Berkeley Club
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: Berkeley BPW’s Holiday Party, Friday, December 13th at noon.
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.
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Berkeley BPW and Nike
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Vasuki, Diane, Niharika and Nike member Mary Payne
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The Cleanup Crew
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Berkeley BPW Centennial and Awards Program, May 21, 2022
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Berkeley BPW President Maria
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Berkeley BPW Centennial Mugs |
BPW International President Catherine Bosshart from Switzerland
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NFBPWC President Megan
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California BPW President Bessie
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 Immediate Past California BPW President Lynn |
Guest Speaker University of California, Berkeley, Chancellor Carole Christ |
Guest Speaker Lenor Reese, Gamma Phi Delta Sorority |
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Guest Speaker Peg Carlson-Bowen, Past President AAUW, San Jose
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Guest Speaker Dr. Joanne M. Jensen, DDS, MS
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Lila Owens, Berkeley BPW’s “Business Woman of the Year for 2022” |
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Usha Gongal, Berkeley BPW’s “Woman of Achievement for 2022” |
Berkeley BPW Secretary Patricia |
Diane Rames |
Berkeley BPW member Sujata |
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“”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 |
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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
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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 |
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Berkeley BPW Installation of Officers and Award Ceremony, May 3, 2021
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Maria DeSousa, Berkeley BPW President |
Patricia Daniels, Berkeley BPW Vice-President |
Michelle Husby, Treasurer |
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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
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NFBPWC Small Business Chair, CFBPW Small Business Chair and Chair of Berkeley’s Award Presentation |
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Plaque for “Woman of Achievement” Monique Lee |
Monique Lee |
Plaque for “Woman of the Year” Barnali Ghosh |
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Barnali Ghosh |
Community Involvement Award plaque for Sabrina Saunders |
Sabrina Saunders |
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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
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Berkeley 2020 Woman of Achievement |
Berkeley 2020 Woman of Achievement |
Berkeley 2020 Woman of Achievement |
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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.
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| 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.
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Ellora with her grandmother and Past CFBPW State President |
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March 5th – Juelle Ann Boyer Day in Alameda
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Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft (right) presenting the proclamation to Juelle Ann Boyer making March 5th Juelle Ann Boyer day in the City of Alameda |
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Ashley McLaughlin, Board member of Girls, Inc. of Alameda County; Manjul Batra, Berkeley BPW; Juelle Ann Boyer; Sharon Braun, President of Berkeley BPW; Maria DeSousa, President of Bay Capital BPW District; Rose LaCount, former Board member of Girls, Inc. of Alameda County |
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Presentation of Juelle Ann’s proclamation |
Presentation of Juelle Ann’s proclamation |
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