IAAO Board of Directors, Region 3
Assistant Chief Administrative Officer of Value
Hillsborough County, Florida
Goals if elected
My main goal is to support the goals and objectives of Future Assessment 2025 and help ensure they are being met.
The conversations of the last couple of years within the organization are not new. As chair of the Membership Committee in 2019, these topics were front and center. Not only that, but members serving IAAO much longer had similar stories of similar dated conversations in prior committee work.
Now that IAAO’s strategic plan addresses these topics, we need to make sure the conversations are no longer just conversations, but rather constructive plans put into action to move this organization forward.
The industry is dwindling, while the work increases. How do we attract new talent? How do we bring pride back to the industry in a way that encourages others to want to join it? How do we elevate IAAO so those jurisdictions and states who see no value in what we do realize the value? How do we better assist small jurisdictions who have no resources to purchase today’s technology, attend conferences, take courses for designation and add credibility to the work they do, or defend their hard work when needed? What does it really mean to be an international organization, and why would another country be interested in joining us?
How do we assist more women and minorities in obtaining leadership roles in their offices? Why would someone want to work for IAAO Headquarters? How do we become a leader in the conversation and quest to do something about the affordable housing problem in America, as we are the historians of the market?
There is so much I feel we can be doing, but in the end, all I can promise is to keep caring and to work hard for IAAO to do and be and grow our industry better.
General statement
The work of the IAAO is not only important to the membership, but the communities each member’s jurisdiction operates within and beyond. It is also important to the professional growth of all those working, or one day seeking to work, in our profession.
I’ve spent several years volunteering with IAAO, some appointments more challenging than others. The one thing that has held true in it all is the importance of the work beyond myself.
I am running for the IAAO Board because I believe what we do matters.
I believe I can help formulate genuine responses to many of the questions our industry needs answered, and contribute to the progress this organization needs to see as we move into the future of assessment.
IAAO Related Service
International Association of Assessing Officers
• Women’s Initiative Network Task Force Co-Chair, 2021 to 2022
• *Diversity and Inclusion Task Force Chair (newly created 8/2020), 2020 to 2022
• Women’s Initiative Task Force Member (now WIN), 2018 to present
• Membership Committee Chair, 2019
• Membership Recognition Committee Member, 2018
* 1st chair of this initiative, the task force of which worked on the creation of the IAAO Diversity Statement with the IAAO Board under the direction of Past-President, Greg McHenry. The following year, this statement and worked assisted in guiding the direction of IAAO’s Strategic Plan, “Future Assessment 2025.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I547N_xiN90
Florida Chapter International Association of Assessing Officers
• *Board of Directors - Director 2021 to present
• Administrative Committee Member 2018 to 2021
(New committee created as a result of my efforts to bring leadership curriculum and the international association’s women’s initiative programs to the state chapter level.)
• Real Estate Committee Member 2017 to 2018
*In 2021, under the direction of Past-President Kenny Pennington, worked with a subcommittee of chapter board members to create FCIAAO’s Diversity Statement, becoming the 1st IAAO Chapter to adopt such a statement.
IAAO Related Presentations
International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO)
• Hudson, O., Malmquist, R., Opeihken, T., Sheehy, B. (2023). Time is Non-Refundable & How to Say No. A presentation for the IAAO WIN’ing Conversations Series, Virtual.
• Hudson, O., Malmquist, R., (2023). Conscious Objectivity: Beyond Unconscious Bias. A presentation at the Alabama Chapter IAAO Inaugural Conference, Point Clear, Alabama.
• Hudson, O., (2021). Sorry, Not Sorry. A presentation for the IAAO WIN’ing Conversations Series, Virtual.
• Hudson, O., Malmquist, R., Opeihken, T. (2020). Rumbling with Vulnerability. A presentation at the IAAO Annual Conference, Virtual.
• Hudson, O., Malmquist, R., (2021). Conscious Objectivity: Beyond Unconscious Bias. A presentation at the IAAO Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois.
• Hudson, O., Miner, S., Wilhoite, V., (2021). Diversity & Inclusion: Let’s Dance. A presentation at the IAAO Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois.
• Hudson, O., Malmquist, R., McNeil, J., (2021). Imposter Syndrome: The Tendency Towards Low Self-Appraisal. A presentation at the IAAO Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois.
Florida Chapter International Association of Assessing Officers (FCIAAO)
• Hudson, O. (2019). Women in Leadership. A presentation at the FCIAAO Annual Conference, St. Petersburg, FL.
• Hudson, O., Rosenzweig, J. (2017). To Qualify or Not to Qualify-That is the Question. A presentation at the FCIAAO Annual Conference, Hutchinson Island, FL.
• Hudson, O., Malmquist, R., (2021). Assertiveness For Women. A presentation at the FCIAAO Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida.
Hillsborough County Property Appraiser (HCPA)
• Hudson, O. (2014). The Sale Review Process: Qualification, Verification & Analysis of Sales. A presentation to appraiser staff at the HCPA, Tampa, FL.
IAAO Coursework
• Courses 101 102, 201, 300, 311, 400, 402, 500, 151, 171, 181 2006-2018
Education
• Masters in Public Administration (seeking) University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science 2020
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Relevant Coursework: Public Administration, Leadership, Management
Applicable Licenses and Certifications
• Certified Public Manager, 2014
Florida State University, Florida Center for Public Management
• Florida State Certified Residential Appraiser, since 2008
• Certified Florida Evaluator, since 2007
Florida Department of Revenue
Additional Service
• South Tampa Chamber of Commerce:
Board of Directors - Director, 2023-present
Diversity and Inclusion Counsel - Chair, 2021-present
Policy and Advocacy Committee, 2022-present
• Northside Behavioral Health Center Board Member - Director, 2019-2023
• Hillsborough County Civil Service Board - Employee Advisory Committee (EAC) Rep, 2012-2015
Additional Presentations
• City of Groveland:
Hudson, O. (scheduled to occur 8/2023). Understanding the World Beyond Our Internal Per- spective. A workshop for leaders in the City of Groveland, Florida.
• University of South Florida:
Crume, D., El-Tall, H., Hernandez, M., Hudson, O., Mootoo, A. (2021). Stereotypes & Biases. A panel discussion during Module II of the Muma College of Business Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace certificate program.
Additional Professional Development
• Diversity Equity & Inclusion in the Workplace, 2021
University of South Florida, MUMA College of Business Digital Certificate
• Unconscious Bias for the Appraisal Profession - Appraisal Institute, 2021
• Unconscious Bias - Thomson Reuters Certificate, 2021
• Workplace Diversity & Inclusion - Thomson Reuters Certificate, 2021
• Dare to Lead - Brené Brown, Ph.D., LMSW Digital Certificate, 2020
• Post-Crisis Leadership, 2020
University of South Florida, MUMA College of Business Digital Certificate
Awards and Recognition
• South Tampa Chamber DEI Champion Award, 2023
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