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Specialties Include: Sports Memorabilia, Comics & Paper, Brewerania, Books, Antique -20th century furnishings and accents, Ephemera
EXPERIENCE: 2000 – PresentPartner 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
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– PresentClasses: 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 |
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