2019 Spring Newsletter

2019-2020 FCIAAO

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

EXECUTIVE BOARD

As I sit here at my desk writing to you all, the 32 nd Annual conference in St. Petersburg is still very fresh on my mind. It was a wonderful event, allowing us all to catch up with old friends and hopefully, make some new ones as well. This year we added the Administrative Track for the first time, which was very well re- ceived. Based on the reviews, it will have its own track next year and will not be sharing

PRESIDENT Pat Alesandrini, MAI, SRA, CAE, RES, CFE Chief Deputy Hillsborough County

VICE PRESIDENT

Justin Edwards, AAS, PPS, CFE Office Operations Supervisor Putnam County

Pat Alesandrini, CAE, RES, MAI, SRA, CFE

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Wendy Sapp, AAS, CFE Administrative Analyst II Alachua County

space with the other tracks. Another first was the Women in Leader- ship presentation. FCIAAO was the first chapter offering this session, following its very successful presentation at the international confer- ence in Minneapolis, MN last fall. It was very well attended and re- ceived rave reviews. We had an excellent panel of professional women (Katie Grasso, Past President of FCIAAO, Abby Roberson, CFE, and Dorothy Jacks, past president of both the FCIAAO and the IAAO), who provided insight into what being a professional woman in our industry looks like. Opal Hudson, who was instrumental in the international presentation of this session, moderated the event. All of the tracks were informative and very well received. Our steering committees did an excellent job this year. They work quite hard putting these tracks together and without their help, the conference would not be as successful and relevant as it was. This year we had near record numbers again, with 297 attendees, in- cluding 30 Property Appraisers. We are very thankful for the support of our Property Appraisers, because without their backing, this event would never happen. On Friday morning we had a meeting with the attending Property Appraisers to seek their advice and counsel as we continue to grow and move forward as a chapter. It was a very produc- tive and beneficial meeting for the FCIAAO Board. We also had 30 ven- dors at this this year’s conference. I hope you had time to visit them all and make good use of the opportunities to speak with them. The Tony Hodge Education Award is presented to new designation re- cipients, along with a $500 check. This year we had 32 award recipients and 6 individuals who did not qualify for the award but received their designation. With a total of 38 new designations awarded, and the po- tential for more this summer, our chapter is in a strong position to win the Virginia Cup for a third straight year. Congratulations to all those who have received a designation in the past year. We are all very proud of you and your accomplishments.

TREASURER

Christopher D. Mitts, PPS, CFE Senior TPP Appraiser St. Lucie County

SECRETARY

Kenny Pennington, CFE, CBC Chief Deputy Osceola County

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR

Dee Dee Harnish, AAS, RES, CFE Director, Valuation Services Monroe County

DIRECTOR

Kevin D. Hayes, MAI, CAE, RES, CFE Deputy of Appraisals Pinellas County

DIRECTOR

Wynta Loughrey, RES, CFE Assistant Residential Valuation Manager Sarasota County

DIRECTOR

A. Renee Large, AAS, EA, CFE Director Administrative Services Clay County

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Katie C. Grasso, AAS, CFE Administration Services Manager Seminole County

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Spring 2019 Newsletter of the FCIAAO