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Virtual Pregame Party Navy/AF

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IT’S FINALLY FOOTBALL SEASON!

Mark your calendars for our first virtual (MEMBERS ONLY) chapter gathering! It’s time to have a pregame party for the Navy vs. Air Force game. Here are the details:

When: Friday, October 2, 5-7pm

Where: Zoom (Dial-in details to follow)

What: Wear your Navy gear, BYOB, and be ready for some games and “breakout room” socializing!

It’s not too late to join the chapter! Join HERE for just $25 for 6 years! https://sfbayarea.usnachapters.net/join/ 

Chapter Calendar

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Just click the small + sign in the bottom right corner to add the events to your personal calendar.

Your Chapter Has An Instagram Account

Follow @usnaaa_sfbaychapter and spread the word. THIS WILL NOT REPLACE EMAIL but is an amplifier.

Board Update (Membership still open!)

We had a great turn out at our last board meeting and I am happy to announce that Gordon McDonald ‘06 has assumed the position as our chapter Vice President! 

Gordon and his family live in the North Bay and I look forward to his support of your chapter. Watch out as he is on a mission to boost our membership! Join today!

Special BZ and thank you to Natalie Bettinelli ‘11 for helping to increase communication and launching the IG account.

Thank you to Nick Bruno ‘95 and Bobby Nefzgar ‘11 joining our board along with long time board members Secretary Cherine Griffin ‘02 and Treasurer Mark Lundstrom ‘86.

Our board meetings will occur monthly on the first Tuesday of the month from 5-6pm. If you are interested in being a part of the board or just listening in (ALL ARE WELCOME!) please join us. Detail can be found on the chapter calendar at https://sfbayarea.usnachapters.net/calendar/.

Please let me know if you have any questions. I am always here for you.

Your president,

~Lauren “Baker” Cosgrave ‘04 GO NAVY!

Town Hall with Dr. Joseph J. Thomas

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Town Hall with Dr. Joseph J. Thomas, the Roger and Linda Tetrault Director of the Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership

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.

About Dr. Thomas:

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

Not a member yet? – Join the Chapter Now

We hope you will join us! 

Meet Admiral Buck

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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.

VADM Sean Buck ’83

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.

USNA Men’s Rugby vs St. Mary’s College @ UC Berkeley

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USNA Men’s Rugby vs St. Mary’s College @ UC Berkeley
Witter Rugby Field, Berkeley, CA
Saturday, March 7th, 1:00 PM
A big weekend in D1A college rugby. Four of the top 10 teams in the country will be playing in Berkeley on Saturday, March 7th. The first match of the day features #5 Navy as they take on #4 St. Mary’s College at 1 PM. Then #2 Cal will host #9 Army at 3:30 PM. There will be a Navy tailgater in the parking lot next to Witter Rugby field.

Army Navy ‘ 19 Watch Parties

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Only 5 days until Navy beats Army!

This year there will be multiple venues across the Bay Area showing the game! Our Chapter is hosting two events: North Star Cafe in San Francisco and the Old Pro in Palo Alto. And we have been cordially invited to other venues around the Bay Area, including the Marines’ Memorial Hotel and the USS Hornet.

Links to information, registration, and updates on all events are provided on our chapter are as follows:

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