{"id":2059,"date":"2023-01-25T19:27:07","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T19:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/?page_id=2059"},"modified":"2025-11-19T22:07:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T22:07:27","slug":"presidents-message","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/for-members\/presidents-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Presidents message"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2059\" class=\"elementor elementor-2059\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e4d5d1 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e4d5d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e436a3\" data-id=\"5e436a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8a65ff\" data-id=\"c8a65ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ff54f1 elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-none elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"1ff54f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;i class=\\&quot;fas fa-chevron-down\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/i&gt;&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;}}\" data-widget_type=\"nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--main elementor-nav-menu__container elementor-nav-menu--layout-vertical e--pointer-none\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-1-1ff54f1\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2739\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/for-members\/presidents-message\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Presidents message<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-2733\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/for-members\/governance\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Governance<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2740\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/for-members\/student-area\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Student area<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2735\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/for-members\/governance\/association-acts\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Association acts<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2736\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/for-members\/governance\/code-of-ethics\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Code of ethics<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2958\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/for-members\/governance\/policy\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">Policy<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2734\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/for-members\/governance\/apgns-council-nominations\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">APGNS Council nominations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2732\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/for-members\/forms\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Forms<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2737\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/for-members\/member-benefit-program\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Member benefit program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-1ff54f1\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2739\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/for-members\/presidents-message\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Presidents message<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-2733\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/for-members\/governance\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Governance<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2740\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/for-members\/student-area\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Student area<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2735\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/for-members\/governance\/association-acts\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Association acts<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2736\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/for-members\/governance\/code-of-ethics\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Code of ethics<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2958\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/for-members\/governance\/policy\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Policy<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2734\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/for-members\/governance\/apgns-council-nominations\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">APGNS Council nominations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2732\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/for-members\/forms\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Forms<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2737\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/for-members\/member-benefit-program\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Member benefit program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ac780b elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute s-dropdown elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"8ac780b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Association Acts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Code of Ethics<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Policy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">APGNS Council Nominations<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b76bbd\" data-id=\"7b76bbd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b1c399 elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-none elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"3b1c399\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;i class=\\&quot;fas fa-chevron-down\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/i&gt;&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;}}\" data-widget_type=\"nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--main elementor-nav-menu__container elementor-nav-menu--layout-vertical e--pointer-none\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-1-3b1c399\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7190\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/for-members\/ritual-of-the-earth-ring\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Ritual of the Earth Ring<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5072\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/for-members\/continuing-professional-development\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Continuing Professional Development<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6759\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/for-members\/upcoming-events\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Upcoming Events<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-3b1c399\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7190\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/for-members\/ritual-of-the-earth-ring\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Ritual of the Earth Ring<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5072\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/for-members\/continuing-professional-development\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Continuing Professional Development<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6759\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/for-members\/upcoming-events\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Upcoming Events<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d574667 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d574667\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f14b57e\" data-id=\"f14b57e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd6f7dd elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"cd6f7dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Home<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/for-members\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">For members<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">President's message<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0834af0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0834af0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b99554\" data-id=\"8b99554\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd6ba35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd6ba35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">President\u2019s message<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49e62f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49e62f8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8235465\" data-id=\"8235465\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-979cf4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"979cf4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">President\u2019s Message<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00b73fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00b73fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is an hour to begin my term as President of Geoscientists Nova Scotia.<\/p>\n\n<p>I want to thank you for the trust you have placed in me, and to recognize the professionalism, competency, and integrity that you, our registrants, bring to the geoscience profession in Nova Scotia every day.<\/p>\n\n<p>Throughout my somewhat varied career path, I\u2019ve maintained pride in being a professional geoscientist. I\u2019m thankful for the opportunity to give back to the Association and have every confidence in the effectiveness of the incoming Council.<\/p>\n\n<p>The world is changing faster than ever \u2013 new technologies, shifting regulations, economic and political upheaval, climate challenges, and evolving industry demands are redefining what it means to be a professional geoscientist.<\/p>\n\n<p>To remain strong, relevant, and effective, GNS must adapt and evolve. We are the smallest geoscience association in Canada, and that makes our collective voice and commitment more important.<\/p>\n\n<p>Our size gives us agility, but it also means we cannot achieve our goals without the involvement of our registrants. Your expertise, perspectives, and time are critical to ensuring we maintain high standards, strengthen our presence, and support the next generation of geoscientists.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45e5e45\" data-id=\"45e5e45\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9236918 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9236918\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/EPRA-NS-Maylia-Parker-Headshot-02-1-768x710.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6720\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/EPRA-NS-Maylia-Parker-Headshot-02-1-768x710.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/EPRA-NS-Maylia-Parker-Headshot-02-1-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/EPRA-NS-Maylia-Parker-Headshot-02-1-1024x946.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/EPRA-NS-Maylia-Parker-Headshot-02-1-1536x1419.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/EPRA-NS-Maylia-Parker-Headshot-02-1-2048x1892.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.geoscientistsns.ca\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/EPRA-NS-Maylia-Parker-Headshot-02-1-600x554.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31b093d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31b093d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b23501a\" data-id=\"b23501a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28ec4e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28ec4e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Our 2026-2028 Strategic Plan outlines six key actions that will help us meet this challenge:\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n \t<li>Strengthening communication with registrants and the public through a comprehensive strategy.<\/li>\n \t<li>Expanding our reach with a structured annual engagement calendar for key stakeholders.<\/li>\n \t<li>Operationalizing Competency Based Assessment to align with national standards and uphold excellence.<\/li>\n \t<li>Enhancing professional development so registrants can grow their skills and careers.<\/li>\n \t<li>Addressing barriers to registration in under-represented fields.<\/li>\n \t<li>Exploring strategic partnerships to ensure our long-term sustainability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nWe can only make this plan a reality if we work together. I invite you to get involved \u2013 join a committee, attend events, share your ideas, or contribute your expertise to one of our initiatives.\n\nEvery voice matters. Every contribution strengthens our profession. I look forward to working with you in the year ahead.\n\nWarm Regards,\nMaylia K. Parker, P.Geo.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Association Acts Code of Ethics Policy APGNS Council Nominations Home For members President&#8217;s message President\u2019s message President\u2019s Message It is an hour to begin my term as President of Geoscientists Nova Scotia. 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