November/December Message

Dear MAA Members,

This has been an incredible year of personal and professional growth for me, and I have been honored to have served as your President of MAA. It has also been a year of growth for our organization. We had another successful conference, bringing an IAAO class option and the introduction of a keynote speaker. We also held four successful MAA Summits. The opportunity to hold these all over the State while offering new and exciting courses has been rewarding and exciting to see!

As I am writing this message, the leaves are falling indicating the change of season. It’s time for us to finish setting our Land Values and Economic Condition Factors, complete our summer field reviews, dive into Personal Property Canvasses and wrap up those final and partial construction parcels. I wish you all the very best with these processes.

We have made some great updates to the Resource Page this year on the MAA website so please make sure you check it out to use recommended tools to assist with finalizing your 2027 values. I want to take a moment and extend my thanks to Past President Elizabeth Tobias for her dedicated service to MAA over the past many years. Her knowledge, leadership and passion of our organization has been extremely beneficial and greatly appreciated by myself.

I also want to thank all of my committee chairs and members that have worked so hard all year long to make this organization better. I could not have had success without all of you!

As we plan for the future of our organization, I am excited to welcome incoming President Shalice Northrop. She has already been busy planning our annual strategic planning meeting that will be held in December. She has some new ideas, and I look forward to providing her support as we work hard to make this organization even better!

Lastly, I want to thank all of you for entrusting me in this role over the past year and providing me with unwavering support and encouragement. I  encourage you all to get involved with MAA, it’s a great way to positively impact our profession. Good luck with finalizing your roles and don’t forget to spend some time enjoying the Holiday Season!

Best Regards,

Stephanie Boerman, MAAO (3)
2026 President, Michigan Assessors Association