Senior Appraiser: Accredited (tested) by the ASA ( American Society of Appraisers) in: Antique Furniture, American Folk Art, General/Residential Contents and Antiques and Decorative Arts; made a Fellow of the ASA in 2019.
Qualified Appraiser (IRS Definition)
EDUCATION:
Temple University (Real Estate Institute Certification)
George Washington University (Appraisal Studies)
Winterthur Museum: Winter Institute 2003: American Material Culture (Furniture and Decorative Arts 1650-1800)
ACCREDITED APPRAISAL COURSEWORK:
Personal Property Valuation
Personal Property Methodology, Research and Analysis
Personal Property Valuation: Advanced Report Writing/2011
Personal Property Valuation: Appraising Fine and Decorative Arts
Update: Uniform Standard of Professional Appraisal Practice (current)
ANTIQUES AND DECORATIVE ARTS CONTINUING EDUCATION:
American Society of Appraisers:
International Dec. Arts Conferences 2004 - present
Annual Decorative Arts National Conferences – 2004 through present
Day with the IRS (Charitable Donations), Washington, DC
IRS Update - 2011
Winterthur Museum Furniture Forums
Winterthur Museum Special Sessions: Pennsylvania Vernacular Furniture/Folk Art
American Federal Furniture
English Ceramics
Winterthur Museum Ceramics Conferences
Philadelphia Ceramics Circle/Winterthur Museum: Delftware/Wedgwood
University of North Carolina/David Lindquists’ Antiques & Decorative Arts:
Ceramics, Asian Antiques and Decorative Arts, Furniture – Fakes and Frauds,
Silver
WORK EXPERIENCE AND AFFILIATIONS:
Susan Golashovsky, ASA: Principal – Independent Appraisal Firm serving private clients, attorneys, governmental and law enforcement agencies, institutions and the insurance industry as well as the insured. Accredited by ASA.
- American Society of Appraisers
- Board of Governors (Past InternationalPresident)
• Board of Directors; Past President, Philadelphia Chapter
• Past Chair, International Ethics Committee
• Member, International Personal Property Committee
• Member, International Board of Examiners
- Trustee, ASA Educational Foundation (not for profit arm of ASA for distribution of grants and scholarships for student of the appraisal profession_
Bucks County Antiques Dealer’s Association, past Vice President
Various museum and historical society memberships
Former member Toastmasters (Doylestown, PA)
Professional Awards: George Sinclair Professionalism Award (Philadelphia Chapter, American Society of Appraisers)