 I am Alan Smith, IAAP President and Appraisal Field Supervisor with the Ada County Assessor’s office. Along with holding these positions, I am an Associate Member of the Appraisal Institute, and currently serve as a member and state representative for the International Association of Assessment Officers (IAAO). I started with the assessor’s office five years ago in the Personal Property department, where I specialized in construction and industrial type businesses. After a short time in Personal Property, I accepted a position in the Residential Property department and later a position as Appraisal Field Supervisor. Along with my supervisory duties, I currently specialize in appraisal and assessment of northwestern Ada County, including the municipalities of Meridian and Star, Idaho My professional interests include: computer systems and programming, finance, statistical modeling and analysis, creative writing, and management theory. During my personal time I spend most of my free time pursuing several of my favorite outdoor activities including: hunting, fishing, hiking, motorcycle trail riding, and various shooting sports.
Overall, my experience as an appraiser and IAAP officer has been fantastic. It has allowed me to accomplish many of my personal and professional goals, as well as allowing me to be actively involved with several professional organizations. I look forward to serving the members in the coming year as President and continue to develop and employ networking tools and appraisal resources for our members and affiliates. 
Rachel Baird, IAAP Vice President
Hello, I am Rachel Baird, Personal Property Appraiser for Ada County and the Vice President for IAAP. I am thrilled to be a part of this group. I started working for Ada County in 2007 after a stint in real estate. I have been a salesperson my entire life, selling cars and finance for many years in California before coming to Idaho and switching to real estate. I enjoy seeing things from a new perspective in my current position and hope to bring my life experience to both my IAAP position and my position at Ada County. I enjoy taking classes and learning and hope to bring more class opportunities to the members of IAAP over the coming years.
I lead a hectic life, full of go, go, go…besides my position at Ada County and IAAP, I am also a small business owner and a mother of a very active 8 year old boy. My home-based business is a small web store for craft supplies; I sell mostly rubber stamps and paper crafting supplies. I also spend a lot of my time stamping, making cards and other paper crafts. It is not only my hobby, my “Zen” as I like to call it, it is also one of my primary advertising methods for my business. I make the project using supplies I carry and then post it on my Paper Crafting blog with links to where they can buy the product. When I do have a chance to relax it is usually with a book in my hand or discovering one of the many wonderful places Idaho has tucked away in its mountains and valleys.
Carrie Sandirk, IAAP Secretary
My previous employer relocated me from Dublin, California to Salt Lake City, UT and finally to Boise, Idaho. I worked for American Stores Co in California and Utah and then for Albertsons Inc. in Idaho after the merger. My combined employment expanded over six years and I specialized in Compensation, Human Resources and Labor Relations.
In May of 2005, I graduated from Boise State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Bachelor of Business Administration in Economics. I have yet to recover from all that studying.
For over ten years, my spare time has been dedicated to volunteering at the Idaho Humane Society and foster many unwanted cats and kittens. When I am not at the shelter, you will find me traveling out of state to visit my family.
Mark Harvey, IAAP Treasurer I am privileged to be the newest officer and Treasurer for our IAAP! I wanted to become active in IAAP because I believe in being actively involved, promoting and giving to the organization that supports and promotes the interests of our profession. I believe my involvement can make a positive contribution towards the mission of IAAP. I have been in the appraisal field for the last eight years, as a fee appraiser then joining the Payette County Assessor Office a year and a half ago. I recently became State Certified and look forward to a long and rewarding career serving the public and IAAP. |
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