The Appraisal Foundation, the nation’s foremost authority on the valuation profession, announced the 2015 officer and board appointments to the board of trustees, as well as appointments to the organization’s three independent boards. Appointees include individuals from the real estate, personal property and business valuation disciplines.

The work of The Appraisal Foundation’s independent boards ensures that the valuation profession adapts to changing circumstances and continues to move forward. Among other activities, these boards provide appraisers with professional standards so that their work remains thorough, up to date and accurate; offer voluntary guidance on recognized valuation methods and techniques to address timely valuation questions; and set minimum qualifications for real estate appraisers.

“The dedicated professionals who serve in our leadership and on our boards are the best and brightest in their fields and bring a wealth of experience and exceptional leadership skills,” The Appraisal Foundation President David Bunton said. “Their contributions are invaluable to the work of The Appraisal Foundation and the profession overall.”

The following officer and board appointments were made during The Appraisal Foundation’s most recent board of trustees meeting on Nov. 1 in Boca Raton, Fla. All appointees will begin serving their term on Jan. 1, 2015.

2015 officers of the board of trustees include: 

• Chair: Anthony (Tony) Aaron of Los Angeles;
• Vice chair: David Layne of New York Mills, N.Y.;
• Treasurer: Adam Johnston of Raleigh, N.C.;
• Secretary: Tom Callahan of Dorchester, Mass.; and
• Immediate past chair of the board: Elizabeth von Habsburg of New York

The appointees to the Appraisal Standards Board include:

• 2015 chair: Barry Shea of Laconia, N.H.;
• 2015 vice chair: Maggie Hambleton of Columbus, Ohio;
• J. Carl Schultz, Jr. of Atlanta was reappointed for a two-year term;
• Theddi Wright Chappell of Park City, Utah, was reappointed for a three-year term;
• Patricia Atwood of Rockford, Ill., was appointed for a one-year term; and
• David Hundrieser of Roselle, Ill., was appointed to a three-year term

The appointees to the Appraiser Qualifications Board include:

• 2015 chair: Wayne Miller of Lutz, Fla.;
• 2015 vice chair: Joe Traynor of Indianapolis;
• Jeff Lagrew of Versailles, Ky., was reappointed for a one-year term;
• Greg Harding of Gold River, Calif., appointed for a three-year term; and
• Andrew Parsley of Glasgow, Ky., was appointed for a three-year term

The following individuals were elected to serve as at-large members of the board of trustees, commencing Jan.1, 2015. They were elected during The Appraisal Foundation’s spring board of trustees meeting May 3 in Napa Valley, Calif. 

• Leila Dunbar of Washington, D.C., was reappointed for a three-year term;
• Lisa Hobart of Birmingham, Mich., was appointed for a three-year term; and
• Adam Johnston of Raleigh, N.C.was reappointed for a three-year term

The following individuals were elected to serve on the Appraisal Practices Board, which commenced on July 1. They were elected during The Appraisal Foundation’s spring board of trustees meeting May 3 in Napa Valley, Calif. 

• Adriana Berrocal Gonzalez of Mexico City, was appointed for a three-year term;
• Ernest Durbin of Hamilton, Ohio, was appointed for a three-year term; and
• Shawn Wilson of Lakeland, Fla., was appointed for a three-year term