ADI Program Advisor – Brett Rugar Brett, a former Marine and veteran of the Persian Gulf War, began his financial services career in 1993. In 2002, he completed appraisal courses as a trainee under a very experienced supervisor and became a certified appraiser in 2004. He has worked in the property valuation field ever since, … Continued
ADI Scholarship Recipient Spotlight – Armond Guest Armond excelled in the financial services and mortgage industries for several years. Most recently he was a Mortgage Loan Closer for State Farm Bank, a Loan Officer with American Advisors Group, and a Home Mortgage Consultant for Wells Fargo. While employed in these positions Armond gained substantial experience … Continued
ADI Scholarship Recipient Spotlight – LaTarra Jones LaTarra’s passion for real estate is not new. It inspired LaTarra to get her real estate license while building her hair salon business. She learned, however, that representing buyers and sellers is essentially a sales role and she isn’t a sales person at heart. LaTarra kept searching for … Continued
Supervisor Spotlight – Peter Fontana Peter Fontana is the principal and owner of Cornerstone Appraisal Service, a residential appraisal firm located in Central Montana. Fontana has more than thirty years of experience in the real estate appraisal profession. He has a diverse background with extensive experience in governmental appraisal, mass appraisal, personal property appraisal, single … Continued
ADI Scholarship Recipient Spotlight – Danielle Taylor Danielle was introduced to the appraisal industry and the Appraiser Development Initiative™ (ADI) scholarship program by her cousin Vonnia Harris Davis with Blueprint 2022. Danielle instantly saw the program as a great opportunity to branch out and do something different to help fill a need in her community. … Continued
ADI Scholarship Recipient Spotlight – Beverly Ochieng Beverly was attending graduate school in Miami, Florida when she started working as a secretary for a luxury real estate sales office. Upon graduation, Beverly returned home to Columbus, Ohio, where she has kept her thumb on a housing market for the last 6 years. Beverly was known to … Continued