2014 Spring Newsletter

2013-2014FCIAAO

PRESIDENT’SMESSAGE

EXECUTIVEBOARD

Happy Spring!Wemust be having fun, because time sure is flying by. It seems as though I was just wishing you a MerryChristmas andherewe are look- ing towardsEaster. As most of our offices have concluded VAB hearings and are now preparing the 2014 roll, the legislature is in full swingand so is your executiveboard.

PRESIDENT Neil “Nick”Nikkinen, AAS, CFE Real EstateAssessmentDep.Director OrangeCounty

VICEPRESIDENT AliceWeinberg CommunityServiceDirector SeminoleCounty

Neil “Nick” Nikkinen, AAS, CFE

2 ND VICEPRESIDENT ToddFinlayson, CFE

DirectorofTPP St. LucieCounty

The board met on February 26 via webcam to discuss the progress of ongoing projects such as the chapter’s rebrand- ing efforts, website redesign and formalizing policies and procedures.We alsomet onMarch21 to finalize the agenda for the Chapter’s Annual Conference andBusinessmeeting April 28- May 2. Please visit www.fciaao.org for a full agenda. A special thanks to Vice President Alice Weinberg who brought the concept of committee liaison to complete reali- zation and set a new standard for subsequent members to follow. Additional thanks go out theExemption, Real Prop- erty and IT/GIS Steering Committee chairpersons and members who worked tirelessly to develop presentations that youwon’twant tomiss. The FCIAAO congratulates the Honorable Lazaro Solis as the new Property Appraiser inMiami-Dade County having been appointed to replace the Honorable Carlos Lopez- Cantera who resigned as Property Appraiser to serve as Florida’s Lieutenant Governor. Mr. Solis has been in the Miami-Dade Property Appraiser’s office for 26 years and most recently served in the capacityofDeputyPropertyAp- praiser. We also congratulate the Honorable Les Cook as the new Citrus County PropertyAppraiser. Leswas appointed to re- place the Honorable Geoff Greene who passed away while in office and ismemorialized on page 17. Les has beenwith the Citrus County Property Appraiser’s office since 1980 and most recently held the position of Assistant Property

TREASURER DougWill, AAS, CFE

ChiefDeputy LeonCounty

SECRETARY BrianLoughrey, CFE AdministrativeDirector SarasotaCounty

MEMBERSHIPDIRECTOR KatieCasey, CFE SeniorProjectsAdministrator SeminoleCounty DIRECTOR JustinEdwards, CFE OfficeOperationsSupervisor PutnamCounty DIRECTOR TracyDrake, CAE, RES, AAS, CFE AssistantPropertyAppraiser ClayCounty

DIRECTOR MarshaColeman, CFE DirectorofTaxRolls CitrusCounty

IMMEDIATEPASTPRESIDENT LainieClaudio, CFE AssistantPropertyAppraiser MarionCounty

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