Berkeley
Formed in 1922 and Serving Contra Costa County and portions of Alameda County
Maria DeSousa, President, mcdesousa1@gmail.com
Sharon Braun, Vice President, sbraun@usfca.edu
Michelle Husby, Recording Secretary, michelle.husby@gmail.com
Manjul Batra, Treasurer, manjulbatra1@gmail.com
Betty Allums
Sujata Batra
Ellora Easton
Usha Gongal
Monique Lee
Diane Rames
Linda Towers

Berkeley Club CHAIRS:
Manjul Batra, Membership, Small Business, manjulbatra1@gmail.com
Diane Rames, Legislation, Public Policy,
Sharon Braun, Programs
Usha Gongal, Young BPW Professional
Linda Towers, NIKE
Monique Lee, Nominations,

CFBPW CHAIRS
Michelle Husby, Finance   michelle.husby@gmail.com
Manjul Batra, Small Business, manjulbatra1@gmail.com
Monique Lee, Public Relations, First Timers,
California Woman & Conference Reviews’ Editor,
Web Coordinator, monique.delaunay.lee@gmail.com

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To download a membership application for Berkeley BPW    Click below
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 to obtain the Zoom link.

SAMPLES
Click here for our monthly Berkeley BPW bulletin BPW BERKELEY CLUB BULLETIN – Edition 24 – April 2024
Click here for the NIKE Quarterly Messenger NIKE QUARTERLY MESSENGER – Edition 1 – May 2023

Berkeley BPW Centennial Booklet 2022.

Some of our Past Events

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, 2024 – Berkeley BPW and Nike End of Year Party.

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

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

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.

March 5th – Juelle Ann Boyer Day in Alameda