1. I desire a leadership role or other professional position.
 Associate Degree in Property Appraisal/ Assessment, Waukesha Technical College, 1992-1994
 Graduated Phi Theta Kappa
 69 credits required, 72 acquired
 Academic Achievement Award, Spring 1994 for outstanding academic achievement and demonstrated
leadership qualities
 Advisory Committee Member of WCTC, 1992-1998
 IAAO Course 101 Fundamentals of Real Property Appraisal, 2013
 Blueprint Reading Course
 33 Hour Course, Madison Area Technical College, 1992
 Assessor II Certification, State of Wisconsin – 1994 to present
 The State of Wisconsin requires assessors to attend state approved courses on assessment appraisal, law,
and management
 Completed over 200 hours of continuing education
 City Assessor, City of Oshkosh, 2004–2014
 Division Head for staff of 5 (4 full time and 1 part time)
 Responsible for valuation of 2,000 commercial properties and oversaw work of staff for 20,000 residential
properties and 1,500 personal property accounts
 Responsible for preparing the annual division budget, tracking purchasing, and reporting to supervisors
 Trained staff on electronic sketching to increase work efficiency and accuracy of property data
 Completed City-wide revaluation in 2005 for over 21,000 parcels
 Improved public relations through information provided on website, forms for public, and staff training
 Improved work flow by creating and writing guidelines, standardizing forms, working with other departments,
and reduced use of hard copy by increasing use of paperless files
 Created format for summary appraisals for valuation appeals to the Board of Review and subsequent appeals
 Performed annual market modeling
 Residential Appraiser, City of Appleton, WI, 2003-2004
 Responsible for valuation of over 5,000 residential property and defending values at Board of Review
 Electronically sketched residential property
 Deputy Assessor, City of Manitowoc, WI, 1995-2003
 Valued over 900 commercial properties and approximately 1,200 personal property annually
 Completed revaluation in 1999
 Defended values at the Board of Review
Steven F. Schwoerer
935 Bridgewood Drive
Neenah, WI 54956
Cell: 920.642.0587
stiane10@aol.com
Objective
Education
Certification
Work Experience

2.  Presented course to WisconsinAssociation of Assessing Officers (WAAO) on property tax exemptions, 2013
 Presented course to WAAO on personal property, 2012
 Presented course to WAAO on property tax exemptions, 2009
 Presented course to WAAO on convenience store valuation, 2007
 Implementation of a personal finance course for consumers at Hope Community Church, 2003
 Testified at State Senate and Representative Committees on issues regarding assessing
 Assessor duties presentation for Badger State Boys for multiple years
 International Association of Assessing Officers
 Wisconsin Association of Assessing Officers
 Committees
Real Estate Standards Committee (Chair 2013), 2004-2014
Tax Exemption Committee, 2006-2014
Commercial Sales Committee, 2006-2008, 2011-2014
D.O.R. Code Enforcement Work Group (Chair), 2010
Ad Hoc Assessment Practices (Chairman), 2010-2011
 Officer positions for Wisconsin Association of Assessing Officers
Director, 2006-2008
Vice President, 2008-2009
President Elect, 2009-2010
President, 2010-2011
Past President, 2011-2012
 Created Exemption Guide now used by assessors across the State of Wisconsin
 Wrote several articles on assessment issues for the Assessor Voice of Wisconsin
 Wisconsin Association of Assessing Officers Chairperson of the year 2009
 Wisconsin Association of Assessing Officers Distinguished Research & Development Award 2009
 Student Government President Waukesha County Technical College 1993 - 1994