Name: Richard Simmons Jr., RA
Title: President, Massachusetts Board of Real Estate Appraisers
Company: Town of Lynnfield Assessor's office
Location: 55 Summer St., Lynnfield, Mass.
Birthplace: Gardner, Mass.
Family: Divorced
College: Nasson College, Springfield, Maine - BA English Literature
First job outside of appraisal: Sales at Eastern Mountain Sports
First job in appraisal or allied field: Joined Simmons Associates in 1981 with my father.
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Maintain the organization, increase membership and its presence regionally.
Hobbies: Backpacking, downhill skiing and bicycling.
Favorite book: Elizabethan drama
Favorite movie: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
Person you emulate (outside of family): Allan Caprone
Key to success: Due diligence and hard work.
If you were to choose another vocation what would it be? Own a bicycle touring company.