Name: Ami Milne-Allen
Title: President of VT chapter of Appraisal Institute
Company: Milne-Allen Appraisal Co.
Location: P.O. Box 4027, St. Johnsbury, Vt., 05819
Birthplace and year: Newton, Mass - 1959
Family: Husband, Tom; children: Caroline, Christine, Sam, Michael, Kimmy and Rebecca
College: Babson College - BS in Finance
First job outside of finance: Project cost analyst at Raytheon
First job in finance or allied field: Fee appraiser for Eric Benson Appraisal Co.
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Increse membership to improve quality of the profession and to enact a stronger collective voice especially with regard to lobbying. Work against Broker Price Option (appraiser not needed for property loans under 250k) I also want to get the chapter involved more in supporting national legisaltion.
Favorite book: "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
Person you admire most (outside of family): Larry Disney
Key to success: Listen
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Bankruptcy Law Attorney
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