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Santa Rosa, California, United States

- Prepare appraisals and recertifications on properties of varying complexities, including rural homesites, pasture, vineyards and vineyard developments and wineries. - Collect sales information from local market participants- Engage and review external fee appraisals to greater assist the customer in terms of speed and cost. - Prepare and present industry updates to viticulture and winery industry professionals.- Serve as a guest speaker and resource for prospective appraisers through career fairs and guest speaking opportunities in college level classes. - Verify and review preliminary title reports, integrating our internal risk analysis into the level of confirmation and verification. - Collaborate across departments to ensure business needs are met and work to gain efficiencies to avoid duplication of efforts. - Develop meaningful relationships with local vineyard managers, winery owners, dairy farmers, and other local appraisers.

Santa Rosa, Ca

- Hired as the first Real Estate Valuator at AAC. Acted as integral part of standing up the department. - Gained extra-regional knowledge to assist the Association with succession planning needs in Hawaii and gain a baseline understanding of the Kansas valuation process.- Worked closely with the Regional Manager to work on the job description and education and work experience requirements for the Real Estate Valuator. Served on the interview committee for Hawaii Valuator. - Assisted with training the new Valuator- Completed valuations in other market areas to gain knowledge and increase overall department efficiency.

- Acted as liaison between the appraisal department and credit staff by assisting in Salesforce entry, modifying submitted requests, following up when additional information is needed, or requests were submitted incompletely. - Mined data from completed appraisals and enter into Salesforce; help pull reports utilizing the Salesforce information. - Continually served as the resident expert for internal databases. Ensured appraisers had access to the correct databases.- Collect various supporting information including, but not limited to location maps, assessor maps, aerial maps, soil maps, FEMA maps, property profiles, endangered species and water district and basin information. Begin front half of appraisal with the relevant supporting information. - Complete chattel appraisals both reconciling to a BBC and without reconciliation; complete crop inspections with minimal to no guidance. - Prepare presentations for BDT’s, PPRAT, and Emerging Professionals Team of Six, Hauser Academy, Tomorrow’s Leaders Today and attended internship recruitment fairs. - Instrumental in training new AOS team members.

- Learned the importance of sustainable agriculture in order for animals to thrive and for future generations to enjoy the land simultaneously; Grew a passion for educating the public on the benefits of sustainable ag and animal welfare. - Assist on the dairy with day to day activities including washing barns, clean-up throughout the ranch, rotational grazing, feeding and vaccinating. - Act as a liaison between the agriculture and dairy industries and the typical consumer through public forums, open mic discussions, 4-H and FFA involvement and the CA Milk Advisory Board's Dairy Princess Program. - Serve as a stand-in delegate of the McClure Family for the Point Reyes Seashore Ranchers Association.

Santa Rosa, Ca

- Recruit new members and encourage existing membership to continue their donation in support of local, sustainable agriculture. - Attend Board meetings to provide updates as well as gain insight into current water, grazing, cannabis, grape, dairy and open space issues that could impact local rural property owners. - Listen to County and State representatives about ballot measures and their implications/ramifications if successful. - Increase advertising in the Sonoma-Marin Farm News and ensure businesses take advantage of complimentary advertising, in addition to creating content in InDesign, Illustrator and PhotoShop when needed. - Coordinate vendors and donors for Love of the Land and the Great Sonoma Crab & Wine Fest.

San Luis Obispo, California

- Responsible for assisting the office with college-wide event planning, directing phone calls, modifying and maintaining spreadsheets, technical writing of instructional manuals and other miscellaneous office tasks.- Interact with high profile educators and administrators in the College of Engineering and beyond, with have proven professionalism through such encounters. - Nominated for Student Employee of the Year

- Specialized in orchard and range land valuation with secondary focus on vineyards and dairy farms. - Developed an introductory understanding of the the Cost, Sales Comparison, and Income Approaches to value, which I utilized in Inspection & Analysis Reports, Comprehensive Summaries and Condensed Restricted Appraisals. - I gathered comparable sales information from MLS, mapped legal descriptions, and learned about California agriculture in detail.

Petaluma, Ca

- Created tasting demonstration kits to distribute throughout the West Coast, systematized bulk freezer storage, updated menu boards, assisted with local delivery and event coordination, and promoted the company at local events as a Brand Ambassador. - Learned the importance of organization, communication, and personality. This position guided me to the realization that I enjoy being around people and enjoy being an active member of my community.

Santa Rosa, Ca

- Gained a rudimentary understanding of how non-profit organizations are operated. - Solicited and collected donations from local agricultural companies, renewed overdue memberships, and managed to build good rapport with community members.

Bachelor'S Of Science, Agricultural Communications, Agribusiness

Activities and Societies: Los Lecheros Dairy Club - CAFES Student Council Representative FFA State Finals Tabulations Chair - Vet Science.

Education record

Activities and Societies: FFA, California Scholarship Federation, Varsity Volleyball