Staff

He has been appraising since 1961, first with the Lassen County (California) Assessor’s Office and then with Bank of America, prior to founding STM&J. While Dick appraised a wide variety of property types, his real specialty was agricultural and rural properties and has a long history of appraising these property types along California’s Central Coast.

He was a long-time instructor of real estate appraisal classes at both Cuesta Community College and Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo. He is a frequent expert witness in real estate valuation matters in various state and federal courts.

Dick holds the Accredited Rural Appraiser (ARA) designation offered by the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. He is also a licensed real estate broker and holds a lifetime teaching credential.

His hobbies include trap and skeet shooting, gold prospecting, fishing, investigating local and regional history, and traveling.

Jerry has appraised an extensive variety of complicated properties, with particular emphasis in mobilehome parks, RV parks, commercial/industrial subdivisions, hotels, golf courses, and eminent domain projects.

For over 20 years, his main specialization has been mobilehome park valuation throughout the United States, with particular emphasis in mobilehome park litigation, rent control arbitration, and portfolios.

Jerry has taught appraisal and specialized topics for Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo, Allan Hancock College, and professional organizations.

He holds the MAI and SREA credentials offered by the Appraisal Institute.

Jerry was a commercial-rated pilot and has flown for professional, humanitarian, and hobby purposes. He and his wife, Grace, live in Atascadero and frequently travel to their second home in San Felipe, Mexico.

Rollie has extensive experience valuing commercial, office, industrial, land, and development properties, as well as large apartment complexes.

He tends to concentrate on San Luis Obispo commercial/industrial/office properties and in-fill development parcels in several Central Coast communities.

Common requests are appraisals for financing, litigation, and estate purposes. Rollie has served as an expert witness and litigation consultant.

Rollie lettered in track at Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo and he graduated with a degree in Business Administration. He holds the MAI designation conferred by the Appraisal Institute.

Rollie coached youth baseball for many years. He and his wife, Lori, live in San Luis Obispo. He serves on the Mustang Athletic Fund board that raises funds for Cal Poly student athlete scholarship funds. Their sons, Matt and Mitch, attended Cal Poly and Cuesta Community College.

Jerald offers 30 years of experience to his clients, reflecting an extensive variety of complex assignments, including commercial, industrial, agricultural, and residential properties. He specializes in complex, single-family residential rural estate homes, and ranches for financing, legal, and IRS/estate purposes, primarily in San Luis Obispo County.

He holds the Senior Residential Appraiser (SRA) designation awarded by the Appraisal Institute. He is also a Certified General Real Estate Appraiser by the State of California.

Jerald is a qualified expert witness in San Luis Obispo County Superior Court.

When not appraising, Jerald and his wife, Lisby, enjoy off-road travel. In the fall of 2005, Jerald and other San Luis Obispo off–roaders traveled to Louisiana to help with Hurricane Katrina relief.

Jerry and Lisby live in San Luis Obispo.

Todd specializes in complex land valuation assignments, including development and interim-use properties. Todd also appraises farmland and agricultural properties.

He has developed a particular expertise in conservation easement, eminent domain, and title defect valuation. His work extensive assignments involving existing or proposed conservation easements affecting properties from 20 to 80,000± acres in size. Clients include local, state, and federal agencies, as well as private property owners and their advisors.

He earned a BS degree in Agricultural Management/Farm Management from Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo. He holds the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute and the ARA designation from the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers.

Todd taught appraisal and related courses for 8 years at Cuesta College, and also taught rural property valuation at Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo. He has also presented to many groups on the topic of conservation easement valuation.

Todd and his wife, Heather, live in San Luis Obispo with their dog. Todd enjoys playing basketball and fishing.

His Cal Poly Agribusiness bio can be viewed here.

In 2002, while working at the Sonoma County Water Agency, John also began working for Pacific Coast Appraisal Services, where he obtained his trainee's appraisal license and began doing residential appraisals.

In 2005, John returned to the Central Coast performing right-of-way work for the Nacimiento Water Project. In May 2007, he joined the team at STM&J, and has become certified to complete any residential assignment while building experience on residential and commercial projects.

John's currently supporting the partners in preparing appraisals for ranches, conservation easements, right-of-way acquisitions, commercial buildings, and single-family homes.

In 2009/2010, John upgraded his appraisal license to Certified Residential, and currently handles much of the residential lending work for the firm, as well as supports the partners in preparing appraisals for ranches, conservation easements, right-of-way acquisitions, commercial buildings, and single-family homes.

John and his partner, Lisa, live in Grover Beach with their son and two cats. John enjoys playing soccer and softball.

She was a Journalism major at Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo and attended Cuesta Community College enrolled in the Real Estate Certificate Program.

Prior to joining STM&J in 1991, Dixie edited a weekly newsletter and performed computer consulting for the Contra Costa Board of Realtors in Walnut Creek and was a Legal Research Assistant editing legal codes for Guam and editing a monthly newsletter for John A. Bohn, Esq. Earlier she was an investigative reporter and photo journalist for the Concord Transcript in Concord, California

She is an alumni of the California Scholastic Press Association.

Dixie and her husband, Rick, live in Atascadero with their two daughters – Barbara and Katie.

She worked many years for Bechtel Power Corporation in her hometown of Ann Arbor, Michigan.

She enjoys her Golden Retrievers Charger & Dutchess - and is very involved with the SLO County Golden Retrievers "Goldens in the Park" and Welcome Home Military Heroes. She has been collecting teddy bears since 1993, and boasts a hug of over 600 pieces. Janis and her husband, Dave, travel as often as possible to San Diego for sporting events (Chargers and Padres) and teddy bear shows.