Professional Qualifications of Michael J. DeWan, MAI
PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS

Designated Member of the Appraisal Institute
MAI Designation awarded by the Appraisal Institute, June 1999
Vice-President of the Board of Directors, and Regional Representative
On behalf of the Mid-Hudson Chapter, Appraisal Institute

New York State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser,
License #46 0000 24753, effective 03/22/08

Qualified General Real Estate Appraiser for NYS Department of Transportation


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE


January 1, 2008:Founding Partner and Commercial Real Estate Appraiser,
DeWan & Schott Appraisal Associates, LLC, Red Hook NY

August 1993 - Present:Commercial Real Estate Appraiser,
L.T. Bookhout, Inc., Rhinebeck NY

Spring 1986-Summer 1993:Commercial Real Estate Appraiser,
Hudson Valley Appraisal Corporation, Kingston NY

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts
Graduated 1974 cum laude, French and Political Science; Junior Year Abroad, Paris

04/88:"An Introduction to Appraisal of Real Estate," Society of Real Estate Appraisers.

03/89:Successfully challenged "Real Estate Appraisal Principles" and "Residential Valuation," American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers.

07/89:"Standards of Professional Practice," American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers.

03/91:Successfully challenged "Basic Valuation Principles," American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers.

05/92:"Capitalization Theory and Techniques, Part A", Appraisal Institute.

11/92:"Capitalization Theory and Techniques, Part B", Appraisal Institute.

11/93:"Report Writing and Valuation Analysis", Appraisal Institute.

10/94:"Standards of Professional Practice", Appraisal Institute.

06/95:“Advanced Applications", Appraisal Institute.

12/97:Successfully completed Demonstration Appraisal Report

02/99:Successfully passed Comprehensive Examination, MAI designation, Appraisal Institute


APPRAISAL ASSIGNMENTS (partial list of property types)


Antique Centers
Agricultural Properties
Airport and Aviation Facilities
Auction Houses
Automobile Service Centers
Automobile and Other Dealerships
Automobile Salvage Yards
Banks & Financial Institutions
Camping Facilities and RV Campgrounds
Commercial Properties
Condemnation for Utility Easements
Condominium Residential Projects
Conservation Easements
Contaminated Industrial Sites
Fruit Farms
Funeral Homes
Golf Courses & Country Clubs
Health & Fitness Centers
Historic Properties
Hospitals & Health Care Facilities
Indoor Tennis Facilities
Industrial Plants & Warehouses
Institutional Properties
Lumber Yards
Marinas
Medical/Professional Buildings
Mobile Home Parks
Motels, Hotels & Lodges
Multi-Family Residences
Municipal Water Supply
Office Buildings
Park & Forest Lands
Planned Unit Developments
Private Airports
Propane Gas Tank Farms
Recreational Facilities
Research & Development Parks
Residential Subdivisions
Resort Complexes
Restaurants
Religious Facilities
Rights of Way
Sand & Gravel Deposits
Schools
Senior Citizens Residences
Shopping Centers and Supermarkets
Single-Family Residences
Ski Centers
Special Education Facilities
Special-Purpose Properties
Summer Camps
Theatres and Cinemas
Vacant Land of all types and sizes
Veterinary Clinics
Engaged by attorneys, corporate clients, estate trustees, mortgage brokers, not-for-profit organizations, municipalities, public authorities and private property owners for tax certiorari, divorce proceedings, estate planning, litigation support, asset management, consultation, expert testimony, appraisal review, public hearings and other purposes.

APPRAISAL CLIENTS
(partial list)

Banks and Lending Institution

ALBANK Financial Corporation
Bank of New York
Bank Leumi Trust Company
Berkshire Bank
Chrysler First Business Credit Corporation
Empbanque Capital Corporation
First National Bank of Jeffersonsville
First National Bank of the Hudson Valley
First Pioneer Farm Credit
Fleet/Norstar Financial Group
Fulton Bank, Lancaster, PA
HBSC Bank USA
Hudson United Bank
Key Bank
Marine Midland Bank
M & T Bank
People's Home Funding Corporation
People's Westchester Savings Bank
Poughkeepsie Savings Bank
RECOLL Management
Record Data Corporation
Sawyer Savings Bank
TRW Real Estate Loan Services, Inc.
The National Bank and Trust of Norwich
The Savings Bank of Utica
Ulster Savings Bank
Vantage Funding
Williamsburg Savings Bank

Government Agencies and Municipal Authorities


United States Department of Agriculture, Farmers Home Administration
United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service
United States Postal Service
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Resolution Trust Corporation
State of New York Office of General Services
State of New York Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
State of New York Department of Environmental Conservation
State of New York Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
State of New York Department of Transportation
New York Power Authority
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Company
New York City Department of Environmental Protection
County of Dutchess Department of Law
County of Orange Department of Law
County of Sullivan Department of Law
County of Ulster Department of Buildings and Grounds
Towns of Hunter and Catskill, Greene County
Town of Chester, City of Newburgh, Orange County
Towns of Thompson, Fallsburg and Liberty, Sullivan County
Village of Ellenville, Towns of Marlboro, Woodstock, Esopus and Lloyd, Ulster County

Appearances and/or Preparation of Testimony before Courts of Law

Dutchess County Supreme Court
Nassau County Supreme Court
Orange County Supreme Court
Ulster County Supreme Court

School Districts

Fallsburg Consolidated School District
Hyde Park Central School District
Red Hook Central School District
Spackenkill Union Free Public School District

Land Trusts and other Non-Profit Organizations

Catskill Center for Conservation and Development
Columbia Land Conservancy
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Open Space Institute, New York
Peconic Land Trust, Southampton
Scenic Hudson Land Trust, Inc., Poughkeepsie
The Nature Conservancy, Northeastern New York Chapter
The Trust for Public Land, New York
Woodstock Land Conservancy
Cedar Grove, Samuel Morse Historic Site
Boy Scouts of America, Hudson Valley Council
Omega Institute, Rhinebeck
Saint Francis Hospital, Poughkeepsie
Sloop Clearwater, Inc., Beacon
SYDA Foundation, Fallsburg
Woodstock Guild of Craftsmen, Inc.

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