Ms. Golashovsky is a past president of the Philadelphia Chapter of ASA and has served on the Executive Committee of the Bucks County Antiques Dealers Association. In addition, she is a past International President of the American Society of Appraisers and has served the society by chairing the International Ethics Committee, the Budget and Finance Committee and the Investment Committee. Susan currently serves on several ASA Committees, including the International Board of Examiners and the Personal Property Committee. She also serves on the ASA Educational Foundation, a separate 501(c)(3) educational outreach arm for grants and scholarships regarding appraisal education.

Ms. Golashovsky took her professional appraisal studies through George Washington University in conjunction with the American Society of Appraisers and continued her education in Fine and Decorative Arts through various national and international programs, including Winterthur Museum Study Programs. Ms. Golashovsky is considered a “Qualified Appraiser” under IRS guidelines as well as a Fellow Accredited Senior Appraiser with the American Society of Appraisers (FASA) and has earned four specialty designations in Personal Property: Antiques and Decorative Arts, Residential Contents, American Folk Art and Antique Furniture. Additionally, Ms. Golashovsky is the only ASA appraiser on the east coast accredited in American Folk Art.

In additional to her professional certifications and education Ms. Golashovsky has lectured publicly about the appraisal profession and antiques and decorative arts. She has developed and presented several connoisseurship seminars and webinars on various Decorative Arts topics for both ASA and compeer appraisal societies.