MR. TONY SEVELKA

Areas of Expertise

• Numerical modelling of hydrological and hydrodynamic processes
• Surface water hydrology
• Hydrological statistics and data management
• Operations research and decision support systems
• Hydrometry
• Ecology and ecological modelling with special regard to floodplains and wetlands
• River engineering
• GIS
• Programming in FORTRAN and VB.NET

Brief Bio

Currently, Mr. Tony Sevelka is the President of International Forensic & Litigation Appraisal Services Inc. and International Valuation Consultants Inc. Formerly, he was Director of MacKenzie, Ray, Heron & Edwardh, Forensic & Litigation Appraisal Division. He was Senior-Manager at Peat Marwick Thorne Real Estate Valuation and Consulting Services, Senior Appraiser at Stewart Young and Mason Limited, and Real Estate Appraiser at Mortgage Insurance Company of Canada, Bank of Nova Scotia Mortgage Department, Picken & Mason Limited, I.I. Nash Associates Limited, E.J. Strachan Limited, Ministry of Government Services - Realty Branch, and Realty Research Group Limited.

Since 1972, Mr. Tony Sevelka has conducted appraisals and studies of most forms of real estate including office buildings, apartment buildings, shopping centres, service stations, subdivision and other development land, industrial land and buildings, rights-of-way, and special purpose facilities such as racquet clubs, hockey rinks, hotels and motels, resorts, nursing and retirement homes, airport hangars, and Lester B. Pearson International Airport's Terminal 3. Mr. Sevelka has honed his real estate valuation and consulting skills over a period of 45 years. He maintains an awareness of relevant case law by conducting on-going research of case law involving real property in common law jurisdictions such as Canada, United States and United Kingdom.

He also served as Instructor at the University of British Columbia Sauder School of Business (Real Estate Division). He too part in the reviewing and editing the chapters: Highest and Best Use Analysis and Appraisal Review, The Appraisal of Real Estate, 14th ed., © 2013, Appraisal Institute. He also reviewed and edited the entire pending 3rd edition of Real Estate Valuation in Litigation (renamed Real Property Valuation in Condemnation) published by the Appraisal Institute. He to part in the review and editing of the 6 profession development courses offered by the Real Estate Division, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia, in partnership with the Appraisal Institute of Canada.

Education: Diploma (Real Property Assessment) - Seneca College BGS (Bachelor General Studies; Major: Real Estate Studies) - Thompson Rivers University

Professional Qualifications:

• Fellow, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS) - 2005 - Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (UK)
• Counselor of Real Estate (CRE) - 1991 – Counselors of Real Estate (resigned in 2016 as a member in good standing)
• Member Appraisal Institute (MAI) - 1986 - American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers
• Senior Real Estate Analyst (SREA) - 1986, and Senior Real Property Appraiser (SRPA) & Senior Residential Appraiser (SRA) - 1984 - Society of Real Estate Appraisers
• Accredited Appraiser Canadian Institute (P.App. & AACI) - 1984 - Appraisal Institute of Canada
• Real Estate Broker - Certificate Program (390 contact hours) - 1994 - Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA)
• Member - IC&I Council of the Canadian Real Estate Association
• Expert Testimony: Qualified as an expert witness by the: - Supreme Court of Ontario - Ontario Municipal Board - Ontario Court (General Division)
• Arbitration Act - Experienced Real Estate Arbitrator

Further information:
https://intval.com/articles/Curriculum-Vitae-oF-Tony-Sevelka.pdf

Publications (Weblink only), if any:

• https://intval.com/published-articles/