Meetings
Next Meetings
April 14, 2026, NOON, Vallejo, Round Table Pizza Springhill Shopping Center, 2633 Springs Rd, Vallejo.
We are dark in July (no meeting).
Chapter 0016 holds nine monthly meetings on the 2nd Tuesday of January, February, March, May, June, August, September, November, and December. We meet from 1:30 – 3 PM, at the Florence Douglas Center, located at 333 Amador Street, Vallejo.
Our April and October meetings are luncheons at a local restaurant. We do not meet in July.
Meeting photos are on our Chapter 16 Facebook page.
Speakers at Prior Meetings
2026
• March – Carquinez Village President Jane Keene and Susan Neuhaus, Membership Development Chair
• Feb – Larry Fade (SRTP), Chapter 16 member: Filing 2025 taxes
2025
• December – Vincent Valenzuela, American Red Cross, Ex Dir North Bay Chapter, N CA Coastal Region
• November – FEHB and PSHB carrier reps: Celina Ward (Kaiser) & Bruce McGee (Anthem BC/BS),
• September – Mady Palmer, Walk to End Alzheimer’s Association Coordinator for Napa and Solano County
•June – Phil Wiltz, rep for MASA emergency medical transportation insurance
•May – Dr. Tom Snyder, on the History of Mare Island Naval Hospital
• Feb – Larry Fade (SRTP), Chapter 16 member: Filing 2024 taxes
• January – Dan Urias – CHP Golden Gate Division – 2025 Driving Law Changes
2024
• November – FEHB and PSHB carrier reps: Katherin Calero (Kaiser), Bruce McGee with Andrea Vinson (BC/BS), & Charlie Mihaliak
(Aetna)
• October – Fall Luncheon – Benicia Pizza Pirate
• September – Mady Palmer – Walk to End Alzheimer’s Association Coordinator for Napa and Solano County
• August – Florence Douglas Center Ex. Director and Activities Coordinator: Nancy Pudlak and Jennifer Damas, respectively
• June – Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program carrier reps. Vini Singh for Kaiser Nor Cal and Richard Gracey for Anthem BC/BS & California Federation President and Secretary, Ron and Sandy Griffin
• May – Chapter member Bruce Christensen celebrated Chapter 16’s 75th anniversary with his speech
• April – Mark Porter (CRPC), Mark Anthony Porter of Ameriprise Financial. Lunch at Zio Fraedo’s
• March – Trevor Allen, Exec. Director Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum
• Feb – Larry Fade (SRTP), Chapter 16 member: Filing 2023 taxes
• Jan – CHP Officer Michael Simonini: 2024 changes to driving laws
2023
• Dec – Dr. Thomas Snyder (US Navy Retired): History of Medicine at Mare Island Naval Hospital
• Nov – FEHB open season, carrier reps. Zared Castillo for Kaiser Nor Cal, Richard Gracey for Anthem BC/BS, Rick Tapnio for Aetna
• Oct – Mercel Amin, Alzheimer’s Association, Senior Manager Community Outreach Engagement