Mother Lode Land Trust Advisory Board

Joe Aparicio
Sutter Creek

Bob Hartmann
Pine Grove

Steve Mair, Legal Counsel
Sutter Creek
Steve is a shareholder in Weintraub, Genshlea, Chediak, and Sproul’s Real Estate and Corporate groups, practicing in commercial lending and secured transactions, corporate, and real estate.

Steve’s real estate practice includes representation of commercial real estate developers and landowners in the purchase, sale, and development of real property. Steve has experience in addressing environmental issues that arise in commercial real property transaction and extensive experience in drafting conservation easements and other mitigation banking documentation. As a corporate lawyer, Steve forms business entities for real estate development projects and other businesses. He also provides outside general counsel representation for a number of private companies. Steve received his J.D. from the University of the Pacific School of Law in 1985.

Amanda Bohl
Sacramento
Amanda grew up in Ione enjoying the open spaces and easy access to the natural world. Currently a stay-at-home-mom, Amanda previously worked for the American Land Conservancy, managing conservation projects and for Resources Law Group, where she helped administer grant programs. She received her B.A. in International Studies from Southern Oregon University, and her M.S. in Community Development from the University of California, Davis. Amanda enjoys hiking, cycling, knitting, and traveling.

Bob Broderick
Pioneer
Bob was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. He attended the NY State Ranger School in the Adirondacks and received his A.A.S. in Forest Technology in 1977. He received his B.S in Resource Management from Syracuse University in 1982.

He has lived in Amador County for 24 years (with a six-month break to live in Finland, and a year in Minnesota). During the first 14 years, he worked for the US Forest Service, Amador Ranger District, starting out as a forest technician and then becoming a forester doing sale prep, administration, supervision and fire fighting. From 1993 to 1998 he was the co-founder and vice-president of a forestry consulting business (Registered Professional Forester since 1994). In 1998, he took a sabbatical replacement position as a natural resource management instructor at Vermillion Community College in Ely, MN. From 2000 to the present he has been a forester for Sierra Pacific Industries in Martell.

He is married to Bronwyn Hogan and they have two sons. His other interests include travel, history and athletics. He has coached and umpired several seasons for Amador County Little League, and he looks forward to getting involved again with his own kids.

Bronwyn Hogan
Pioneer
Bronwyn is an Environmental Scientist with the Water Branch of the California Department of Fish and Game. She received her B.S. in Wildlife Biology from the University of California, Davis and her M.S. in Biology from California State University, Sacramento. Previous to Fish and Game, Bronwyn worked for the US Forest Service and as a consulting biologist for a variety of companies. She also received a Fulbright grant to study in Finland for a year in 1997. Her current focus is bat research and how to encourage renewable energy, especially wind energy, with the fewest impacts to wildlife.