Members In the News

The members of ASA's Northern California and Nevada ASA Chapters are always making news. Our dedicated professionals are in constant demand as guest speakers, visiting professors, teachers, journalists, and for radio and TV interviews. And that's when they're not busy preparing appraisals, serving as expert witnesses, and providing service to their communities.

ASA Co-Sponsors Talk at Cantor Center

Tom Stone, ACRP, FIIC left, Head Conservator of Ethnological Objects at the Canadian Conservation Institute in Ottawa, addressed personal property appraisers and fine art conservators on The Evaluation of Conservation Treatments at the Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University, on May 25, 2006. On hand for the talk -- made even more enjoyable by wine and appetizers -- were Lissa A.N. Cooley, ASA, center, President of the ASA San Francisco Chapter, and Niccolo Caldararo, right, President of the Bay Area Art Conservation Guild(BAACg). Mr. Stone's presentation, co-sponsored by ASA Personal Property members and the BAACG, included descriptions and slides of objects in Canadian museums that had been restored some years earlier, and that he recently revisited to determine the effectiveness of conservation treatments. President Cooley summed up the event, saying "This was the type of informal gathering where everyone learns something new, and the bond between personal property appraisers and fine art conservators is reinforced for the benefit of all."

James H. Schilt Guides Business Valuation at ASA

	San Francisco Chapter Member, James H. Schilt, ASA, CFA, CBA, front row center, is shown at the recent ASA Advanced BV Conference in Chicago in the company of seven other members of the original ASA BV Committe.

A well-known business appraiser and financial analyst, James H. Schilt, ASA, CFA, CBA developed the Risk Premium Scale Method for evaluating closely held businesses. A frequent editor and contributor to Business Valuation (BV) journals and books, Schilt has a long record of support for ASA BV interests, going back to the original BV Committee. He continues his generous support today as a member of the San Francisco Chapter Board of Directors where he serves as Discipline Chair for BV. As chair, he oversees programs, seminars and events produced for BV members of the northern California region.

Mr. Schilt is seen front and center in the photo at right, taken at ASA's recent 22nd Advanced BV Conference in Chicago. He is surrounded by seven other members of ASA's original BV Committee who also attended the conference. James Schilt's support for BV at ASA is a clear as the badge on his lapel!

David Lewis Teaches Real Estate

San Francisco Chapter member, David Lewis, ASA, SR/WA, a real property appraiser, recently taught as co-instructor with Alfredo Giorgana de la Concha, ASA, of the Mexican Chapter, ASA's RP 202 Income Valuation course, in Guadalajara, Mexico. Thirty-two students took the course, held on September 3 through September 6, 2003.

David, who is the Right-of-Way Section Manager of the Sonoma County Department of Transportation and Public Works Department, is a past President of ASA's San Francisco Chapter and is presently revising primary discipline education courses and seminars as Chair of the Education Sub-Committee of ASA's Real Property Committee. He is also a part-time instructor for real estate economics and appraisal courses at Santa Rosa Junior College, and has developed an online introductory residential appraisal course for Santa Rosa Junior College.

Nancy Stacy Teaches Gemology

Master Gemologist Appraiser ^® Nancy Stacy, ASA of Jewels by Stacy Appraisals revisited Beijing, China again this year where she taught the ASA GJ216 Course in Valuation Theory, combining it with the Master Gemologist Appraiser course for non-US students. Another peripatetic San Francisco Chapter member, Nancy shared twenty days of teaching to enthusiastic students with co-instructor Larry Phillips, ASA, GG, of the Albuquerque, New Mexico Chapter.

Nancy has been an active educator for ASA. In addition to two trips to China, she is an instructor and course co-developer of ASA's Master Gemologist course, GJ206, and has taught ASA's Principles of Valuation courses, PP201 and PP202.

When she isn't traveling, teaching or appraising, Nancy works to establish professional ethics and guidelines for the appraisal community. She is a member of the Appraisal Task Force assembled by the Jewelers Vigilance Committee to write Guidelines for Insurance Documentation, and of the USPAP Issues Resource Panel of the Appraisal Foundation's Appraisal Standards Board.