Name: John Galvin, MAI
Title: President, Connecticut Chapter Appraisal Institute
Company: Andrew & Galvin Appraisal Services
Location: 16 Spring Ln., Farmington, Conn. 06032
Birthplace and year: Hartford, Conn., 1961
Family: Wife, Donna; children, PJ and Sean
College: University of Connecticut, BS in Finance
First job outside of appraisal: Commercial credit analyst for Connecticut National Bank
First job in real estate or allied field: Appraiser for Connecticut National Bank for John Leary
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Recertification year for Connecticut. We will be targeting a broader range of real estate professionals, i.e., eminent domain module in January, directed at attorneys as well as appraisers. Also, we have created a social chairman, We support the national group's efforts to keep up with changing regulations in the industry.
Person you admire most (outside of family): Byrl Boyce, appraiser and professor for the Center for Real Estate & Urban Economic Studies at the Univ. of Conn.
Keys to success: Set goals, perseverance, hard work
If you had to choose another vocation what could it be? Farmer
Boston, MA The fall season always marks the return of IFMA Boston events, and this year is no different. Registration is now open for IFMA Boston’s FMForward Deep Dive 2024. The FMForward Deep Dive 2024 Conference will be held on November 19th at the Babson Executive Conference Center in Wellesley, Mass.