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IAAO Selects Debra McGuire as Executive Director
The
IAAO Board of Directors selected Debra McGuire, MBA, IOM, CAE, as the new Executive Director following interviews of finalists on Nov. 23, and she will join the association on Jan. 4. Ms. McGuire currently serves as Founder and CEO of Association Interim Solutions in Dallas. Her previous experience includes serving as President & Chief Executive Officer of the American Fire Sprinkler Association; CEO and Executive Vice President of the American Academy of Family Physicians-Michigan Chapter; and Director of Education and Communications for the Michigan Townships Association. She received a Master of Business Administration from Cornerstone University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Michigan State University. She also completed the Institute of Organizational Management program at the University of Notre Dame and achieved the Certified Association Executive designation from the American Society of Association Executives.
IAAO election results announced
IAAO recently completed the election process for the 2021 Board of Directors and the following members were elected. In addition, members approved the proposed amendments to the IAAO Bylaws.
President Elect - L. Wade Patterson
Vice President - Patrick Alesandrini, CAE, RES
Region 1 - Marcy Martin, AAS
Region 2 - Brian Gay
Region 3 - Terry Taylor, CAE, RES, AAS
Membership dues help available
2020 has been a challenging year for not only for IAAO members, but also for your jurisdictions budget. With this in mind, Vision Government Solutions and IAAO are pleased to offer the
COVID-19 Membership Support Grant to provide greater opportunities for members to renew their annual IAAO Membership dues. The grant is available to a limited number of IAAO members whose jurisdictions are not paying membership dues because of budgetary restrictions. Download the form to apply for the grant to pay membership dues.
Task Force seeks input on changes to Glossary
The Authoritative Text Task Force, established in May by the Board of Directors, is working on updates to the IAAO Glossary for Property Appraisal and Assessment and is seeking input from assessment professionals related to terms. In particular, the Task Force is looking for contributions on terms that may be contradictory to state laws, or practice; additional terms that should be incorporated into the Glossary, along with any recommended definitions for that term; or general thoughts and comments you would like the Task Force to consider. Comments should be sent by Friday, Dec. 4 to Tammy Brown (
brown@iaao.org), IAAO Staff Liaison to the Authoritative Text Task Force.
IAAO accepting research topics for Research Grant Program
IAAO is accepting research topics submissions for the 2021 IAAO Research Grant Program and IAAO members, along with students and faculty, are now eligible to submit proposals. The
IAAO Research Grant Program, formerly the Academic Partnership Program, provides financial support to complete research in areas related to property appraisal, assessment administration, and property tax policy. Submissions will be accepted until Friday, February 12, 2021.
Annual election results
Membership dues help available
IAAO accepting research topics for Research Grant Program