Professional Qualifications
Accredited Senior Appraiser Tested and Designated in Fine Arts, American Society of Appraisers
Certificate in Appraisal Studies in Fine & Decorative Arts, University of California, Irvine
Education
Master of Arts, Art History, Arizona State University Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
- Thesis: Beyond the Sensation: The French Embassy’s Statue Attributed to Michelangelo
- Foreign Language Graduate Examination: Italian
- Foreign Languages Studied: Italian and French
- Graduate Research: Conducted in New York City and Florence, Italy
Bachelor of Arts, Humanities, Arizona State University
Lifetime Teaching Certificate in Art History, Community Colleges of Arizona
Professional Committees
- Executive Board, International Personal Property Committee, American Society of Appraisers, 2009-Present
- Leadership Board, International American Society of Appraisers,
2009-Present
- Membership Chair, International Personal Property Committee, American Society of Appraisers, 2008-Present
- President, Phoenix-Metro Chapter American Society of Appraisers, 2005-2007
- Secretary, Phoenix-Metro Chapter American Society of Appraisers, 2002-2005
- Secretary, Alumni Chapter of Herberger Institute for Design and the Art, Arizona State University, 2006-2009
- Board Member, Artlink, Inc., 2008-2009
- Leadership Council, College of Liberal Arts Alumni Chapter, Arizona State University, 2006-2008
- Founding Member, Advocacy for the Arts, Arizona State University College of Law, 2005
- Member, Steering Committee, Inaugural Quest for the Arts, West Valley Arts Council, 2004
Selected Speaking and Lecture Engagements
- Desert Caballeros Museum, Wickenburg, Arizona
- Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, Arizona
- West Valley Art Museum, Surprise, Arizona
- Art History 480 (Research Methods), Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Arizona State University
- Soroptomist Club, Goodyear, Arizona
- Future Builders, Paradise Valley, Arizona
- College of Estate Planning Attorneys, Phoenix, Arizona
- Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants, Phoenix, Arizona (October 2010)
Selected Conferences and Seminars Attended
- Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, Summerlin, Nevada, 2010
- International Conference, American Society of Appraisers, Orlando, Florida, 2009, including:
IRS Regulations Specific to Personal Property,
Fakes, Frauds and Due Diligence
- IRS Symposium Practicing Before the IRS-Laws, Regulations and Common Sense Estate Tax and Charitable Contribution Appraisals, Irvine, California, 2008
- International Conference, American Society of Appraisers, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2008 including:
Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990
Appraisal Issues: Authenticity, Condition and Valuation
- International Conference, American Society of Appraisers, Brooklyn, New York, 2006 including: Appraising in Disaster Situations
Art and Decorative Objects Theft: The FBI and the Appraisal Profession
- Printmaking, Phoenix, Arizona, 2005
- Insurance, Appraisers and the Law: Fine and Decorative Arts, Irvine, California, 2002
Consultant Projects
- Consultant, Alpha Monster Art Collective, Phoenix, Arizona
- Lead Creative Market Strategist and Consulting Founder, Charitable Heart, Arizona
Awards and Grants
- Presenter of Outstanding Graduate Award, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts Convocation, Arizona State University, 2008-2010
- Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Member in Art History and Humanities, Rio Salado College, 2008 (Adjunct Faculty Member 2005-Present)
- Travel Grant, Arizona State University Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, 1998
Community Activity
- Member, Phoenix Art Museum
- Salon Member, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
- Member, West Valley Art Museum
- Member, Local First Arizona
Donation of time and knowledge at various appraisal fairs to raise funds for non-profit organizations such as those involved in the cure for canine cancer.
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