2013 Fall Newsletter

2013-2014 FCIAAO

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

EXECUTIVE BOARD

PRESIDENT Neil “Nick” Nikkinen, AAS, CFE Real Estate Assessment Dep. Director Orange County

As we end the summer doldrums full of TRIM calls and confused property owners and enter the Fall VAB season, your Flor- ida Chapter Executive Board is busy too. On Saturday August 3, the board met all- day in Miami Beach where we discussed the goals, challenges and opportunities that face the chapter now and in the fu- ture.

VICE PRESIDENT Alice Weinberg Community Service Director Seminole County

Neil “Nick” Nikkinen, AAS, CFE

2 ND VICE PRESIDENT Todd Finlayson, CFE

One of the goals we discussed was to reenergize the Chapter’s committees. Director Tracy Drake has written an article on page 4 entitled “ Committee News ” where he shares how the board plans to restructure some committees in order to better focus on their different fields of expertise. A big THANK YOU goes out to those members who have already accepted the call to serve on these new committees. Stay tuned to future newsletters for more information. The board also discussed value added services and programs that will insure our place as a leader in quality education. Your office will soon be receiving an email survey about what type of train- ing you would be interested in, in addition to IAAO courses, for example, Microsoft, ESRI, Appraisal Institute, one-day forums, webinars etc. Please see Director Marsha Coleman’s article on page 3 regarding the chapter’s efforts to develop a statewide sales database for Chapter members. The summer ended on quite a high note with the IAAO’s 79 th An- nual International Conference on Assessment Administration in Grand Rapids (August 25-28) where your chapter won two pres- tigious awards! Vice President Alice Weinberg writes a full re- view of the conference on page 8. On a personal note, this was the first time I attended an Interna- tional conference and I was honored to represent our great chap- ter! Members of the Florida Chapter and our Property Appraisers are regarded among the finest professionals in ad-valorem as- sessment and administration in the country. Thanks again to the Property Appraisers who make this Chapter possible. Lastly, don’t forget to mark your calendars for Education week and the TPP seminar December 2-6 in Lake Mary. This year we will be partnering with the Florida DOR during the same week and same location in Lake Mary making this an exceptional week

Director of TPP St. Lucie County

TREASURER Doug Will, AAS, CFE

Chief Deputy Leon County

SECRETARY Brian Loughrey, CFE Administrative Director Sarasota County

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR Katie Casey, CFE Senior Projects Administrator Seminole County DIRECTOR Justin Edwards, CFE Office Operations Supervisor Putnam County DIRECTOR Tracy Drake, CAE, RES, AAS, CFE Assistant Property Appraiser Clay County

DIRECTOR Marsha Coleman, CFE Director of Tax Rolls Citrus County

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Lainie Claudio, CFE Assistant Property Appraiser Marion County

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Fall 2013 Newsletter of the FCIAAO

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