25F - AGMT - ON-CALL RIGHT-OF-WAY SRVS

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Staffing & Project Organization KEY PERSONNEL - Donna Desmond, ASA Donna Desmond, President of Donna Desmond Associates, has specialized in business valuation since 1988. She has completed thousands of goodwill loss appraisal assignments for both public agencies and private parties throughout the State of California since 1988. Ms. Desmond has qualified as an expert in goodwill loss and business damages in the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, Kern, Santa Clara, San Francisco and Contra Costa counties and in the states of Nevada and Texas. Ms. Desmond has also testified in Federal District Court and has testified extensively in arbitration throughout California. Prior to founding DDA in 1997, she was a principal with Desmond, Marcello & Amster, responsible for appraisal management and testimony. Ms. Desmond is a senior member of the American Society of Appraisers in the Business Valuation Discipline. This designation was attained in 1995. She is also a member of the Institute of Business Appraisers. Ms. Desmond has written articles for International Right of Way Association newsletters and the California Redevelopment Journal. She is also a contributing author to the Handbook of Small Business Valuation Formulas, published in 1987 and revised in 1988. Ms. Desmond regularly gives seminars to public agencies, attorney groups, and redevelopment and right of way organizations relative to issues pertinent to goodwill loss in eminent domain actions and billboard appraisal. Ms. Desmond graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1986 and continues to attend professional education courses in appraisal, finance and accounting. Ms. Desmond will be directly responsible for all appraisal services provided to the City of Santa Ana. She is located out of an office in Los Angeles and will be available to commit 20 hours per week for appraisal preparation and litigation support for this project. This level of time commitment will allow for completion of approximately six to eight goodwill loss appraisals per month. Ms. Desmond will be available to provide goodwill loss appraisal services for the duration of the contract with the City of Santa Ana. No other person will replace Ms. Desmond. Organization Chart: 8of10 Response to the City of Santa Ana's RFP for On -Call Right of Way Specialty Services IML 25F -156