Glenn has been involved in the field of surveying since 1960, serving as a Rear-Chainman, a Surveyor’s Assistant, and a Junior Party Chief for various surveying firms in the Hudson Valley region before graduating from Iona College with a B.B.A. in Accounting in 1966.

Glenn served in the US Army from 1966 until 1968, during which time he was an instructor of Topographic Computing at the Army Engineer School at Ft. Belvoir, VA. After leaving the service, he resumed working for land surveyors in the Hudson Valley and earned his NY professional license in 1972, and for Connecticut in 1975. He co-founded Badey & Watson in Cold Spring in 1973 and is still active in that practice, now acting as a Project Manager and Senior Consultant.

He is active professionally having served as Secretary, Vice-President, Executive Vice-President, President and Executive Director and presently serves as a Trustee of the New York State Association of Professional Land Surveyors, Inc. He is also a Past-President of the Westchester-Putnam Association of Professional Land Surveyors, Inc., and member of the American Congress on Surveying & Mapping.

Glenn’s dedication and contribution to his profession have earned him the New York State Association of Professional Land Surveyors Past President’s Award, Outstanding Achievement Award (Public Relations), and the Lifetime Achievement Award (in 2019).

He has been active in the Cold Spring/Garrison community having served on the Board of United Way of Putnam and the Cold Spring Village Planning Board. He was a member of the Zoning Advisory Committee of the Town of Philipstown and a member of the Putnam County Historical Society. He is a Founding Director of Hudson Highlands Land Trust, Inc. and continues to serve in that capacity.

In his leisure time, Glenn enjoyed his time as a chorister, a member of his church choir, a member of the Putnam Chorale (Carmel, NY) and an occasional participant in the Berkshire Choral Festival in Sheffield, MA.

He enjoys traveling with his wife Gail and sharing their winter home in Manhattan, where he spends much of his free time researching his family tree.