2019 Winter Newsletter

2018-2019 FCIAAO

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

EXECUTIVE BOARD

I hope you all are having a great 2019 so far! Everyone has always told me time goes by so much faster the older you get and I have never related more than these past few years. Before we know it, we will be submitting tax rolls and mailing TRIMS. But before all that, we have an event to look forward to- the 2019 FCIAAO An- nual Conference! More on that in a minute. I want to thank the TPP Steering Committee and Christopher Mitts for their hard work in

PRESIDENT

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

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

Katie C. Grasso, AAS, CFE

2 ND VICE PRESIDENT

Justin Edwards, AAS, CFE Office Operations Supervisor Putnam County

holding our TPP Seminar in December at the Embassy Suites in Kis- simmee. It was great to see a good turnout for the PPS Case Study Workshop taught by Lisa Hobart that was offered prior to the start of the seminar. Good luck to those PPS candidates as you begin taking your exams! The rest of the week was filled with informative presenta- tions, education, and networking opportunities. Visit the Chapter’s website to view and download the presentations from the seminar. Just last week, a few fellow board members and I were able to host a reception at the Boatyard in Fort Lauderdale for the IAAO Board of Di- rectors. The Board chose sunny Florida as the location for the installa- tion of officers and winter meeting. Congratulations to our Immediate Past President, Tracy Drake, on his installation as Director of Region 3. Florida is well represented with IAAO. Thank you to those Chapter members below who serve IAAO in various capacities:  Hon. Dorothy Jacks (Palm Beach): Immediate Past President  Tracy Drake (Clay): Director, Region 3  Will Shepherd (Hillsborough): Fee Simple Task Force  Terry Taylor (Orange): Professional Development Committee  Sheila Crapo (Alachua): Membership Committee; IAAO State Rep- resentative  Opal Hudson (Hillsborough): Membership Committee  Brian Loughrey (Sarasota): Conference Committee  Pat Alesandrini (Hillsborough): AVM Global Credentialing Task Force; Governance Committee  Jennifer Rosenzweig (DOR): Standard on Oversight Task Force  Mike Pratt (Palm Beach): Designation Equivalency Task Force  Hon. Ed Crapo (Alachua): Fellows Council  Kevin Hayes (Pinellas): Guided Demonstration Report Task Force  Lainie Claudio (Marion): IAAO State Representative

TREASURER

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

SECRETARY

Wendy Sapp, AAS, CFE Administrative Analyst II Alachua County

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR

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

DIRECTOR

Kenny Pennington, CFE, CBC Chief Deputy Osceola County

DIRECTOR

Kevin Johnston, CFE Chief Deputy , Valuation & Tax Roll Hernando County

DIRECTOR

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

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Tracy Drake, CAE, ASA, RES, AAS, CFE Assistant Property Appraiser Clay County

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Winter 2019 Newsletter of the FCIAAO