Mission
To promote, educate, and assist in the development of cadastral mapping in Florida, without regard to the unit of government or department in which such persons perform their duties
Formed in 1986 with the purpose of bringing together a community of individuals to network throughout the state with regards to property ownership mapping in the state and local government as well as the private industry and assist the development of cadastral mapping in Florida.
History of FACM
In November of 1986, the Florida Association of Cadastral Mappers was formed. Several people were responsible for this. They included Phyllis Entzi, Erma June Thomas, Janet Deane and Kathy Welby, all of the Pinellas County Property Appraiser’s Office. These women took advantage of every opportunity to share FACM with their peers and other professional organizations. They coordinated in the establishment of a constitution and by-laws, fling with the Secretary of State and gaining tax exempt status.
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L-R Phyllis Entzi, Erma June Thomas, Kathy Welby
These individuals cared deeply, not just for FACM, but for people. A mantra of FACM developed that cadastralists had been in the back room too long and with the emergence of GIS, it was time to bring them to the fore.
Also key to the formation of FACM was former Pinellas County Property Appraiser, Ronald J. Schultz. He greatly supported his staff in the hard work of building of a professional association. Mr. Schultz also had an influence on his fellow Property Appraisers.
L-R, Jack James (DOR), Blair Conner, PLS, Miami-Dade County, Janet Deane (front), Elaine Hartman (both Pinellas County), Mark Gallo (Pasco County), Jackie Smith, Diana Caldwell, Maria Antal, Kathy Welby, Phyllis Entzi, Erma Thomas (Pinellas County), Jeff Maasch (India River County), circa 1989, Tallahassee at the Initial Point monument