2016 Spring newsletter

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: TOBIAS FOSTER

Name:

Tobias Foster

County:

Alachua

Title:

Director of Real Property

What do you do for the Property Appraiser?

I am the Director of Real Property for the Alachua County Proper- ty Appraisers Office.

How long have you been employed by the Property Appraiser?

I have been employed by the ACPAO for just over 3 years.

What do you like most about your job?

While there are many things I like about working at the ACPAO, my co-workers would have to be the best part. From the warm welcome I received when I started, to the day to day in- teractions I have with co-workers today, the staff makes the ACPAO a rewarding place to be employed.

What do you find challenging about your job?

The most challenging part of my job would be trying to develop models to accurately assess commercial properties when there are few, if any, good arms-length sales.

Where were you born?

I was born in Rochester, New York.

Where did you go to school?

I attended college at Finger Lakes Community College in Canandaguia, NY and received an A.A.S. in Natural Resources Conservation.

What was your first job?

My first job was busboy at Chuck-e-Cheese.

What are your hobbies?

My hobbies include fishing, golf and spending time with the animals on our farm.

What was your best vacation ever?

The best vacation I ever had would be the first trip my wife and I took to the Florida Keys in 1988. (Where we relocated to a few years later)

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Spring 2016 Newsletter of the FCIAAO