Berkeley Club

Berkeley
Formed in 1922 and Serving Contra Costa County and portions of Alameda County
President: Maria DeSousa mcdesousa1@gmail.com
Vice President: Sharon Braun, sbraun@usfca.edu
Secretary: Michelle Husby Michelle.Husby@gmail.com
Treasurer: Manjul Batra, manjulm@aol.com
Immediate Past President: Patricia Daniels padmybgpd@aol.com
Membership Chair: Manjul Batra, manjulm@aol.com
Public Policy Chair: Monique Lee, monique.delaunay.lee@gmail.com
Young Professional: Usha Gongal
Small Business: Betty Allums
Nominations: Monique Lee, monique.delaunay.lee@gmail.com

Click here to download a membership application for Berkeley BPW Berkeley Club Membership Brochure 2023

Meetings are the 4th Monday of the month at 6:00 P.M. via Zoom. Contact the President for more information and the Zoom link.

NEXT MEETING:

Click here for monthly Berkeley BPW bulletin BPW BERKELEY CLUB BULLETIN – Edition 24 – April 2024.

Click here for Quarterly Nike Messenger The NIKE Quarterly Messenger – November 2023

Berkeley BPW Centennial Booklet 2022.

Saturday, November 19, 2022 Emily Bergfeld, Library Director of Alameda County Law Library, on her journey to becoming a Lae Librarian and the services of the Alameda County Law Library. Click here for the Zoom recording of her presentation https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/VpVGihYtmP54oQE8Wkd2SsuDS0aIRxF0N5EkNu2GMTAs8JGMHuVcrTSv CGTP1Tdr.hc1Z1Z9y–dWDlY1 Passcode: 2R8Cs.xU

Carolyn Stokes Memorial Program April 5, 2021 Carolyn Stokes Powerpoint

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December 9th Berkeley BPW and Nike End of Year Party.

Berkeley BPW and Nike

Vasuki, Diane, Niharika and Nike member Mary Payne

The Cleanup Crew

Berkeley BPW Centennial and Awards Program, May 21, 2022

Berkeley BPW President Maria

Berkeley BPW Centennial Mugs

BPW International President Catherine Bosshart from Switzerland

NFBPWC President Megan

California BPW President Bessie

Immediate Past California BPW President Lynn

Guest Speaker University of California, Berkeley, Chancellor Carole Christ

Guest Speaker Lenor Reese, Gamma Phi Delta Sorority

Guest Speaker Peg Carlson-Bowen, Past President AAUW, San Jose

Guest Speaker Dr. Joanne M. Jensen, DDS, MS

Gwen Marie Austin, Berkeley BPW’s “Woman of the Year for 2022”

Lila Owens, Berkeley BPW’s “Business Woman of the Year for 2022”

Usha Gongal, Berkeley BPW’s “Woman of Achievement for 2022”

Berkeley BPW Secretary Patricia

Diane Rames

Berkeley BPW member Sujata

“”Random Voices,” musical group

“Random Voices”

Berkeley BPW Centennial Planning Committee with Centennial Mugs (Manjul, Maria, Diane, Patricia, Usha and Monique)

Berkeley Centennial Committee in front of Berkeley BPW’s banner

President Maria with “2022 Woman of Achievement” Usha

President Maria with Monique

President Maria with Diane

President Maria with Secretary Patricia preparing after all the work on the Centennial program

Berkeley BPW Program on Mental Health During COVID-19 with speaker Mai Karitani Manchanda, September 12, 2021.

Click here for flyer about the speaker Berkeley BPW flyer September 12th

Speaker: Mai Karitani Manchanda, psychologist in the Crisis Stabilization Program at Kaiser Permanente, Santa Clara Behavioral Health Center

PowerPoint Slide with some of the attendees below

Berkeley BPW Installation of Officers and Award Ceremony, May 3, 2021

Maria DeSousa, Berkeley BPW President

Patricia Daniels, Berkeley BPW Vice-President

Michelle Husby, Treasurer

Berkeley BPW new member Usha Gongal, Executive Director of The Bread Project

Berkeley BPW Student member Ellora Easton, recipient of CFBPW Education Fund Scholarship/Loan and granddaughter of Manjul Batra

NFBPWC Small Business Chair, CFBPW Small Business Chair and Chair of Berkeley’s Award Presentation

Plaque for “Woman of Achievement” Monique Lee

Monique Lee

Plaque for “Woman of the Year” Barnali Ghosh

Barnali Ghosh

Community Involvement Award plaque for Sabrina Saunders

Sabrina Saunders

John Caner, CEO of Berkeley Downtown Association, who talked about Barnali Ghosh’s contributions to Berkeley

Attendees at the Program via Zoom

More Attendees at the Program

Berkeley 2020 Woman of Achievement: Kirsten MacDonald, CEO of Berkeley Chamber of Commerce

Berkeley 2020 Woman of Achievement
Kirsten MacDonald, CEO of Berkeley Chamber of Commerce,
CFBPW President Rosemary Enzer, Berkeley Treasurer
Manjul Batra and Bay Capital President Maria DeSousa

Berkeley 2020 Woman of Achievement
Kirsten MacDonald, CEO of Berkeley Chamber of
Commerce with BPW International Executive Secretary Bessie Hironimus

Berkeley 2020 Woman of Achievement
Kirsten MacDonald (second from left) with her family

Wednesday, January 8,
2020

Berkeley BPW and Nike members donate $240 from the December Holiday Party to Berkeley’s Women’s Daytime Drop In Center and Bridget House Transition Program.

Manjul Batra, Berkeley BPW Treasurer, presenting the check.

Monday, December 9th

Berkeley BPW and Nike members enjoying their holiday party at Back Forty BBQ. Donations went to
Berkeley’s Women’s Daytime Drop In Center.

(L to R) JoAnn Ainsworth, Juelle Ann Boyer, Mary Payne, Manjul Batra, Holly Hoppe, Linda Towers,
Maria Desousa, Pat Daniels

Berkeley BPW’s 2019 Woman of Achievement – Kirsten MacDonald

Kirsten MacDonald is the CEO of the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce, which exists to support its business members and the economy of Berkeley by providing education, advocacy and connection. Kirsten holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science as well as ranking in the Phi Beta Kappa political science honor society. Before joining the Chamber, Kirsten worked in a policy think tank that fostered track II diplomacy between countries on issues like climate change and water security. Founding a small business in her native New York, Kirsten is especially passionate about supporting women in business and has just launched a new Chamber membership program in January of 2018, Women Entrepreneurs of Berkeley (WEB). WEB strives to connect innovative women with the resources and networks they need to accelerate their businesses. Under Kirsten’s leadership, the Chamber has been committed to maintaining a relevant value proposition for its business members.

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Three generations of BPW members: Manjul, Sujata and Ellora

Sunday, August 18th Berkeley/Nike Annual Picnic at Larkey Park, Walnut Creek followed by a visit to the wildlife museum near the park. Nike Chair Linda Towers organized the event which was attended by Mary Payne Norcross, Maria Desousa, Linda Towers Manjul Batra and Elloise Gillard.