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Northern California


Gold Country Chapter

Contact: Larry Friedlander
Phone: 530.274.4460 home
Email: ziceeye@aol.com
Web: my.berkeley.edu/site/Clubs?club_id=1130&pg=main
Description: Founded in 1995, our Chapter serves the Greater Nevada County and Sierra County areas from our core membership base in Grass Valley/Nevada City and provides outreach to the local High Schools with scholarships to incoming Freshman, along with social (wine tastings, game viewing, and Big Game party) and educational events that often include speakers from the University or the Cal Community.

Lake Tahoe Alumni Club (Bears in the Woods)

Contact: Chet Curtis
Phone: 775.831.7320
Email: campcurtis@aol.com
Web: www.bearsinthewoods.com
Description: We're always looking for new members. Please contact us about membership information!
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Lamorinda Alumni Club (Diablo Valley East Bay Alumni Club)

Contact: David Wong
Phone: 510.684.2759 cell
Email: david at davidwonglaw dot com
(The above email address was written that way to prevent spam. The "at" should be "@" and the "dot" should be "." with no spaces.)
Web: lamorindacalalum.org
Description: We are open to members from the Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda area who enjoy programs ranging from the spirited Big Game Party to performances by local theater productions to hosting receptions for newly admitted Cal students and their parents. Our proximity to Berkeley enables us to participate in and assist in occasional campus programs and thus really keep in touch with Cal!

Marin County Alumni Club

Contact: Nancy E. Lubamersky
Email: nlubear@pacbell.net
Web: my.berkeley.edu/site/Clubs?club_id=1310&pg=main

Monterey - Cal Club of the Monterey Peninsula

Contact: Jeff Gorman
Phone: 831.402.6436 cell
Email: jeff.gorman@cal.berkeley.edu
Description: We get together for social events a few times per year which have included speakers from the UC Berkeley faculty, athletic department and administration.
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Napa Valley Cal Alumni Club

Contact: Saanen Kerson
Phone: 707.799.2399 cell
Email: saanenkerson@hotmail.com

Northern C's (Redding)

Contact: Dick Roseberry
Phone: 530.223.4021 home
Email: tocats@charter.net
Web: www.northerncs.org
Description: We get together for a number of great events through out the year, which include dinners, guest speakers from the University, athletic events and much more.

Oakmont Alumni Club

Contact: Brian Adams
Phone: 707.537.7272 home
Email: adamspers@aol.com
Web: www.oakmontcalalums.org
Description: Our club actively supports the CAA Scholarship programs for both the Leadership and The Achievement Award Programendowment funds, meeting monthly for informal dinners at the Wild Oak Saddle Club. There are two annual dinners in the spring and fall, featuring speakers from the Berkeley campus. back to top

Peninsula - California Alumni Club of the Peninsula

Contact: Suzanne Legallet
Phone: 650.365.9820 home
Email: z@wooska.com
Web: www.peninsulagobears.com
Description: The California Alumni Club of the Peninsula is primarily focused on supporting scholarships for students from the Peninsula. In addition, the club aims to develop social and professional camaraderie among local Cal alums through events and get-togethers.

Placer Cal Alumni Club

Contact: Anne Thompson
Phone: 530.823.1188 home
Email: thompsan@pacbell.net
Description: This club is dedicated to student outreach, scholarship and communicating between alumni in the Placer County area, the Cal Alumni Association and the University.

Rossmoor - Cal Alumni Club of Rossmoor

Contact: Bill Scherer
Phone: 925.296.9075 home
Email: bpscherer@sbcglobal.net
Description: We support an endowed scholarship, have dinner meetings, BBQs, and our annual Big Game Rally the Sunday before Big Game.

Sacramento - UC Alumni Club of Sacramento

Contact: Rick Holmes
Phone: 916.925.2106 work
Email: RickH@omsoft.com
Web: my.berkeley.edu/site/Clubs?club_id=1120&pg=main
Description: We offer a wide range of events & programs throughout the year -- Alumni Scholar Interviews, New Student/Parent Reception, Cal-in-Sacramento, Cal-in-the-Community, California Grid Club (Golden Bear Football), Alumni Softball league, governmental relations, and more.
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San Francisco - Cal Alumni Group of San Francisco

Contact: Christina Rosa
Phone: 510.501.9823
Email: shoukri@alum.berkeley.edu

San Joaquin - Cal Club of San Joaquin County

Contact: Herb Danielsen
Phone: 209.239.1071 home
Email: herb.danielsen@gmail.com
Web: my.berkeley.edu/site/Clubs?club_id=1379&pg=main
Description: We have a number of great events planned each year, which include faculty speakers, dinners, new student receptions and scholarship.

Santa Clara - UC Club of Santa Clara County (UCCSCC)

Contact: Milt Loo
Phone: 408.268.4352 home
Email: mjloo@sbcglobal.net
Web: www.uccscc.org
Description: We are dedicated to keeping the Cal Spirit bright by endowing Alumni Scholarships. We have fun and stay connected to Cal through social gatherings--Oktoberfest dinner, wine tasting, pizza party and many more.

Solano New and Old Blues

Contact: Terry Odneal
Phone: 707.290.3326 cell
Email: t.odneal@alum.berkeley.edu
Web: www.alumniclub.org/berkeley/solano
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Sonoma - UC Alumni Club of Sonoma County

Contact: Phil Talamantes
Phone: 707.838.8268 home
Email: philtalamantes@comcast.net
Description: We offer a wide range of activities, including our famous Big Game Party, fireside chats with Cal professors, art museum and symphony outings as well as hikes into the countryside and more.

Tri-Valley Cal Alumni Club (Pleasanton Dublin San Ramon)

Contact: Audrey Glafkides for Don Garman - President
Phone: 925.463.6615 work
Email: audrey.glafkides@morganstanley.com
Web: my.berkeley.edu/site/Clubs?club_id=1311&pg=main

Tuolumne County Alumni Club

Contact: Dan Mohn
Phone: 209-586-4430 home
Email: danmohn@mlode.com
Description: We enjoy dinner meetings, picnic brunches, conducting interviews for CAA's Scholarship Program, and doing special projects at the Lair.


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Southern California

Central California Alumni Association

Contact: Robert D. Tookoian
Phone: 559.916.3647 cell
Email: RTookoian@OvToLaw.com

Central Coast Cal Alumni Chapter

Contact: Bud Zeuschner
Phone: 805.543.0265 home
Email: RFZjr@aol.com
Web: centralcoastcalalumniclub.googlepages.com/home


Desert - California Alumni Club of the Desert

Contact: Terry Cole
Phone: 760.989.7847
Email: teecole59@aol.com
Web: www.cacd.dreamhost.com
Description: Operating out of the Palm Springs area, our main yearly events include either a USC or UCLA football game, Winter Dinner with a speaker from Berkeley, a basketball luncheon, and our Golf Tournament fundraiser for the Scholarship Program.


Long Beach (Cal Alumni Club of Long Beach)

Contact: Jack W. Swing
Phone: 562.439.4212 home
Email: jack_swing@msn.com
Description: Established in 1989, we host dinner events, raise funds for scholarships, and participate in the New Student Reception in the spring.

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Orange County Cal Alumni Club

Contact: Atish Bagrodia
Phone: 818.312.7392 cell
Email: atishbazi@gmail.com
Web: occalalum.org
Description: Members of the Orange County Cal Alumni Club enjoy various activities throughout the year, including dinners with guest speakers from Berkeley, community service projects, happy hours, welcoming new students to Berkeley, and Big Game Viewing Parties.

San Diego - UC Alumni Club of San Diego

Contact: Glenn Baity
Phone: 858.692.0625 cell
Email: sdpresident@sdcalalumni.org
Web: www.sdcalalumni.org
Description: The San Diego Alumni Club is dedicated to keeping the Bear Spirit bright and strong with Alumni Scholarship Awards, outreach to our local schools, Cal in the Community, the Annual Cal Speaker International Potluck and other social gatherings.

San Gabriel Valley Alumni Club

Contact: Joanne Shimada
Phone: 626.793.7920 home
Email: joanne.shimada@acm.org
Web: my.berkeley.edu/site/Clubs?club_id=1162&pg=main
Description: The San Gabriel Valley Cal Alumni Club participates in football viewing parties, counsels prospective Cal freshmen at the Greater Los Angeles New Student Reception and has helped in various community service projects including beautification efforts at a local shelter for abused children.
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Santa Barbara Cal Alumni Club

Contact: Gail Anikouchine
Phone: 805.966.4157 work
Email: gail@mfco.com
Web: www.silcom.com/~cal
Description: Beginning in 1984, alumni in Greater Santa Barbara have been proudly flying the Cal colors by raising money for the Club's scholarship, visiting museums and attending concerts, and promoting Cal to prospective freshmen at the Santa Barbara New Student Reception.

South Bay Cal Alumni Club

Contact: Richard C. Morse
Phone: 310.316.6416 home
Email: richardrichmorse@gmail.com

Tulare/Kings Counties

Contact: Karla Orosco
Phone: 559.816.3486 cell
Email: k.orosco@comcast.net

West Los Angeles Chapter

Contact: Larry Kao
Phone: 510.388.7978 cell
Email: mookao@alum.berkeley.edu
Web: my.berkeley.edu/site/Clubs?club_id=1135&pg=main

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Out of State

Alaska Alumni Club

Contact: Barbara Zipkin '70
Phone: 907.230.6010
Email: bzipkin@alaska.net

Arizona - Cal Alumni of Arizona - Phoenix

Contact: Helen Pugh
Phone: 602.309.4445 cell
Email: hpugh@worldnet.att.net
Website: my.berkeley.edu/site/Clubs?club_id=1131&pg=main

Arizona - Cal Alumni of Arizona - Tucson

Contact: Daniel Nowlan
Phone: 520.271.6565 cell
Email: calbears@cox.net
Web: my.berkeley.edu/site/Clubs?club_id=1230&pg=main

Colorado Alumni (Rocky Mountain Golden Bears)

Contact: Michael Mason
Phone: 303.814.3112 home
Email: goldenbear95@comcast.net
Web: www.rockymtngoldenbears.org
Description: Our group's main purposes are to encourage Colorado high school students to attend Cal, to award Alumni Scholarships to deserving Colorado high school students going to Berkeley, and to provide networking and social activities for local Cal alums.

Georgia - UC Berkeley Alumni Club of Georgia

Contact: Kara Kapczynski
Phone: 404-840-9840
Email: karakap@msn.com
Web: www.geocities.com/mbison0309/berkeley
Description: The key events for the U.C. Berkeley Alumni Club of Georgia include: scholarship interviews, club officers election party, winter holiday party, summer pool party, new student reception party, and a Big Game viewing party.

Hawaii - Cal Alumni Club of Hawaii

Contact: David Tanabe
Phone: 808.271.9839 home
Email: californiadave@alum.berkeley.edu
Web: groups.yahoo.com/group/kulapea
Description: We offer a diverse and exciting array of programs, such as a dinner with a Cal speaker, a great Big Game Party with Stanford, a gala Christmas Party with the UCLA and Stanford alumni clubs and a Student-Parent Reception for potential Cal freshmen.

Illinois - Cal Alumni Club of Chicago

Contact: Stephen M Maier
Phone: 510.508.3001 cell
Email: stephen.maier@gmail.com
Web: groups.yahoo.com/group/cal_alum_chicago/
Description: The purpose of the Illinois (Chicago) Cal Alumni Club is to bring alumni from the area together through social and student outreach activities.

Indiana - Cal Alumni Group of Indiana

Contact: Helen Huber
Phone: 317.918.8344 cell
Email: helen.g.huber@gmail.com


Massachusetts - Cal Alumni Club of New England (CACNE)

Contact: Ben Narodick
Phone: 510.384.9665 cell
Email: ben@calnewengland.org
Web: www.calnewengland.org

Michigan Alumni Club

Contact: Lisa Guzman
Phone: 734.222.9871 home
Email: lcguzman@umich.edu
Web: caamichigan.blogsome.com
Description: The purpose of our club is to join local University of California Alumni together in an organized effort to benefit both the club members and the University of California, Berkeley.


Minnesota Cal Alumni Group (Frozen Blues)

Contact: Nick Nguyen
Phone: 651.324.6756 cell
Email: nickhxnguyen@gmail.com
Description: We are open to Cal alums residing in the Twin Cities/Minnesota area. We plan a variety of gatherings throughout the year, including our annual Big Game party with the area Stanford alumni club, an admitted student reception, and happy hours.
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Nevada - Cal Spirit of Las Vegas

Contact: Dan Asera
Phone: 702.882.7666 cell
Email: asera@alum.berkeley.edu
Web: my.berkeley.edu/site/Clubs?club_id=1150&pg=main
Description: Cal Spirit of Las Vegas is the Cal alumni organization in southern Nevada and its mission is to advance and promote the interests of Cal by connecting alumni with each other and their alma mater through a variety of special events and programs for the over 2,100 Cal alumni in the Las Vegas metropolitan area.


New Mexico - California Alumni Club of New Mexico

Contact: Jeff Thomsen
Phone: 505.293.5037 home
Email: JMthomsen@aol.com
Description: The purpose of the Club is to promote socialization among Cal graduates in New Mexico through Big Game parties, field trips, educational programs, and other fun activities.


New York - Cal Alumni Club of New York (CACNY)

Contact: Natasha DeRivi
Phone: 917.757.8250 cell
Email: derivi@yahoo.com
Web: www.calnewyork.org
Description: The Cal Alumni Club of New York holds many events throughout the year, including game watching parties, athletic events with other Pac-10 schools, and student outreach programs.


North Carolina - Triangle Golden Bears

Contact: Joseph Carsanaro
Phone: 925.819.1191 cell
Email: joe.carsanaro@gmail.com
Web: www.ncgoldenbears.org
Description: The NC Triangle Golden Bears help Cal alumni connect with each other by organizing, facilitating and communicating Cal Alumni events in the Research Triangle Park (RTP) area. While located in the RTP region of North Carolina, the organization welcomes all Cal alumni in North Carolina and willingly advises other alumni who wish to form Cal alumni organizations in their region.

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Oregon - California Alumni Club of Bend, Oregon

Contact: Peter Brewer
Phone: 541.390.1970 cell
Email: mr9grain@gmail.com

Oregon - Portland Oregon Cal Alumni Club

Contact: Juan Carlos Blacker
Phone: 503.206.6261 home
Email: jcblacker1@gmail.com
Web: groups.google.com/group/pdx-cal-alumni

Pennsylvania - Cal Alumni Club of Philadelphia (Cal Philly)

Contact: Steve Blechman
Phone: 215.888.8849 cell
Email: steveblechman@yahoo.com
Web: www.calphilly.org
Description: Participate in such activities as the Big Game party with the Stanford Club, the Spring reception for high school students accepted to CAL, scholarship interviews, the summer country supper, and a variety of special events.



Texas - Cal Alumni Club of Austin

Contact: Brad Johnson
Phone: 512.458.9353
Email: bradrjohnson@yahoo.com

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Texas - Dallas/Ft. Worth Alumni Club

Contact: Marshall Edelman
Phone: 469.733.2253 cell
Email: medel1@earthlink.net
Web: my.berkeley.edu/site/Clubs?club_id=1121&pg=main

Texas - Houston Alumni Club

Contact: Jeff Otchis
Phone: 281.256.1125 home
Email: jeff.otchis@calalum.org
Web: my.berkeley.edu/site/Clubs?club_id=1122&pg=main


Utah - Cal Alumni of Utah

Contact: Max Chang
Phone: 801-554-5824 cell
Email: maxchang11@aol.com
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Washington - Cal Alumni Club of Puget Sound (CAPS)

Contact: Donna Brethauer
Email: northwestbears@aol.com
Web: my.berkeley.edu/site/Clubs?club_id=1372&pg=main
Description: CAPS supports Cal through statewide scholarship activities and new student/grad receptions, game day events, and social gatherings held in Seattle and East Side locations throughout the year.

Washington DC - Cal Alumni Club of Washington DC

Contact: David Timmons
Phone: 408.896.6477 cell
Email: dave.timmons@gmail.com
Web: www.dccalalumni.org
Description: We plan a variety of gatherings throughout the year, including our annual Big Game party with the area Stanford alumni club, viewing parties, and happy hours.

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