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Bonnie Steele

Bonnie Steele

2019, Advocate

Bonnie Steele has been the office manager at the California Four Wheel Drive Association for sixteen years, serving through four presidents. With over 8,000 members and more than 160 member clubs, Cal4Wheel is the largest organization in the state actively promoting the advancement of vehicle oriented outdoor recreation. “I like to work in harmony with people to keep public lands open,” says Bonnie, “It’s a hard fight.” Bonnie has been working to preserve the history of Cal4Wheel and has compiled 127 albums of documents and photos. She has also scanned back issues of the organization’s In Gear magazine dating back to 1961. “I am the keeper of the history of Cal4Wheel, Bonnie says, “It’s a work of pride.”