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The CIAO Association was founded to help promote and encourage educational training for assessment personnel, to recommend legislation to members of the General Assembly relative to assessment practices, and to provide social functions for members of the association.
Anyone with a CIAO designation is welcome to join. The CIAO Association is made up of assessing officials from all areas of practice, including county officials, township officials, board of review members, and others who hold a CIAO designation. The CIAO Association partners with, but is independent from, the Illinois Property Assessment Institute.
Chairwoman, Chesney M. (Offutt) Leafblad
Director of Education, Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele
Vice Chairman, Riley Kavanaugh
Assessor, Blackberry Township (Kane County)
Financial Secretary, Debra Lane
Assessor, Meriden, Ophir & Troy Grove MTAD (LaSalle County)
Secretary, Sheila Schnepper
Supervisor of Assessments, Edwards County
Director, Carrie Bernardoni
Deputy Assessor, Lyons Township (Cook County)
Director, Phillip Byrd
Cheif Deputy Assessor, Freeport Township (Stephenson County)
Director, Timothy Jorczak
Supervisor of Assessments, McLean County
Advisory Member, Josh Barnett
IPAI Executive Director
