Meet Our Appraisers – Serving Prince George and Northern BC

• Shelagh Stadel, AACI, P. App
• Trevor Wallace, AACI, P. App
• Cynthia Wright, AACI, P.App
• Brian Johnston, B. Comm (AIC Candidate)

• Hana Bullard, BSc (Biology) (AIC Candidate)
• Kailin VanWoron (Appraisal Assistant)
• Jeremy D. Schmidt, BA, MA
• Manpreet Dhillon

Shelagh is a member in good standing with the Appraisal Institute of Canada and obtained her AACI Designation in 2007. Shelagh started her career with the public sector in 1990 in Vancouver, transferring to Kelowna in 1993, and finally to Prince George in 1998. During this time, Shelagh gained experience valuing residential, farm, development land, commercial, industrial, mobile home parks, strata, and multi-family properties. Shelagh has considerable experience with the Property Assessment Review Panel and the Property Assessment Appeal Board. In 2012, Shelagh left the public sector to pursue a career as a fee appraiser and shortly after joined forces with her business partner, Trevor Wallace, AACI P. App, and founded A-Teck Appraisals. Shelagh has over 25 years of experience and has considerable experience with commercial property valuation in Northern BC. In addition to appraising commercial properties she specializes in expropriation and complex insurance appraisals.

Shelagh is an avid equestrian and spends her spare time working on her ranch, which includes 20 horses. Shelagh breeds, trains, and competes her horses in reining and occasionally team penning and sorting. Shelagh also enjoys pack trips into the mountains with her horses, combining her love of horses with the rugged outdoors.

If you wish to e-mail Shelagh directly she can be reached at shelagh@ateck.ca.

Trevor is a member in good standing with the Appraisal Institute of Canada, and has over 26 years of appraisal experience. Trevor began his appraisal career in the public sector in 1990 working in the Dawson Creek, and building appraisal experience in the Peace River region; in the mid-90s, Trevor transferred to Quesnel and acquired additional experience in the Cariboo region. Trevor obtains his AACI designation in 2000. In 2006, he moved to Prince George, taking a position as a private fee appraiser. In 2013, Trevor founded A-Teck Appraisals with his business partner, Shelagh Stadel, AACI P. App. Trevor has experience valuing residential, industrial, commercial, development land, hotel/motel, golf courses, and multi-family properties. Trevor is also recognized as an expert witness at the Property Assessment Review Panel, Property Assessment Appeal Board, and British Columbia Supreme Court.

Trevor enjoys travelling, golfing, curling and enjoying the back country on his snowmobile and ATV in his spare time.

If you wish to e-mail Trevor directly he can be reached at trevor@ateck.ca

Rahul started his career in the appraisal industry in 2015 and is a member in good standing with the Appraisal Institute of Canada. He obtained his AACI Designation in 2018 after successfully completing his Post Graduate Certificate in Real Estate Valuation (PGCV) from the University of British Columbia. Rahul started his career with A-Teck Appraisals, after which he moved to Vancouver and worked with Burgess Cawley Sullivan & Associates. Here, he gained more than three years of commercial experience, however his love for the north and desire to live in a smaller community brought him back to Prince George in 2019. Rahul holds a Master’s Degree in Business from the University of Northern British Columbia, a Bachelor’s Degree in Business from England and a Diploma in International Business Management from Singapore.

Rahul has undertaken a wide array of commercial and residential assignments, including development sites, industrial buildings, office buildings, shopping centres/retail complexes, and multi-family residential. He also has experience valuing specialized-use properties like marinas, film studios, hotels and mini-storage facilities. Rahul’s previous work includes assisting with expropriation cases, arbitration consulting, property tax consulting and assessment appeals.

Rahul loves traveling and playing soccer in his spare time. He also enjoys hiking in the summer and snowboarding in the winter. Every year, Rahul takes time to visit his family in Mumbai, India, and loves to indulge in his favorite Indian cuisines.

If you wish to e-mail Rahul directly he can be reached at rahul@ateck.ca.

Brian joined A-Teck Appraisals in July 2014 as a candidate appraiser; since then, he has appraised a wide variety of residential properties, including single-family dwellings, waterfront properties, vacant land, and rural acreages throughout Prince George and the surrounding area. In 2005, he enrolled at Thompson Rivers University, graduating with a Bachelor of Commerce in 2009 (having majored in marketing and international business). While attending university, Brian began his appraisal career as a Property Information Collector with BC Assessment. Since then, he gained appraisal experience working in Red Deer and Calgary, Alberta, before returning to Prince George.

Brian is currently completing his Post Graduate Certificate of Valuation through UBC’s Real Estate Division, and is in the process of obtaining his designation through the Appraisal Institute of Canada.

In his spare time, Brian enjoys the Central Interior’s abundance of outdoor activities. . As an avid skier, he has been a member of the Canadian Ski Patrol for 21 years, and is a certified CSIA Level 2 Ski Instructor and a CSCF Level 1 Coach. In the summer, Brian hikes and camps.

If you wish to e-mail Brian directly he can be reached at brian@ateck.ca.

Kailin VanWoron, Appraisal Assistant

Kailin VanWoron is currently enrolled at UBC's Sauder School of Business and plans to obtain her designation.

To contact Kailin, email her at kailin@ateck.ca

Hana’s background is in data research, statistics, report development, and project management, with several years of experience in the field of independent data collection and navigation. She joined A-Teck Appraisals in July 2015 as an office supervisor. Her work at A-Teck has involved drafting reports, analyzing data, controlling quality, and proofreading various residential and commercial projects.

Hana is enrolled in the Appraisal Institute of Canada’s Certificate in Residential Valuation (AICCRV) Programme at UBC’s Sauder School of Business, and plans to obtain her AACI designation. Before this, she attended the University of Victoria, graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, majoring in Biology. Her work experience includes a research internship at the Ministry of Forests in the field of range and invasive plant management.

Hana has been living in Prince George since 2011. She enjoys the outdoors lifestyle with her daughters by hiking, camping, birding, and fishing. She is also an avid gardener, beginning with starting seeds and continuing through to greenhousing and field crops.

If you wish to e-mail Hana directly she can be reached at hana@ateck.ca.

Kirstyn is currently enrolled at UBC's Sauder School of Business, and plans to obtain her AACI designation. She began working for A-Teck Appraisals in 2022. Prior, she was a marketing professional and worked for the Prince George Chamber of Commerce, Tourism Prince George and the Prince George Public Library. Kirstyn brings with her a strong background in economic development, strategic planning, marketing and data analysis. She also has a strong passion for copywriting and project management.

In her free time, she can often be found exploring BC or attending the local event scene and seasonal festivals.

To contact Kirstyn, you can reach her at kirstyn@ateck.ca

Manpreet was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. She went to Grant MacEwan University and took the two year Legal Assistant course.  Shortly after, she went on to work for a mid-sized law firm for twelve years before her move to Prince George in August of 2019.  In her spare time, she likes to go on road trips (especially to visit her family in Alberta), traveling, watching movies with her husband, and spending time enjoying the beautiful outdoors.  She has a profound love for animals and tries to visit a zoo whenever she finds herself traveling to a new destination. Her dream is to travel the world one day and visit all of the iconic landmarks.

If you wish to e-mail Manpreet directly she can be reached at manpreet@ateck.ca