Introducing ISA Instructors

ISA would like to take a moment to introduce our course instructors

Richard (Rick) Casagrande, ISA CAPP
Rick has been an instructor for the Appraisal of Fine Art course for 12 years and is certified in both Fine Art and Antiques and Residential Contents. He is a Past President of ISA and the Foundation for Appraisal Education. Rick recently moved from San Antonio, TX where he had 17 year experience to Ellinwood, KS.

Leon Castner, PhD, ISA CAPP
Leon is Director of Education for ISA and teaches the Core, Requalification and Advanced Report Writing courses as well as DE Core and Requalification. He has been an appraiser for over 30 years and is certified with ISA and AAA.

Lyn Livingston, ISA CAPP
Lyn is a DE Core instructor and has also been a co-instructor for the Core course; she specializes in appraising Antiques and Residential contents and is currently the chair of the Appraisal Studies Committee.

David Mapes, ISA CAPP
David is an instructor for the Appraisal of Antiques & Residential Contents course, he has been co-instructing this course since 1997. He joined ISA in 1984 and served on the ISA Board of Directors from 1994 to 1996 and has also served on the Scholarships, Ethics and Designation Committees within ISA.

Kathryn Minard, ISA CAPP
Kathryn is a DE Core course instructor and president of the Canadian Chapter of ISA. She is the president of Curator Asset Management Inc. and has served as a Special Advisor to the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board and consultant to Christies Inc. on the valuation of Canadian Art.

Joyce Newman, ISA CAPP
Joyce is a co-instructor for the Core course as well being a DE Core instructor. She is currently serving as the Vice Chair for the Designation & Review Committee and serves on the Nevada Museum of Art’s Collections Committee. Joyce is also a columnist for the Reno Gazette Journal and the Galena Times.

Cathy Peters, ISA CAPP
Cathy is an instructor for the Appraisal of Fine Art course and specializes in appraising Fine Art, she began her career 12 years ago when she joined ISA. Since that time, Cathy has been active in the Greater-Illinois chapter of ISA serving as secretary, treasure, vice-chair and chairman. She has also been chair of ISA’s specialty studies committee and is currently chair of the Designation & Review Committee.

Karen Rabe, ISA CAPP
Karen is an instructor for the Appraisal of Antiques & Residential Contents course and has been appraising antiques, decorative arts and general household items since 1987. She formerly served as a Director on the ISA Board of Directors as treasure.

Daphne Rosenzweig, PhD, ISA CAPP
Daphne is the instructor for the Appraisal of Japanese Prints, a two day course for which she is also the author of the course manual. She was previously a member of the ISA Board of Directors and has been a university professor for many years. Her appraisal firm specializes in Asian and Islamic art appraisals for the purpose of Federal Tax Functions.

Sandra (Sandie) Tropper, ASA
Sandie is the instructor of the 15-Hour USPAP course; she represents ASA at The Appraisal Foundation Advisory Council (TAFAC) and is an AQB-certified USPAP instructor. She has been an art consultant and appraiser in fine art in the Washington, D.C. area for over 25 years.