Richard J. Sheeler, CSA-G, is recognized as a solutions provider in the valuation industry. He is a Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, licensed to provide appraisals of both residential and commercial properties. He holds a CSA-G designation from the Columbia Society of Real Estate Appraisers where he is Vice President of the Board of Governors .

Mr. Sheeler is a born and bred New Yorker. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he earned his BA in Sociology from Saint Francis College which he attended on an athletic scholarship. After college, Mr. Sheeler honed his management and business development skills while completing the renowned Enterprise Rent-A-Car Management training program. 

Mr. Sheeler’s real estate career began in 2005 as an appraisal trainee. He joined Neglia Appraisals in 2010 as a residential appraiser and soon thereafter earned his Certified General Appraiser License. Mr. Sheeler currently serves as the President of Neglia Appraisals; he has also served as President of RJS Appraisals, a small private valuation practice based on Staten Island that focused on private and pre-listing appraisal assignments. Mr. Sheeler has been extensively trained by Domenick Neglia for over a decade. His formal appraisal experience includes one to four family properties, cooperatives and condominiums, residential apartment buildings, mixed-use properties, taxpayers, office buildings, commercial condominium units, houses of worship, religious facilities, warehouses, factories, and vacant land throughout the five boroughs of New York City, as well as Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Mr. Sheeler is an approved instructor for all Residential and General Appraisal courses as well as an approved Supervisory Appraiser for Licensed Appraiser Assistants.  He is also involved in the on-going study of appraisal theory and valuation techniques. 

Richard is a hands-on executive that is responsible for quality control, appraisal review, new business development, and client contact with lending institutions, attorneys, courts, and government agencies.  He personally reviews and signs every appraisal the firm produces and is available to every client that requires his attention. 

Mr. Sheeler enjoys travelling with his family and playing tennis and golf. He frequently attends sporting events as he is a long-time fan of the New York Knicks and Giants. 

Mike Drazner, CSA-G is a Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, licensed to provide appraisals of both Residential and Commercial Properties.  

Mr. Drazner has served the real estate industry his entire career.  Before joining Neglia Appraisals, he was a staff appraiser for Mitchell, Maxwell, and Jackson and quickly earned his certified residential real estate appraiser license in 2001.  

Michael has been employed by Neglia Appraisals since 2008.  Under Domenick Neglia’s guidance, he earned his certified general appraiser’s license in 2011.  In 2022, Michael was promoted to the Brooklyn residential appraiser manager.  Michael’s current responsibilities include reviewing appraisal reports, handling client inquiries, training, and support of the residential appraisal team.

Michael’s diverse appraisal experience includes the valuation of one to four family properties, cooperative and condominium apartments, residential apartment buildings, mixed used properties, warehouses, and vacant land.

Michael currently serves on the Columbia Society of Appraisers’ Board of Governors and holds the CSA-G designation.  Michael holds the certified general appraiser license in New York and Florida and is also a licensed real estate broker in Florida.

Michael is an avid traveler and a baseball fan, having attended home games of more than 25 major league teams.  A New York City native, Michael earned his BA in Economics from the State University of New York at Albany.  

Deanna Hennecken is a life-long Brooklynite.  Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, she graduated from St. Francis College with a BA in Psychology.  Her first, full-time employ at Merrill Lynch was where she entered into, and  made the decision to stay in business management.   After growing weary of the daily commute to Manhattan, she decided to find employment closer to home, in Brooklyn.  Ms. Hennecken is a veteran of the real estate valuation industry; she has worked at several real estate valuation firms in her 30-year career prior to finding her home at Neglia Appraisals.  

She is a consummate professional, answers any and all questions posed by clients, and is serious about meeting their deadlines.  Her time management skills enable her to meet her daily deadlines in the office to accommodate the appraisers as well.

Her detail-oriented tendencies contribute to her work ethic, so that the office runs like a well-oiled machine. These tendencies that amuse many contribute to her hobbies as well.

Ms. Hennecken enjoys creative writing, which led to her authoring and publishing three fictional novels.  Her other interests include gardening and nature photography.  Some of her stunning photos have been featured in local on online publications.