Specialties Include: Sports Memorabilia, Comics & Paper, Brewerania, Books, Antique -20th century furnishings and accents, Ephemera


WILLIAM R. (RANDY) NELSON, ISA, AM
APPRAISER OF PERSONAL PROPERTY
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

EXPERIENCE:

2000 – Present
Partner in Cummings and Associates Appraisals and Consultations Firm, Referred by Baseball Hall of Fame since 2004

1998 - 1999
Associate in Personal Property Appraisal, Estate Sales, and Brokering of antiques and collectibles.

1978 – 1998
Manager and Bartender in the Food and Beverage Industry, Northern California And Central Oregon

1977 – 1978
English Teacher & Coach Dublin High School; Dublin, California
Adult Education Night School Instructor; Amador Valley School District

1973 – Present
Collector of Brewerania, Paper, Comic Books, and Sports Memorabilia.

MEMBERSHIPS:

Accredited Member, International Society of Appraisers (ISA, AM)
Member, Appraisers of Personal Property, N.W. Chapter, I.S.A.
Current with USPAP through June 2013


EDUCATION:

June 27-28, 2008: Successfully Completed a 15 hour course & examination on the Uniform Standards of Professional
     Appraisal Practice (USPAP),  the Congressionally recognized set of Appraisal Standards promulgated by
     The Appraisal Foundation. Completed June 2008, effective through June 2013
June 2007-San Francisco Specialty Course, ISA, Appraisal of Japanese Prints

March 2006 – Santa Fe, New Mexico; ISA Re-accreditation course & Test
March, 1999 – ISA Accredited through University of Maryland, School of Continuing Education and Professional Development.
     Completion of Core Courses 101, 102, and 103 Included: Ethics, Methodology and Reasoning, Report Writing,
     Fiduciary Responsibilities, Appraisal Practices, and the Law.

St. Mary’s College, Moraga, California; Graduated 1975
Undergraduate Degrees:
Bachelor of Arts, Diversified Liberal Arts
California State Physical Education Major
English Minor

Graduate Degree:
California State Clear Teaching Credential, Montessori

Ashland High School, Ashland, Oregon; Graduated 1970

LECTURES AND PUBLIC SPEAKING:

1998– Present
Classes: Personal Property Valuation, Internet Auction Sales, and Antique and Collectible
Valuations for several Eugene, Oregon Community Centers.
The Lighthouse Gift Shop and Antique Gallery, Florence, Oregon, 2000 Appraisal Fair
The Centralia Antique Dealers Association Antique and Appraisal Fair, Centralia Washington, May, 2000 & 2001
Mendenhall Appraisal Fair August 2000, March 2001, Juneau, Alaska
Featured August 2000, March 2001 Juneau Alaska TV Appraisal Production
Crossroads Home Owner’s Association Appraisal and Value Education Seminar, May 2001, Sisters, Oregon
Mountain View Estates Community Center Appraisal and Value Education Seminar, Talent, Oregon, May 2001, 2003
Evergreen Bank Appraisal Fair, Grants Pass, Oregon, July 2001, May 2002, Gold Beach, March 2003
“Buying and Selling on the Internet”, class at Lane Community College Spring Term 2002

SEMINARS:

March 2009- Assets 2009 ISA Conference,
Charleston & SC History, Tom Savage Director Winterthur Museum
“Edwardian & Art Deco Jewelry” Nina Woolford, Historic Charleston Jewelry by
Dawn Evers-Corley, Charleston Historic Silver/English Influence, (Crabtrees),
Charleston Art by Angela Mack Exec. Director Gibbes Museum of Art, Appraising
Tax Appraisals: The Reviewer’s Prospective by Jan Moffitt, Art Appraisal Services, IRS
Basics of the Expert Witness by Roger Durkin, “Bulls & Bears.. Marketplace) Andrew
Brunk and “To Die For: Patriotism in the American Arts” Wendell Garrett
Tours: Museum of Charleston, Magnolia Plantation, and NC Biltmore Mansion (after Conf.)

March 2006 – ISA Conference –
Georgia O’Keefe Museum Tour;
Santa Fe History & Culture by Tom Chavez,
Science & Conservation with Appraisers – John Buxton, Mark Rasmussen, and Karen Cheronis.
Role of the Appraiser in Protecting the Client from Disputed Valuation &
Litigation with Robert Horn, Esq., Karen Rabb, ISA CAPP, Victor Weiner
Regional Navaho Weavings with Mark Winter
Classic Navaho Weaving with Mark Winter
Matriarchs of the SW - Andrea Fisher Gallery
Beating the Bushes – Business Marketing – Brian Kathenes, ISA, CAPP & Leon
Castner Ph.D. ISA, CAPP