Winter 2021 Newsletter

2020-2021 FCIAAO

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

EXECUTIVE BOARD

As we close out 2020 and head into 2021, I hope everyone is doing well and staying safe. I know personally and professional- ly that 2020 has been the most challeng- ing year I’ve ever encountered. COVID- 19 has impacted every aspect of our eve- ryday lives in some way. Some more pro- foundly than others; the inability to gath- er en masse, to visit loved ones as often as we like, the loss of employment, im- pacted health or the loss of life. We all have food banks, soup kitchens, homeless

PRESIDENT

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

VICE PRESIDENT

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Kenny Pennington, CFE, CBC Chief Deputy Osceola County

Justin Edwards AAS, PPS, CFE

TREASURER

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

shelters, domestic violence shelters and various other local charities in our communities to help those in need. In this season of giving please join me in thinking of the less fortunate and helping if you are able. We just finished up the Chapter’s first ever Virtual Education Week. Considering the challenges we all have faced, we had a great turnout. Appraisers from North Carolina, Maine, Oklahoma and Oregon at- tended our IAAO Course 402 – Tax Policy. We also had appraisers from Texas and New Mexico attend our IAAO Workshop 551 – Valu- ation of Machinery & Equipment. I want to thank the TPP Steering Committee and Treasurer Chris Mitts for all their hard work in putting together the TPP Seminar. This event was also virtual. Special thanks go to Steve Weissman, RES, Abee Moses, Hon. Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS, the IT Depart- ment and TPP Department of Palm Beach County for their assis- tance in making this event such a success. I know many hours went into the preparation, setup, rehearsal and execution of the Seminar. I think all who attended will agree that it went very well. Additional information about the Seminar can be found on page 5 of this News- letter. The Executive Board is planning and preparing for the upcoming FCIAAO Annual Conference as an IN-PERSON event. It’s scheduled to be held at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, date TBD. We will be keeping a close eye on how things progress with COVID infection rates and the vaccine. We are also working on alternatives (postpone, virtual, hybrid) in case an in-person event isn’t feasible. Finally, I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of FCIAAO Past President Nick Nikkinen from COVID in November. I worked for years with Nick at the Putnam County Property Appraiser’s Of- fice and on the Florida Chapter Executive Board. Nick could always

SECRETARY

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

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR

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

DIRECTOR

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

DIRECTOR

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

DIRECTOR

Manuel Padron, MSM, CFE Chief Deputy of Administration and Technology Hernando County IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Pat Alesandrini, MAI, SRA, CAE, RES, CFE Chief Deputy Hillsborough County

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