10th Annual Gala
Who: All are welcome!
What: 10th Annual Gala Fundraiser
Where: TPC Stonebrae, 202 Country Club Dr., Hayward, CA 94542
When: Thursday, October 10, 2024, 6:00 - 9:00 P.M.
Join us for a beautiful evening at TPC Stonebrae for dinner, wine, entertainment, and auction activities to raise funds for Chabot College students and programs.
2024 Gala sponsors
Become a sponsor and depending on your sponsorship level, your logo or name could be listed here.
Friends of Chabot College Foundation 2024 Honorees
Greg Bonato, Business Manager, I.B.E.W. Local 595
Greg Bonato is a 30-year member of IBEW 595. He began his apprenticeship in the fall of 1993. After turning out as an Inside Journeyman Wireman, he has served his local in various capacities, such as teacher aid, Political Director, Executive Board member, President and Delegate to several Councils. He has been elected to numerous positions within BEW 595. Greg has been a Delegate to the Alameda County Building Trades for the past 10 years and was on the Executive Board for the past 8 years. He also served as the PEC chair of the ACBTC. Greg currently serves as a Business Manager/Financial Secretary for IBEW Local Union 595 and President of the Alameda County Building Trades Council.
Chief Garrett Contreras, Hayward Fire Department
Chief Bryan Matthews, Hayward Police Department
Chief Matthews began his law enforcement career in 1999 and has served his hometown, the City of Hayward, for 24 consecutive years. Over the course of his service, he worked a variety of assignments, including Patrol, Training, Gang Investigations, SWAT, Community Policing, Internal Affairs, Emergency Preparedness and as the department’s liaison with the community for policy innovation and alternative response models.
Chief Matthews earned an associate’s degree from Chabot College, bachelor’s degree in sociology from California State University, Hayward, now California State University, East Bay, and a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Columbia Southern University.
He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, the California POST Command College, and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government’s Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program.
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