Proposed Schedule and Invited Speakers

ACTS (two 7 hour days), 2026-2027 7-Hour National USPAP Continuing Education Course and Valuation Bias and Fair Housing Laws and Regulations (7 hours) will be submitted for continuing education in most states. Click here for current approval status.

Conference:

April 13 (Monday)

8:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. - UAD 3.6: State of the Union address - Ken Defeo, Fannie Mae and Sean Murphy, Freddie Mac

10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. - Removing Barriers to Entry: PAREA Programs and Practicum Courses - Melissa Bond, MNAA, Melissa Bond Quality Education, Paul Ryll, MNAA, OMG PAREA and Ray Wagester, CoBank

11:15 a.m. to Noon - Using Mass Appraisal As Experience Hours-Dallas Kiedrowski, MNAA, Olympic Valuation & Pete Fontana, Cornerstone Appraisal Services

1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. - WA State Update - Kathy Walsh, MNAA, ACOW, Scott Biethan, WA Board Chair

2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. - Human Judgment in a Machine World: Keeping Appraisal Expertise at the Center -Kevin Hecht, MNAA, McKissock Learning

3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Pivot Tables for Appraisers- Anthony Blackburn, SJC Appraisal 

4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. - Common Claims & Complaints - How to react -Craig Capilla, Franklin, Greenswag, Channon and Capilla

Conference:

April 14 (Tuesday)

8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. - Fireside Chat with the Fed Agencies –Lyle Radke, Fannie Mae and Scott Reuter, Freddie Mac, James Heaslet, VA and Brian Barnes, FHA (Moderator – Hal Humphreys, MNAA, Appraiser eLearning)

10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. - NAR Update for Appraisers -Keisha Wilkinson, Senior Policy Representative, Valuation (NAR)

11:15 a.m. to Noon - TAF Update- Lisa Desmarais, MNAA, The Appraisal Foundation

1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. - Emergence of Flexible Housing Options: Appraisal of Upzoning, Manufactured Homes, and Additional Units -Heather Sullivan, MNAA, Fannie Mae& Pam Teel, MNAA, Teel Consulting Services

1:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. - Nuances of Appraising Lakefront Properties - Bryan Reynolds, MNAA, Reynolds Appraisal Service

3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. - Appraising Today:Case Studies in Real-Time - Chad Koch, Oregon Appraiser Certification & Licensure, Dan Murphy, Oregon Appraiser Certification & Licensure Board and Hal Humphreys, MNAA, Appraiser eLearning (Moderator- Chris Shoemaker, MNAA, Mosaic Valuations, LLC)

4:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. - (Q&A) Appraising Today: Case Studies in Real-Time – Moderator -Chris Shoemaker, MNAA, Mosaic Valuation Services, Inc.