PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Fall 2013 Newsletter of the FCIAAO
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2013-2014 FCIAAO
EXECUTIVE BOARD
PRESIDENT
Neil “Nick” Nikkinen, AAS, CFE
Real Estate Assessment Dep. Director
Orange County
VICE PRESIDENT
Alice Weinberg
Community Service Director
Seminole County
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VICE PRESIDENT
Todd Finlayson, CFE
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
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.
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
Neil “Nick”
Nikkinen, AAS, CFE
