Appraisal Board separates from Commission

It's official! The North Carolina Appraisal Board became a separate, autonomous agency on July 1, 1994. Since 1989, it had received technical and administrative support from the Real Estate Commission, and had been staffed by Commission employees.

Now the Board has its own staff, headed by Executive Director James E. Poole, Jr. Mr. Poole was formerly Director of the Commission s Appraiser Licensing and Certification Division.

Barbara S. Perryman has been employed by the Board as the new Appraiser Secretary. The clerical position has been filled by Lynn P. Crawford, who had temporarily served as Appraiser Clerk for the Appraiser Division.

The Commission appreciates the efforts of Mr. Poole, Mrs. Crawford, and the two other former employees of the Appraiser Division - Appraiser Education and Examination Officer Earl H. Grubbs and Appraiser Secretary Sylvia Samsel - during their service to the Commission over the past several years, and wishes them and the Appraisal Board much success in the future.

All inquiries about appraiser licensing and certification and regulatory matters should now be directed to the North Carolina Appraisal Board at 3900 Barrett Drive, Suite 101, Post Office Box 20500, Raleigh, North Carolina 27619 (919) 420-7920.