Assessing the Situation - Episode 9

Assessing the Situation - Episode 9

This episode of Assessing the Situation features Ivana Owona, of Cunningham Township (IL), discussing her journey in the assessment profession, her involvement with IAAO, and the work of the newly renamed Access & Advancement Council. The conversation explores professional development, mentorship, scholarship opportunities, and how IAAO is working to create greater access, engagement, and connection within the assessment industry.

Assessing the Situation - Episode 8

In this episode of Assessing the Situation, we sit down with Mike Twitty, Pinellas County Property Appraiser, to discuss his journey from earning an MAI and working in single-property appraisal to leading one of Florida’s largest assessment offices. Mike shares insights on disaster recovery, the future of the appraisal profession, and his role with The Appraisal Foundation.

Assessing the Situation - Episode 7

This episode is all about getting involved! Shawn Chevreux, IAAO Senior Director of Membership and Community Engagement, reviews the new IAAO Affinity Group program. Guests from two IAAO affinity groups join Shawn to talk about their groups. Carmen Trammell, AAS, Leon County (Fla.) Property Appraiser's Office, shares about the Women's Initiative Network [https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?data=05%7C02%7Cfuchs%40iaao.org%7Ce0dc441fdf654f47c51608de8b6af7d1%7C8b5ae3a0f6d14e539be6c1ac564a784e%7C0%7C0%7C639101488708568308%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&reserved=0&sdata=mdhAaF%2FenkxytTuwSuZX8UIWlqDGoBQG7eAFpeBCsX8%3D&url=https%3A%2F%2Furl.avanan.click%2Fv2%2Fr01%2F___https%3A%2F%2Fiaao.mmsend.com%2Flink.cfm%3Fr%3DyYoVb9v9entuDjT7tX3wXw~~%26pe%3Dl2Z9Du3m5vHOCU9G8GMJP5xtcfUCxZPlaMJ8239VMhegT4L0-_R5blCKjFElVTz1ccMWrlKy72AoHr01y9TLxg~~%26t%3DbyFSfZypVYmk9ouyHWbS1A~~___.YXAzOmlhYW86YTpvOmM0OTUyMWZmZTg0MTJmNmU2M2ZkZWMzMWY0NTI2ZmJkOjc6ZjcxOToyOWQzNGMyMThjODQ2MzYyY2E5ZTExMDdmMDJmM2NjMzU5ZDk1MDZhYTU0NjZmZmVlYWVjNmJmYjk1NGE4OGY2Omg6VDpG], and Chandra Reilly, Saskatchewan (Canada) Assessment Management Agency, joins to talk about jumpstarting your career with Launch Pad [https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?data=05%7C02%7Cfuchs%40iaao.org%7Ce0dc441fdf654f47c51608de8b6af7d1%7C8b5ae3a0f6d14e539be6c1ac564a784e%7C0%7C0%7C639101488708625157%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&reserved=0&sdata=zzP1KMQgnwhoFyQpQfZ5BHp7tejc0NxkXUcVU9fNF68%3D&url=https%3A%2F%2Furl.avanan.click%2Fv2%2Fr01%2F___https%3A%2F%2Fiaao.mmsend.com%2Flink.cfm%3Fr%3DyYoVb9v9entuDjT7tX3wXw~~%26pe%3Dxm3fCKbfB1dawm3k0kzO4baRQkDvtLIH2QKZe5-C9KP5rcffYeC-WUcFfRfanXXOm0tnT_GC49vuNYQsIrFzNw~~%26t%3DbyFSfZypVYmk9ouyHWbS1A~~___.YXAzOmlhYW86YTpvOmM0OTUyMWZmZTg0MTJmNmU2M2ZkZWMzMWY0NTI2ZmJkOjc6ZDI1ZToyY2E5ZTE5OGQxYWU0NTgwNWFhMWM2MDE4ZmFkY2Y1ZGViNTY2YWFjMjY1NzE1MjE5ZTM3OTI4YmZiMjA3NGVhOmg6VDpG].

Assessing the Situation - Episode 6

IAAO welcomes Rob McGee, of the Arkansas Assessment Coordination Division. As the chair of the Membership Recognition Committee, he shares the most recent updates to the IAAO Awards Program and also talks about all things GIS, as we prepare for the 2026 GIS/ValTech Conference in Mobile, AL. The event is co-hosted with the Geospatial Professional Network.

Assessing the Situation - Episode 5

New podcast episode on IAAO, TAF task force efforts on accepting mass appraisal experience. IAAO announces the release of the December episode of the podcast: Assessing the Situation, featuring interviews with Kevin Hayes of IAAO’s Mass Appraisal Experience Task Force and Pete Fontana of The Appraisal Foundation’s State Harmonization Task Force. The two groups have been working together for several months to encourage more state appraisal regulatory boards to accept mass appraisal experience as a viable pathway toward earning single property appraisal certifications and credentials.