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Beth B. Finestone, MAI, AI-GRS, FRICS, CRE
<br />Experience
<br />Ms. Firestone, Executive Director and owner of Integra Realty Resources — Orange County (IRR —
<br />Orange County), opened the firm on August 1, 2019, by purchasing Elizabeth M. Kiley, Inc. dba Kiley
<br />Co. At IRR — OC Ms. Firestone is responsible for the day to day operations of the firm, including all
<br />financial aspects of the Company, as well as staff development, quality control and business
<br />development. Ms. Firestone prepares appraisal reports on properties with complex valuation issues
<br />and acts a s a consultant for many of her long-term clients.
<br />Ms. Firestone is also the Managing Director for Integra Realty Resources — Loa Angeles (IRR — Los
<br />Angeles), a separately owned and operated company from IRR — OC. Ms. Firestone has been an
<br />appraiser with IRR — Los Angeles since 2004 and has been appraising in Southern California since
<br />1981. She has specialized in valuation and consulting services related to public agency clients and for
<br />major, investmentgradecommercial properties, e.g., office, industrial, retail, multifamily, land, and
<br />special purpose properties, for over 35 years. Ms. Firestone has also been very active isthe appraisal
<br />of land, both entitled and unentitled. She has been involved in the appraisal of open space land, land
<br />for mitigation purposes and valuing various types of land forconservation easement purposes.
<br />Ms. Firestone was the past president in 2019 for the Southern California Chapter of the Appraisal
<br />Institute (SCCAI), the largest Appraisal Institute chapter in the United States. She also holds the AI-GRS
<br />designation of the Appraisal Institute. In addition, she is a fellow of the RICS {past board member) and
<br />is also a member of the CRE and of the IRWA. She has been honored locally for her professional
<br />accomplishments. In May 2009, she was a fos Angeles Business Journal nominee for Executive of the
<br />Year —Women Makinga Difference. In October2o06 Ms. Firestone was honored as one of Real Estate
<br />Southern California's 2006 Women of Influence for contributions to commercial real estate and
<br />devotion to community enrichment.
<br />Ms. Firestone's clients include public agencies, right of way firms, lenders, institutional investors,
<br />major corporations, law firms, and individual property owners. Her services include a wide range
<br />of specialized studies including value diminution (from both internal and external influences),
<br />market demand, feasibility, severance damages and project benefits, investment analysis,
<br />assessment allocation, reuse analysis, and the valuation of partial interests including leasehold,
<br />leased fee, possessory interests, and minority interests.
<br />Professional Activities
<br />Member: Appraisal Institute (MAI No. 7973)
<br />Designation: Appraisal Institute —General Review Specialist (AI-GRS)
<br />Fellow: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS No. 12595381
<br />Member: The Counselors of Real Estate (CRE No. 13907)
<br />Member: International Right of Way Association
<br />License: California State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser No. AG004030
<br />ExpertTestimony
<br />Ms. Firestone is qualified as an expert witness in real estate matters and has testified before:
<br />• Superior Courts: Los Angeles and Orange Counties
<br />• Arbitration Hearings: Los Angeles County
<br />• Tax Appeal Boards: Los Angeles and San Diego Counties
<br />Education
<br />M.B.A., Pepperdine University
<br />B.S., Kinesiology, University of California, Los Angeles
<br />Ms. Firestone is currently certified by the Appraisal Institute's program of continuing education for its
<br />designated members. She has successfully completed multiple coursesand other requirements of the
<br />MAI designation through the Appraisal Institute and American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers.
<br />bfinestoneigirr.com — 949-591-8150
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<br />CITY DF SANTA ANA, RFP 2C
<br />25D-215
<br />Integra Realty Resources
<br />Orange County
<br />2151 Michelson Drive
<br />Suite 205
<br />Irvine, CA 92612
<br />T 949-591-8150
<br />www.irr.com/orangecounty
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