Gina Cannova, MAI, SR/WA, R/W-AC   |   Senior Managing Director

Gina L. Cannova Phalen is the Managing Director of Transportation with O’Brien Right of Way Valuation, a full-service real estate consulting and appraisal firm.  Ms. Phalen has consulted on various complex eminent domain assignments for all types of real estate. She has provided expert testimony in numerous eminent domain Special Commissioners hearings in various counties throughout Texas.

Prior to joining O’Brien Right of Way Valuation in 2014, Ms. Phalen was an analyst with LandPro Valuation in Mesa, Arizona and Sell and Associates in Tempe, Arizona. 

Ms. Phalen is a graduate of Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Supply Chain Management. She is also Right of Way Appraisal Certified with the International Right of Way Association (IRWA) and serves on the IRWA’s International Transportation Committee.

Currently, Ms. Phalen is an advanced candidate progressing toward obtaining her MAI designation with the Appraisal Institute.

Professional Certifications, Affiliations and Memberships

  • Texas State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser; Certificate No. TX-1380648

  • Oklahoma State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser; Certificate No. TX-13323CGA

  • City of Southlake, Texas – Planning & Zoning Commission (2018 - present)

  • City of Southlake, Texas – Sign Board (2018 - present)

  • City of Southlake, Texas – Corridor Committee (2020 - present)

  • City of Southlake, Texas – Building Board of Appeals (2016 - 2018)

  • City of Southlake, Texas – Zoning Board of Adjustment (2016 - 2018)

  • TxDOT Approved Appraiser

  • Appraisal Institute – Candidate for Designation (present)

  • International Right of Way Association – R/W-AC (Appraisal Certified)

  • Member – International Right of Way Association, Chapter 36

    • Social Media Chairperson

    • Education Committee

  • Member – CREW Network (Commercial Real Estate Women), Fort Worth Chapter

    • Communications Committee Chair (2016-2017)

Education

  • Bachelor of Business Administration, Supply Chain Management

  • Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

  • International Right of Way (IRWA) - Right of Way Appraisal Certified (R/W-AC)

  • Coursework accredited by the Appraisal Institute

  • Eminent Domain Conference, CLE International – 2016, 2018, 2020

  • IRWA Annual International Education Conference – 2017, 2019, 2021

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