As Pledger (Jody) Bishop III begins his one-year term as president of the Appraisal Institute (Jan. 1), AI also announced its leadership team for 2022. Bishop’s one-year term as president will be followed by one year as immediate past president in 2023, according to a release from AI.

Bishop also will serve on the Appraisal Institute’s Executive Committee and on its policy-setting Board of Directors and will serve as chair of the National Nominating Committee in 2023.

The Appraisal Institute’s other elected officers for 2022 are President-Elect Craig Steinley, of Rapid City, S.D.; Vice President Sandra Adomatis, of Punta Gorda, Fla.; and Immediate Past President Rodman Schley of Arvada, Colo.

In the coming year, the AI officers and Board of Directors will focus on advocating on behalf of all appraisers and spearheading efforts to address unconscious bias and diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) within the organization and throughout the valuation profession, the release stated.

Additionally, the organization will work on implementation of its newly created Strategic Plan, which will focus on the following Board-approved strategies: modernize AI’s education system delivery and products; modernize technology, such as social media and communication methods, and a review of the website; develop a plan to recruit and retain AI professionals; implement the Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal program; and develop a DE&I action plan.

Steinley’s previous national service includes six years on the Appraisal Institute Board of Directors as a representative from Region II, both as its vice chair and chair. He served on the Audit Committee, including as chair and vice chair; on the Strategic Planning Committee; on the Professional Liability Insurance Program Committee; as Region II third director; on the Governance Structure Project Team; and on the Professional Standards and Guidance Committee. He also has served as president of the Wyoming and Western South Dakota Chapter in 2012 and 2013. Steinley is the principal of Steinley Real Estate Appraisals and Consulting in Rapid City, S.D.

Adomatis is an Appraisal Institute instructor, developer of seminars and courses, The Appraisal Journal article author, contributor to textbooks and author of “Residential Green Valuation Tools.” Adomatis is a member of the Appraisal Institute’s national Government Relations Committee previously serving on the national Admissions Designation and Qualifications Committee (2013-15); and on the national Education Committee as chair (2012), vice chair (2011-12) and member (2009-12). She also served as president of the West Coast Florida Chapter (2009), and as education liaison for the Appraisal Institute’s Region X (2006-09).

She is currently a real estate appraiser and consultant of Adomatis Appraisal Service in Punta Gorda, Fla.

Schley has served nationally on the Appraisal Institute Board of Directors, and he has been a member of the Strategic Planning Committee, the Governance Structure Project Team and the National Nominating Committee. He attended AI’s annual Leadership Development and Advisory Council conference as a participant (2013-15) and was selected as a discussion leader (2016), vice chair (2017) and chair (2018). Schley chairs the National Nominating Committee and serves on the organization’s Executive Committee and its policy-setting Board of Directors. He also has served in chapter roles, including as president of the Colorado Chapter.

In 2002, he founded Denver-based Commercial Valuation Consultants, Inc., which was acquired by national appraisal firm BBG in 2016. Schley is senior managing director at BBG.