Appraisal Subcommittee Hires an Executive Director

For Immediate Release

March 31, 2009

The Appraisal Subcommittee Hires an Executive Director

The Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) today announced the hiring of Jim Park as its Executive Director. Mr. Park has over 23 years of appraisal and mortgage banking experience. During his extensive career, he has held executive management and leadership roles at several financial institutions. He also served for four years as the Director of Research and Technical Issues at The Appraisal Foundation. Mr. Park holds a B.A. in organizational communications from the University of Colorado and a certified general appraiser credential in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

The Executive Director is the senior staff position of the ASC with responsibility for the supervision of the day-to-day ASC operations and ASC staff. Under direction of the ASC, the Executive Director is responsible for implementing ASC policies, overseeing its programs, and developing recommendations to the ASC members. The Executive Director also represents the ASC before state appraisal regulatory officials and various appraisal industry groups. He may be contacted via email at Jim@asc.gov

Congratulations on the new position Jim!