SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF OAKLAND - THE FOUNDER CLUB
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About Us

​​Our Mission: Soroptimist is a global volunteer organization that provides women and girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment.

Soroptimists are committed to working together to improve the lives of women and girls through education and economic empowerment. The Soroptimist International Club of Oakland is the Founder Club. Today, there are more than 1,300 clubs worldwide. We work on local projects and in regional, national and global networks to make an impact.  We serve, we laugh, we lead, we dream, we celebrate, we make a difference. Interested in membership? 
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​Who We Are

Soroptimist International of Oakland members come from all walks of life but share a commitment to making the world a better place for women and girls. Together, we can make dreams come true. 

Our History

In 1921 a group of women from Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley came together to form the very first Soroptimist Club - because service organizations of the day were exclusively for men. From that first club, the Founder Club, other clubs quickly grew - first in the United States, then in Europe and eventually across the globe.Today, Soroptimists are a global network of women in 130 countries and territories who work to improve the lives of women and girls. SI Oakland is in the Soroptimist Founder Region, which is a part of Soroptimist of the Americas, one of four global federations. Read more about the history of the first club and the growth of Soroptimist here.

Board of Directors

2022-2023 Officers:  
Kay Taylor, President
Quise Rodriquez, Vice President
Kenya Broadnax, Secretary
Sheila Wang, Treasurer
Kathy Sigman, Treasurer


2021-2022 Officers:  
Carolyn Bolton, President
Karen Levin, Vice President
Kay Taylor, Secretary
Sheila Wang, Treasurer


2020-2021 Officers:  
Carolyn Bolton, President
Karen Levin, Vice President
Olwyn Brown, Secretary
​Elaine Kawasaki, Treasurer
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