Oakland Bay Area Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc.

10/06/2026

Happy Birthday to OBAC's President Simone Green! 🎉

The Oakland Bay Area Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. celebrates you today. Thank you for leading with grace, vision and heart for our children and families. Wishing you a year filled with joy and many blessings!

09/29/2026

08/24/2026

The Oakland Bay Area Chapter Executive Board is ready for the program year! 🩷💙

07/26/2026

Oakland Bay Area Chapter made our presence known at the 47th National Convention of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. in Baltimore! Chapter President Simone, exec board members, Mother Members, and a few of our Jacks and Jills proudly represented OBAC to the fullest! 🩷💙

06/27/2026

The Oakland Bay Area Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. returned from Teen Conference in Phoenix, AZ and we are still celebrating every single moment! 31 teens and 7 dedicated chaperones showed up — and showed OUT.

🏆 Here’s what our teens brought home:
🥇 1st Place — Short Film
🥇 1st Place — FWR Aimly Fundraiser (Large/Mega Chapter, 2nd Phase)
🥉 3rd Place — Per Capita Foundation Contribution
🥉 3rd Place — Digital Scrapbook
AND...
🌟 Teen Olivia Lemes’ theme nomination “Passing the Torch” was selected as the 2027 Teen Conference Theme. Olivia, your vision will inspire Jack and Jill teens across the Far West Region next year!👏🏾
🎉 And in the most historic news — congratulations to Riley Stephens, our newest Regional Teen Treasurer — the first OBAC teen member elected to this position in 19 years. Riley, we are so proud of you!

To our Teens, you walked into Phoenix as participants and left as leaders! To our chaperones, THANK YOU for showing up and holding it down. OBAC, we did THAT! 🩷💙✨

06/22/2026

Happy Father’s Day to all the incredible fathers, father figures and men who show up for our children every single day. The Oakland Bay Area Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. celebrates you today and always. Wishing a beautiful day to every father in our OBAC family. 🩷💙

06/01/2026

The Oakland Bay Area Chapter extends its deepest gratitude to our President and the entire Executive Board for two years of dedicated leadership, vision and service.

Maisha Gray-Diggs — President
Kesney Muhammad — VP of Membership
Darnele Wright — VP of Administration
Sharon Durousseau — VP of Programs
Erin Guess — Asst. VP of Membership
Gillian Chambers Harris — Treasurer
Kellee Van Horne — Financial Secretary
Shawnte Mitchell — Recording Secretary
Ti-Yanna Clemmons — Recording Secretary
Radawn Alcorn Evans — Corresponding Secretary
Alison Williams Jackson — Editor
Melanie Bell Mayeda — Historian
Camille Straughter — Parliamentarian
Nicole Colley — Protocol Chair
Rachelle Cunningham — Foundation Chair
Christina Saddler — Foundation Chair
Darolyn Davis — We Are One Chair
Traci Spencer Griffin — Sergeant-at-Arms

We thank you! 🩷💙

04/13/2026

THE FLIP FLOP PARTY IN THE PENTHOUSE IS OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT! And the Oakland Bay Area Chapter of Jack and Jill of America is READY!

Two weeks out and every single ticket is GONE, because our supporters are ready to SHOW UP and SHOW OUT for this phenomenal party with a purpose. To everyone who grabbed their tickets, THANK YOU! We cannot wait to celebrate with you!

📅 Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 7:00pm – 11:00pm
📍 Sky Lounge Penthouse — 1900 Broadway, 39th Floor, Oakland, CA
👡 Dress code: Flip Flop Party Fabulous — laid back luxury, style mandatory

Didn't get your ticket in time? Don’t be sad, you can still be part of the movement! Donations are still being accepted, and every single dollar goes directly to the Jack and Jill of America Foundation and OBAC local philanthropic partners. Click the link to give https://support.jackandjillfoundation.org/campaigns/44225-the-oakland-bay-area-chapter-presents-the-flip-flop-party-in-the-penthouse

See you at the TOP! ✨