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Janella Nebhut Smyth

Fellow, American Society of Appraisers

Designation in Antiques and Decorative Arts

Professional Experience

JANELLA N. SMYTH is President of Accredited Appraisal Associates, Inc., an appraisal and consulting firm of independent appraisers of antiques, decorative art and fine arts.

Ms. Smyth has been an Accredited Senior Appraiser of the American Society of Appraisers since 1992, and has served the organization in a number of positions on the national level over the past ten years. In 2005 she ws awarded the designation of ASA Fellow. She served from 2000-2004 as ASA's Regional Governor for Region 3 (the states of Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and the District of Columbia.) She was appointed by two ASA International Presidents to serve as a member of the ASA task force for Strategic Alliances. She has also served in a variety of capacities on the International Personal Property Committee of ASA since 1992, including two terms as Chairman; she currently serves as the treasurer. Ms. Smyth is a Co-Editor of The Appraisal of Personal Property, the textbook used by the American Society of Appraisers for their core courses in valuation instruction for personal property appraisers. She is currently working as editor for an updated release of that textbook. Ms. Smyth is currently President of the North Carolina Chapter of ASA. She is in compliance with ASA's requirements for completion of continuing education, including the USPAP (Uniform Standards of Appraisal Practice) course. She helped to organize and attended a Master Class in Appraisal Report Writing in 2001. She also serves as the Managing Editor for The Personal Property Journal, the scholarly quarterly publication of the Personal Property Committee of ASA.

Education

Ms. Smyth holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from Texas Tech University.

Ms. Smyth is a personal property appraiser designated in Antiques and Decorative Arts and specializing in silver, textiles, glass, furniture and other furnishings and decorative accessories. She performs appraisals for individuals, universities, churches, state agencies, manufacturers, law firms, major insurance companies for scheduling property and settling claims, and numerous museums including the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, Old Salem, North Carolina Museum of History, Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Houston Museum of Decorative Arts, and others.

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Janella N. Smyth, FASA, President
Accredited Appraisal Associates, Inc.
www.accredited-appraisal.com
P.O. Box 12465 | Raleigh, NC 27605-2465
Phone (919) 468-5557 | Fax (919) 319-7038
Email: JSmyth@accredited-appraisal.com

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