Douglas County residents elected Roger Morrissey as their new County Assessor in November of 1998. Although 1999 was his first year in elective office, Roger has extensive real estate and appraisal experience in both the private and public sectors.
From 1980 to 1983, he served as the Housing Manager for the City of Omaha Planning Department, where he was responsible for directing and supervising the 25 persons in the City's housing rehabilitation, code enforcement and condemnation sections. Roger then moved to the private sector, first as a partner at Ambassador Real Estate, a company with 20 agents. From 1986 to 1993 he operated his own independent fee appraisal company, continuing as a real estate appraiser for Valuation Information Technology from 1994 until his election in 1998.
During his career as a professional real estate appraiser, Roger has served his profession and the public in a variety of capacities. He was a referee for the Douglas County Board of Equalization in 1984, 1985, and 1988. He has taught real estate appraisal courses for the Institute of Financial Education, the Appraisal Institute, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and for continuing education seminars. He was appointed by the Governor to serve on the Nebraska Real Estate Appraiser Board from 1992 to 1997, elected as chairman in 1994.
Roger Morrissey is a past chairman of the Appraiser Task Force for the Omaha Area Board of Realtors, and has served on the state boards of directors for both the Society of Real Estate Appraisers and the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers.
1967 graduate of Creighton University, Roger served in the U.S. Army from 1967 to 1969. As a platoon commander in Vietnam, First Lieutenant Morrissey was awarded the Bronze Star and Air Medal. Active in several civic, religious, and charitable organizations, Roger and his wife have four children.