For another installment in Valuation Review’s “Women in Appraising” series, we reached out to The Appraisal Foundation’s Appraisal Issues Vice President Lisa Desmarais to tell her story.

Desmarais, who always envisioned herself as a teacher, realized she loved the research she did to earn her teaching credentials more than the actual teaching.

Read on for more highlights from our featured appraiser in this series.