MR. JOHN A. THOMSON, ASA, MAI -- KLARIS, THOMSON & SCHROEDER, INC., VICE PRESIDENT & MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE LOS ANGELES OFFICE

Mr.John A. Thomson (BSME/MBA) has over 38 years of valuation consulting experience. Mr. Thomson is designated as a Senior Appraiser, ASA, in business valuations and intangible assets, holds a MBA in Finance, he has his MAI in real estate and is a licensed real estate broker in the state of California. In addition, Mr. Thomson has his undergraduate degree in engineering and has been a speaker on numerous valuation topics to various groups in Southern California, CPA firms, Estate Planning Associations and law firms. He has testified extensively as an expert witness on valuation related cases.

Mike Bradford, ASA, owns a full-service appraisal firm located in Huntington Beach, California. He received his ASA designation in 1978. He started as a security analyst with a major west coast bank, first as a Public Utility Analyst then as Chief Oil Analyst.

His firm provides financial analysis, court testimony, and appraisal services for individuals, corporations, and United States federal government agencies. His firm values businesses, patents, leases, leasehold interests, and other tangible and intangible assets. He also values partnership interests and their underlying assets. He has an MBA from Stanford University.

Mr. Bradford served as president of the Los Angeles Chapter from 1999-2000, having held all other officer positions in prior years. He is currently serving on the Los Angeles Chapter Governing Body and has chaired many committees over the years.

His goal for the Chapter is to continue offering excellent programs for each discipline, assist members with advancement, encourage member’s participation in Chapter events, and help keep the Chapter informed of key legislative and ASA international issues.

Mike Bradford's Qualifications:  https://www.appraisersla.com/MemberPage.aspx?id=821

Kathy Poppers ASA,

First inspired by a MoMA Pop Art exhibit at age eight, I was both aghast and captivated by Warhol, Lichtenstein, and Jasper Johns. Since then, I've been painting and studying Modern and Contemporary Art, and now also appraise Late 19th Century and Latino works. I'm actually a second-generation fine art appraiser. My first assignment was photographing and appraising a collection of Monet, Picasso, and Cezanne for a prominent Fifth Avenue family in New York in 1971. For more than 50 years I've surrounded myself with great and powerful works of art. Now I'm a Senior ASA Personal Property Appraiser, having served as past president of the ASA chapter, and am currently on the Ethics Committee in Herndon. I will be honored to become President of the ASA chapter.

Douglas Nason has been involved in the Los Angeles Chapter since 1993 and is passionate about all appraisal topics especially with regard to integration of the three overarching valuation disciplines: real property, personal property and business enterprise. He has been a real estate valuation/consulting professional since 1982 and holds the ASA designation in Real Property/Urban. Since 1993, he has worked with Wells Fargo's Real Estate Valuation Services (REVS) department, where he presently serves as Appraisal Manager for the Western United States. He is confident the Chapter board will continue to recognize the specialized needs of its members in tackling the technical details of their respective disciplines, and to address those needs through forums where appraisers from all disciplines may network to discuss issues and trends impacting the industry. He encourages all appraisers, users of appraisal services and guests to participate in our Chapter events.

It was a great honor to be President of the LA Chapter. I am more than encouraged seeing the leadership and growth in the past few years. I would like to think that during my year we settled the Chapter and began taking baby steps to the growth and programs we now see. The presidents that followed me had great visions of growth and making the LA Chapter a vital component of the business fabric in Southern California. As the founding chapter of ASA and still the largest Chapter I am proud and humbled to have had the honor of being its President for 2007-2008.  

Dale passed away December 19, 2017.

I am a Managing Director at Globalview Advisors LLC, an independent valuation firm specializing in valuations of businesses, equity interests, debt obligations and financial instruments and intangible assets.  I am accredited in Business Valuation, Intangible Asset Valuation and Appraisal Review and Management.  I also hold the CEIV® designation. Globalview has offices in Irvine, Los Angeles, London and Boise.

My years serving as a volunteer for the LA Chapter of ASA were rewarding and provided me the impetus to continue my volunteer efforts on the national and international levels.  I have served the ASA in a variety of positions.  These include Vice Chair, ASA Board of Examiners for Appraisal Review and Management, member, Business Valuation Committee among others.  I have organized 14 annual one day valuation conferences focused on fair value topics for the ASA. I was Chair of the planning committee for the 2018 Advanced Business Valuation Conference held in Anaheim. I led the development of the two three-day courses on intangible asset valuations offered by the ASA.  I developed the ASA course for the Certified in Entity and Intangibles Valuation (“CEIV”®) designation. Given the importance of these volunteer activities, I have numerous additional volunteer activities to advance the valuation profession.