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Spring2014Newsletterof theFCIAAO
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2013-2014FCIAAO
EXECUTIVEBOARD
PRESIDENT
Neil “Nick”Nikkinen, AAS, CFE
Real EstateAssessmentDep.Director
OrangeCounty
VICEPRESIDENT
AliceWeinberg
CommunityServiceDirector
SeminoleCounty
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VICEPRESIDENT
ToddFinlayson, CFE
DirectorofTPP
St. LucieCounty
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
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.
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
or 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
Neil “Nick”
Nikkinen, AAS, CFE
