2023 Speakers
Month Speaker Topics
Jan. 9 Julie Clemens Shelter, Inc.
Feb. 13 Neil Zarchin CC/Solano Food Bank
Mar. 13 Bill English Meadow View Winery
Apr. 10 Budd MacKenzie Afghanistan Today – The Challenge of Working Within
May 8 Dr. Al Tobias Prostrate cancer
Jun. 12 Ladies’ Day Luncheon
Jul. 10 Mark Marymee Photo Saving
Aug. 14 Tom Parish Berkeley Rep. Theatre
Sep. 11 Timothy Haile C. C. Transportation Authority
Oct. 9 Janet Hoy League of Women Voters
Nov. 13 Chuck Myers/docent Docent at the USS Hornet
Dec. 11 Christmas Lunch
Thanks to the efforts of Little Sirs Stan Johnson and Darryl Sweetland (and not forgetting earlier Little Sirs) we have a history of Branch 8 luncheon speakers from 2000 to 2015.
Luncheon Speakers 2015
January – Ed Cohn – Branch 8 Member, personal experience fighting bulls
February – Jon Dwyer – Processes, advantages and disadvantages of fracking
March – Michael Finney – ABC Channel 7, consumer affairs and elder scams
April – Thomas Linedmuth – Processes and costs factors in desalination
May – Tom Barnidge – Contra Costa Times Editorialist, CCC affairs
July – Nan Su – Chinese cultural changes
August – Rex Meredith – Standup comic
September – Amonjot Sethi MD – Advanced procedures treating prostate cancer
October – Michael Barrington – experiences as a missionary in Africa
November – Judge Barry Goode – Current state of affairs within our court system
Click here to download 2000-2014 speaker history
updated 2/18/2023 mlf