Message from the CEO

Posted in January 31, 2023 ¬ 4:17 pmh.adminComments Off

Welcome everyone to the new year! It’s time to set our sights forward and get ready to take on the opportunities that come our way. The ASA staff and I are ready to make 2023 another successful year by continuing our presence internationally, enhancing the new technology we’ve adopted this past year, and expanding our partnerships, to start.

Earlier this month, ASA, AI, ASFMRA, IAAO, MBREA and NSREA presented our next State of the Profession webinar through our developed partnership. It is inspiring when several organizations can come together to provide education for the entire profession, and I had the pleasure of moderating this State of the Profession: A Discussion with the Appraisal Foundation and Appraisal Subcommittee webinar. Thank you to our panelists David Bunton, President of the Appraisal Foundation and James Park, Executive Director of the Appraisal Subcommittee who did a fantastic job presenting, as well as to the 2,000 professionals who attended, great turnout! To see the webinar recording, click here.

ASA has also added two benefit partners this month for members. VREF offers appraisers comprehensive data on over 7,700 aircraft models ranging from experimental to wide-body commercial. The partnership will offer ASA members the VREF valuation software for aircraft appraisals at a 10% discount off the Pro Tier.

ASA also partnered with Thompson Benefits Group to offer members an exclusive health benefit program; a long-term care insurance, LTCRplus. To learn more, click here.

As we move into 2023, it is important that as a Society, we continue to grow our presence; awareness for the appraisal industry, the ASA credential, and for our member professionals as a whole.

First and foremost, please consider this a friendly reminder to ensure your ASA member profile is up to date. For the first time, ASA has a membership database tool that can collect important data from all members to help us in better serving you and the international community. By updating your member profile, it will help guarantee that those seeking your services will be able to find you with correct and up-to-date information if you opt-in to the Find an Appraiser (FAA) tool and ASA’s NEW Member Directory. If you have any questions about FAA or the Membership Directory, please call ASA HQ at (800) 272-8258 or email asainfo@appraisers.org.

If you haven’t already checked out ASA’s Marketing Toolkit, I strongly encourage all of our members to do so – another great tool to use to help promote your career or business and position yourself as the accredited expert in your field. We’ve partnered with Canva to provide you with digital marketing tools that can be customized with your business contact information and photos – it’s just a drag and drop! When sharing your customized materials on social media be sure to include #ASAappraisers in your post.