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Chapter Leadership

The best way to continue to create new professional opportunities and further your career is through active involvement  in the Chapter.  Your local participation and leadership will help you to continue to build your brand as a valuation expert in ways that the designations alone cannot.

Being an active Chapter Leader unlocks access to an invaluable network of professionals and mentors, both within your local market and more broadly:

  • Enhanced client referrals and brand recognition.
  • Heightened professional recognition as a valuation expert and industry leader.
  • Increased network and career opportunities.

Being an active Chapter leader provides:

  • Leadership skill development.
  • Public speaking opportunities that sharpen composure and confidence.
  • Increased knowledge and awareness of industry changes and opportunities.
  • Enriched camaraderie with other valuation professionals and industry leaders.
  • Opportunity to give back to the profession and make your mark on the future of our industry.

For decades, the Northern California Chapter has been a national leader in providing education and chapter-developed seminars and conferences and has a long history of cultivating leaders who have gone on to prominent regional and national leadership positions within the Appraisal Institute and beyond. Members currently sitting on national Appraisal Institute Boards:

  • 2010 Chapter President Jeff Enright, MAI, SRA, AI-GRS, currently serves as the chair of the Appraisal Institute’s CEO Search Project Team. The charge of the CEO Search Project Team is to identify and recommend to the Board of Directors up to three candidates to serve as Appraisal Institute CEO. Jeff has also chaired the Region I Nominating Committee and the Regional Committee. He served as a director on the National Board from 2013-2018, participated on the organization’s Strategic Planning and Finance Committees, and was an inaugural board member for the International Center for Valuation Certification.

  • 2021 Chapter President Jeanine Kraus, MAI, SRA, AI-GRS, currently serves at the chapter, regional, and national levels. She is the 2023 Chair of our annual Spring Conference and is keen to bring education, empowerment and AI resources to all who practice in the valuation space. As our 2018 Claudia B. Carleton Leadership Award winner and a member of the national Women’s Initiative Committee, Jeanine specifically seeks to encourage the success of all women in our profession. Closer to home, as a Regional Representative for the Northern California Chapter, Jeanine focuses on representing our chapter in regional matters.

Your direct involvement is vital to the success of your Chapter. This is a call to service. To embrace the opportunities of the future, developing new chapter leadership is an issue of vital importance. 

Please contact us now to learn more about how you can take advantage of current leadership opportunities within the Northern California Chapter of the Appraisal Institute.

Board of Directors

President (2023)

Jarrod Hodgson, MAI, AI-GRS


2020 5th Street #650
Davis, CA 95616

Vice President (2023)

Zane Stone, MAI


414 1st Street
Davis, CA, 95616

Treasurer (2023)

Paul Chandler, MAI

The Property Sciences Group, Inc.
Founder & CEO

395 Taylor Boulevard, Suite 250
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

Secretary (2023)

Chris Daniel, SRA

Chris Daniel & Associates

P.O. Box 405
Carmel Valley, CA 93924

Immediate Past President (2023)

Steve Salmon, MAI

Garland & Salmon

744 Empire Street, Suite 260
Fairfield, CA 94533

Director (2023)

Michelle van de Pol, MAI, SRA

van de Pol Real Estate Valuation, Consulting & Litigation Support

2 Sumner St, Unit A
San Francisco, CA 94103

Director (2023)

Ryan Whitelaw, MAI

Pacific Appraisers

9010 Soquel Dr., Suite 3
Aptos, CA 95003

Director (2023)

Brian Nicholson, SRA

Nicholson & Co.

9020 Soquel Dr., Ste #101
Aptos, CA 95003

Director (2024)

Robert (Bob) James, Jr., MAI, SRA, AI-GRS

CBRE I Valuation Advisory Services
First Vice President

7265 N. First Street, Suite 101
Fresno, CA 93720

Director (2024)

Judson H. Cline, MAI

Cushman & Wakefield
Executive Director

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1800
Sacramento, CA, 95814

Director (2024)

Ryan Frings, MAI, AI-GRS

Colliers
Valuation Services Director

1508 Eureka Road, Suite 250
Roseville, CA, 95661

Director (2025)

Angela Hernandez, MAI

Bender Rosenthal, Inc.

2825 Watt Avenue, Suite 200
Sacramento, CA, 95821

Director (2025)

Eric Roman, MAI, AI-GRS

US Army Corps of Engineers

1325 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95814-2922

Director (2025)

Quirina Mitchell, MAI

BBG

1981 N. Broadway
Ste. 248
Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Branch Chapter Leadership

Monterey Bay Branch Chapter Chair

Neil Lefmann, MAI, SRA

Kidder Mathews
Senior Vice President

10 Almaden Boulevard, Suite 550
San Jose, CA 95113

Sierra Branch Chapter Chair

John Hillas, MAI, SRA

Hillas Appraisal Company

2625 F Coffee Road, Suite 117
Modesto, CA 95355


Central California Branch Chapter Chair

Tiffany K.V. Mach, MAI

Real Property Analysts

6730 N. West Avenue
Suite 111
Fresno, CA 93711

North Bay Branch Chapter Chair

Ryan Ward, MAI

Ward Levy Appraisal Group, Inc.

4357 Montgomery Dr.
Ward Levy Appraisal Group, Inc.
Suite D
Santa Rosa, CA 95405-5304

Golden Gate Branch Chapter Chair

Clinton E. Freeman, MAI

Integra Realty Resources - San Francisco

555 Meridian St., Ste. C
San Jose, CA 95126

Silicon Valley Branch Chapter Chair

Michelle M. Swallow, MAI


Newmark Valuation & Advisory

3055 Olin Avenue
Suite 2200
San Jose, CA 95128

Sacramento Branch Chapter Chair

Brittany Marrow, MAI

Fremont Bank

7610 Vasos Way
Fair Oaks, CA 95628

East Bay Branch Chapter Chair

Matt Atwood

Garland & Salmon

744 Empire Street, Suite 260
Fairfield, CA 94533

Committee Chairs

Nominating

Steve Salmon, MAI

Garland & Salmon

744 Empire Street, Suite 260
Fairfield, CA 94533

AICGRS - Government Relations

Melissa Bach, MAI

Cushman & Wakefield
Cushman & Wakefield

425 Market Street, Suite 2300
San Francisco, CA 94105

Bylaws

Chris Daniel, SRA

Chris Daniel & Associates

P.O. Box 405
Carmel Valley, CA 93924

Finance Chair

Paul Chandler, MAI

The Property Sciences Group, Inc.
Founder & CEO

395 Taylor Boulevard, Suite 250
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

Education Chair

Paul Chandler, MAI

The Property Sciences Group, Inc.
Founder & CEO

395 Taylor Boulevard, Suite 250
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

Course Chair

Erik Woodhouse, MAI

Associated Right of Way Services

2300 Contra Costa Boulevard
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

Seminar Chair

Alan Bradford MacLane, Jr., MAI, AI-GRS

MacLane and Company

1090 Adams Street
Suite D
Benicia, CA 94510

Workshop Chair

TBA


MBAS Chair

Chris Daniel, SRA

Chris Daniel & Associates

P.O. Box 405
Carmel Valley, CA 93924

2023 Spring Conference Chair

Jeanine Kraus, MAI, SRA, AI-GRS

Bank of Stockton I Appraisal Department
VP Chief Appraiser

PO Box 1110
Stockton, CA 95201

Fall Conference Chair

Brian Rapela, MAI

Joseph J. Blake and Associates, Inc.

500 Ygnacio Valley Rd
Suite 280
Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Spring Litigation Conference Co-Chair

Scott Hamm, MAI

Scott S. Hamm, MAI & Associates

PO Box 6160
Chico, CA 95927

Spring Litigation Conference Co-Chair

Norm Hulberg, MAI

Valbridge Property Advisors I Northern California
Senior Managing Director

1530 The Alameda, Suite 100
San Jose, CA 95126

Lake Tahoe Conference Chair

Zane Stone, MAI


414 1st Street
Davis, CA, 95616

WIN-NC (Women's Initiative Commmittee Northern California)

Jeanine Kraus, MAI, SRA, AI-GRS

Bank of Stockton I Appraisal Department
VP Chief Appraiser

PO Box 1110
Stockton, CA 95201

RES-NC (Residential Northern California)

Chris Daniel, SRA

Chris Daniel & Associates

P.O. Box 405
Carmel Valley, CA 93924

Public Relations Chair

Lauren E. Hickey Porcella, MAI


1400 N. Dutton Avenue, Suite 8
Santa Rosa, CA, 95401

Chapter Leadership Development (CLD)

Steve Salmon, MAI

Garland & Salmon

744 Empire Street, Suite 260
Fairfield, CA 94533

External Relations Chair

Gary DeWeese, MAI

Real Estate Strategic Solutions, LLC

1655 N. California Blvd., Ste 244
Walnut Creek CA 94596


Candidates' Guidance Chair

Joseph Cormier-Knopp, MAI

MacLane and Company

1090 Adams Street, Ste D
Benicia, CA 94510

Newsletter Chair

Jeanine Kraus, MAI, SRA, AI-GRS

Bank of Stockton I Appraisal Department
VP Chief Appraiser

PO Box 1110
Stockton, CA 95201

New Appraisal Professionals (NAP)

Morgan Hascall, MAI


Technology & Networking Chair

Matt Atwood

Garland & Salmon

744 Empire Street, Suite 260
Fairfield, CA 94533

Scholarship Co-Chair

Larry Hopper, MAI, SRA, AI-GRS

LD Hopper Commercial Appraisal Reviews
Principal

9606 N. Willey Ct
Fresno, CA 93720

Scholarship Co-Chair

Norm Hulberg, MAI

Valbridge Property Advisors I Northern California
Senior Managing Director

1530 The Alameda, Suite 100
San Jose, CA 95126

Scholarship Co-Chair

Gary DeWeese, MAI

Real Estate Strategic Solutions, LLC

1655 N. California Blvd., Ste 244
Walnut Creek CA, 94596

Regional Representatives

Regional Representative (2023)

Steve Salmon, MAI

Garland & Salmon

744 Empire Street, Suite 260
Fairfield, CA 94533

Regional Representative (2023)

Jarrod Hodgson, MAI, AI-GRS


2020 5th Street #650
Davis, CA 95616

Regional Representative (2024)

Zane Stone, MAI


414 1st Street
Davis, CA, 95616

Regional Representative (2023)

Paul Chandler, MAI

The Property Sciences Group, Inc.
Founder & CEO

395 Taylor Boulevard, Suite 250
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

Regional Representative (2023)

Sean Lim, MAI

American AgCredit
Senior Appraiser

400 Aviation Blvd., Ste. 100
Santa Rosa, CA 95403

Regional Representative (2023)

Melissa Bach, MAI

Cushman & Wakefield

425 Market Street, Suite 2300
San Francisco, CA 94105

Regional Representative (2023)

Joseph Cormier-Knopp, MAI

MacLane and Company

1090 Adams Street, Ste D
Benicia, CA 94510

Regional Representative (2024)

Chris Daniel, SRA

Chris Daniel & Associates

P.O. Box 405
Carmel Valley, CA 93924

Regional Representative (2023)

Nancy Phillips, SRA

The Phillips Co.
Appraiser Consultant

337 El Dorado Street, Suite 3B
Monterey, CA 93940

Regional Representative (2024)

Jeanine Kraus, MAI, SRA, AI-GRS

Bank of Stockton I Appraisal Department
VP Chief Appraiser

PO Box 1110
Stockton, CA 95201

Regional Representative (2024)

Judson H. Cline, MAI

Cushman & Wakefield
Executive Director

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1800
Sacramento, CA, 95814

Regional Representative (2024)

Eric Roman, MAI, AI-GRS

US Army Corps of Engineers

1325 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95814-2922

Regional Representative Alternate (2023)

Neil Lefmann, MAI, SRA

Kidder Mathews
Senior Vice President

10 Almaden Boulevard, Suite 550
San Jose, CA 95113

Regional Representative Alternate (2023)

Brian Nicholson, SRA

Nicholson & Co.

9020 Soquel Dr., Ste #101
Aptos, CA 95003

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