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Our Professional Staff

GREGORY L. MANN

SUMMARY

Results-driven professional in business, public service and community activities; well versed in direct valuation experience; owning & managing appraisal firm; managing the office, directing the staff, providing overall strategy and tactics in a highly challenging competitive environment successfully completing thousands of single family, FHA, MSHDA, 2-4 family, multi-family residential and small commercial appraisals while exceeding benchmarks; conducting hearings & making independent determinations of value on real and personal property across the state; successfully coordinating conflict resolution sessions between public & private sector groups & organizations, skilled negotiator and strategist; excellent trainer and mentor; able to build relationships with high-level personnel and develop strategy and tactics in highly competitive environments; experience in managing many different and varied core functions simultaneously; developing and making high-impact presentations; conducting consultative implementation, forming strategic partnerships, promoting client fulfillment and executive relationships as part of team leadership.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2002 - Present
Appraisal Professionals of West Michigan, LLC - Kalamazoo, MI
Manager, Owner & Licensed Fee Appraiser & Certified Contract Assessor, FHA, MSHDA, 203(5) and HQS Approved

2000 - 2002 & 1993 - 1996
West Michigan Appraisal Services, Inc. - Kalamazoo, MI
Licensed Fee Appraiser & Certified Contract Assessor, FHA, MSHDA, 203(k) & HQS Approved

1996 - 2000
Standard Federal Bank - Kalamazoo, MI
Licensed Staff Appraiser

1993 - 1995
Michigan Tax Tribunal - Lansing, MI
Tribunal Hearing Referee

1990 - 1993
Blue Care Network/Health Central - Lansing, MI
Subscriber Elected Member, Board of Directors
Finance & Executive Committee Member

1984 - 1993
Michigan House of Representatives - House Democratic Research Staff - Lansing, MI
Senior Legislative Research Analyst

1976 - 1984
State Representative Michael J. Bennane - Lansing, MI
Chief of Staff

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Greater Kalamazoo Association of REALTORS®
• Mid-Michigan Association of Assessors
• Michigan Association of Real Estate Appraisers (MAREA)
• Michigan Association of Assessors
• Coalition for Urban Redevelopment
• Kalamazoo Tourch Club, President
• Southwest Michigan Research & Information Center
• Southwest Michigan Fair Housing Partnership
• University of Michigan Alumni Association
• Greater Grand Rapids Association of Realtors®
• American Guild of Appraisers (AGA#44) OPEIU
• Leadership Kalamazoo Class of 1999
• Michigan Tax INformation Council (MTIC)
• ISAAC, Board of Directors
• The Forum for Kalamazoo
• SWMRIC, A consortium of Realtors® in 18 Southwest Michigan Counties
• Kalamazoo County Board of Canvassers, Chairman
• Victors Club

EDUCATION

The University of Michigan
Economic Development Certification
History & Political Science Major, Education Minor

Holloway Institute
Appraisal I & II & Standards and Practices

Employee Relocation Council
Relocation Appraisal Training Program

St. Joseph County Equalization Department
Assessment Management Practices

The Appraisal Institute
Analyzing Distressed Real Estate
Appraising Unusual, High Value and Historic Properties
Residential Housing Types, Design & Styles

Northern Michigan University - Continuing Education for Appraisers
HUD Environmental Inspections
Real Estate Fraud - Responsibility & Liability
Valuing the Operating Enterprise
Comprehensive Appraisal Overview
Appraising Manufactured Housing
Professional's Guide to the New 1004 URAR
Construction Techniques
Narrative Report Writing
Appraising Properties From Blueprints & Specs
Income Capitalization
Residential Design & Functional Utility
Residential Appraisal Review
Commercial Cost Approach
Limiting Your Liability
The Big Picture - Financial Institutions & Appraisals

American Society of Appraisers - Detroit Chapter
National USPAP Update
Professional Perspectives of Condemnation
Valuation Definitions & Pitfalls
Historic Properties - Preservation & Evaluation
Michigan Real Estate Appraisal Law

McKissock Appraisal & Real Estate School
2-4 Family Finesse: Appraising Multi-Family Properties

Department of Housing & Urban Development
The 203(k) Appraisal Standards
FHA Appraisal Guidelines
Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
FHA/MSHDA HQS Procedures

The University, Sheffield, England
Comparative Education Studies

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Certifications
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