LAFAYETTE, CA - Known in the East Bay area for the past 72 years as an organization committed to training volunteers and addressing community needs by creating innovative solutions and projects, the Junior League of Oakland-East Bay, Inc. (JLOEB) proudly welcomed its new member class in September.

During the summer, more than 50 prospective members attended three Wine and Cheese Socials hosted by the New Member Committee. The hard work of the New Member Committee paid off in September with 60 women signing up to join the League.

"We at the Junior League are so proud of the tradition and spirit of the current membership of more than 500 women, and we look forward towards the future impact these amazing new members will make on the East Bay area community," said Heather McGonigle, New Member Chair, 2006-2007. "So many have been touched by the JLOEB since we started, and our future is brighter because of the caliber of women who have joined this year."

New Members include Debbie Anderson, Brandy Bingham, Camille Branch, Angela Breitenstein, Monica Burke, Celeste Bush, Tasia Cammack, Cynthia Cates, Kelly Copland, Ginger Crowne, Alysha Dean, Gwendolyn Dow, Lauren Falche, Mazie Fitzgerald, Natasha Gamboa, Erin Gammon, Jasmine Griffin, Laura Guggenheim, Kristin Haag, Nancy Hanna, Carly Helgeson, Kimberley Hoidal, Daria Ibn-Tamas, Lauren Johnson, Tanya Jones, Marla Muphy Kadai, Marcy Kalogiannis, Leah Crane Kao, Kristin Kennard, Jenny Krause, Sandy Lange, Melissa Lutz, Dixie Mace, Colleen MacKenna, Sharon Maxon, Stacy Mcgill, Stacy McMillan, Christine Mertzlufft, Kristen Miller, Serena Mollendorf, Suzanne Nalipinski, ShaQuana Newsom, Lauren Nunes, Stefanie Passey, Michelle Prior, Elke Rank, Mary Gray Ranzal, Janet Rega, Emmy Roffe, Nannette Schmidt, Alyssa Seburn, Renee Sitzman, Sarah Tolson, Heidi Upton, Christina Vandoren, Candace Wenzel, Elizabeth Wetherell, Michelle White, Tahesha Woodson and Amy Yurick.

Women Building Better Communities
The Junior League of Oakland-East Bay, Inc. (www.jloeb.org) is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.