OREA's Director

Bob Clark was appointed Director of the Office of Real Estate Appraisers on April 14, 2008.  Mr. Clark has a wide range of public and private sector real estate experience.  Prior to his appointment, he worked for the State of California for over 7-1/2 years in real property acquisitions, serving as a Senior Land Agent for the Wildlife Conservation Board, and as a Real Estate Officer for the Department of General Services, where he managed the acquisition program and served as Assistant Administrative Secretary to the State Public Works Board.  He was previously employed by the Sacramento Regional Transit District as a Real Estate Analyst/Administrator, and he operated a sole-proprietor real estate brokerage and property management business for over 15 years.  He is also an experienced real estate appraiser, operating an independent fee appraisal business for several years, and working as a staff appraiser for a bank and an independent fee appraisal company.  He qualified as an expert witness before the Los Angeles County Tax Appeals Board in 1976, preparing numerous narrative appraisal reports on apartment properties.  He began his real estate career in 1974 in multi-family development, management, and brokerage in West Los Angeles. Mr. Clark holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles.