Joseph A. Zavac, a veteran real estate appraiser and a senior vice president at The William Fall Group, a national valuation firm, has been named the 2017 president of the Ohio Chapter of the Appraisal Institute.
Zavac is an appraisal expert with 18 years of experience completing valuation assignments for a wide variety of commercial properties. He currently serves as senior vice president of commercial services with The William Fall Group, where he oversees all aspects of the company's growing commercial division, a press release stated.
A licensed or certified appraiser in five states, Zavac has been active in the Appraisal Institute's executive leadership for the past three years as well as the Appraisal Institute's peer review groups. He is also a member of the Industry Advisory Council (IAC) of the Appraisal Foundation.
“My role as chapter president will be to insure that all chapter functions including treasury, education, membership and chapter meetings all work to promote the appraisal industry and individual members within our organization,” Zavac told Valuation Review. “Continuing education and the advancement of our 500 members is our biggest challenge and opportunity.”
Zavac said his one big goal for this year is to make sure that no classes are cancelled within the 2017 calendar year because of low attendance.
“We are proud of Joe’s new role with the Appraisal Institute – especially now, when appraisal standards and appraiser education are more important than ever,” CEO William Fall said. “Few appraisers have Joe’s breadth of knowledge and experience. I am certain he will serve the Appraisal Institute well.”