Garrett Schwartz began his one-year term as international president for ASA on July 1, the ASA announced in a press release. He is an accredited senior appraiser in machinery and technical specialties for Sencer Appraisal Associates, based in Oakland, Calif.
Schwartz has been an equipment appraiser for over sixteen years, valuing machinery and equipment in construction, agriculture, health care, food processing, and metalworking industries and for financial, commercial, and institutional firms in many other industries, the release stated.
He has performed equipment appraisals for clients across the United States, Central and South America, Asia, and Europe. His clients have included the United States Department of Justice, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the United States military, local and regional banks, charitable organizations, business brokers, legal and accounting firms, private individuals, and business clients from single proprietorships to Fortune 500 corporations.
Schwartz most recently served as ASA international vice president. He served as editor of the fourth edition of ASA's foundational textbook on equipment appraisal, "Valuing Machinery and Equipment: The Fundamentals of Appraising Machinery and Technical Assets," published in 2020, and has served as international secretary/treasurer and region governor. Schwartz has also been a member of the International Board of Governors for six years.
Schwartz also served as president of the ASA Northern California Chapter and the International Chapter, as a member-at-large of the ASA Machinery & Technical Specialties Committee, and as a member of a number of other local, discipline, and international ASA committees.
"The continued growth and success of ASA are fundamental to the long-term success of our profession and to appraisers like me," Schwartz said in the release. "Because of that, I've worked for many years to support the Society and members. I look forward to the opportunity and honor of serving as ASA international president."