September 2, 2026 Board for Professional Land Surveyors Business Meeting Minutes
TIME: 11:00 AM
LOCATION: 100 S. Charles St.
Tower 1
Baltimore, MD 21201
(Teleconference via Google Meet)
MEMBERS PRESENT:TJ Frazier, Chair, Land Surveyor
Tammy Rollins, Vice Chair, Consumer Member
Jeanne Nebre, Land Surveyor
Erick Quintanilla, Land Surveyor
Ramon Labrador, Land Surveyor
MEMBERS ABSENT: Derrick McLaughlin, Consumer Member
STAFF PRESENT: Raquel Meyers, Interim Executive Director
Matthew Venuti, AAG, Board Counsel
Andrew Friel, Director of Government Affairs
Dorian Price, Board Specialist
OTHERSPRESENT:David Moyle, President-Elect, Maryland Society of Surveyors (MSS)
Wayne Aubertin, Land Surveyor
Stacey Jeffereson, FAMLI Director of Public Engagement
Samirah Abdul-Fattah, FAMLI Outreach Coordinator
Meeting Called to Order
TJ Frazier, Chair, called the business meeting of the Maryland Board for Professional Land Surveyors to order at 11:02 a.m.
Approval of August 05, 2026, Minutes
Members of the Board reviewed the meeting minutes for August 05, 2026. Motion (I) was made by Mr. Quintanilla, seconded by Mr. Labrador, and unanimously carried by the Board to approve the August meeting minutes without corrections.
FAMLI Presentation
Ms. Stacey Jefferson, Director of Public Engagement, , briefed the board on Maryland’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program. Scheduled for implementation in January 2028, the program will provide employees on job-protected leave with weekly payout benefits of up to $1,000.
Old Business
Mr. Frazier tabled a discussion to allow board members to recap the NCEES Annual meeting; Ms. Nebre informed the board that the FE waiver did not pass but the motion for an MBE non-voting member did pass. Ms. Nebre also indicated three (3) motions during the business meeting that were not included on the agenda but needed to be voted on; including a western zone motion that allowed emeritus status members to be representative of the state board in the event there were no other members present from the state board.
Mr. Frazier stated there were several motions intended to increase productivity with NCEES as far as meeting member board needs with licensing, examinations and other daily procedures after indicating frustrations with tardiness; however, council voted against the long process of motions. Additionally, Mr. Frazier stated the PS Geospatial exam was approved, indicating the implementation of the exam will be within the next 3-4 years with logistics of the exam currently in progress.
New Business
Mr. Frazier had no new business to discuss but shared with the board there will be a quorum for the upcoming Fall 2026 Maryland Society of Surveyors Town Hall conference.
Ms. Nebre requested the Board’s approval of her nomination for Vice President of the Northeast Zone and requested that a letter of support be sent to NCEES Nominating Committee Chair. After a brief discussion, the Board approved Ms. Nebre’s nomination. Ms. Meyers agreed to send the letter to the NCEES Nominating Committee Chair regarding the nomination.
Executive Director’s Report
Ms. Meyers informed board members there is no update regarding the Executive Director position; however, the eligibility list for Board Operations Officer for Professional Engineers. Ms. Meyers stated she will be scheduling those interviews by the end of September.
Ms. Meyers also reported that, according to Dorian Price, registration for the Fall 2026 Professional Land Surveyors State-Specific Examination will close on October 1, 2026.
Ms. Meyers concluded her report stating travel expense vouchers will be provided to board members in lieu of the Fall Town Hall Conference for Professional Land Surveyors which is scheduled for Thursday October 15, 2026. For those attending in person, she requested that Board members provide Mr. Price with their names so he can begin preparing the travel expense documentation.
Maryland Society of Surveyors (MSS)
Mr. Moyle introduced Mr. Wayne Aubertin and announced he will be replacing him as the president elect liaison of the Maryland Society of Surveyors (MSS) next month. He is attending the meeting today to become familiar with the group and its activities. Mr. Moyle announced that CCBC is now administering hybrid surveying courses allowing students to attend either online or in person. The classes began this week, and there is still time to register. Four surveying courses are being offered this semester.
Ms. Nebre stated NCEES has a new survey education award rubric specifically for two-year programs with articulation agreements to four-year degrees. She suggested that CCBC consider applying, as there are currently few applicants and the program may be eligible for funding/recognition. She requested that the information be shared with the person overseeing the CCBC hybrid program so they can consider the opportunity. Mr. Moyle agreed and provided the information.
Review of Applications
There were three (3) applications submitted for review. Mr. Quintanilla announced he will follow up with Mr. Frazier for his final review before reaching out to Mr. Price to provide the applicants’ response based on the Board’s decision.
Ms. Nebre reported the following:
- 01-LS-27- Reaching out to Respondent
- 07-LS-26: Awaiting Response
- 06-LS-26: Precharge Review
- 05-LS-26: Under investigation
- 04-LS-26: Precharge Review02-LS-26: Follow up with Complainant
- 03-LS-24: Consent Order; Awaiting Response from Respondent
- 12-LS-23: Awaiting corrective action
Motion (II) was made by Ms. Rollins, seconded by Mr. Quintanilla, and unanimously carried by the Board to approve the amended recommendations for the Complaint Committee Report.
Executive Session
None
Other Business:
The next meeting will be held in a hybrid format on October 15, 2026, in conjunction with the MSS Fall Town Hall Conference.
Adjournment
There being no further business to discuss, Motion (III) was made by Mr. Quintanilla, seconded by Mr. Labrador, to adjourn the meeting at 11:51 a.m.