BPW California North District

Officers:

President: Katherine Winans (Downtown Sacramento BPW) jkw@gbis.com
Vice President: Usha Gongal (Berkeley BPW) ushagongal@yahoo.com
Secretary: Barbara J. Davis (Downtown Sacramento BPW) bjdavis1001@gmail.com
Treasurer: Trudy Waldroop (Chico BPW) ilovebpw@yahoo.com
Parliamentarian: Barbara J Davis (Downtown Sacramento BPW) bjdavis1001@gmail.com
Public Policy: Elaine Sierra (Downtown Sacramento BPW) esierra65@comcast.net
Bylaws Chair: Michelle Husby (Berkeley BPW) michelle.husby@gmail.com
Nominations Chair: Has not yet been elected
 
President’s Theme: “Working Together to Reclaim our Heritage”
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         Downtown Sacramento BPW member Melissa Washington is California’s Veteran of the year                                                                        honoring her service in the US Navy.
 
 
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Conference-2025
Saturday – September 20, 2025. 09:00 a.m. – Noon
Zoom only – Please RSVP to jkw@gbis.com to receive the Zoom link.
 
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 Date: Saturday, July 26, 2025 – 9:00 am – Noon

Event name: CALIFORNIA NORTH DISTRICT

Working together To Reclaim our Heritage

Presents a Free Summer Training

Via Zoom

Hear the latest from National BPW Vice President of Advocacy, Emily VanVleck Join and learn how to use their One-Click Politics to make your voice heard.

Find out what’s new with Project 5O (and what it is) from Bessie Hironimus Project 5O Treasurer, Past BPW-International Executive Secretary and Past CFBPW State President.          

Exercise your Parliamentary know-how with Trudy Waldroop Past CFBPW State President.

Barbara J Davis, Past CFBPW State President, Lifelong Learning and Leadership facilitator & corporate business trainer, will offer strategies to help you find your voice so you can Stand Up and Speak Up! for issues important to you.

Get updates from Berkeley BPW, Chico BPW and Downtown Sacramento BPW and share ideas on ways California North District can help you and your club succeed.

Don’t miss this opportunity to increase both skills and knowledge.  It’s Free!

Please RSVP to jkw@gbis.com to receive the Zoom link.

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April 20, 2024 Annual Conference

Saturday, April 20, 2024 was held at the HEC (Health Education Council in Sacramento. BPW California North District President Pat Long conducted the meeting. The Speaker was Debbie Oto-Kent, Executive Director of HEC. Also, joining the Conference was Joanne Kinsey, President of BPW-UK. She told of the van that had been purchased for Ukraine filled with first aid materials. Officers were also elected for 2024-25.

BPW-UK President Joanne Kinsey telling about the Ukraine van project

Monique Lee (Berkeley BPW), Joanne Kinsey (BPW-UK), Maria DeSousa (CFBPW President), Usha Gongal (Berkeley BPW) and Manjul Batra (Berkeley BPW)

Michelle Proctor (Chico BPW)

Past CFBPW Presidents and present CFBPW State President: Linda J Lucas, Trudy Waldroop, Pat Long, Bessie Hironimus, Maria DeSousa (Present CFBPW President) and Manjul Batra

BPW North District Officers 2024-25: Katherine Winans (Secretary), Trudy Waldroop (Treasurer), Bessie Hironimus (President), Linda J Lucas (Installing Officer) and Ushal Gongal (Vice President)

BPW North District attendees at the Annual Conference with the Ukraine flag

 

January 20, 2024 Winter Conference

Saturday, January 20, 2024 was held via Zoom. BPW California North District President Pat Long conducted the meeting. CFBPW Public Policy Chair and Valley Sunset BPW District President Rosemary Enzer was the State Representative. Program: Discussion of CFBPW Public Policy Statement, Focus Issues and Bill Screening.

BPW California North District President Pat Long

CFBPW Public Policy Chair, Valley Sunset BPW District President and CFBPW State Representative for the meeting Rosemary Enzer

Attendees via Zoom

April 22, 2023 BPW California North District Conference

Saturday, April 23, 2023 BPW California North District held its first meeting to complete the combining of the former two Districts – Bay Capital BPW and Northern District into the new BPW California North District, to elect officers and approve the new bylaws.

BPW California North District President Barbara

BPW California North District Vice President Pat

BPW California North District Secretary Katherine

BPW California North District Secretary Sher

BPW California North Parliamentarian Michelle

 

 

BPW California North Officers with Installing Chair and Past President of Northern District – Sher, Katherine, Installing Chair Bessie, Past President of Northern District Linda and Pat

CFBPW President Bessie with Downtown Sacramento President Katherine

Berkeley BPW members – Monique, Manjul, Michelle, Maria, Betty and Linda

 

Michelle (Chico BPW), Judy (Downtown Sacramento) and Maria (Berkeley)

 

 

CFBPW President Bessie with BPW California North District Secretary Sher

Downtown Sacramento member Jan with BPW California North District Vice President Pat

Attendees at first BPW California North District meeting

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

BPW California North District