The
Appraisal
Foundation
this
week
named
Kelly
Davids,
former
superintendent
of
the

Ohio
Division
of
Real
Estate
and
Professional
Licensing,
as
its
new
president.

Davids,
who
has
been
a
foundation
staff
member
since
2013
as
a
senior
vice
president,
is
also
a
former
foundation
trustee
and
has
served
various
roles
in
Ohio
politics
over
the
past
40
years.
She
served
as
mayor
of
LaRue,
Ohio;
as
director
of
constituent
inquiries
in
the
office
of
former
Gov.
Bob
Taft;
and
in
other
roles
for
the
state’s
Department
of
Education
and
Department
of
Commerce.

As
an
SVP
of
the
Appraisal
Foundation,
Davids
already
served
to
manage
the
organization’s
day-to-day
operations
and
has
helped
lead
special
projects.

“We
are
thrilled
to
have
such
a
qualified
person
as
Kelly
Davids
to
lead
the
Foundation’s
next
chapter,”
Tracy
Johnston,
chair
of
the
foundation’s
board
of
trustees,
said
in
a
statement.
“With
Kelly’s
thoughtful
and
inclusive
vision
for
the
organization,
I
have
complete
confidence
that
Kelly
will
meet
and
surpass
the
Board
of
Trustees
initial
expectations.”

The
selection
of
Davids
as
president
serves
as
the
culmination
of
a
search
for
a
new
leader
that
began
in
2022,
according
to
the
foundation.
At
that
time,
outgoing
president
Dave
Bunton
informed
the
foundation
that
he
would
be
retiring
at
the
end
of
his
current
contract.

The
foundation’s
board
of
trustees
formed
a
CEO
search
committee
in
the
summer
of
2023
and
initially
considered
internal
candidates
for
the
position,
the
foundation
said.

“Following
background
and
reference
checks,
three
rounds
of
interviews,
and
a
presentation,
the
committee
voted
unanimously
to
advance
a
recommendation
to
the
full
board
of
trustees
to
name
Davids
as
the
next
foundation
president,”
the
organization
said.

Bunton’s
contract
with
the
organization
expires
on
Dec.
31,
2024.
Davids
is
scheduled
to
assume
the
role
of
president
on
March
31,
at
which
point
Bunton
will
transition
into
a
new
role
as
a
senior
adviser.
He
will,
however,
“remain
an
available
resource
to
foundation
boards
and
staff
on
an
as
needed
basis
through
the
end
of
his
contract,”
the
foundation
explained.

The
Appraisal
Foundation
describes
itself
as
“the
nation’s
foremost
authority
on
the

valuation
profession,”
which
sets
“Congressionally-authorized
standards
and
qualifications
for

real
estate
appraisers.”

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