Staff

Linn A. Duesterbeck, MAI

President and principal of the company, Linn currently holds both the MAI and SRA designations from the Appraisal Institute. He was awarded the SRA (Senior Residential Appraiser) designation in 1975 at age 24, then the youngest designated member of the Society of Real Estate Appraisers. A life long resident of the Janesville area, Linn graduated from Janesville Craig High School in 1969 and graduated from Milton College in 1973 with academic honors in both Business and Real Estate. In his long Appraisal career Linn has been engaged in nearly every conceivable type of real property appraisal including hundreds of atypical properties throughout Wisconsin. Linn has also served on many Appraisal Institute committees including being appointed to the Real Estate Appraisal Board from 1990-1998, serving as President during the 1994-1995 session. Governor Thompson awarded Linn with the Certificate of Commendation for his efforts and commitment of excellence and in 2005 a letter of accommodation from the Appraisal Institute for 30 years of membership excellence. Linn has also been involved in various committees that were instrumental in providing the basic structuring for licensing and certification of real estate appraisers in the 1980’s into 1990. Starting as Modern Appraisal Services, in 1973, a full service, residential and commercial appraisal company, then selling the residential side and opening L. A. Duesterbeck & Associates, Inc., a predominately non-residential appraisal company in 2000. Linn has experienced most all facets of the real estate appraisal industry.

Lauri J. Maldonis

Lauri has been engaged in the real estate appraisal profession since August; 1992 as an associate appraiser, elevating to Wisconsin Certified Residential Appraiser in September 1994 and in February of 2000 became a Wisconsin Certified General Appraiser. Most recently Ms. Maldonis received her State of Illinois Certified General Appraiser license, she is currently working toward her MAI designation. Ms. Maldonis’ experience includes a range of assignments of residential and non-residential properties including industrial properties, various commercial facilities, all types of vacant land including recreational, agricultural and development and multi-family properties. She has also has experience in appraising special purpose properties such as assisted living centers, golf courses and hotels. Ms. Maldonis is a lifelong resident of Beloit Wisconsin. She spent the first two years of her four year college career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison transferring to the University of Wisconsin-Stout where she graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel/Restaurant Management.

Troy J. Kruser

Troy has been active in the appraisal industry since 2003 when he began his career with L. A. Duesterbeck & Associates, Inc. Since beginning his appraisal career, Mr. Kruser has worked with various forms of typical to complex properties both existing and proposed including golf courses, industrial use, single and multi-tenant commercial facilities, single and multi-family residential properties, income producing properties, various use vacant land properties including properties of historical significance. Prior to joining the company he attended the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater where he graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in finance and earned academic honors over his last five semesters. Throughout college he was active in various clubs and organizations and was recognized by his professors for his ability in public speaking. During his last two years of college Mr. Kruser divided his time between being a full time student and interning with an insurance and investment office working with various forms of investments including life insurance, annuities, mutual funds stocks and 401(k) plans. After graduating from college Mr. Kruser began his career in banking, developing a background for the financing aspect of real estate. Mr. Kruser is active in the community taking part in various events, fundraising activities, softball and basketball leagues and has coached various youth sport teams.

Our Support Staff

Our support staff has over 40 years of administrative experience starting with Jeannie Majorowicz who has worked for Mr. Duesterbeck in the appraisal industry for more than 17 years. Sheri Kustka joined the company as office manager in 2006 with a background in banking/commercial lending and recently the addition of Lonnette Sullivan in 2007. The support staff does an excellent job assisting the appraisers in supplying our clients with a quality product.