, Atlantic
City, NJ, February 6, 2002.
“Floodplain Management: Technical Guidance”, 4 hours for the New Jersey Society of
Professional Surveyors, Atlantic City, NJ, February 7, 2002.
“National Flood Insurance Program: Background and Forms”, 4 hours for the North Dakota
Society of Professional Land Surveyors, Jamestown, North Dakota, February 14, 2002.
“National Flood Insurance Program: Land Management and Map Changes”, 4 hours for the
North Dakota Society of Professional Land Surveyors, Jamestown, North Dakota, February 14,
2002.
“To Accept or Not to Accept…That is the Question”, 8 hours co-presented with Dennis
Mouland, PLS, for the Land Surveyors Association of Washington, Stevenson, WA, February
21, 2002.
"Documentation: Self Defense for the Surveying Professional", 4 hours for the Land Surveyors
Association of Washington, Stevenson, WA, February 22, 2002.
"Ownership versus Possession: Distinctions between Land Title and Land Use", 4 hours for the
Land Surveyors Association of Washington, Stevenson, WA, February 22, 2002.
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“Floodplains: Protecting Them and Your Community”, 3 hours co-presented with David Harper
of Natural Lands Trust and Jonathon Rinde, Esq., for the Schuylkill Watershed Congress
(sponsored by Delaware Riverkeeper Network and Pennsylvania Environmental Council),
Ambler, PA, March 2, 2002.
“Common Sense vs. Dollars and Cents”, 1.5 hours co-presented with Darlene Messina of Friends
of Manayunk Canal, for the Schuylkill Watershed Congress (sponsored by Delaware
Riverkeeper Network and Pennsylvania Environmental Council), Ambler, PA March 2, 2002.
“Floodplain Management: Principles and Practice”, 8 hours for the Vermont Society of Land
Surveyors, White River Junction, VT, March 8, 2002.
“To Accept or Not to Accept…That is the Question”, 8 hours co-presented with Dennis
Mouland, PLS, for the New Mexico Land Surveyors Association, Albuquerque, NM, March 15,
2002.
“Legal Research Basics”, 4 hours for the Maryland Society of Surveyors, Ellicott City, MD,
April 19, 2002.
“Floodplain Development: Technical Guidance”, 4 hours for the Maryland Society of Surveyors,
Ellicott City, MD, April 19, 2002.
“Tracking the Railroad”, 4 hours for the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping,
Washington, DC, April 21, 2002.
“Legal Research Basics”, 4 hours for the Louisiana Society of Professional Surveyors,
Alexandria, LA, April 26, 2002.
“Disputes Between Adjoining Landowners”, 4 hours for the Louisiana Society of Professional
Surveyors, Alexandria, LA, April 26, 2002.
“Floodplain Regulation: Who? What? Where? When? And Why?”, 8 hours for the Black River
Valley Association of Professional Land Surveyors, Watertown, NY, September 13, 2002.
“To Accept or Not to Accept…That is the Question”, 8 hours co-presented with Dennis
Mouland, PLS, for the California Land Surveyors Association, Bakersfield, CA, October 4,
2002.
“Tracking the Railroad”, 6 hours for Kansas Society of Land Surveyors, Topeka, KS, November
1, 2002.
“Tracking the Railroad”, 4 hours for Colorado Land Surveyors Association, Golden, CO,
November 14, 2002.
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“Highways, Byways, and Private Roads”, 4 hours for Colorado Land Surveyors Association,
Golden, CO, November 14, 2002.
“To Accept or Not to Accept…That is the Question”, 8 hours co-presented with Dennis
Mouland, PLS, for the Indiana Society of Land Surveyors, Indianapolis, IN, January 16, 2003.
“Disputes Between Adjoining Landowners”, 4 hours for the Indiana Society of Land Surveyors,
Indianapolis, IN, January 17, 2003.
“Floodplain Development: Technical Guidance”, 4 hours for the Indiana Society of Land
Surveyors, Indianapolis, IN, January 17, 2003.
“Tracking the Railroad”, 3 hours or Wisconsin Society of Land Surveyors, Stevens Point, WI,
January 22, 2003.
“FEMA’s Map Modernization Plan”, 1.5 hours for Wisconsin Society of Land Surveyors,
Stevens Point, WI, January 22, 2003.
“Floodplain Development: Technical Guidance”, 3 hours for the Pennsylvania Society of Land
Surveyors, Hershey, PA, January 27, 2003.
“Floodplain Regulation: an Overview”, 4 hours for Colorado Society of Land Surveyors,
Denver, CO, February 21, 2003.
“Floodplain Development: Technical Guidance”, 4 hours for Colorado Society of Land
Surveyors, Denver, CO, February 21, 2003.
“To Accept or Not to Accept…That is the Question”, 8 hours co-presented with Dennis
Mouland, PLS, for Montana Society of Land Surveyors, Great Falls, MT, February 26, 2003.
“Highways, Byways, and Private Roads”, 4 hours for Montana Society of Land Surveyors, Great
Falls, MT, February 27, 2003.
“’A’ is for Agnes, ‘F’ is for Flood”, 1.5 hours for the Schuylkill Watershed Congress, Berks
County Campus of Penn State, March 1, 2003.
“Disputes Between Adjoining Landowners”, 3.5 hours for the Oklahoma Society of Land
Surveyors, Oklahoma City, OK, March 6, 2003.
“Tracking the Railroad”, 3.5 hours for the Oklahoma Society of Land Surveyors, Oklahoma
City, OK, March 7, 2003.
“To Accept or Not to Accept…That is the Question”, 6 hours co-presented with Dennis
Mouland, PLS, for the joint meeting of the California Land Surveyors Association and the
Nevada Association of Land Surveyors, Reno, NV, March 9 & 10, 2003.
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“A Primer on Floodplain Management”, 1 hour for the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, Union
Township, PA, March 21, 2003.
“Tracking the Railroads”, 4 hours for the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping,
Phoenix, AZ, March 30, 2003.
“Highways, Byways, and Private Roads”, 4 hours for the American Congress on Surveying and
Mapping, Phoenix, AZ, April 1, 2003.
“Drafting and Drawing Legal Descriptions and Reading Surveys”, 6 hours for HalfMoon
Seminars, LLC of Eau Claire, WI, Philadelphia, PA, April 11, 2003.
“Introduction to Floodplains”, 1.5 hours for Bucks County Vocational Technical High School
(surveying class students), Fairless Hills, PA, May 22, 2003.
“Highways, Byways, and Private Roads”, 3 hours for Florida Surveying and Mapping Society,
West Palm Beach, FL, September 10, 2003.
“Tracking the Railroads”, 3 hours for Florida Surveying and Mapping Society, West Palm
Beach, FL, September 10, 2003.
“Highways, Byways, and Private Roads”, 4 hours for Eastern NY Society of Land Surveyors,
chapter of New York State Association of Professional Land Surveyors, Albany, NY, September
12, 2003.
“Tracking the Railroads”, 4 hours for Eastern NY Society of Land Surveyors, chapter of New
York State Association of Professional Land Surveyors, Albany, NY, September 12, 2003.
“Legal Applications: Disputes Between Adjoining Land Owners”, 4 hours for Arkansas
Professional Land Surveyors, Hot Springs, AR, September 18, 2003.
“Tracking the Railroads”, 4 hours for Arkansas Professional Land Surveyors, Hot Springs, AR,
September 19, 2003.
“Disputes Between Adjoining Land Owners”, 4 hours for Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio,
Lima, OH, October 3, 2003.
“Floodplain Regulation and FEMA Mapping Issues: An Overview”, 4 hours for Professional
Land Surveyors of Ohio, Lima, OH, October 3, 2003.
“To Accept or Not to Accept, That is the Question”, 4 hours for Professional Land Surveyors of
Ohio, Lima, OH, October 4, 2003.
“Floodplain Mapping and FEMA Mapping Issues: A Practical Overview”, 4 hours for Delaware
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Association of Surveyors, Dover, DE, November 22, 2003.
“Floodplain Mapping and FEMA Mapping Issues: A Practical Overview”, 3 hours for South
Dakota Society of Professional Land Surveyors, Mitchell, SD, January 9, 2004.
“Floodplain Development: Technical Guidance”, 2 hours for South Dakota Society of
Professional Land Surveyors, Mitchell, SD, January 9, 2004.
“Tracking the Railroads”, 3 hours for South Dakota Society of Professional Land Surveyors,
Mitchell, SD, January 9, 2004.
“Salaried or Hourly: Professionalism vs. Profit Margin?”, 0.75 hr. , as Keynote Address for
California Association of Land Surveyors and California State University at Fresno, Fresno, CA,
January 23, 2004.
"Record Research - Paper versus Ground Truth", 1.5 hours for California Association of Land
Surveyors and California State University at Fresno, Fresno, CA, January 23, 2004.
“Floodplain Mapping and FEMA Mapping Issues: A Practical Overview”, 1.5 hours for
California Association of Land Surveyors and California State University at Fresno, Fresno, CA,
January 24, 2004.
“Tracking the Railroads”, 3 hours for Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors, St. Cloud,
MN, January 28, 2004.
“Rights and Responsibilities in the Lands of Others: The Effect of Easements on Surveyors’
Work”, 3 hours for Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors, St. Cloud, MN, January 28,
2004.
"Record Research - Paper versus Ground Truth", 1.25 hours for Minnesota Society of
Professional Surveyors, St. Cloud, MN, January 29, 2004.
“Tracking the Railroads”, 3 hours for North Carolina Society of Surveyors, Asheville, NC,
February 5, 2004.
“Rights and Responsibilities in the Lands of Others: The Effect of Easements on Surveyors’
Work”, 3 hours for North Carolina Society of Surveyors, Asheville, NC, February 5, 2004.
“Floodplain Mapping and FEMA Mapping Issues: A Practical Overview”, 3 hours for Alaska
Society of Professional Surveyors, Anchorage, AK, February 10, 2004.
“Floodplain Development: Technical Guidance”, 3 hours for Alaska Society of Professional
Surveyors, Anchorage, AK, February 10, 2004.
“Tracking the Railroad”, 6 hours for North Dakota Society of Professional Land Surveyors,
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Grand Forks, ND, February 19, 2004.
“To Accept or Not to Accept…That is the Question”, 8 hours co-presented with Dennis
Mouland, PLS, for Arizona Society of Professional Surveyors, Laughlin, NV, March 5, 2004.
“First Contact”, 4 hours for Arizona Society of Professional Surveyors, Laughlin, NV, March 6,
2004.
“Floodplain Mapping and FEMA Mapping Issues: A Practical Overview”, 3 hours for
Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon, Redmond, OR, March 11, 2004.
“Tracking the Railroad”, 3 hours for Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon, Redmond, OR,
March 11, 2004.
“The Surveyor’s Role in Flood Studies”, 4 hours co-presented with Mark Riebau, PE, PLS for
ACSM and Tennessee Association of Professional Surveyors, Nashville, TN, April 17. 2004.
“Utilities: Public and Otherwise”, 4 hours for ACSM and Tennessee Association of Professional
Surveyors, Nashville, TN, April 18. 2004.
Coordinator and Moderator, Panel Session; "Inter-Agency Roles in Floodplain Management", 3
hours for ACSM and Tennessee Association of Professional Surveyors, Nashville, TN, April 20.
2004.
“Rights and Responsibilities in the Lands of Others: The Effect of Easements on Surveyors’
Work”, 3.5 hours for the Illinois Society of Professional Land Surveyors, Wheaton, IL, May 6,
2004.
“Disputes Between Adjoining Landowners”, 3.5 hours for the Illinois Society of Professional
Land Surveyors, Wheaton, IL, May 6, 2004.
“Rights and Responsibilities in the Lands of Others: The Effect of Easements on Surveyors’
Work”, 3.5 hours for the Illinois Society of Professional Land Surveyors, Springfield, IL, May 7,
2004.
“Disputes Between Adjoining Landowners”, 3.5 hours for the Illinois Society of Professional
Land Surveyors, Springfield, IL, May 6, 2004.
“Highways, Byways, and Private Roads”, 1.5 hours for the International Right of Way
Association, Philadelphia, PA, June 21, 2004.
“The National Flood Insurance Program and Letters of Map Change”, 6 hours co-presented with
William Nechamen (NY State NFIP Coordinator), Albany, NY, June 30, 2004.
“The National Flood Insurance Program and Letters of Map Change”, 6 hours co-presented with
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William Nechamen (NY State NFIP Coordinator), Orangeburg, NY, July 1, 2004.
“Tracking the Railroads”, 4 hours for Vermont Society of Land Surveyors, Fairlee, VT,
September 23, 2004.
“Highways, Byways, and Private Roads”, 4 hours for Vermont Society of Land Surveyors,
Fairlee, VT, September 24, 2004.
“Floodplain Development: Technical Guidance”, 4 hours for Delaware Association of Surveyors,
Dover, DE, October 29, 2004.
“Tracking the Railroad”, 4 hours for Delaware Association of Surveyors, Dover, DE, October
29, 2004.
“Tracking the Railroad”, 8 hours for Maryland Society of Surveyors, Catonsville, MD, January
8, 2005.
“Tracking the Railroad”, 4 hours for Iowa Association of Land Surveyors, Ames, IA, January 21,
2005.
“Highways, Byways, and Private Roads”, 4 hours for Iowa Association of Land Surveyors,
Ames, IA, January 21, 2005.
“Tracking the Railroads”, 3 hours for Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, and
California Society of Land Surveyors, Redding, CA, February 8, 2005.
“To Accept or Not To Accept…That is the Question”, 3 hours for Bureau of Land Management,
Forest Service, and California Society of Land Surveyors, Redding, CA, February 8, 2005.
“Tracking the Railroad”, 3 hours for South Carolina Society of Land Surveyors, Columbia, SC,
February 10, 2005.
“Highways, Byways, and Private Roads”, 3 hours for South Carolina Society of Land Surveyors,
Columbia, SC, February 10, 2005.
“Ownership and Possession”, 3 hours for South Carolina Society of Land Surveyors, Columbia,
SC, February 11, 2005.
“Documentation: Self Defense for the Surveying Professional”, 3 hours for South Carolina
Society of Land Surveyors, Columbia, SC, February 11, 2005.
“Ownership and Possession”, 4 hours for Illinois Society of Professional Land Surveyors,
Springfield, IL, February 18, 2005.
“Record Research - Paper versus Ground Truth”, 4 hours for Illinois Society of Professional
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Land Surveyors, Springfield, IL, February 18, 2005.
“Watersheds 101”, 1 hour for Schuylkill Riverkeeper Network at Schuylkill Watershed
Congress, Pottstown, PA, March 5, 2005.
“Rails to Trails: Transit Corridor Preservation and Real Property Issues”, 4 hours for University
of New Hampshire and New Hampshire Land Surveyors, Association, Durham, NH, March 17,
2005.
“Record Research - Paper versus Ground Truth”, 4 hours for American Congress on Surveying
and Mapping, Las Vegas, NV, March 19, 2005.
“Utilities, Public and Otherwise”, 4 hours for American Congress on Surveying and Mapping,
Las Vegas, NV, March 20, 2005.
“Highways, Byways, and Private Roads”, 4 hours for Colorado Land Surveyors, Greeley, CO,
April 1, 2005.
“Rights and Responsibilities in the Lands of Others: The Effect of Easements on Surveyors’
Work”, 4 hours for Colorado Land Surveyors, Greeley, CO, April 1, 2005.
“Disputes Between Adjoining Land Owners”, 4 hours for Colorado Land Surveyors, Greeley,
CO, April 2, 2005.
“Floodplain Development: Regulatory and Technical Guidance”, 1.5 hours, for Land
Development Expo, Baltimore, MD, May 6, 2005.
“Rights and Responsibilities in the Lands of Others: The Effect of Easements on Surveyors’
Work”, 4 hours for the Missouri Society of Professional Surveyors, Osage Beach, MO,
September 24, 2005.
“Utilities, Public and Otherwise”, 4 hours for the Missouri Society of Professional Surveyors,
Osage Beach, MO, September 24, 2005.
“The National Flood Insurance Program for Design Professionals and Community Officials”, 8
hours for Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors, and
Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers, Allentown, PA, September 28, 2005.
“Highways, Byways, and Private Roads”, 4 hours for West Virginia Society of Land Surveyors,
Martinsburg, WV, October 14, 2005.
“Tracking the Railroad”, 4 hours for West Virginia Society of Land Surveyors, Martinsburg,
WV, October 14, 2005.
“Disputes Between Adjoining Landowners”, 4 hours for Iowa State University, Ames, IA,
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October 19, 2005.
“Record Research: Paper versus Ground Truth”, 4 hours for Iowa State University, Ames, IA,
October 19, 2005.
“Being a Responsible Stakeholder in the National Flood Insurance Program”, 4 hours for the
Delaware Association of Surveyors, Dover, DE, November 11, 2005.
“The New Elevation Certificate”, 1 hour for Professional Land Surveyors Association of New
Jersey and Bucks Chapter of Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors, Hamilton, NJ, November
22, 2005.
“Record Research: Paper versus Ground Truth”, 4 hours for New York State Association of
Professional Land Surveyors, Syracuse, NY, January 19, 2006.
“Highways, Byways, and Private Roads”, 3 hours for Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors,
Hershey, PA, January 23 2006.
“Record Research: Paper versus Ground Truth”, 3 hours for Wisconsin Society of Land
Surveyors, Green Bay, WI, January 25, 2006.
“Bell versus Jones: A Case of Negligent Certification”, 2 hours for Wisconsin Society of Land
Surveyors, Green Bay, WI, January 25, 2006.
“Rails to Trails: Rail Corridor Preservation and Real Property Issues”, 2 hours for California
State University at Fresno, Fresno, CA, January 27, 2006.
“Floodplain Development: Technical and Regulatory Guidance”, 2 hours for California State
University at Fresno, Fresno, CA, January 28, 2006.
“Tracking the Railroads”, 8 hours for New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors,
Atlantic City, NJ, February 1, 2006.
“Floodplain Mapping and FEMA Mapping Issues: A Practical Overview of the NFIP”, 2.5 hours
for Michigan Society of Professional Surveyors, Grand Rapids, MI, February 15, 2006.
“Floodplain Development: Technical and Regulatory Guidance”, 2.5 hours for Michigan Society
of Professional Surveyors, Grand Rapids, MI, February 15, 2006.
“Legal Research Basics”, 4 hours for West Virginia Society of Land Surveyors, Morgantown,
WV, February 23, 2006.
“Disputes Between Adjoining Landowners”, 4 hours for West Virginia Society of Land
Surveyors, Morgantown, WV, February 24, 2006.
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“Documentation: Self Defense for the Surveying Professional”, 4 hours for West Virginia
Society of Land Surveyors, Morgantown, WV, February 24, 2006.
“Floodplain Development: Technical Guidance”, 4 hours for West Virginia Society of Land
Surveyors, Morgantown, WV, February 25, 2006.
“National Flood Insurance Program: Mapping and Regulatory Issues for Surveyors”, 4 hours for
Land Surveyors Association of Washington and Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon,
Vancouver, WA, March 2, 2006.
“Floodplain Development: Technical Guidance”, 4 hours for Land Surveyors Association of
Washington and Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon, Vancouver, WA, March 2, 2006.
“Living at the Bottom of the Watershed”, 50 minutes for Schuylkill Watershed Congress,
Pottstown, PA, March 4, 2006.
“The Surveyor’s Role in Flood Mapping Studies”, 4 hours for American Congress on Surveying
and Mapping, Orlando, FL, April 23, 2006.
“GIS: Opportunities and Challenges for Surveyors in the Digital World”, keynote address for
ESRI, Bridging the Gap Surveying Summit, San Diego, CA, August 5, 2006.
“Tracking the Railroads”, 4.5 hours for Massachusetts Association of Land Surveyors and Civil
Engineers, Hancock, MA, September 29, 2006.
“Disputes Between Adjoining Landowners”, 4 hours for Maryland Society of Surveyors, Ocean
City, MD, October 132, 2006.
“Utilities, Public and Otherwise”, 3.5 hours for Maryland Society of Surveyors, Ocean City,
MD, October 132, 2006.
“Pennsylvania Real Estate Title Issues”, presented 2 hour section on using accurate legal
descriptions and using surveys and boundary evidence to investigate and resolve title problems,
for HalfMoon, LLC, Fort Washington, PA, November 9, 2006.
“Elevation Certificates, Then and Now”, 4 hours co-presented with Michael Powell, CFM, for
Delaware Association of Surveyors, Dover, DE, November 10, 2006.
“Record Research: Paper versus Ground Truth”, 4 hours for Delaware Association of Surveyors,
Dover, DE, November 10, 2006.
“Tracking the Railroads”, 4 hours for New York State Association of Professional Land
Surveyors, Rochester, NY, January 18, 2007.
“Highways, Byways, and Private Roads”, 4 hours for New York State Association of
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Professional Land Surveyors, Rochester, NY, January 18, 2007.
“Legal Research: Case Law Basics for Land Surveyors”, 2 hours for New York State
Association of Professional Land Surveyors, Rochester, NY, January 19, 2007.
“First Contact”, 2 hours for Professional Surveyors of Pennsylvania, Hershey, PA, January 22,
2007.
“Highways, Byways, and Private Roads”, 3 hours for Professional Surveyors of Pennsylvania,
Hershey, PA, January 22, 2007.
“National Flood Insurance Program: Mapping and Regulatory Issues for Surveyors”, 3 hours for
Professional Surveyors of Pennsylvania, Hershey, PA, January 23, 2007.
“Floodplain Development: Technical Guidance”, 3 hours for Professional Surveyors of
Pennsylvania, Hershey, PA, January 23, 2007.
“Tracking the Railroads”, 4 hours for Professional Surveyors Association of Nebraska, Norfolk,
NE, January 26, 2007.
“National Flood Insurance Program: Mapping and Regulatory Issues for Surveyors”, 4 hours for
Professional Surveyors Association of Nebraska, Norfolk, NE, January 26, 2007.
“Disputes Between Adjoining Landowners”, 2.5 hours for Maine Society of Land Surveyors,
Rockport, ME, February 1, 2007.
“Center Stage: Public Speaking and the Tools to Succeed”, 2.5 hours for Maine Society of Land
Surveyors, Rockport, ME, February 1, 2007.
“Elevation Certificates, Then and Now”, 4 hours co-presented with Lou Marchuk, PLS, PE,
CFM, for New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors, Atlantic City, NJ, February 7.
2007.
“Preparing Surveys for Green Acres Approval”, 4 hours co-presented with James Gresavage, Jr.,
PLS, for New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors, Atlantic City, NJ, February 8.
2007.
“FEMA Flood Insurance Mapping Issues: The Surveyor’s Responsibility”, 6 hours presented for
the Connecticut Association of Land Surveyors, Bridgeport, CT, February 23, 2007.
“Documentation: Self Defense for the Surveying Professional”, 3 hours for the Mississippi
Association of Professional Surveyors, Vicksburg, MS, March 2, 2007.
“Record Research: Paper versus Ground Truth”, 3 hours for the Mississippi Association of
Professional Surveyors, Vicksburg, MS, March 2, 2007.
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“Ownership versus Possession”, 4 hours for American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, St.
Louis, MO, March 11, 2007.
“Floodplain Management for Surveyors”, 8 hours for The Alaska Surveying and Mapping
Conference, Fairbanks, AK, March 19, 2007.
“Hands-On Legal Research for Surveyors”, 8 hours for The Alaska Surveying and Mapping
Conference, Fairbanks, AK, March 20, 2007.
“Disputes Between Adjoining Landowners”, 3 hours for California Land Surveyors Association
and Western Federation of Surveyors, San Diego, CA, April 16, 2007.
“Ownership versus Possession”, 3 hours for California Land Surveyors Association and Western
Federation of Surveyors, San Diego, CA, April 16, 2007.
“FEMA Flood Insurance Mapping Issues”, 4 hours for Southwest Chapter of the Land Surveyors
Association of Washington, Olympia, WA, May 18, 2007.
“Floodplain Development: Technical Guidance,” 4 hours for Southwest Chapter of the Land
Surveyors Association of Washington, Olympia, WA, May 18, 2007.
“Disputes over Land Title and Land Use,” 8 hours for Vermont Society of Land Surveyors,
Ludlow, VT, September 7, 2007.
“The Multiple Uses (and Abuses) of Flood Insurance Rate Maps”, 1 hour for Trimble
Dimensions, Las Vegas, NV, November 5, 2007.
“Getting the Map You Need: Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping
Partners”, 1 hour for Trimble Dimensions, Las Vegas, NV, November 5, 2007.
“Ownership versus Possession”, 4 hours for Delaware Association of Surveyors, Dover DE,
November 9, 2007.
“Roads in Delaware and Beyond”, 8 hours co-presented with Donald Wilson for Delaware
Association of Surveyors, Dover DE, November 10, 2007.
“To Accept or Not To Accept - That is the Question”, 4 hours for South Dakota Society of
Professional Land Surveyors, Chamberlain, SD, January 9, 2008
“Documentation: Self Defense for the Surveying Professional”, 4 hours for South Dakota
Society of Professional Land Surveyors, Chamberlain, SD, January 10, 2008.
“Introduction to FEMA and the National Flood Insurance Program”, 3.5 hours for the
Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors, Hershey, PA, January 21, 2008.
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“Elevation Certificates”, 3.5 hours for the Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors, Hershey,
PA, January 22, 2008.
"From A to Z in the NFIP (Or, ‘A’ is for ‘Accessory Building’, ‘Z’ is for ‘Zone’)”, 14 hours for
the Connecticut Association of Land Surveyors, Bridgeport, CT, January 24-25, 2008.
"From A to Z in the NFIP (Or, ‘A’ is for ‘Accessory Building’, ‘Z’ is for ‘Zone’)”, 16 hours for
the New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors, Atlantic City, NJ, February 7-8, 2008.
“Introduction to FEMA and the National Flood Insurance Program”, 4 hours for the Land
Surveyors Association of Washington and ACSM, Spokane, WA, March 5, 2008.
“Elevation Certificates”, 4 hours for the Land Surveyors Association of Washington and ACSM,
Spokane, WA, March 5, 2008.
“Disputes Between Adjoining Landowners”, 4 hours for the Society of Land Surveyors of Iowa,
Ames, IA, March 7, 2008.
“Ownership versus Possession”, 4 hours for the Society of Land Surveyors of Iowa, Ames, IA,
March 7, 2008.
“Elevation Certificates”, 4 hours for the New Mexico Professional Surveyors, Albuquerque, NM,
March 14, 2008.
“Record Research: Paper versus Ground Truth”, 4 hours for the New Mexico Professional
Surveyors, Albuquerque, NM, March 14, 2008.
“Center Stage: Public Speaking and the Tools to Succeed”, 4 hours for West Virginia Society of
Professional Surveyors, Morgantown, WV, March 20, 2008.
“Rights and Responsibilities in the Lands of Others: The Effect of Easements on Surveyors’
Work”, 4 hours for West Virginia Society of Professional Surveyors, Morgantown, WV, March
21, 2008.
“Record Research: Paper versus Ground Truth”, 4 hours for West Virginia Society of
Professional Surveyors, Morgantown, WV, March 21, 2008.
“Disputes Between Adjoining Landowners”, 4 hours for West Virginia Society of Professional
Surveyors, Morgantown, WV, March 22, 2008.
“Tracking the Railroads”, 3.5 hours for New Hampshire Land Surveyors Association, Concord,
NH, June 19, 2008.
“Disputes Between Adjoining Landowners”, 3 hours for New Hampshire Land Surveyors
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Association, Concord, NH, June 19, 2008.
“Elevation Certificates for Insurance and Beyond”, 0.5 hour for New Jersey Association for
Floodplain Management, Cherry Hill, NJ, October 22, 2008.
“Introduction to FEMA and the National Flood Insurance Program”, 3.5 hours for the
Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors, Hershey, PA, January 27, 2009.
“Elevation Certificates: Update 2009”, 3.5 hours for the Pennsylvania Society of Land
Surveyors, Hershey, PA, January 27, 2009.
“Elevation Certificates: Update 2009”, 4 hours for the New Jersey Society of Professional Land
Surveyors, Atlantic City, NJ, February 4, 2009.
“Utilities, Public and Otherwise”, 4 hours for the New Jersey Society of Professional Land
Surveyors, Atlantic City, NJ, February 5, 2009.
“Elevation Certificates: Update 2009”, 4 hours for the American Congress on Surveying and
Mapping, Salt Lake City, UT, February 22, 2009.
“Documentation: Self Defense for the Surveying Professional”, 4 hours for the American
Congress on Surveying and Mapping, Salt Lake City, UT, February 22, 2009.
“To Accept or Not to Accept, That is the Question”, 4 hours for the Oklahoma Society of Land
Surveyors, Oklahoma City, OK, March 19, 2009.
“Highways, Byways, and Private Roads”, 4 hours for the Oklahoma Society of Land Surveyors,
Oklahoma City, OK, March 19, 2009.
“Documentation: Self Defense for the Surveying Professional”, 4 hours for the Oklahoma
Society of Land Surveyors, Oklahoma City, OK, March 20, 2009.
“Using the New Elevation Certificate”, 1.25 hour as part of a full day of “Advanced NFIP
Training” sponsored by Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
and Sea Grant, Dover, DE, June 24, 2009.
“Hands-On Internet Legal Research”, 4 hours for Texas Society of Professional Surveyors,
Austin, TX, October 24, 2009.
“Documentation: Self Defense for the Surveying Professional”, 4 hours for Texas Society of
Professional Surveyors, Austin, TX, October 24, 2009.
“ Elevation Certificates”, 4 hours co-presented with Michael Powell for Delaware Association of
Surveyors, Dover, DE, November 6, 2009.
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“To Accept or Not to Accept, That is the Question”, 4 hours for California State University at
Fresno Geomatics Conference, Clovis, CA, January 29, 2010.
“Highways, Byways, and Private Roads”, 4 hours for California State University at Fresno
Geomatics Conference, Clovis, CA, January 29, 2010.
“Surveying Body of Knowledge”, 4 hours co-presented with Dr. Joshua Greenfeld for New
Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors, Atlantic City, NJ, February 3, 2010.
“Floodplain Development for Design Professionals”, 8 hours for New Jersey Society of
Professional Land Surveyors, Atlantic City, NJ, February 5, 2010.
“Floodplains and the Right-of-Way”, half hour for International Right of Way Association
Chapter 9, Kulpsville, PA, April 9, 2010.
“Utilities, Public and Otherwise”, 4 hours for ACSM and Arizona Society of Professional Land
Surveyors, Phoenix, AZ, April 25, 2010.
“Surveying Body of Knowledge”, 4 hours co-presented with Joshua Greenfeld, Joseph V.R.
Paiva, and Earl Burkholder for ACSM and Arizona Society of Professional Land Surveyors,
Phoenix, AZ, April 26, 2010.
“Rights and Responsibilities in the Lands of Others: The Effect of Easements on Surveyors’
Work”, 4 hours presented for the Professional Land Surveyors of Wyoming, Casper, WY,
November 4, 2010.
“Tracking the Railroads”, 4 hours presented for the Professional Land Surveyors of Wyoming,
Casper, WY, November 4, 2010.
“Elevation Certificate Update”, 4 hours presented for the Professional Land Surveyors of
Wyoming, Casper, WY, November 5, 2010.
“Maps, Elevations, and Regulations: Surveyors and the National Flood Insurance Program”, 8
hours presented for the Society of Land Surveyors of Iowa, Ames, Iowa, January 21, 2011.
“Rights and Responsibilities in the Lands of Others: The Effect of Easements on Surveyors’
Work”, 4 hours presented for the Illinois Professional Land Surveyors Association, Springfield,
IL, February 17, 2011.
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“Tracking the Railroads”, 4 hours presented for the Illinois Professional Land Surveyors
Association, Springfield, IL, February 17, 2011.
“Documentation: Self Defense for the Surveying Professional”, 4 hours for Black Rock Chapter
of PA-PLS, Schuylkill Haven, PA, May 7, 2011.
“From A to Z in the NFIP”, 12 hours for Alabama Society of Professional Land Surveyors,
Orange Beach, AL, June 30-July 1, 2011.
“Business Self Defense: Documenting the File”, 4 hours for American Congress on Surveying
and Mapping at ESRI User Conference, San Diego, CA, July 8, 2011.
“The Art and Science of the Real Property Description: Situational Awareness”, 4 hours for
American Congress on Surveying and Mapping at ESRI User Conference, San Diego, CA, July
9, 2011.
“From A to Z in the NFIP”, 12 hours for Alabama Society of Professional Land Surveyors, Gulf
Shores/Orange Beach, AL, June 30-July 1, 2011.
“Disputes Between Adjoining Landowners”, 4 hours for Arkansas Society of Professional
Surveyors, Hot Springs, AR, September 22, 2011.
“Ownership versus Possession”, 4 hours for Arkansas Society of Professional Surveyors, Hot
Springs, AR, September 22, 2011.
“Record Research: Paper versus Ground Truth”. 4 hours for Arkansas Society of Professional
Surveyors, Hot Springs, AR, September 23, 2011.
“From A to Z in the NFIP”, 12 hours for Alabama Society of Professional Land Surveyors,
Montgomery, AL, October 20-21, 2011.
“Disputes between Adjoining Landowners”, 4 hours for West Virginia Society of Professional
Surveyors, Morgantown, WV, February 17, 2012.
“Documentation: Self Defense for the Surveying Professional”, 4 hours for West Virginia
Society of Professional Surveyors, Morgantown, WV, February 17, 2012.
“The Art and Science of the Real Property Description”, 4 hours for West Virginia Society of
Professional Surveyors, Morgantown, WV, February 18, 2012.
“Legal Research Basics”, 4 hours for West Virginia Society of Professional Surveyors,
Morgantown, WV, February 18, 2012.
“FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program and Elevation Certificates”, 8 hours for Arizona
Professional Land Surveyors Association, Tempe, AZ, April 26, 2012.
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“Highways, Byways & Private Roads”, 4 hours for Arizona Professional Land Surveyors
Association, Tempe, AZ, April 27, 2012.
“The Art and Science of the Real Property Description: Situational Awareness”, 4 hours for
Arizona Professional Land Surveyors Association, Tempe, AZ, April 27, 2012.
“Deeds and Descriptions (a course for Non-Surveyors)” 2.5 hours for International Right of Way
Association, Seattle, WA, June 11, 2012.
“Basements and Crawlspaces: What’s the Difference and Who Cares?”, 20 minutes for New
Jersey Association of Floodplain Managers, Somerset, NJ, October 2, 2012.
“Water on Site: Past, Present, and Potential”, 20 minutes for New Jersey Association of
Floodplain Managers, Somerset, NJ, October 3, 2012.
“The Art and Science of the Real Property Description: Situational Awareness”, 4 hours for
Texas Society of Professional Surveyors, San Marcos, TX, October 13, 2012.
“Tracking the Railroads,” 4 hours for Texas Society of Professional Surveyors, San Marcos, TX,
October 13, 2012.
“Surveyors and the National Flood Insurance Program”, 7 hours for Vermont Society of Land
Surveyors, Rutland, VT, December 14, 2012.
“Tracking the Railroads,” 4 hours for New York Society of Professional Land Surveyors,
Saratoga Springs, NY, January 9, 2013.
“Utilities, Public and Otherwise,” 4 hours for New York Society of Professional Land
Surveyors, Saratoga Springs, NY, January 9, 2013.
“To Accept or Not to Accept, That is the Question,” 7 hours co-presented with Steve Parrish, LS,
for South Carolina Society of Professional Land Surveyors, Columbia, SC, February 7, 2013.
“Tracking the Railroads,” 3.5 hours for South Carolina Society of Professional Land Surveyors,
Columbia, SC, February 8, 2013.
“Disputes Between Adjoining Landowners,” 3.5 hours for South Carolina Society of
Professional Land Surveyors, Columbia, SC, February 8, 2013.
“The Art and Science of the Real Property Description: Situational Awareness,” 4 hours for
Alaska Surveying and Mapping Conference, Anchorage, AK, February 18, 2013.
“Documentation: Self Defense for the Surveying Professional,” 4 hours for Alaska Surveying
and Mapping Conference, Anchorage, AK, February 18, 2013.
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“Surveyors and the National Flood Insurance Program,” 8 hours for Alaska Surveying and
Mapping Conference, Anchorage, AK, February 19, 2013.
“Making Your Pen (or Keyboard) Mightier than your Sword,” 1.5 hours for Association of
Women Martial Arts Instructors, Las Vegas, NV, February 24, 2013.
“Buyouts: the Good, the Bad, the Reality,” 1 hour for Schuylkill Riverkeeper Watershed
Congress, Pottstown, PA, March 9, 2013.
“Succeeding in the NFIP”, 6 hours for Hoosier Hills Chapter of Indiana Society of Professional
Land Surveyors, Spring Mill State Park, IN, September 6, 2013.
“FEMA Buyouts: The Good, the Bad, the Reality”, 20 minutes for New Jersey Association of
Floodplain Managers, Atlantic City, NJ, October 16, 2013.
COURSES TAUGHT:
"Advanced Surveying Computations", substitute instructor in Spring 1987, Mercer Co.
Community College, NJ (taught second half of semester).
"Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location", adjunct instructor at Mercer County College,
NJ, Spring 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997.
"Land Surveyors' Review Course", co-instructor at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, Winter
1989-90, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97.
"Cadastral Surveying", visiting instructor at Penn State University, Wilkes-Barre campus, Fall
1999.
"Construction Surveying", visiting instructor at Penn State University, Wilkes-Barre campus,
Fall 1999.
ONLINE COURSES WRITTEN AND PUBLISHED:
“Documentation: Self Defense for Professionals”, 3 hour course completed for McKissock May
2008.
“Rights and Responsibilities in the Lands of Others -The Effect of Easements on Surveyors'
Work”, 3 hour course completed for McKissock July 2008.
“National Flood Insurance Program: Floodplain Management and Regulatory Basics for Land
Development”, 4 hour course completed for McKissock January 2009.
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“Mapping, Remapping, and Changing Mapping in the National Flood Insurance Program”, 4
hour course completed for McKissock May 2009.
“Utilities, Public and Otherwise”, 4 hour course completed for McKissock March 2010.
“Easements Defined and Illustrated”, 3 hour course completed for LearnTitle March 2011.
“Water on Site in New Jersey: Past, Present, and Potential”, 3 hour course completed for
LearnTitle March 2012.
WEBINARS CREATED AND PRESENTED:
“Basements and Crawlspaces: What’s the Difference and Who Cares?”, 1 hour live presentation
for Pennsylvania Association of Floodplain Managers, April 18, 2012.
“Elevation Certificates”, 4 hour live presentation for McKissock, July 11, 2012.
“Elevation Certificates”, 4 hour live presentation for McKissock, August 2, 2012.
“Tracking the Railroads”, 4 hour live presentation for McKissock, August 20, 2012.
“Elevation Certificates”, 4 hour live presentation for McKissock, September 5, 2012.
“Tracking the Railroads”, 4 hour live presentation for McKissock, October 10, 2012.
“Elevation Certificates”, 4 hour live presentation for McKissock, October 11, 2012.
“Tracking the Railroads”, 4 hour live presentation for McKissock, November 8, 2012.
“Tracking the Railroads”, 4 hour live presentation for McKissock, December 5, 2012.
“Elevation Certificates”, 4 hour live presentation for McKissock, December 6, 2012.
“Rebuilding after Sandy: Surveying the Aftermath”, 1 hour live presentation for American
Surveyor Magazine, May 29, 2013.
PUBLICATIONS:
Articles:
"Discovering the Disboro Cone", Professional Surveyor, Vol. 3, No. 4, July-Aug. 1983, pp. 1622.
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"Future of Surveying" (panel member), Professional Surveyor, Vol. 3, No. 5, Nov.-Dec. 1983,
pp. 6 et seq.
Featured in "Surveyor, A Job for a Math Detective" by Cathi Rosenberg, Scholastic Math
Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 13, 1983, pp. 8-11.
"Triangulation Station Disboro 1839; Recovery 1982". Surveying and Mapping, Vol. 44, No. 2,
1984, pp. 135-140 (first runner-up in national Surveying Project competition sponsored by
NSPS).
"Discovery of Triangulation Station Disboro 1839, Grantees' Report", New Jersey Historical
Commission Newsletter, Vol. 15, No. 9, May 1985, pg. 3.
"Don't Call Me Samurai Surveyor", Coordinate, Vol. 9, No. 2, Spring 1987, pp. 8-11.
"Adverse Possession", Coordinate, Vol. 9, No. 1, Winter 1987, pp. 49-56.
"Education vs. Training - a Difference in Perspective", Coordinate, Vol. 11, No. 1, Spring 1989,
pg. 26.
"Documentation: Self Defense for the Surveying Professional", ACSM Bulletin, No. 122, Oct.
1989, pp. 20-25.
"Back to Basics", Coordinate, Vol. 12, No. 1, Spring 1990, pg. 13.
"Out of Focus?", Coordinate, Vol. 12, No. 2, Winter 1990, pg. 2.
"Ten Suggestions for Running a Successful Organization", Coordinate, Vol. 14, No. 1, Spring
1992, pg. 38.
"Bell v. Jones: A Case of Negligent Certifications and Standards", Surveying and Land
Information Systems, Vol. 53, No. 1, March 1993, pp. 57-60.
"2000 and Beyond: Adapting to the Brave New World", Professional Surveyor, Vol. 13, No. 6,
Nov./Dec. 1993, pp. 12-13.
"Legal Research Demystified" (a three-part series), Civil Engineering News; Feb. 1994, pp. 4748; March 1994, pp. 38-40; April 1994, pp. 40-42.
"Record Research - Paper versus Ground Truth", printed in compendium on "Current Issues in
Land Surveying" by the American Bar Association, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust
Law and presented at the ABA annual meeting in Chicago, IL, Aug. 1995.
“Regulatory Background of the National Flood Insurance Program”, Professional Surveyor, Vol.
16, No. 8, Nov./Dec. 1996, pp. 47-49.
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“FEMA goes Digital”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 17, No. 1, Jan./ Feb. 1997, pp. 36-37.
“The Competition is Heating Up”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 17, No. 4, May/June 1997, pp.
58-59.
“The United States Surveying World Expands its Horizons”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 17, No.
5, July/Aug. 1997, pp. 30-31.
“Surveying Diversions for the Italian Traveler”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 17, No. 7, October
1997, pp. 26-28.
“FEMA’s Director Asks for Modernization Plan”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 17, No. 7,
October 1997, pp. 23-24.
“Technical Mapping Advisory Council to FEMA Sets Directions for 1998”, Professional
Surveyor, Vol. 17, No. 8, Nov./Dec. 1997, pp. 67-69.
“Railroads - Easements or Fee Simple?”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 18, No. 1, Jan./Feb. 1998,
pp. 46-47.
“A Long Cold Winter For FEMA’s Mapping Council”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 18, No. 2,
March 1998, p. 68.
“The Values of Wetlands: Definitions and Functions”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 18, No. 3,
April 1998, pp. 59-60.
“Book Review: ’Undaunted Courage’”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 18, No. 3, April 1998, p. 63.
“FEMA Modernizes!”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 18, No. 3, May/June 1998, pp. 49-50.
“Difficulties in Cross-Jurisdictional Surveying Practice”, Proceedings for Commission 1 of FIG,
XXI International Congress of FIG, Brighton, England, July 1998.
"New Elevation Certificate Coming Soon", Professional Surveyor, Vol. 18, No. 7, October 1998,
p. 51
"Report on FIG-Brighton", ACSM Bulletin, No. 178, September/October 1998, pp. 14-15.
"Putting Your Mark on the Map", Professional Surveyor, Vol. 19, No. 1, Jan/Feb. 1999, p. 62
"Three Lanes to New Jersey", Professional Surveyor, Vol. 19, No. 3, April 1999, pp. 33-34.
"Big Government Lends Small Business a Hand", Professional Surveyor, Vol. 19, No. 4, May
1999, pp. 44-45.
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"Elevation Certificate Update", Coordinate, Vol. 21, No. 3, Summer 1999, pp. 14-15.
"Giving People the Tools to Fish (or Fight)", Professional Surveyor, Vol. 19, No. 6, July/August
1999, p. 46.
"GIS for the Millions", Professional Surveyor, Vol. 19, No. 8, Oct. 1999, p. 49-50.
"Surveying at Penn State", The Pennsylvania Surveyor, Vol. 13. No. 5, Oct. 1999, p. 10.
"Licensure and Responsibilities of Land Surveyors", Land Surveys: A Guide for Lawyers and
Other Professionals, second edition, edited by Mitchell G. Williams, pp. 183-187, ABA
Publishing, Chicago, IL, 1999.
"Record Research: Paper Versus Ground Truth", Land Surveys: A Guide for Lawyers and Other
Professionals, second edition, edited by Mitchell G. Williams, pp. 193-202, ABA Publishing,
Chicago, IL, 1999.
"Mapping Reality", Professional Surveyor, Vol. 19, No. 10, December. 1999, pp. 38-40.
"ADA- A Personal View", Professional Surveyor, Vol. 20, No. 1, January 2000, p. 40.
"Mapping Council Wraps up its Fourth Year", Professional Surveyor, Vol. 20, No. 3, March
2000, p. 49.
"So What's In It For Me?", Professional Surveyor, Vol. 20, No. 4, April 2000, pp. 44-45.
"'So Whooza Gonna Pay?'", Professional Surveyor, Vol. 20, No. 5, May 2000, p. 36.
"The Thinning of Our Ranks: A Resolution", Coordinate, Vol. 22, No. 2, Spring 2000, pp. 10-11.
"A Title Company's Wish List", Professional Surveyor, Vol. 20, No. 6, June 2000, pp. 47-48.
“Belle of Belmont”, Friends of Philadelphia Parks, Summer 2000, p. 3.
"Exploring the Emirates", Professional Surveyor, Vol. 20, No. 7, July/August 2000, pp. 22-28.
"Flood Maps and Fixes", Coordinate, Vol. 22, No. 3, Summer 2000, pp. 15-17.
“Of Steamboats, Dalmatians, and Strawberries & Cream”, Friends of Philadelphia Parks, Fall
2000, p. 6.
"The 'Evil Zone A'", Professional Surveyor, Vol. 20, No. 9, October 2000, pp. 50-51.
"A 'Need to Know' Basis", Professional Surveyor, Vol. 20, No. 10, November 2000, p. 42.
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“It’s Finished…It’s Just Begun”, ACSM Bulletin, No. 188, Nov./Dec. 2000, pp. 9-11.
"Unprotected", Professional Surveyor, Vol. 20, No. 11, December 2000, p. 51.
“The Mapping Council Wraps Up”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 21, No. 1, January 2001, pp. 4344.
“A (Somewhat) Condensed History of the Mapping Council’s Recommendations”, ACSM
Bulletin, No. 189, January/February 2001, pp. 10-13.
“The ‘I’ in NFIP”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 21, No. 2, February 2001, pp. 42-43.
“In the Flow: A Primer”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 21, No. 3, March 2001, pp. 40-41
“Protecting Paradise”, Friends of Philadelphia Parks, Spring 2001, p. 2.
“Our Future with FEMA”, ACSM Bulletin, No. 190, March/April 2001, pp. 25-27.
“Tribute”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 21, No. 7, July/August 2001, pp. 54-55.
“Keeping Up With FEMA”, ACSM Bulletin, July/August 2001, No. 192, p.37.
“Filling the Gaps”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 21, No. 10, October 2001, pp. 46-47.
“Taking It All In”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 21, No. 10, November 2001, pp. 58-59.
“Flooded with Information”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 22, No. 1, January 2002, pp. 42-43.
“Finding Relief in Paris”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 22, No. 2, February 2002, pp. 30-32.
“The ‘N’ Word”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 22, No. 3, March 2002, p.40.
“Dreams Fulfilled?”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 22, No. 4, April 2002, pp. 50-51.
“Image, Inside and Out”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 22, No. 5, May 2002, p. 44.
“Yes, No, and Maybe”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 22, No. 7, July 2002, p. 47.
“Regaining Rights from Railroads”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 22, No. 8, August 2002, pp. 4849.
“Moving Mountains (of Paper)”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 22, No. 9, September 2002, pp. 5859.
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25.
“Trying to Make it EZ-er”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 22, No. 10, October 2002, pp. 54-55.
“What Porpoise Did You Have in Mind?”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 22, No. 11, November
2002, p. 67.
“An Unlikely Mentor”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 22, No. 12, December 2002, pp. 40-41.
“Mitigation, One Parcel at a Time”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 23, No. 1, January 2003, pp. 4647.
“To”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 23, No. 2, February 2003, p. 57.
“The Cost of (Geo-Spatial) Ignorance”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 23, No. 3, March 2003, pp.
54-55.
“Diverse Under Adverse Conditions”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 23, No. 4, April 2003, pp. 5455.
“Bird Watching as Interstate Commerce?”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 23, No. 5, May 2003, pp.
48-49.
“FIRMs, FIRMettes, and ESRI”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 23, No. 6, June 2003, pp. 52-53.
“A Black Belt in Surveying”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 23, No. 7, July 2003, pp. 42-43.
“Salaried or Hourly: Professionalism vs. Profit Margin?”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 23, No. 9,
September 2003, pp. 46-47.
“Do-It-Yourself Flood Insurance Rate Map(ettes)”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 23, No. 10,
October 2003, pp. 38-39.
“Elevation Certificate Redux”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 23, No. 11, November 2003, pp. 5253.
“You Don’t Say!”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 23, No. 12, December 2003, pp. 38-39.
“Holistic Surveying”, Professional Surveyor, Vol. 24, No. 1, January 2004, pp. 46-47.
“Soggy Solutions, in New England and Elsewhere”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 1, No. 2,
March/April 2004, pp. 44-45.
“The Language Police”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 1, No. 3, May/June 2004, pp. 66-67.
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“Rails Not Trails?”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 1, No. 4, July/August 2004, pp. 71-72.
“The Big Picture”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 1, No. 5, September/October 2004, pp. 79-80.
“The Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 1, No. 6, November
2004, pp. 53-54.
“Is it NIMBY?”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 1, No. 7, December 2004, pp. 29-30.
“Testing ARIES: Streamlining Emergency Response”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 2, No. 2,
March/April 2005, pp. 24-32.
“Soggy Solutions”, Revitalization (a supplement to CE News), May 2005, pp. 9-10.
“The Measure of Mitigation”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 2, No. 4, June 2005, pp. 55-56.
“Eminently Unfair?”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 2, No. 5, July/Aug 2005, pp. 57-58.
“Easements as Tax Shelters”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 2, No. 6, Sept./Oct. 2005, pp. 56-58.
“Katrina’s Face”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 2, No. 7, November 2005, pp. 69-71.
“Dear Client: You’re Fired!”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 2, No. 8, December 2005, pp. 4648.
“Fencing With Words”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 3, No. 1, Jan./Feb. 2006.
“A Ripple in the Ecosystem”, Revitalization, January/February 2006, p. 16.
“Mom Was Right”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 3, No. 2, March/April 2006, pp. 49-50.
“No Exceptions to Mother Nature’s Rules”, Revitalization, March/April 2006, p. 16.
“Their Mistake, Our Lesson”, The American Surveyor, May 2006, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 52-54.
“Look Both Ways”, Revitalization, May/June 2006, p. 16.
“Elevation Certificate Redux”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 3, No. 4, June 2006, pp. 72 & 65.
“Revitalizing Rural Development”, Revitalization, July/August 2006, p. 16.
“Wired for…Notice?”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 3, No. 5, July/August 2006, pp. 80 & 79.
“Catching the Boat on the Second Pass Through”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 3, No. 6,
September 2006, pp. 53-54.
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“One House at a Time”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 3, No. 7, October 2006, pp. 46 & 63.
“The American Association for Geodetic Surveying” Its Continuing Role in Shaping the
Profession”, co-authored with Daniel Martin, Surveying and Land Information Science, Vol. 66,
No. 2, June 2006, pp. 97-99.
“Sunrise at the Summit”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 3, No. 8, November 2006, pp. 67-70.
“Watch Where You Step”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 3, No. 9, December 2006, pp. 72 & 71.
“The Case for Pursuing the Certified Floodplain Surveyor Program”, The American Surveyor,
Vol. 4, No. 1, January/February 2007, pp. 69-70.
“A New Twist in Eminent Domain”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 4, No. 2, March 2007, pp.
72, 71.
“Between a Rock and a Wet Place”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 4, No. 3, April 2007, pp. 72,
70-71
“A Celebration of Sorts”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 4, No. 4, May 2007, pp. 58-59.
“New Spellings of ‘Sustainable’”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 4, No. 5, June 2007, pp. 54,
58.
“Floodplain Management: An Important Tool for Surveyors”, Coordinate, Vol. 29, No. 2,
Summer 2007, pp. 21, 23.
“Villain or Victim?”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 4, No. 6, July/August 2007, pp. 54, 58-59.
“Where There’s a Will…”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 4, No. 7, September 2007, pp. 54, 58.
“More to Maps than Meets the Eye,” The American Surveyor, Vol. 4, No. 8, October 2007, pp.
72 &70.
“Building Brain Cells and Legacies,” The American Surveyor, Vol. 4, No. 9, November 2007,
pp. 72 &71.
“A Balancing Act,” The American Surveyor, Vol. 4, No. 10, December 2007, pp. 54 & 58.
“Terms of Endearment (and Other Interests)”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 5, No. 1, January
2008, pp. 41-42.
“Walking the Line”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 5, No. 2, February 2008, pp. 72 and 71.
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“Insure and Regulate - Elevation Matters”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 5, No. 3, March 2008,
pp. 72 and 70.
“Just Say ‘No’”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 5, No. 4, April/May 2008, pp. 72 and 71.
“Land Ethics”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 5, No. 5, June 2008, pp. 80 and 79.
“A Primer on Floodplains and Floodplain Management, Part 1”, Right of Way, July/August
2008, pp. 16-20.
“How ‘Hard’ Must ‘Hardship’ Be?”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 5, No. 6, July 2008, pp. 28
and 30.
“Water Over the Dam and Down the River”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 5, No. 7, August
2008, pp. 72 and 71.
“If Not Now, When?”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 5, No. 8, September 2008, pp. 71 and 70.
“A Primer on Floodplains and Floodplain Management, Part 2”, Right of Way, September/
October 2008, pp. 20-23.
“Tough Times”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 5, No. 9, October 2008, pp. 71 and 70.
“Diversions in the Park”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 5, No. 10, November 2008, pp. 72 and
71.
“Fiddling with Floods”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 5, No. 11, December 2008, pp. 72, 70
and 71.
“The Curse of (Certain) Tall Buildings”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 6, No. 1, January 2009,
pp. 59 and 70.
“Selling the Profession”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 6, No. 2, February 2009, pp. 61-62.
“When Saving ≠ Preserving”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 6, No. 3, March 2009, pp. 72, 70
and 71.
“Mapping the Zone”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 6, No. 4, April/May 2009, pp. 72 and 71.
“Watch Your Language”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 6, No. 5, June 2009, pp. 58 and 60.
“Phasing in the New Elevation Certificate”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 6, No. 6, July 2009,
pp. 62 and 66.
“Why Do the Research?”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 6, No. 7, August 2009, pp. 64 and 63.
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“Those Old Non-conforming Lots”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 6, No. 8, September 2009, pp.
52 and 54.
“On the Waterfront – or Not”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 6, No. 9, October 2009, pp. 46, 5051.
“’Scope Creep’ and Other Illegal Activities”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 6, No. 10,
November/December 2009, pp. 26-27.
“Sharing the Railroad Corridors: a Question of Ownership,” Right of Way, Vol. 57, No. 1,
January/February, pp. 32-34.
“Going Out with a Sigh,” The American Surveyor, Vol. 7, No. 1, January 2010, pp. 64-65.
“A Wish List for Risk MAP”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 54 and 56.
“Ripple Effects Above and Below”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 55 and 54.
“Professionalism, Logic, and Law”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 57 and 59.
“Beating Axles into Plowshares”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 7, No. 5, pp. 58-59.
“’Just’ What?”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 7, No. 6, pp. 64 and 63.
“Safety or Fraud?”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 7, No. 7, pp. 52 and 56.
“Drawing the Line: The Role of Surveying in Right of Way”, Right of Way Magazine,
November-December 2010, Vol. 57, No. 6, pp. 28-31.
“Misperceptions”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 7, No. 8, pp. 50 and 63.
“Crawlspaces and Basements”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 7, No. 9, pp. 64 and 62.
“The Latest ‘Gate’”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 64 and 62.
“Life Behind Levees: An Overview and Update”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 54,
56, and 58.
“Future Tense”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 54 and 56.
“Signs of the Times”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 44 and 46.
“The Elevation Certificate (Translated), Part 1,” co-authored with C. Barton Crattie, LS, CFM;
The American Surveyor, Vol. 8, No. 5, pp. 20-24, 33, 34.
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“The Elevation Certificate (Translated), Part 2,” co-authored with C. Barton Crattie, LS, CFM;
The American Surveyor, Vol. 8, No. 6, pp. 16-20.
“Noticing a Dirty Past”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 8, No. 7, pp. 51-52.
“A Homeowner’s Setback”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 8, No. 8, pp. 51-52.
“About Face,” The American Surveyor, Vol. 8, No. 9, pp. 34 and 38
“Operating Wirelessly”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 56 and 54.
“Helping Floodville”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 43-44.
“Congressional Land Actions”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 56 and 54.
“The Future of Riverbed Ownership”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 56 and 55.
“Smart Vent: Safety and Service”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 9, No. 5, pp. 35, 36, and 38.
“Shifting Sands”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 9, No. 6, pp. 44 and 46.
“The Navigational Brain”, The American Surveyor, Vol. 9, No. 7, pp. 56 and 55.
“The Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act (and the Surveyor)”, co-authored with C.
Barton Crattie, LS, CFM; The American Surveyor, Vol. 9, No. 8, pp. 24, 33-36.
“Something Borrowed,” The American Surveyor, Vol. 9, No. 9, pp. 48 & 50.
“Zoned Out,” The American Surveyor, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 44, 46, 47.
“Taking Sides,” The American Surveyor, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 56 & 54.
“What to Do in the Aftermath,” The American Surveyor, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 24, 33-36.
“The Business of Ethics,” The American Surveyor, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 48, 50.
“Haunted by the Past,” The American Surveyor, Vol. 10, No. 5, pp. 56, 55.
“Reducing Flood Risks and Insurance Premiums with Venting,” PIA Connection, June 2013,
pg.11.
“Do No Harm – Not Even Temporarily.” The American Surveyor, Vol. 10, No. 6, pp. 49, 51.
“Exactions versus Extortion,” The American Surveyor, Vol. 10, No. 7, pp. 55-56.
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“Wet Work,” The American Surveyor, Vol. 10, No. 8, pp. 10, 12-14.
“Persistence,” The American Surveyor, Vol. 10, No. 9, pp. 48-49.
“Dune: A Saga,” The American Surveyor, Vol. 10, No. 10, pp. 56, 55.
“Fire and Rain,” The American Surveyor, Vol. 10, No. 11, pp. 56, 55.
Books:
"Legal Topics in Boundary Surveying, a Compendium", Wendy Lathrop, Editor, for the
American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, Bethesda, MD, 1990.
“Professional Surveyors and Real Property Descriptions: Composition, Construction, and
Comprehension”, Stephen V. Estopinal and Wendy Lathrop, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken,
NJ, 2011.
Contributor to “Land Surveys, a Guide for Lawyers and Other Professionals”, 3rd edition,
Mitchell G. Williams, editor, American Bar Association, Chicago, IL, 2012. Four articles:
“Surveying’s Legal Body of Knowledge”
“Record Research: Paper versus Ground Truth”
“National Flood Insurance Program: Floodplain Management and Regulatory Basics for
Land Development”
“Licensure and Responsibilities of Land Surveyors”
Videotapes:
Featured in videotape "Triangulation Station Disboro 1839, Recovery 1982", produced by Wind
& Whalebone Media Productions for PLSANJ under a grant by NJ Historical Commission,
1982.
Featured in videotape "Women in Technology", produced by Sally Hubbs, Project Women in
Trades and Technology for the NJ State Dept. of Ed., Division of Vocational Ed., May 1988.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Co-coordinator, Special Training 2000, for National Women’s Martial Arts Federation,
Shepherdstown, WV, June 2000.
National Women’s Martial Arts Federation, Director at Large and Interim Secretary, 2002;
Secretary and Newsletter Editor, 2003.
Co-coordinator, Special Training 2013, for National Women’s Martial Arts Federation,
Naperville. IL, July 2013.
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