Founding year 2009
Officers
Brenton Aichroth
President
925-256-6919
Brenton is a Certified General Appraiser with 25+ years of appraisal experience. He graduated from California State University Sacramento (CSUS) with a BS in Business Administration. He completed concentrations in both Real Estate/Land Use Affairs and Finance. He also earned a Minor in Economics. Upon graduating from CSUS he was hired by Ousley and Associates as an Appraiser Trainee. He then went on to appraiser positions with California Federal Savings & Loan (Cal Fed) and Steve Walkup & Associates. He is currently the principal of Brenton Aichroth & Associates. His appraisal experience includes complex SFR's, FHA appraisals, REO properties, apartment buildings, mixed use properties, appraisal reviews as well as completing assignments for Attorneys, CPAs/Financial Planners and Realtors. Brenton is also a licensed Real Estate Broker.
Brenton lives in Walnut Creek with his wife Nancy and son Zachary.
Glen M. Higdon
Vice President
Glen worked in several capacities within the field of Real Estate Lending (in all nine counties of the Bay Area) for 11 years prior to establishing Higdon & Associates in 1987; his home office is in Antioch, CA. His experiences include Loan Office Management, Underwriting and Appraising while working at a major Savings and Loan (Home Savings of America) for ten years. Glen supervised staffs of 3-25 escrow officers, loan officers (agents) and appraisal staffs (including several years as Chief Appraiser after serving as a review and field appraiser). In the appraisal department, he coordinated training programs for instruction
of appraisers, streamlining and expediting the appraisal process, increasing productivity and minimizing mistakes, earning excellent audits from examiners. He also worked for a Mortgage Banking firm for one year in the capacity of an underwriter and Chief Review/Field Appraiser.
Glen is married and has three children, one girl and two boys and two grandchildren, a boy and girl. He has served in his community as an ordained Deacon, coached local youth in several sports and is a licensed/certified Massage Therapist. Glen enjoys good food, music, movies, hiking and spending time with family and friends.
David Nolting
Treasurer
925-426-7171
appraisals@homeapr.serverdata.net
Neil Smith
Secretary
925-245-1404
appraiserneil@sbcglobal.net
Board Directors
Aichroth, Brenton Brenton.aichroth@sbcglobal.net 925-256-6919
Hahn, Bruce bruce@brucehahn.com 925-932-4044
Higdon, Glen M. gmhigdon@comcast.net 925-577-1110
Muzzall, Jennifer sprtnfan@yahoo.com 925-579-4313
Nolting, David appraisals@homeapr.serverdata.net 925-426-7171
Smith, Neil appraiserneil@sbcglobal.net 925-245-1404
Committees
Membership Committee: Muzzall, Jennifer, Glen Higdon, Brenton Aichroth
Education Committee: Brenton Aichroth, Smith, Neil
Election & Survey Committee: Jessica DiMaggio
Designation Committee: Brenton Aichroth, Sandy Rounds
Checkin & Certifications Committee: Jennifer Muzzall, Glen Higdon
Website Committee: Jennifer Muzzall, Jessica DiMaggio, Alicia Balestrini
Honorary board member - Ann O'Rourke annorourke@appraisaltoday.com