RPC Property Tax Advisors

Ken Sullivan, Principal and Managing Member founded RPC in 1989 and has spent the last 21+ years building the financial services firm specializing in commercial property tax appeals. In addition to helping drive RPC’s growth, Ken establishes and nurtures valuable working relationships with the various county assessors and assessment appeal boards. By traveling to the various county locations throughout California and personally meeting with the key personnel involved in the appeals process RPC’s success levels and turnaround times are dramatically improved.

Ken received a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from San Diego State University and also received his California real estate license in 1990. Ken is active with many trade associations including the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), The Certified Commercial Investment Members (CCIM), The California Hotel and Lodging Association (CHLA), The San Diego Receivers Association, The California Apartment Association (CAA), The Better Business Bureau's (BBB) accredited business program to name a few.

Near his home in Point Loma, Ken enjoys coaching his son's little league and daughter's fast pitch softball teams as well as surfing, biking and camping.

Carole Badt, Commercial Real Estate Appraiser worked for the San Diego County Assessor for 27 years.

20 years in the commercial division and the last 4 as a supervising appraiser. Carole received a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Humboldt State University.

Carole's responsibilities include reviewing our clients assessed values and working as a taxpayer advocate in negotiating the lowest applicable assessment with the assessor's office.

Carole resides in Cardiff by the Sea, San Diego County and enjoys the beach, hiking, biking and travel.

Mark Dodge, Commercial Real Estate Appraiser - Mark worked over 10 years as a commercial appraiser with the San Diego County Assessor, commercial division, five years with the Great American Savings Bank and two years as an appraisal department manager with the Resolution Trust Corporation.

Mark's responsibilities include appeal appraisal review, compliance and appeals board appearances. He also performs information exchanges and negotiates with the various county assessors to determine taxable value related to the particular appeal application's lien date.

Mark possesses a BA in Economics and an M.B.A. in Finance/Real Estate both from San Diego State University. He has taught evening real estate appraisal courses for the Department of Finance at SDSU as well.

Mark resides in San Diego, enjoys surfing and cycling and has toured over 20 countries on four continents by bicycle. He is a member of the San Diego County Apartment Association, The San Diego River Park Foundation and the Ocean Beach Historical Society.

Tom Burgeson, Personal Property Appraiser - Tom's appraisal specialty is business personal property and fixtures. His experience includes 27 years as an Audit Appraiser with the San Diego County Assessor.

Tom's responsibilities include reviewing and analyzing the Taxpayer's personal property / fixtures (secured and unsecured) tax assessments. Tom has worked with companies such as Sea World San Diego, Sony and Teledyne Ryan.

Tom graduated from San Diego State University with a B.A. degree in Economics and Accounting. Tom resides in San Diego and you can typically find Tom on the golf course when not saving taxpayers money.

Michael J. McDeavitt, MAI has over 17 years of real estate valuation experience. Mr. McDeavitt holds a Bachelors of Business Administration degree with an emphasis in Finance from Texas A&M University. He has completed assignments in numerous states, including: California, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Arizona.

He is qualified to appraise and advise clients for numerous property types, and in the past decade he has specialized in multi-family valuation and consulting. He has an established reputation with multi-family brokers, lenders and market participants who respect and rely upon his extensive knowledge of the multi-family market and trends in San Diego County.

In 2004, Mr. McDeavitt started a real estate consulting company with two partners and they provide their services to a wide range of clients that include lending institutions, attorneys, government agencies, pension funds, etc.   Email:

Jaime Schuetz, Paralegal, Client Relations - Jaime is an American Bar Association certified paralegal.

Her responsibilities include direct client servicing and information processing. She ensures that all the information needed for a successful property tax reduction is requested, obtained from the client and added to the case file database. Jaime produces the service agreements and other legal documents needed for a timely and successful appeal.

She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Studies CSUB. She currently lives in the Point Loma area of San Diego and enjoys kayaking, hiking, travel and spending time with her family.

Emily Kyte, Paralegal, Government Relations - Emily is an American Bar Association certified paralegal. Her responsibilities include contact with the various California County Assessors and Assessment Appeals Board staff.

Emily is responsible for assessment appeal case file servicing and information processing. She ensures that all the information and documentation needed for successful property tax appeal is obtained and distributed timely to the corresponding county agencies. Emily also coordinates RPC's assessment appeal hearing calendar for all 58 counties.

Emily possesses a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from the University of South Dakota. Emily resides in San Diego and enjoys studying new languages, traveling, and spending her free time at the beach.

Rachel Windmiller, Market Research Analyst - Rachel's duties include management of the extensive RPC real property database. Rachel is proficient with CoStar and Data Quick real estate data services and researches comparable sale and market data for the RPC appraisal team.

Rachel has a degree in Psychology and Economics from University of California, San Diego. Rachel resides in San Diego and spends her spare time enjoying the beach, volleyball, basketball and travel.

Tim Kobetsky, Taxpayer Account Manager - Tim's responsibilities include business development and taxpayer client service covering San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino and Imperial Counties.

Tim assists taxpayers in understanding the opportunities and processes involved in the Property Tax Appeal process. Tim is a CA. licensed real estate agent and has over 25 years experience in marketing and relationship building.

Tim was born and resides in San Diego County with his family and enjoys travel, water sports and motocross with his son and friends.

Gary Smith, Regional Manager - Gary’s responsibilities include business development and exceeding client expectations in northern inland counties of California.

Gary and his wife moved to Santa Rosa where they raised three daughters and continue to reside. During the past thirty years, Gary has provided personal financial services. Gary is proud of his volunteer work in organizing a YMCA after school basketball program that grew from 100 to 1000 child participants. Gary enjoys golf, watching Cal Football and Basketball, along with being with his wife and daughters while they ride their two quarter horses.