Curriculum

Cheryl B. Bella , MAI, AI-GRS

FICRAS National Chief Compliance Officer

cbella@ficras.com

(225) 933-7971

Employment History

Professional Designations & Certifications
  • MAI - Appraisal Institute Designated Member
  • AI-GRS – General Review Specialist, Appraisal Institute
  • AQB Certified USPAP Instructor
  • LA, License G0394 – Certified General Appraiser License
  • TX, License 1380278 G – Certified General Real Estate Appraiser
  • Certificate of Completion – Performing Phase I Environmental Inspection
  • Former Board Member – Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board

FICRAS

 Aug 2001 - Present

Chief Compliance Officer

Bella Appraisal Consulting Services, LLC
  • Fee Appraiser
  • Property Consultant
  • Instructor for appraisal groups, lenders and real estate agents
  • Financial Institution Appraisal Consultant
    • Appraisal Review
    • Appraisal Policy
    • Appraisal Procedures and Forms
    • Bank Staff Training: Regulations, Appraisal Review, Appraisal Procedures

HANCOCK BANK

Appraisal Officer, Manager of the Appraisal Department, State of Louisiana

Establish & Manage the Appraisal Department for the State of Louisiana. Duties include - establish and write bank-wide appraisal policy and procedures for ordering appraisals, qualifying appraisers and reviewing appraisals. Created and presented training programs on governmental regulations and bank appraisal policy for lenders in Mississippi and Louisiana

BANK ONE CORPORATION

Vice President

Manager of "The Real Estate Appraisal Group" for the State of Louisiana. Duties include enforcement of policy, ordering appraisals, qualifying appraisers, reviewing appraisals and training lenders.

FIRST COMMERCE CORPORATION

Vice President

Establish and Manage Real Estate Appraisal Services at City National Bank in Baton Rouge; Review Appraiser; Affiliate Liaison for all Louisiana affiliate locations. Duties include assisting in policy and procedure formation, establishing an approved appraiser list, qualifying environmental inspectors, reviewing appraisals and developing and presenting training programs for lenders.

APPRAISAL EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Argote, Derbes, Graham, Shuffield & Tatje, Inc., New Orleans and Baton Rouge offices

Fee Appraiser

Education

Professional Seminars (Developer & Instructor)

  • Property Measurement and Pricing for Appraisers and Lenders
  • Appraisal Compliance Seminar - presented to Various Banking Associations
  • Real Estate Agent-Appraiser Forum: Can We Talk?
  • Interagency Appraisal & Evaluation Guidelines
  • Understanding ANSI and FNMA
  • Property Identification
  • Commercial Property Pricing

Education (Continued)

Formal Education

  • BS    Louisiana State University

Successfully Completed Appraisal Courses with Examinations

  • USPAP Instructor Certification Course - The Appraisal Foundation
  • Review Theory - General
  • 402   Business Practices and Ethics-Appraisal Institute
  • USPAP   Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) - Appraisal Institute
  • Analyzing Operating Expenses-Appraisal Institute

Professional Real Estate Related Memberships and Positions (Present and Past)

  • Appraisal Institute Member in Good Standing
  • Designated Appraiser Coalition - Founding Member
  • FICRAS: Chief Compliance Officer
  • AQB Certified USPAP Instructor
  • Risk Managers Assoc.(RMA) Member
  • Instructor for Risk Managers Assoc.(RMA)
  • Member of Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors
  • Instructor for the Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors (GBRAR)
  • Instructor for various Banker Associations (LBA)
  • Course Developer and Instructor for Louisiana Real Estate Commission
  • Former Member of the Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board

Louisiana Chapter of the Appraisal Institute

  • 2013 President
  • 2012 Vice President
  • 2011 Treasurer
  • 2010 Secretary
  • Previously, MAI Admissions Committee
  • Previously, External Affairs Chairman