Who Should Join the SPA?
Anyone interested in the assessing profession or property tax administration should consider joining this dynamic organization.
This includes Government Officials responsible for assessing and valuing property for the purpose of taxation; Appraisers who are asked to evaluate and appraise such property; Tax Attorneys, Tax Managers and others who are responsible for property tax administration and part of the process of determining fair and accurate property values.
Your membership in the Society of Professional Assessors will help distinguish you as an experienced professional in the field of assessment administration. You will enhance your professional skills, knowledge, and ability to stay on the leading edge as this increasingly complex profession continues to evolve.
Please submit payment for the first years’ dues along with your membership application to:
Society of Professional Assessors - Treasurer
PO Box 771
Westbrook, CT 06498-0771
Federal Tax I.D. No. 22-2849328
Membership Options
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Available to any person with a minimum of five (5) years experience in the field of assessment administration upon acceptance by the Admissions Committee. Professional members are recognized as having reached a high level of knowledge and experience in the assessing profession. A professional member is authorized to indicate this designation by printing SPA following their names on official stationary or publications.
Regular Member Rate: $25.00
ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP
Available to any person employed by any unit of Federal, State, or Municipal government, upon application to and approval by the Admissions Committee.
Associate Member Rate: $15.00
RETIRED MEMBERSHIP
Upon approval by the Admissions Committee, this form of membership is available to any individual who has retired or is not active as a full-time employee, and who has a minimum of (15) fifteen consecutive years of membership.
Retired Member Rate: $10.00
CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP
Available to any person, company or corporate organization that has an interest in assessment administration or the assessing profession in general, upon application to and approval by the Admissions Committee.
Corporate Member Rate: $25.00
AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP
Upon submission of an application the Affiliate Membership is available to any person that has an interest in assessment administration or the assessing profession in general. Puts you on the mailing list and gives you access to events and programs at member prices.
Affiliate Member Rate: $10.00
Our Mission
The mission of the Society of Professional Assessors is to distinguish its members as recognized assessment professionals; well prepared knowledgeable practitioners who subscribe to the the highest ethical standards in the discharge of their respective duties.
One way we accomplish this is by providing affordable, timely educational programs on relevant topics, sharing our experience and knowledge with each other.
We are a non-profit educational organization dedicated to the advancement of professional standards, theory, and practice within the assessment profession.
Our members come together from diverse backgrounds and functions where they can meet on a common platform for the purpose of sharing knowledge and information. In the process, the quality of property tax administration in general is improved.
SPA Officers
President: Frank Bucino
Vice President: Michael Milici Treasurer: Carol Ann Tyler
Secretary: Orietta Nucolo
Executive Dir: Shelby P. Jackson, III
Past President: Richard Cohen
Board of Directors
Donald Liebman (2012)
Paul Sadlon (2012)
John Gelati (2013)
Bill O'Brien (2013)
Robert Layton, SPA (2014)
Charlene Randall (2014)
Past President: Richard A. Cohen
