After nearly a year as chairman-elect, Bryson Monteleone was formally appointed as IBG Chairman effective 1 February 2018. As chairman, Bryson will represent the ISTAT Appraisers’ Program as a voting member of the ISTAT Board of Directors. Bryson took the reins from Phil Seymour, who served as chairman for six years. The Board of Governors and the ISTAT Board of Directors would like to thank Phil for his service.