Aaron Leach, PLS
2017-2018 Surveyor of the Year

This year’s winner is an associate owner of ROWE Professional Services Company of Myrtle Beach and Michigan. He hails from upstate New York and graduated from Paul Smith’s College with an Associate’s Degree in Land Surveying in 1993. He moved to South Carolina in 1997 and was licensed as a South Carolina Professional Land Surveyor in 2000. In 2008 he was licensed in North Carolina and in 2010 he became licensed in New York.

Aaron Leach is a SCSPLS Past President and is a current, active member of the Grand Strand Chapter. He serves on the SCSPLS Education Committee and Chairman of the Trig*Star Committee. Also, Aaron serves on the NSPS Trig*Star Committee. SC NSPS representative, Henry Dingle, once called him the “Rock Star” of Trig Star.

Aaron is very involved in getting the next generation interested and informed about Land Surveying as a career. He speaks to five to six middle schools and high schools throughout the year. Also he is involved with the Girl Scouts where he works with girls to achieve the Tree Badge.