Jim Amorin CAE, MAI, SRA, AI-GRS, CDEI, ASA
Jim is the author of the text "The Generative Shift: Preparing Appraisers for Artificial Intelligence Models Like ChatGPT". Jim began in the real estate valuation profession in 1988. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Real Estate and Urban Land Development from the University of Texas at Austin. He has testified multiple times before the US Congress and presented to the United Nations on real estate valuation, and he has served as a resource in the national press for stories in the New York Times, Housing Wire, CNBC, CNN, the Wall Street Journal, and numerous other publications. He has developed and instructed educational offerings and provided lectures in 40 states and numerous countries/territories including Italy, Germany, Portugal, the People’s Republic of China, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Romania, Japan, Mexico, and Canada. A two-time National President of the Appraisal Institute as well as its CEO between 2017 and 2023. He also served on the national Board of Directors for The Residential Energy Services Network from 2017 through 2023.
Timothy Andersen, MAI, MSc, CDEI, MNAA
Timothy C. Andersen, MAI, MSc, CDEI, MNAA is the author of numerous e-books, webinars, and CE classes, as well as a USPAP instructor, mentor, teacher, and podcaster. He retired from real estate appraisal in 2014 to devote full time to teaching, writing, mentoring, and consulting with his fellow appraisers, state appraisal boards, administrative law defense attorneys, and so forth.
He started his real estate career in brokerage, specializing in high-end condos. He found the analytics of real estate appraisal fascinated him, so in 1986 he left brokerage and went full-time into appraisal. After earning his SRPA, and then MAI, Tim appraised commercial properties in Florida from Key West to Brooksville, Ft. Myers to St. Augustine. He served the People of Palm Beach County, Florida numerous times as a Special Magistrate for the Value Adjustment Board. In addition, he has testified numerous times as an expert witness in the Circuit Court. He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration, as well as a Master of Science degree, specifically in Real Estate Appraisal, from the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis. He and his wife Debbie live in Florida along with his children and their families.
Adam Johnston
Candescent Capital Ventures
Adam operates a collateral risk, compliance, and project management consulting company serving mortgage lending, appraisal management, and early-stage companies. In addition, Adam serves as the SVP, Chief Program Management & Valuation Officer for Candescent Capital Ventures, a Denver-based private equity firm that seeks to fund initiatives that bring technology-based solutions in analytics, information optimization, and valuation for residential and commercial real estate. Previously, Adam served as Senior Director, Collateral Risk & Project Management for a leading national mortgage lender and servicer. In this role, he was responsible for collateral risk policy, risk project management, and enterprise property risk oversight. Adam has served in senior leadership roles for a global mortgage insurance company, managing the mortgage fraud investigation teams, appraisal review, continuous improvement, and enterprise business project management. In addition to his 30 years of appraisal experience, Mr. Johnston is a former police officer and served in the United States Marine Corps.
A Certified Residential Appraiser in multiple states, Mr. Johnston is a designated member of the Appraisal Institute, with the SRA and AI-RRS designations. Beyond his professional appraisal experience, he holds the PMP designation from the Project Management Institute, the CSM and CSPO designations from Scrum Alliance, and obtained a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt designation in process improvement. Mr. Johnston served eight years on the Board of Trustees of The Appraisal Foundation and was the 2018 Chair. The Appraisal Foundation is a not-for-profit organization authorized by Congress as the Source of Appraisal Standards and Appraisal Qualifications.
Julia Matteson McIntosh
Urban League of Central Carolinas’ Urban Appraisers Initiative (UAI)
Meet Julia (Julie) Matteson McIntosh, Program Manager for the Urban League of Central Carolinas’ Urban Appraisers Initiative (UAI). Also, a Certified Residential Appraiser with over 25 years of experience. After graduating from North Carolina Central University in Education, she delved into the world of appraising in 1997, earning her certification in 2007. Passionate about education, Julia is dedicated to sharing insights into the evolving real estate appraising profession. In 2022, Julie founded What’s It Worth, LLC. and is an active member of various professional organizations including the Black Real Estate Appraisers Coalition of NC (BREAC-NC), NC Professional Appraisers Coalition (NCPAC), and Durham Regional Association of Realtors (DRAR).
