Qualifications
Approved Designated Fee/Appraiser - Veteran’s Administration
Approved Fee Panel Appraisal - HUD/FHA (Chum # 1404)
Illinois State License - General Certified Appraiser, License #153-000262


Education
Cowden-Herrick High School - Salutatorian, 1974
Lakeland Junior College - Associate in Applied Science in Architecture, 1976
Narrative Report Seminar - Society of Real Estate Appraisers
Market Extraction - Society of Real Estate Appraisers
Completed the Society of Real Estate Appraisers:
1978 - Purdue University, Indiana: Course 101: An Introduction to Real Property Appraising
1979 - Michigan State University, Michigan: Course 201: Applied Income Property Appraising
1980 - Society of Real Estate Appraisers: R2:Residential Case Study Exam
1987 - Society of Real Estate Appraisers: Professional Practice Seminar
1988 - Evanston, Illinois: Course 202: Applied Income Property Appraising
1989 - MAI Demonstration Appraisal Report, Appraisal Institute, Completed and Qualified
1993 - URAR Seminar
1996 - United Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, Parts A and B.
1999 - Four Housing and Fair Lending Seminar, FHA Appraising: Changes and Trends
1999 - Basic HUD Appraisal Requirements
Western Illinois University, College of Business and Technology - Easements and Their Effect on Real Estate
Western Illinois University, College of Business and Technology - Appraising the Small Income Residential Property


Relevant Experience
Expert Witness - Coles County Circuit Court, 1983 - Present
Staff Appraiser - Hearthstone Appraisal Company, 1989 - 1992
Chief Appraiser & President - S.D. Gordon & Associates, LTD, 1992 - 1996
Chief Appraiser & President - Gordon Appraisal Service, Inc., 1997 - Present

28 Years of Professional Appraisals
19 Years of Commercial and Industrial Appraisals

Other Experience
Member of Appraisal Institute, MAI Candidate
CREA Designation - National Association of Real Estate Appraisers
Member, Central Illinois Chapter 160, Appraisal Institute
Secretary/Treasurer - Central Illinois Chapter 160, Appraisal Institute - 1991