U S Naval Academy Alumni Association
the Original West Coast USNAAA Chapter - SF Bay Area
If you can’t find the emails from our chapter president, here they are again:
North Bay: Beyond the Glory Sports Bar & Grill (1371 N McDowell Blvd #130, Petaluma, CA 94954)
South Bay: The Old Pro (541 Ramona St, Palo Alto, CA 94301)
East Bay: Stadium Pub (1420 Lincoln Ave, Walnut Creek, CA 94596)
Fleet Week and the Blue Angles are coming back.
The Chapter will be having our annual joint-event with the Parents’ Club of Northern California. Registration is expected to go online by September first. Stay tuned for further information and registration links.
The U.S. Naval Academy Foundation is pleased to invite you to a virtual town hall on Thursday, 6 August at 12 p.m. PDT with Dr. Joe Thomas, The Roger and Linda Tetrault Director of the Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership. The Stockdale Center works to strengthen the leadership abilities of USNA faculty, coaches and staff, and to prepare the Brigade of Midshipmen to find solutions for many of the ethical challenges facing our nation today. Dr. Thomas will present on successes at the Stockdale Center and highlight specific programs such as the Boeing Leadership Innovation Lab, the Influence the Influencer program and the Lawrence Ethics Essay Award.
Dr. Joseph J. Thomas is the Roger and Linda Tetrault Director of the Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership and former Class of ’61 Chair and Distinguished Professor of Leadership Education and ADM Jay Johnson Research Professor in Leadership and Ethics. Dr. Thomas holds an M.S.Sc. from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, a M.S.S. from the U.S. Army War College, a Ph.D. from George Mason University and Certificate in Public Leadership from the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. As an active duty Marine his assignments included 1st and 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, 26 Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, Assistant Professor of Naval Science at the University of Notre Dame, 6th Battalion Officer at the U.S. Naval Academy, and Head of Training Management and Evaluation/Senior Education Officer at Marine Corps Training and Education Command.
We are honored to have him lead this important and riveting discussion.
We expect Dr. Thomas’ remarks will last approximately 30 minutes with time allowed for questions afterwards.
Log in details will be provided to all SF Bay Area Chapters members via email. If you have not yet have an opportunity to join the chapter or renew your membership yet, now is another opportunity to
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We hope you will join us!
Vice Adm. Sean Buck, the 63rd Superintendent of the US Naval Academy, was scheduled for a West Coast Tour this July. We are sorry to have missed this special opportunity to have met Admiral Buck in person. But our Chapter will have an opportunity to meet the Superintendent in a Virtual town Hall with the alumni in the Western Region on Thursday, 30 July at 11:45 am to 13:00.
Details about this virtual town hall with instructions of how to join this virtual town hall session with the chapter leaders will be emailed to all SF Bay Area Alumni (including those who have not yet had an opportunity to join the chapter) for whom the Alumni Association has a valid email address, provided you have not opted out of communications from the chapter.
Make your you are in the communications loop by updating your profile at https://usna.com/profile.
You can read Admiral Buck’s biography at https://www.usna.edu/PAO/Superintendent/bio.php
More of these town halls with USNA leadership are coming in the future. The next planned event is scheduled for Thursday, 6 August, 2020. Make sure to be on the invitation list by joining the chapter at least three days before the event to get the email invitation.
The Service Academy Career Conference is going virtual for the second time. The conference which was originally schedule to take place in San Diego will now be conducted online. Both the Jacksonville and the DC SACCs were held virtually this past April and June.
Informative company webinars and panel discussions will be held on 18-19 August. Then join the SACC for the career fair on Friday, 21 August. See the SACC website for the schedule.
From the Desk of ADM Samuel J. Locklear III ’77, USN (Ret.), Chairman of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Board of Trustees:
Today I was made aware of statements posted to a public forum attributed to an alumni volunteer of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Board of Trustees representing the Jacksonville, FL, chapter. These attributed statements do not represent the mission and values of the Alumni Association, the Naval Academy or the U.S. Navy.
As volunteer leaders in our communities, we must be inspirations and examples for all citizens. As Chairman of our Alumni Association, I have accepted the resignation of this alumnus effective today, and asked the Jacksonville, FL, chapter to take appropriate action to appoint a new Chapter Trustee.
The Naval Academy Alumni Association represents more than 65,000 individuals from diverse backgrounds and perspectives. We support the Naval Academy mission. As alumni, we seek to uphold the Naval Academy core leadership values of honor, courage and commitment. As an alumni organization, we seek to be an inspiration for all young people who want to become future Navy and Marine Corps officers. We will continue to honor that inspirational role. We are all in this together. We must face the challenges of today and all future challenges of tomorrow…together.
The words spoken by the Jacksonville Trustee were painful words and shocking to hear they come from a fellow alumni and volunteer leader within our ranks. I encourage you all to look into it fully to better understand what has happened, but know that our Chapter is aligned with the these statements made by Admiral Locklear.
Additional information on the incident with details:
About the Board of Trustees: The Board of Trustees (BoT) is a representative board of 25 Alumni from USNA classes, geographic regions and chapters that are responsible for the governance of the USNA Alumni Association. The BoT meet throughout the year, with members meeting in 11 various committees, to discuss and vote on pertinent issues.
JUST LAUNCHED! Many Naval Academy alumni go on to launch and/or own businesses in a wide variety of vital industries. Many of those industries—and your fellow alumni and their families and employees—are currently feeling the immediate impact of the COVID-19 crisis. If you’re in need of a product or service, the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association’s Business Directory can help you locate the right business by class, location or industry and support your fellow alumni at the same time.
CALL TO ACTION! If you are an Alumni that owns a business, log in and register now!
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It’s time for the SF Bay Area Chapter (the original West Coast Chapter) to pass the leadership baton onto a new generation of Chapter Leadership. The current Board is now undergoing a re-write of our Chapter Bylaws to take us into the next decade.
We know that many of our alumni living in the SF Ba Area are eager to get more involved in our alumni association. If you are not in a carer position that you have an opportunity to give back to your academy, please contact us and let us know your interest.
