Branch out.
One of the best ways to get in the Mills spirit and gather with fellow alums is through regional clubs and branches, a tradition that dates back to 1914. There are currently more than 25 such groups across the United States and around the world that organize events for local alumnae, such as museum visits and holiday parties. Volunteers head these branches and correspond with the Office of Alumnae Relations for assistance with invitations, venue rentals, catering, etc.
Recent club and branch events have included a San Diego brunch with the Mills Institute executive director; a group outing to the Clay Art Center in Port Chester, New York; and salmon barbecues outside Seattle and Portland.
Look below for info on the club or branch closest to you, with names of club leaders and links to websites or Facebook pages where available. If you need additional contact info, or you don’t see a chapter in a particular area and would like to start one, contact us at mills.alumnaerelations@northeastern.edu or 510.430.2123.
Bay Area
San Francisco
San Francisco Mills Club: Shannon Wolfe ’96
Inner East Bay: Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, Hayward, Fremont
East Bay Mills Branch: Office of Alumnae Relations
Outer East Bay: Walnut Creek, Concord, Danville, San Ramon, Martinez
Contra Costa Mills Club: Moya Stone, MFA ’03, and Sharon Gray Taplin ’83
The Peninsula
Palo Alto Area Mills College Club: Leslie Fried Behar ’79, Anna Henderson ’80, and Kathy Roskos ’80
Marin County
Marin Mills Club: Kaila Sanford ’11
Napa, Sonoma, and Solano Counties
North Bay Mills Club: Office of Alumnae Relations
Northern California
Sacramento, San Joaquin, Yolo, Placer, El Dorado, and Yuba Counties, and the area up to the Oregon Border
Sacramento Area Mills Club: Brandy Tuzon Boyd ’91 and Debby Campbell Dittman ’68
Monterey and Carmel
Monterey Mills Club: Rachel Sadler Mueller ’68
Southern California
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Mills College Alumnae: Julia Almanzan ’92 and Susy Stern Fineman ’68
Orange County
Orange County Mills College Alumnae: Courtney Long ’01
San Diego
San Diego Mills Club: Darlanne Mulmat ’86
Pacific Northwest
Portland area and all points in Oregon
Oregon Mills Club: Nancy Locke ’81 and Jody Pawlicki ’07
Seattle, Olympia, Bellingham, the San Juan Islands
Puget Sound Mills Club: Trina Cook ’93, Rosalie Gann ’86, Christina Hannan ’91, and Cheryl Reid-Simons ’87
Midwest
Chicago
Mills College Club of Chicago: Liz Parker ’85 and Linda Cohen Turner ’68
Minneapolis/Twin Cities
Friends of Mills College, Minnesota: Peggy Weber ’65
East Coast
Washington, D.C.
Mills College Club of Greater DC: Laura Brown ’79, Diane Pitcher Hoffman ’63, and Judith James ’74
New York City and the Tri-State Area
Mills College Club of New York: Annette Chan-Norris ’65 and Margot Mabie ’66
Asia & the Pacific Rim
Hawaii
Hawaii Mills Club: Lyn Flanigan ’65
Japan
Alumnae Association of Mills College, Tokyo Branch: Satomi Kataoka-Hara ’88 and Futaba Tsugane ’92
Connect online
With more than 26,000 Mills alums around the world, many connections take place online to bring people together no matter where they live.
Virtual Events
During the COVID pandemic, many traditional alum events—including Reunion—moved online. Though most have transitioned back to in person, there are still regular opportunities to gather over Zoom, whether they’re virtual town halls about the development of the Mills Institute or class-specific happy hours. If you’re not already receiving invitations for these events and would like to, email us at mills.alumnaerelations@northeastern.edu.
Social Media
The Office of Alumnae Relations maintains several social-media accounts:
Mills College Alumnae on Facebook
Mills Quarterly on X, BlueSky, Instagram
Mills College legacy account on LinkedIn
There are also many unofficial gathering places online for Mills alums, as well as several operated by the Alumnae Association of Mills College.
Directory
The directory offered by Northeastern’s Office of Alumni Relations is known as NUsource. We recommend joining NUsource to find and connect with graduates from across the Northeastern network, including Mills alums.
Office of Alumnae Relations
Reinhardt Alumnae House
5000 MacArthur Blvd.
Oakland, CA 94613
mills.alumnaerelations@northeastern.edu
510.430.2123
