Summer 2013 VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF ASSESSING OFFICERS The Quarterly Newsletter of Virginia s Assessment Professionals A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT The 58th VAAO Education Seminar was held July 17-19, 2013 at the Charlottesville Omni. The response to the new location was overwhelmingly positive. I would like to thank our attendees, presenters and committee members for a great event. We had 308 registered attendees this year. We were pleased to recognize five new IAAO designees at the Seminar. This is the most designees we have had since the VAAO won the Virginia Cup in 2000. Hats off the PDP Committee Chairman George Barham for his enthusiasm (and for earning his AAS designation)! Next year s Education Seminar will be held July 16-18, 2014. We have opened the on-line registration for the Annual Conference. This event will be October 30, 31 and November 1, 2013 at the McLean/Tysons Corner Hilton. Conference information will be available at http://vaao.org/conferenceseminar/events-registration/. One challenge as VAAO President is filling all of our committee assignments. Bill Marchand, President Elect, would like to hear from you if you are interested in being on a committee. You can find Bill s email address on the Board/Committee page of the VAAO website. The International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) will be holding their annual Conference in Grand Rapids, MI August 25-19. We hope that Virginia will be wellrepresented at this event. Please note that the Awards Committee is seeking nominations for awards to be presented at the Annual Conference. This year, several individuals have gone above and beyond in making this year a success. Please review the criteria for the various awards in this issue of the Network and contact the Awards Committee so we can recognize our fellow members for their hard work. Larry Mackereth, CAE VAAO President 2012-2013
VAAO Officers and Directors Larry Mackereth, CAE, President Fairfax County, Dept. of Tax Admin. Assistant Director., R.E. Division 12000 Gov t Center Pkway, #357 Fairfax, VA 22035 (703) 324-4941 Fax (703) 324-4935 E-mail: larry.mackereth@fairfaxcounty.gov William Marchand, President Elect Deputy Director City of Norfolk R. E. Assessment City Hall, Room 402 810 Union Street Norfolk, VA 23510 (757) 664-4126 Fax (757) 664-4128 E-mail:billmarchand@norfolk.gov Ryan Davis City Assessor City of Falls Church Office of Real Estate Assessor 300 Park Ave, Suite 104W Falls Church, VA 22046 Phone (703)248-5107 NETWORK Staff Lisa Freeman Real Estate Appraiser Stanley Wooten Administrative Assistant Ron Agnor, First Vice President City of Virginia Beach Real Estate Assessor s Office 2424 Courthouse Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23456 (757) 385-8549 Fax (757) 385-5727 E-mail: ragnor@vbgov.org Brian Gordineer, AAS, Second Vice President City of Hampton 1 Franklin Street, Suite 602 Hampton, VA 23669 (757) 728-5165 Fax (757) 728-3510 E-mail: bgordineer@hampton.gov Billy Driver, Treasurer County of Roanoke P. O. Box 29800 Roanoke, VA 24018 (540) 772-2040 Fax ()776-7129 E-mail: bdriver@roanokecountyva.gov David Sanford, Secretary City of Chesapeake (757) 382-6363 Fax (757) 382-6844 E-mail: dsanford@cityofchesapeake.net Greg Daniels, CAE, Immediate Past President City of Lynchburg 900 Church Street Lynchburg, VA 24504 (434) 455-3830 Fax (434) 847-1452 greg,daniels@lynchburgva.gov Jeff Davis, Director 1 Year City of Charlottesville PO Box 911 Charlottesville, VA 22902-0911 jdavis@albermarle.org Ryan Davis, Director 1 Years City of Falls Church rdavis@fallschurchva.gov Pam Stepanick, Director 1 Years County of Prince William pstepanick@pwcgov.org Charles Vestor, Director 2 Years City of Newport News cvestor@nngov.com Richard Woodson, Director 2 Years City of Richmond Richard.woodson@richmondgov.com Tom Lander, Director 2 Years City of Salem PO Box 869 Salem, VA 24153-0869 tlander@salemva.gov News from Around the Commonwealth Prince William County would like to announce 2 additions to our appraisal staff. In March, Mark Thomas joined our office as an Appraiser Trainee. Sok Peng Lim, also an Appraiser Trainee, has been with us since November, 2012. Hampton s Office of the Assessor of Real Estate welcomes James Huddleston as an Appraiser III. News from Fairfax: Howard Goodie was recently promoted to Assistant Director. Howard has been with DTA since 1983. Sherry Sheth, CAE, retired in July after 25 years of service with DTA.
V.A.A.O. CONFERENCE 2013 VIRGINIA ASSOCIATON OF ASSESSING OFFICERS 65 TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OCTOBER 29-31, 2013 NOVEMBER 1, 2013 HILTON MCLEAN TYSON S CORNER MCLEAN, VA
V.A.A.O. CONFERENCE 2013 65 TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, HILTON MCLEAN TYSONS CORNER GENERAL INFORMATION Online conference registration can be accessed through the registration link provided. Payment may be made via Pay Pal, or by check made out to VAAO Arrangements Committee. Please send your check and a copy of the registration form to: VAAO Arrangements Committee, Department of Tax Administration, 12000 Government Center Pkwy, Ste 223, Fairfax, VA, 22035, ATTN: Steve Esenbock. All registrations received after October 14, 2013, will be charged an additional fee of $25.00. Likewise, if a situation arises and you must cancel your registration, please do so prior to October 14, 2013, in order to receive a refund. We are please to welcome product vendors who will be showcasing the best products and services available to support your work. Visit the vendor exhibits to gather valuable insight and contacts with companies whose goal is to help you improve your results. Vendor exhibits will be on display all day Wednesday and Thursday. Attend the first ever VAAO Halloween Costume Party on Thursday, October 31, 2013. Prizes will be awarded for the best costume so use your imagination and plan to attend this fun event! If you have any general questions, please contact Catherine Brincefield, Arrangements Committee Chairperson, at 703-324-4812, or by email at Catherine.brincefield@fairfaxcounty.gov. Questions specific to the online registration process can be directed to Steve Esenbock at 703-324-3557, or by email at steve.esenbock@fairfaxcounty.gov.
VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF ASSESSING OFFICERS To: Larry Mackereth, CAE, VAAO President From: Gregory H. Daniels, CAE, Nomination Committee Chair Re: 2013 2014 Nominations for Officers & Directors Date: July 18, 2013 The Nomination Committee is pleased to present the following Officers and Directors for nominations for 2013-2014: President President Elect First Vice President Second Vice President Secretary Treasurer Immediate Past President Bill Marchand Ron Agnor Brian Gordineer, AAS Billy Driver David Sanford, CAE, SRA Ryan Davis Larry Mackereth, CAE Directors 1 Year Charles Vester Richard Woodson Tom Lander Directors 2 Years Deidra Kelly Nick Morris Steve Staker Nominating Committee Greg Daniels Chair Susan Lower Bob Willingham Janet Coldsmith Tommy Rice Sam Davis AFFILIATED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ASSESSING OFFICERS
Virginia Association of Assessing Officers Professional Designation Award The IAAO s Professional Designation Program provides a mechanism to unify and standardize the designation process, it must be recognized that IAAO professional designations represent an ultimate professional objective. In an effort to support the IAAO s Professional Designation Program, and encourage, support, and help facilitate each VAAO member and reaching their ultimate professional objective. The VAAO hereby institutes an award, for successful completion and written confirmation of the granting of a IAAO Professional Designation. The award shall be administered as follows: Upon receiving a CAE designation; the sum of $500.00 shall be the award. Upon receiving any IAAO designation other than CAE, the sum of $300.00 shall be the award. A total lifetime award for completion of multiple designation programs shall not exceed $800.00. Presentation shall be made, along with a memento from the VAAO at the annual Education Seminar or Annual Conference, by the Professional Designation Program Committee. The committee shall request from the VAAO Treasurer and the Treasurer shall have authority to issue the funds for these awards. The effective date for this award program is January 1, 2013. Any active member of the VAAO with a Designation Certificate date on or after this date shall be eligible for this monetary award. This award program may be cancelled, amendment, or replaced without notice to the VAAO membership, by the VAAO Board of Directors. In any event there is a dispute over the granting of any award, the VAAO Board of Directors shall be the final arbitrator.
VAAO Elgin Pistol McMillian Scholarship Recipients I cannot express my gratitude to the VAAO for awarding me the scholarship, allowing me to attend such an important learning opportunity. Without the scholarship, it would not have been possible. The importance of continuing education and the IAAO designation program is a vital part of what we do and I am honored to have been chosen for this award. With Sincere Gratitude, Brenda J. Setelin I am sending this letter to thank you for the 2013 VAAO Elgin Pistol McMillian Scholarship I was awarded. It was truly a privilege to be chosen as a recipient of this award. Your generosity has allowed me to further my education cost free in a way I may not have been able to do otherwise. I truly value the knowledge I learned at the class, and look forward to continuing in my education and using it in real world jobs and scenarios. I had a great time at the University of Mary Washington and really feel like I gained a lot from the course. It was as practical as I hoped it would be and I enjoyed it as much as I anticipated I would.thank you again for your kindness. I can t wait until the day comes where I can be as generous to others as you have been to me. Kyle Pinegar Thank you for the scholarship which allowed me to attend the Advanced Assessors' classes at Mary Washington University. It was a fun and interesting week. As I felt well cared for with all the delicious snacks and even the evacuation to the basement due to the tornado warning. New friendships were made and knowledge gained which will assist my assessing career. Thank you again for the wonderful opportunity provided by the scholarship. Janet N. Jones Dear VAAO, I definitely felt honored and privileged to have received one of the scholarships offered June 10-14, 2013 at the Mary Washington, Stafford Campus, Fredericksburg, VA. It was a very intense course and I gained an ample amount of knowledge about Real Property Appraisals. VAAO is a great organization who continues to provide continuing education to its members. I am very thankful to be a member and grateful to have received this scholarship. I have been the Commissioner of the Revenue of Buchanan County for almost 2 years and am here to provide public service to others. VAAO has gave an opportunity to learn more about the assessment profession as well as meet other assessors throughout the USA. Anna Ruth Horn Dear VAAO, I would like to thank the VAAO for providing me with the scholarship to attend the 2013 Advanced Assessor s school. I would not have been able to attend without the scholarship, due to budget restraints. I enjoyed the chance to meet other appraisers from different localities across the state and country. I hope to attend again next year. Brian Hall Thank you for the scholarship. I appreciate the opportunity. I found the class very interesting. Rhonda Richardson
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