Find out what's happening in Nashville with free, real-time updates from Patch. Let's go! On June 1, 2021, Randy Ward officially began his appointment as Chief Deputy of Operations for the Office of Assessments. This position was held formerly by Jimmy Clary who retired in November 30, 2020 after an amazing 40 plus years. Below is a brief work history about our new Chief Deputy of Operations Randy Ward. Find out what's happening in Nashville with free, real-time updates from Patch. Let's go! Randy was hired as an entry level appraiser in September 2000. He had worked in the prior five (5) years as a realtor. He served as a Section Leader for five (5) years. In 2013, he was appointed to Residential Manager by the former The Honorable Assessor of Property George Rooker. Randy has worked tirelessly as the Residential Manager assisting the then Assessors and now me, Assessor of Property Vivian Wilhoite, in every aspect of the Reappraisal process from management to audit reports to outreach presentations. Randy has a designation of Assessment Administration Specialist from the International Association of Assessing Officers and a Tennessee Master Assessor designation and a Tennessee Certified Assessor designations both from the State Board of Equalization of the State of Tennessee. Randy's knowledge and experience of 20 plus years in property assessments is extraordinary and extremely valuable to this office.