Public Meeting Notice  Board of Registration of Real Estate Appraisers Meeting - 3.5.26

Members Present

Thomas Kokoliadis, Chair, Certified Residential Appraiser/ Banking Member

Paula Wolfe, Vice Chair, Certified Residential Appraiser Member

Kenneth Dicks, Certified General Appraiser Member 

Matthew Jenkins, AMC Member

William McLaughlin, Certified General Appraiser Member 

Danyl Collings, Certified Residential Appraiser Member

Paul Yorkis, Real Estate Broker Member

Members Not Present

Administrative Staff Present

Kristin Mitchell, Executive Director 

Stephen Pleva, Board Counsel

Board members, staff, and members of the public appeared by video conference.

1. Call to Order –Board Chair Thomas Kokoliadis opened the meeting at 10:03 a.m. 
2. Vote on Minutes of Open Meeting held January 8, 2026– A MOTION was made by Ms. Wolfe to approve the draft minutes listed above, as written. The Motion was seconded by Mr. Jenkins and unanimously adopted by a roll call vote: Kokoliadis - “Yes”; Wolfe - “Yes”; Yorkis – “Yes”; Jenkins – “Yes”; McLaughlin – “Yes”; Collings – “Yes”.
3. DOL Report of Executive Director and Board Counsel: Executive Director, Kristin Mitchell, informed the board that since the last meeting there were 22 licenses and permits issued. Ms. Mitchell also spoke to the Board about the transition to the new licensing system that will go-live on March 30, 2026. Board Counsel, Stephen Pleva updated the Board on the status of the regulations.
   1. Ken Dicks entered at 10:15 am
4. License Application Interview: Reserved if needed, not needed.
5. License Application Report:
6. JR~CG: After a short discussion A MOTION was made by Mr. McLauglin to allow to move forward with the process after letting the applicant aware to make sure the math is correct and value is identified. The Motion was seconded by Ms. Wolfe and unanimously adopted by a roll call vote: Kokoliadis - “Yes”; Wolfe - “Yes”; McLaughlin – “Yes”; Jenkins – “Yes”; Dicks – “Yes”; Collings – “Yes”; Yorkis – “Yes”.
   1. NC~CR: After a short discussion A MOTION was made by Mr. Collings to allow to move forward with the process. The Motion was seconded by Mr. Jenkins and unanimously adopted by a roll call vote: Kokoliadis - “Yes”; Wolfe - “Yes”; McLaughlin – “Yes”; Jenkins – “Yes”; Dicks – “Yes”; Collings – “Yes”; Yorkis – “Yes”.
7. RA~CG: After a short discussion A MOTION was made by Mr. Dicks requesting reports from every state identified on applicants’ log. The Motion was seconded by Ms. Wolfe and unanimously adopted by a roll call vote: Kokoliadis - “Yes”; Wolfe - “Yes”; McLaughlin – “Yes”; Jenkins – “Yes”; Dicks – “Yes”; Collings – “Yes”; Yorkis – “Yes”.
8. Education Report: A MOTION was made by Mr. Yorkis to ratify reviewers’ decisions for Education applications. The Motion was seconded by Mr. Jenkins and unanimously adopted by a roll call vote: Kokoliadis - “Yes”; Wolfe - “Yes”; McLaughlin – “Yes”; Jenkins – “Yes”; Dicks – “Yes”; Collings – “Yes”; Yorkis – “Yes”.

7. Board Discussion and Potential Votes:Reserved if needed, not needed.
8. Matters Not Reasonably Anticipated: Mr. Kokoliadis opened the floor to the public and Scott Dibasio from the Appraisal Institute informed the Board that there is legislation before Congress to have Trainees be added to the National Registry. Peter Sullivan from the MA Chapter of the Appraisal Institute asked to confirm the meeting start time. Ms. Mitchell advised the meetings start at 10:00 am. Paul Yorkis asked for Public Comment to be added to the agenda as an item. Mr. Pleva and Ms. Mitchell will look into whether that is a possibility. 
9. Executive Session (Closed Session) To discuss individuals’ character, rather than competence (M.G.L. c. 30A, § 21(a)(1)) and/or to comply with the public records law pursuant to G.L. c. 66, § 10 and G.L. c. 4, § 7, ¶ 26(c) to protect highly personal information relating to a named individual (M.G.L. c. 30A, § 21(a)(7): Reserved if needed, not needed.
10. Quasi-Judicial Session CLOSED per M.G.L. c. 30A, § 18(d): Reserved if needed, not needed.
11. Investigative Conference, Closed per M.G.L. c. 112, s. 65C: A MOTION was made at 11:48 a.m. by Mr. Yorkis to exit the Open Meeting and enter Closed Investigative Conference under M.G.L. c. 112, s. 65C The Motion was seconded by Mr. Dicks and unanimously adopted by the Board by a roll call vote: Kokoliadis - “Yes”; Wolfe - “Yes”; McLaughlin – “Yes”; Jenkins – “Yes”; Dicks – “Yes”; Collings – “Yes”; Yorkis – “Yes”.

The following actions were taken by the Board:

1. Discussion of the terms of negotiated settlement of complaint(s): None
2. Discussion of complaints prior to the issuance of an order to show cause:
   1. 2025-001186-IT-ENF: Dismiss
   2. 2025-001192-IT-ENF: Dismiss
3. Adjourn:
   1. Mr. Jenkins made a MOTION to adjourn the meeting at 12:10 p.m., seconded by Mr. Collings and unanimously adopted by a roll call vote: Kokoliadis - “Yes”; Wolfe - “Yes”; McLaughlin – “Yes”; Jenkins – “Yes”; Dicks – “Yes”; Collings – “Yes”; Yorkis – “Yes”.

List of Documents Used in Open Meeting:

Agenda for meeting of  March 5, 2026

Draft Minutes of Public Meetings held January 8, 2026

Reports for: Jason Ryder, Nicholas Cosica, Ryan Anderson