Mr. Jason Messner, CRE

President, Patchin Messner Valuation Counselors
Burnsville, MN

Work Phone: (952) 895-1205

Practice Focus: Offices, warehouses, manufacturing plants, medical facilities, shopping centers, restaurants, apartments, special purpose properties and land.

Chapter Affiliation: Minnesota

Dr. Mark Levine, Ph.D., CRE

Professor, Past Director, Chair Holder, University of Denver
Denver, CO

Work Phone: (303) 321-1786

Practice Focus: Consulting, arbitration, and related work relative to real estate, especially real estate taxation.

Chapter Affiliation: Colorado

Ms. Mary O'Connor, CRE

Partner, Sikich LLP
Chicago, IL

Work Phone: (708) 646-8737

Practice Focus: Business valuation, going concern and intangible asset appraisal in complex property tax appeal.

Chapter Affiliation: Midwest

Mr. David Pope, CRE

Principal, Hotel & Club Associates, Inc.
Greensboro, NC

Work Phone: (336) 379-1400

Practice Focus: Lodging and golf properties; valuation, consulting, tax appeals, market and feasibility studies.

Chapter Affiliation: Carolinas

Mr. Bruce Johnson, CRE

Partner, Capstan Tax Strategies
Dresher, PA

Work Phone: (215) 885-7510

Practice Focus: Tax savings strategies for commercial real estate owners, including engineering-based cost segregation studies, fixed asset studies, energy deductions

Chapter Affiliation: Delaware Valley,Florida

Mr. James Berry, CRE

Executive Director, Newmark
Boston, MA

Work Phone: 774-269-6484

Practice Focus: My focus is within the New England lodging market.

Chapter Affiliation: New England

Mr. Michael Turner, CRE

President, J Elmer Turner, Realtors Inc.
Dallas, TX

Work Phone: (214) 954-1221

Practice Focus: Advising investors, developers and users of a variety of commercial real estate; brokerage, property management and ad valorem tax consulting.

Chapter Affiliation: Dallas/Fort Worth

Ms. Megan Sassaman, Esq., CRE

Attorney, Zipp & Tannenbaum, LLC
Edison, NJ

Work Phone: (732) 605-1000

Practice Focus: Ms. Sassaman’s areas of practice include Real Estate and Redevelopment Law with a primary focus on real estate valuation based litigation.

Chapter Affiliation: New Jersey

Mr. Dave Swinkle, CRE

Director, Kroll
Chicago, IL

Work Phone: (312) 697-4774

Practice Focus: My focus is on property tax management. Our group services client portfolios on a national basis.

Chapter Affiliation: Midwest

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