State Leadership
The American Association of University Women (AAUW), founded in 1881, is the nation’s leading organization advocating equity for women and girls. Its national membership of 80,000 seeks to advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research. People of every race, creed, age, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, and level of physical ability are invited to join.
The young organization’s presence in California began when San Francisco branch was established in 1884. By 1921, with thirteen active branches in the state, branch leaders saw a need for a statewide organization. The constitution for AAUW California was approved in October 1921.
AAUW California is the state’s most active and diverse organization for women with nearly 12,000 members in 125 branches, plus over 5,000 members-at-large.
AAUW California Office1331 Garden Highway, Suite 100Sacramento, CA 95833 (916) 692-5125
Administrative Assistant: Julika Barrett
2019-2020 Leadership
| AAUW California State Leadership | ||||||
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 | Cathy Foxhoven Co-President 2018-2020 statepresident@aauw-ca.org |  | Jane Niemeier Co-President 2018-2020 statepresident@aauw-ca.org |
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 | Roli Wendorf Chief Financial Officer 2019-2021 cfo@aauw-ca.org |  | Lynne Batchelor Secretary 2018-2020 secretary@aauw-ca.org |
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 | Dianne Owens President Elect 2019-2020 Dianne Owens | |||||
 | Dianne Owens AAUW Fund 2017-2020 aauwfund@aauw-ca.org |  | Carol Holtzgrafe Oversight 2019-2021 OC@aauw-ca.org |
 | Sandi Gabe Communications 2019-2020 communications@aauw-ca.org |  | Judy Cavin Brown Program 2019-2021 program@aauw-ca.org |
 | Elaine Johnson Leadership Development 2019-2021 leaderdev@aauw-ca.org |  | Sharyn Siebert Branch Support 2018-2020 branch@aauw-ca.org |
 | Kathi Harper Public Policy 2018-2020 publicpolicy@aauw-ca.org |  | Deanna Arthur Membership 2018-2020 membership@aauw-ca.org |
| AAUW Fund | Dianne Owens |
| Branch Support | Sharyn Siebert |
| Communications | Sandi Gabe |
| - California Perspective | Jim Doty |
| Convention Manager | Virginia Beck |
| Finance | Roli Wendorf |
| Governance | Kathleen Doty |
| Leadership Development | Elaine Johnson |
| - Leader on Loan Coordinator | Julika Barrett |
| Membership | Deanna Arthur |
| - Diversity | Mitra Baghdadi |
| - College/University Rep | Donna Lilly |
| Nominations and Elections Committee | Janice Lee |
| Project Oversight Committee | Carol Holzgrafe |
| Program | Judy Cavin Brown and Lynne Batchelor |
| - International Advocacy | Indrani Chatterjee |
| Public Policy | Kathi Harper and Sue Miller |
| - Title IX | Alicia Hetman |
| Speech Trek | Marlene Cain |
| Tech Trek State Co-Coordinator/Administration | Susan Negrete |
| Tech Trek State Co-Coordinator/Finance | Alice Hill |
| Tech Trek State Live Scan Custodian of Records | Judy Pfeil |