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Michael Evans
Mark Evans - Chief Residential Appraiser (see residential appraisers for qualifications)
Sawsan Messelmany
Burley Phillips
   
Michael H. Evans, FASA
Actively engaged in the real estate appraisal field since 1983. Currently president of Evans Appraisal Service, Inc., a real estate appraisal company specializing in agricultural, commercial, industrial, special purpose and residential properties. Mr. Evans is one of two people to currently hold the American Society of Appraisers designation for both Real Property/Urban and Rural, and a California State Certified General license. On August 8, 2005, Mr. Evans was awarded a Fellow Membership designation by the American Society of Appraisers in full recognition of his outstanding services in the Society and his contribution to the Appraisal Profession. Mr. Evans is re-certified by the State until October 28, 2008.

American Society of Appraisers
- International Secretary Treasurer for the American Society of Appraisers
- Two Term Region Governor 1996 – 2000 for Northern California and Nevada
- 1st Real Property Discipline Governor 2002-2007
- Past Chairman of the Real Property Committee
- Past Editor of the Real Property Journal
- Past member of the Constitution and Bylaws Committee
- Past member of the Nominating and Awards Committee
- Past State Director of Northern California & Nevada
- Past Chapter President of Sacramento Chapter (two terms)
- Past Vice Chair Board of Examiners Professional Education Equivalency Certification; (Program commonly known as PEECP)
- Past member of the Budget and Finance Committee

Additional Appraisal Bodies
- Past Chairman of the California Appraiser Coalition
- Past President of the California Appraisers Council

Education
Graduated from California State University, Chico in 1981 with a B.S. Degree in Business Administration.

Continuing Education
American Appraisal Institute:
- Real Estate Appraisal Principals
- Basic Valuation Procedures
- Case Studies in Real Estate Valuation
- Standards of Professional Practice
- Capitalization Theory & Techniques, Parts A and B
- Valuation Analysis & Report Writing
- Understanding Limited Appraisals and Appraisal Reporting Options

American Society of Appraisers:
- Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (also course instructor)
- Real Property Prep Course
- California State Laws and Regulations (also course instructor)
- Valuation of Conservation Easements

American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers:
- Principles of Rural Appraising
- Permanent Plantings & Leases
- Valuation of Conservation Easements

I have also participated in numerous seminars and conferences in addition to those listed above.

Additional Qualifications:
I have been a guest lecturer and have taught agriculture appraisal at California State University, Chico. I have qualified as an Expert Witness in Superior Court in condemnation cases. I have qualified as an Expert Witness in Butte, Glenn, Tehama, Colusa, Sutter, Fresno, and Los Angles County Superior Courts and in Federal Court, Sacramento, CA.


Qualified for and completed appraisal assignments for the following:

FEDERAL

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal Housing Authority (FHA)
Veterans Administration (VA)
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Farm Services
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Small Business Administration (SBA)
Farm Services
U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife Services

STATE
California Department of Transportation
USDA Soil and Conservancy Service
California Department of Fish and Game

COUNTIES
Butte, Glenn, Tehama, Colusa

CITIES
Cities of Chico, Oroville, Willows, Colusa, Los Molinos
Sacramento Regional Transit District

SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Willows Unified School District
Los Molinos Unified School District
Thermalito Unified School District
Chico Unified School District
Hamilton City Unified School District

A small example of the client list on file is as follows:

BANKS
Butte Community Bank, Paradise, CA
Bank of America, Chico, CA
Wells Fargo Bank, Paradise; Chico; San Jose, CA
Wells Fargo Trust Department, Sacramento and Fresno, CA
Tri-Counties Bank, Chico, CA
Feather River State Bank, Chico, Yuba City, CA
Umpqua Bank, Chico, CA
Sonoma National Bank, Sacramento, CA
Washington Mutual, Chico, CA
Bank of America, Yuba City, CA

ATTORNEYS
John Schwarz, Christiansen & Schwarz, Chico, CA
Carl B. Leverenz, Attorney at Law, Chico, CA
David W. Kennedy, Attorney at Law, Chico, CA
Ned E. Tolbert, Attorney at Law, Sacramento, CA
Jean Rumiano, Attorney at Law, Willows, CA
Suzanne Morlock, Attorney at Law, Yuba City, CA
John W. Schooling, Attorney at Law, Chico, CA
Jeffrey Meith, Meith, Minasian and Sprunance, Oroville, CA
Robert Spano, Moss and Enochian, Redding, CA
Ed Hendren, Attorney at Law, Oroville, CA
Robert Kutz, Attorney at Law, Chico, CA
Ray Sandelman, Attorney at Law, Chico, CA
Robert Harp, Marshall, Burghardt, Meiske and Harp, Chico, CA
Philip B. Price, Price, Brown and Halsey, Chico, CA
Michael Moran, Attorney at Law, Chico, CA

TITLE COMPANIES/INSURANCE COMPANIES
Mid Valley Title Company, Chico, CA
Safeco Insurance Company, Burlingame, CA
Bank of America, Chico, CA
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI
Western Savings and Loan, Phoenix, AZ
Fidelity National Title, San Jose, CA
Travelers Insurance Company
ITT Hartford Insurance Group
Republic Insurance Company
State Farm Insurance Companies
Continental Insurance Company
Stewart Title Company
The Nature Conservancy

Appraisals have also been performed for various individual landowners throughout Butte, Glenn, Colusa, Yuba, Sutter, Tehama, Shasta, San Diego, Sacramento, El Dorado, Modoc, and Lassen Counties.

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Sawsan Messelmany

Multilingual, action oriented, Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, License# AG040382. Currently employed with Evans Appraisal Service, Inc., and engaged in a wide variety of real estate valuation and consultation assignments.

EDUCATION:
The University of Fine Arts – Beirut, Lebanon
Bachelor Degree in Arts and Drama

The Appraisal Institute
Appraisal Courses
- USPAP
- Appraisal Principles
- Appraisal Procedures
- Basic Income Capitalization

Felde Publications & Programs
- Basic Real Estate Appraisal
- Real Estate Law in California

Languages
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English
- French
- Arabic

All written and spoken fluently

PROPERTY TYPES APPRAISED:
General Purpose:
Offices
Retail Centers
Industrial Properties
Apartments
Subdivisions

Special Purpose:
Agricultural Properties
Restaurants
Nurseries
Auto Sales and Service

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Burley Phillips

General Information:
Currently a California State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser (AG042417)

Currently engaged in the real estate appraisal since 2004; with majority of present work experience appraising commercial and agricultural properties; but also includes Single Family Residential, Multi-Family Residential, Condominiums, manufactured, and PUD properties.

Education:
Graduate of Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA
- B.A. in History (1997)
- M.A. in Theology (2001)
Eckmann Scholar 1993-1997
Who’s Who Among American Colege Students 1996-1997
Phi Alpha Theta National Honor Society 1995-1997
Franklin\Covey Time Management Training

Basic Appraisal and Continuing Education:
Real Estate Appraisal Principles
Basic Valuation Procedures
Standards and Ethics (USPAP)
Basic Income Capitalization – Part A
Residential Highest and Best Use and Market Analysis
General Applications
Report Writing and Valuation Analysis

Counties Covered:
Residential: Butte, Glenn, Tehama, Lassen, Plumas, Colusa, Yuba, Sutter, Shasta.
Commercial: All of Northern California

Other Work Experience:
Point Loma Nazarene University (5/1998 – 7/2004) San Diego, CA
- Resident Director / Director of Residential Networking (5/2001 – 7/2004)
- Operations Supervisor (9/2000 – 5/2001)
- Groundskeeper (5/1998 – 9/2000)

US Airways (8/1997 – 5/1998) San Diego, CA
-Customer Service Agent

 

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