Message from the International President

This month we spotlight details on May events, the search for our new CEO, and the upcoming ASA elections.

May is shaping up to be a very busy month for ASA. In addition to two USPAP offerings and a slew of discipline Principles of Valuation Courses in May–including POV courses for five of our six disciplines–we also have two virtual conferences.

The first, on May 2, is the Machinery & Technical Specialties (MTS) first-ever “Valuation of Inventory” conference, which will cover topics on the valuation of different inventory types and for different purposes.

The second, the Business Valuation (BV) “Beyond Valuation—Professional Development and Growth Conference,” is scheduled for May 29 and offers great speakers to help our members with professional development and growth.

There are also three virtual conferences in June: the 13^th Annual MTS Equipment Valuation Conference on June 3-4, the BV ESOP Virtual Conference on June 11, and the introductory ASA ASAI Symposium on June 27.

A full list of upcoming conferences and events is available online at https://bit.ly/ASA-Conferences

CEO Search Update

In May, the Board of Governors will be conducting final interviews for our CEO. The CEO Search Committee, headed up by ASA International Vice President G. Adrian Gonzalez, Jr. and assisted by our outside recruitment firm, went through almost 100 applicants for the position and pared it down to two finalists. The finalists will be interviewed by the full Board of Governors in mid-May, and we hope to have a CEO hired quickly after that. I would note, though, that whomever we hire may need time to communicate with their own employer or organization, so it may be an extra week or two before we are able to make a formal announcement.

ASA Leadership Elections

As if that wasn’t enough, in May we also have ASA elections. As we have for the last few years, ASA will send out election ballots via eBallot, an independent and secure online voting platform This year’s election includes that for the new Multinational Governor seat, the newly-created Region Governor position for the hundreds of ASA members outside of the U.S. and Canada. Elections will also be held for a discipline governor seat and for members-at-large and officer positions on our various discipline committees.

I urge you to review the candidates appropriate for your location and discipline. These positions set the long-term direction of our Society and are vital to maintaining the high standards that are the foundation of ASA and our profession.

In this election, we also have three candidates for International Secretary/Treasurer. The winner of that race will help shape the direction of ASA for the next few years and will be the presumptive International President in 2026-2027.

These officer positions are key within our governance structure. In the last few years as an international officer, I wrote the resolutions to change the structure of our Board of Governors and resolutions to update policies for ASA on issues like educational resources and our accreditation process. This year, as International President, I appointed chairs to our international committee and created working groups to address key strategic issues, including working groups to assess our discipline system, the structure of our chapters, and the roles of the members of our Board of Governors. The work that I’ve done as an international officer began by winning the election for International Secretary/Treasurer a few years ago. Please take the time to read the bios and watch the videos from the three International Secretary/Treasurer candidates so that you can make an informed choice.

A full list of candidates, with their bios and election statements, is available online at https://bit.ly/ASA-2024-Elections.

Thank you for your continued support of ASA.

Best regards,

Garrett Schwartz

ASA International President
president@appraisers.org