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Members Only Area

The Members Only Area is primarily for ASA Philadelphia Chapter members, candidates and staff, but you're welcome to browse, too. Not a member? Considering joining us. You'll be in good company!

Membership Records

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Use the links below to update your membership record when your address, phone number, email address, website URL, etc. changes. The changes you make here are instantly available to anyone using the national or chapter search tools. (You'll need to have your user id and password handy to do this.)

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Free Website

For extra mileage, link your membership record to your company website. Don't have one? Make one by following the step-by-step instructions in the Members Only area of the national website. ASA will host the page you make for free.

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2008-2009 Meeting Schedule

Chapter meetings will be held at the Doubletree Guest Suites in Plymouth Meeting on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 pm on September 17, 2008, November 19, 2008, January 21, 2009 (special Free Breakfast meeting: 8:00 am), March 18, 2009 and May 20, 2009. Meeting notices will be posted on the Calendar, when finalized. To be notified about revisions, subscribe to the Calendar by email or RSS feed.

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2007-2008 Meeting Schedule

Chapter meetings will be held on September 19, 2007, November 14, 2007, January 16, 2008 (breakfast), March 19, 2008 and May 21, 2008. Meeting notices will be posted on the Calendar, when finalized. To be notified about revisions, subscribe to the Calendar by email or RSS feed.

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Chapter Directory

The Philadelphia Chapter is putting together a directory of all Chapter members. It will be distributed to local businesses, such as law firms and insurance agencies, with the intention of marketing your services and creating new business opportunities. The directory will list member names, designations, specialties, web addresses, and all other contact information. To make the directory work for you, it is important for you to update your contact information and fulfill your accreditation requirements, if you have not done so. For additional information, please contact Chapter Secretary, Joanne Paciello (610-277-1366).

New Applicants for Membership: September 2007

The following applicants for membership were approved at the September 2007 Board meeting: Leslie Vitale as an Applicant in Machinery & Technical Specialties, Timothy Suchanick in Business Valuation, Alexa Breslin in Personal Property, and Robert J. Luciani in Real Property. Welcome to our new applicants!

Shirley S. Swaab, ASA:  2007 Sinclair Award Winner!

The 2007 George D. Sinclair Professionalism Award was presented to longtime Philadelphia Chapter member, Shirley Sue Swaab, ASA at the Chapter's May 16 meeting. The Award, which was created in 2003 by the Philadelphia Chapter, recognizes an individual -- not necessarily a Chapter member -- whose actions have enhanced the appraisal profession. As the 2007 recipient of the Sinclair Award, Ms. Swab is both honored by and does honor to the award.

A native of Birmingham, AL, Ms. Swaab is an avid collector whose involvement with antiques spans several decades. A frequent lecturer on American and European antiques, she typically uses items from her own collections -- she collects Mourning Art, early Oriental, Dutch, German and English Ceramics, to mention a few -- to create hands-on teaching presentations. Her bi-annual 10-week Antiques Seminar for the Maine Antique Digest have been legendary for over 25 years. She has also created a number of popular seminars and lectures on antiques for ASA, most recently the May Seminar on Identifying and Distinguishing Antique Ceramics. A generous and rewarding teacher, she has also been an eager learner, enjoying membership in several professional societies in addition to the American Society of Appraisers, where she is accredited in Antiques & Decorative Arts, as well as in Residential Contents. Ms. Swab can truly be said to have enhanced the appraisal profession by her practice and teaching.

Advancements

At the May 16, 2007 meeting, the following members were recommended for advancement and approved by the Board of Directors: Real Property appraisers John Marrazzo to ASA, and Daniel T. Vigano, reinstatement to ASA. Congratulations!

The following advancements were approved at the March 21, 2007 Board of Directors Meeting: Susan Golashovsky, ASA, a personal property appraiser, was approved for a specialty designation in Folk Art. Candidates Edward Sarno and Tara Stephenson, both business valuation appraisers, were approved for advancement to AM. Congratulations to all!

New Applicants for Membership: May 2007

The following applicants for membership were approved at the May 16 Board meeting. Nick Hoffmaster, Jason Dombar, and Randall Raifsnider as Applicants in Business Valuation; Zachary B. Rimler in Machinery & Technical Specialties, and Gail Momjian in Personal Property. Welcome to our new applicants!Top