MEMBERSPOTLIGHT:RITALLADÓ,MBA,RES,AAS,CFE
Whatdoyoudo for thePA?
Currently, I am employedwithMiami Dade County Office of the Property Ap-
praiser as an Income Specialist, assigned to the Value Adjustment
Board. There are nearly 1,000,000 folios in the County and since the reces-
sion, the highest petition filings in2009were over 140,000. In2013, approxi-
mately70,000petitionswere filed.
In my capacity, I explain the assessment criteria to property owners and/or
their representative relative to the property market values. Upon compiling
and reviewing records and analyzing themarket data, I defend and/or recom-
mend settlement of themarket values.Mywork entails applying the cost,mar-
ket sales and income approaches as recognized appraisal techniques to com-
mercial properties.
How longhaveyoubeenemployedby thePA?
The PA hiredme four years ago as aReal Estate Evaluator II to assist with the disproportionate peti-
tion filings. In 2012, I obtained the IAAOAAS designation and it providedme additional credibility
when Iwaspromoted to IncomeSpecialist.
Doyoupossessanydegreesordesignations?
After successful completionof the requirededucation, case studyandmaster exam, this year Iob-
tained IAAORESand it ismy seconddesignation. I amhonored tobea recipient of theTonyHodge
Award this year.My first designation, theAAS, provides awell-rounded foundationandunderstand-
ingof themass appraisal process. I amalsoaCertifiedFloridaEvaluator. Additionally, IhaveaMas-
ter’sDegree inBusinessAdministration fromFlorida InternationalUniversityandaBachelor’sDegree
inBusinessAdministration,withamajor inFinance from theUniversityofMiami.
Whatwasyour first job?
HighSchool summers, Iworkedat Florida International
University as a clerk mostly filing and copying docu-
ments.
Whatdoyou likemost about your job?
It is apleasure toworkwith appraisal professionals and
find solutions toa complicatedproblem.
Wherewasyourbest vacationever?
I amveryblessed tohave traveledmanyplaces through-
out North America: Florida, North Carolina, NYC, Bos-
ton, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, LA, San Diego, San
Francisco, Idaho, Niagra Falls, Toronto and Mt Tre-
blanc; Europe: Belgium, Brussels, Rome, Milan, Flor-
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RitaLladó
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