2014 Spring Newsletter

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.

RitaLladó

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- (Continuedonpage 13)

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