Leadership

Robert Libby was born in San Fernando, California. Bob graduated from South Portland High School in 1977. Yes, he’s a red riot! Attended the University of Maine at Orono and graduated in 1982 with a BS in Forestry Management and Park & Recreation Management.

He joined the Peace Corps and spent the next 3 years helping people in Western Samoa in forestry and traveling the Pacific & Asia.

Once back home, Bob was hired by Berry Huff McDonald Milligan Engineers (BH2M) in Gorham, Maine as the lead grunt (1985). Bob became a licensed as a Professional Land Surveyor in 1990 and has been there for over 22 years and have worked his way up to Department Head.

Bob lives in Old Orchard Beach, Maine and can be found most weekends on a golf course spanking the little white ball.

Vice President Wayne T. Wood

Wayne T. Wood, PLS was born in Portland, Maine in 1956 and attended University of Maine Orono from 1974 – 1978 achieving an associate degree in Civil Engineering and a B.S. in Surveying Engineering. He has surveyed in both Maine and Alaska, (where he met and married his wife, Kathy) since 1978 and has been licensed in Maine since 1987. He established Wayne T. Wood & Co in 1989 and currently surveys with his wife and son, Jeffery.

Wayne has two grown children (daughter, Jess and son, Jeff) and two grandchildren. Wayne has been a member of MSLS and the Narragansett Chapter of MSLS since 1987; he was president of Narragansett in 1990 and treasurer from 1991 – 2000 and has been a member of MSLS’s Executive Committee since 2008. He is currently a member of Gray’s Ordinance Review Committee and a lieutenant in Gray’s volunteer fire department and enjoys farming, ice hockey, camping and fire fighting in his spare time

Secretary Kevin Farrar
Kevin Farrar began his career in land surveying with Technical Services, Inc. in 1986 upon receiving his Associates Degree in Architectural and Civil Engineering Technology from Central Maine Community College in Auburn. He earned his professional surveyors license in 1991 and he currently works for Summit Environmental Consultants in Lewiston.

He has been a member of the Maine Society of Land Surveyors from 1987-present and Androscoggin Chapter, MSLS, 1989-present. Kevin has served as Secretary for MSLS Executive Committee, 2000 - present and was Androscoggin Chapter President in 1992.

Kevin resides in Lewiston with his wife, Eve. Children include Matthew, Megan, Kelly, Gabriella and Victoria. Hobbies include traveling, enjoying microbrew beers and working for a stock car racing touring series.

Treasurer Fred Nehring
Fred Nehring undertook land surveying as a second career. Previously as a New Yorker, Fred had managed a credit union an was a community organizer. He came to Maine in 1998 and enrolled in the University of Maine’s Spatial Information Science and Engineering program. He graduated cum laude in 2003 and worked as an apprentice under Terry Leighton. He qualified for his professional license in 2006 and began his own practice shortly afterward.

Fred has been a member of the Maine Society of Land Surveyors since joining as a student in 2002. He is active in the Midcoast Chapter. He brings to the ExCom board his prior experience in management and accounting.

Fred lives in Boothbay with his wife, Tilly. He helps out with Habitat for Humanity and is a member of his local chamber of commerce. For fun Fred works part time for the local cinema as a projectionist. He is also an avid gardener, enjoys reading and cooking.

Executive Committee (ExCom)

From MSLS Constitution:

ARTICLE V: Officers and Directors Section 1. The officers of the Society shall consist of a President, a Vice President, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The Board of Directors shall consist of two (2) at-large Directors and one (1) director from Local Chapters organized in accordance with Article IV, and a Governor from M.S.L.S. to the National Society of Professional Surveyors.
ARTICLE VI: Administration. Section 1. Executive Committee: The management of the Society's business and fiscal affairs shall be vested in the Executive Committee, restricted in its actions only by the Constitution and By-laws of the Society. The Executive Committee shall be responsible to the membership for its acts and shall fully report the same at all general membership meetings.
Section 2. The Executive Committee shall be constituted as follows: the President shall hold the Chair; the Vice President shall hold the Vice-Chair; the Secretary shall be the Secretary; the Treasurer; the immediate past president; and the Board of Directors of the Society. A vacancy on the Committee by the immediate Past President shall be filled by the next immediate Past President.

Current Executive Committee Members

William M. Coombs, Director - Pejepscot Chapter
Gregory J. Copeland, Director - At Large
David Cranston, Director - Midcoast Chapter
Donald E. Dostie, Director - At Large
Kevin Farrar, Secretary
Jason Farthing, Director - Narragansett Chapter
Stephen Gould, Director Somerset Chapter
Robert C. Libby, Jr., President
A. John Lloyd, NSPS Governor
Bruce W. Martinson, Immediate Past President
Keith W. Morse, Director - Androscoggin Chapter
Fred Nehring, Treasurer
Kilburn B. Swallow, Director - Crown of Maine Chapter
Wayne T. Wood, Vice President
Vacant Director - Hancock/Penobscot Chapter
(Temp Contact: Dan Livingstone, Chapter President)

M.S.L.S. Members are welcome to attend Executive Committee Meetings which are generally held the second Wednesday of each month (except for one combined summer date). Check the most recent issue of FieldNotes for a specific upcoming meeting time and place or contact any ExCom member.