NAIFA's new directors.

The National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers recently elected four members to leadership positions on the National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers (NAIFA) board of directors.

Elizabeth Kern, IFA, was elected to the Executive Committee as the 2007 national president. She succeeds Thomas Munizzo, IFA, who will now serve as past national president. Other members elected to the Committee include Michael Orman, IFAS, who will serve as national vice president, John Marrazzo, IFAS national secretary and James Camp, IFA national treasurer.

National directors were also elected to serve on the board of directors; they include Susanne Barkalow, IFA, Steven Coull, IFAS, DAC, DAC, Monica Trotter, IFA, and John Wilkerson, WAS. Continuing directors include Carol Ames, IFA, Charles E. Blau, IFAC, Rick Deardorff, IFAS, Nena W. Henderson, IFA, James P. Murdaugh, IFAS, Jim D. Pearson, IFAS Deborah Spano Funk, IFA and Vickie Turpin, IFA. The NAIFA Executive Committee and Board of Directors meets several times a year to facilitate growth of the organization.

"I am looking forward to leading NAIFA in 2007 and beyond," says Kern.

"As the appraisal profession continues to evolve, so must NAIFA. This year NAIFA will work diligently to advance the level of professionalism of each and every NAIFA member through top quality education, networking and communication."

The National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers was founded in 1961 as a non profit professional association of real estate appraisers.