Whitsitt & Associates, Inc. established in 1988 by local appraisers who recognized the need for a full service appraisal office to serve the growing demands of our expanding community. Our staff has over 80 years of combined local real estate and appraisal experience. Individual Appraiser Profiles: Stephen D. Whitsitt, MAI, SRA, holds the MAI and SRA designations of the Appraisal Institute and Certified General license of the State of Illinois. He has been an appraiser for over 40 years, with experience in appraising commercial properties, eminent domain, special use properties, as well as expert witness testimony. He has served as an instructor at Parkland College and guest lecturer at the University of Illinois. He has written and instructed a continuing education course for the State of Illinois. Mark S. Whitsitt, SRA began as a residential appraiser in 2006.  He has completed educational requirements through the Appraisal Institute since that time and is proficient in the areas of residential home, vacant residential land, 2-4 unit rentals, as well as condominium and zero lot line valuations.  He became a certified residential appraiser in Illinois in 2010 and holds an Associate in Arts degree from Parkland College and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Eastern Illinois University.  Mr. Whitsitt served as the secretary/treasurer for the Heart of Illinois Chapter of the Appraisal Institute in 2007. He formerly served on the Board of Directors of the Homebuilder’s Association of East Central Illinois and the United Ways Emerging Community Leaders Program for 2011.  He is also a former board member of the Chicago Chapter of the Appraisal Institute. Mr. Whitsitt currently engages in work for lenders, individuals, relocation appraisals, divorce work with/without court testimony, and estate and fire damage valuations. He previously served on the Board of Review of Champaign County and as interim Supervisor of Assessments for Champaign County. Stephen M. Schroeder is an Illinois Certified Residential Appraiser. He has been active in the real estate field since 2005. He is proficient in areas of vacant land, residential home, 2-4 unit rental, manufactured home, condominium, and zero lot line valuations. He is an active managing broker in Illinois and Indiana. Mr. Schroeder is a past vice president and treasurer of the Iroquois/Ford County Association of Realtors. He holds an Associate in Applied Science degree from Danville Area Community College, a Bachelor of Arts degree from Eastern Illinois University, and a Master’s of Arts degree from Olivet Nazarene University. Christy Simon Whitt, MAI began as a commercial appraiser in 2013.  She holds the MAI designation of the Appraisal Institute and  is a Certified General Real Estate appraiser in the State of Illinois.  She is proficient in completing appraisal work for commercial properties including retail, office, warehouse, industrial, subdivisions, land, special use, and multi-family.  Ms. Whitt was previously an educational program developer, and has been involved in local education since 2005. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and Master’s degree in Curriculum & Instruction, both from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Wade Denby began as a commercial appraiser in 2014.  He has completed the educational requirements through the Appraisal Institute and is an Illinois state licensed Certified General Real Estate Appraiser.  He is proficient in completing appraisal work for commercial properties including multi-family, retail, office, warehouse, industrial, and land. Wade was previously a commercial loan officer in Champaign/Urbana and had been in banking for over 25 years. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Illinois Springfield.  Angie Brix is an Associate Real Estate Trainee Appraiser and is proficient in completing supervised appraisal work for residential properties including residential homes, condominiums, zero lot line, vacant land, and 2-4 unit rental valuations.  She has been an active Broker with the Champaign County Association of Realtors since 2007.  Ms. Brix holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Middle Tennessee State University and a Master of Education Degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  She was a 2010 Graduate of the United Way Emerging Community Leaders Program and served on the Champaign City Council. Aimee Baumgartner began as an Associate Real Estate Trainee Appraiser in 2018, and is in the process of completing all required basic education requirements through the Appraisal Institute. She is skilled in completing supervised appraisal work for residential properties including residential homes, vacant land, 2-4 unit rentals, as well as condominium and zero lot line valuations. Aimee received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Vermont and her Master of Fine Arts from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.