President of the Appraisal Institute
Stephen S. Wagner, MAI, SRA, AI-GRS, of West Lafayette, Indiana, is the 2019 president of the Appraisal Institute. He will serve as immediate past president in 2020. He serves this year as chair of the organization’s Executive Committee and chairs its policy-setting Board of Directors.
Wagner has served on the Appraisal Institute Board of Directors and as chair of the Finance Committee and vice-chair of the Professional Standards and Guidance Committee. He is a past chair of the Demonstration Report Writing Panel, has served on the Admissions Designations and Qualifications Committee and has been involved in the development of the General Review courses and two Capstone case studies. He also teaches general qualifying education and advanced-level courses and seminars for the Appraisal Institute. Additionally, he served as president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer of the Hoosier State Chapter.
A graduate of Purdue University, he has been a chief appraiser for a regional bank and currently is a senior appraiser in the appraisal firm of Terzo & Bologna, Inc. in Indianapolis..