FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 25, 2010
CONTACT: International Society of Appraisers
(312) 981-6778
ISA celebrates its 30th anniversary with a new Executive Director and an increased commitment to member education.
(Chicago, IL) The International Society of Appraisers based in Chicago has announced the appointment of Joe Jackson, CAE as the new Executive Director of the nation’s fastest growing personal property appraisal organization. Jackson comes to ISA with a strong background in association management having served for seven years as the Executive Director of the American Institute of Architects in Colorado and as a regulatory lobbyist in California. His mission is to be the facilitator in guiding the ISA to becoming the strongest appraisal organization in the marketplace and to keep ISA’s name at the forefront of the appraisal arena.
According to Jackson “The heart of the program is to solidify the existing base of what we are good at, expand the support services we offer to members and to be at the forefront of educational opportunities including distance learning and webinars. We have already started implementing this.” He went on to say “ISA is a growing and dynamic organization for personal property appraisers with an excellent and experienced staff, top rated educational programs and the best conference in the profession.” Part of his job will be to let the public know about the caliber of education available to ISA members and to reach everyone, including the interested public, who might have the need for an appraiser.
As part of its commitment to expand educational opportunities ISA also has a new Director of Education in Leon Castner, ISA CAPP. Castner plans to expand the line of educational programs including the development of new courses and the webinar program for delivery of short appraisal related education programs and product knowledge updates. Assisting Jackson is a growing and committed staff of professionals including Jennifer Hopkins, Director of Meetings, Rachel Walsh, Meetings Coordinator, Michelle Stearns, Education and Credentialing Coordinator and Sara Porter, Membership Coordinator.
President of the ISA Board of Directors, Judith Martin, ISA CAPP, said “We are starting to see some real movement. We recognized a little over two years ago that our members needed to be heard and acknowledged for what they do, helping middle America. Many of our members are generalists and they can assist families since they understand residential contents and antiques. They know how to identify items, not just from what they already know but from the ISA network of referrals through other ISA members they can depend on. Our members can fulfill their clients’ needs in times of divorce, casualty or theft loss, property division and other cases when identification and evaluation are needed.”
ISA is now thirty years old and still has some of the original members. With headquarters on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, ISA is now managed by Sentergroup, Inc, a full service association management firm. ISA proudly offers a full schedule of educational opportunities for new and veteran appraisers spread out over all of 2010 including the “Assets 2010” Conference in Toronto April 30-May 3. The complete seminar schedule and additional information is available on the website at http://www.isa-appraisers.org. For more information call (312) 981-6778, email isa@isa-appraisers.org or write to ISA, 737 North Michigan Ave., Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60611.
written by:
Fred Taylor
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