# About Chapter

**Source**: https://alumnichapters.berkeley.edu/veterans/about/
**Parent**: https://alumnichapters.berkeley.edu/Veterans

Cal Veterans and Military Affiliated Alumni (CVMAA) group provides opportunities for personal and professional development to Cal Veterans, active duty alumni and UC ROTC candidates through interaction with the larger Veteran and University communities.

## Chapter Officers

**Laura Westphal​, BA '14**

President

USAF 2000 - 2004

**Maurice Delmer, BA '10**

Vice President

USMC 2001 - 2005

**Luis Hernandez, BA '10**

Secretary

USMC 1999 - 2004

**Robert Mills, BS '06, MS '07**

Treasurer

USN 1993 - 1999

## Honor the Future by Giving Back

Why give? Because you care. Because it deepens your connection to the greater Cal community. And because your support makes a powerful difference in the lives of alumni and students.

[## The CAA Fund

When you give to The CAA Fund, your gift goes where the need is the greatest. As a cornerstone of CAA, this fund supports essential services for alumni, students, and the future of UC Berkeley.](https://give.berkeley.edu/fund/FB0800000?ac=55102 "Give Today")
[## Help Fund Scholarships

Your support is invaluable to Cal undergrads. The Alumni Scholarships Program helps lift the heavy burden of paying for a college education and provides programs that ensure students feel at home at Berkeley.](https://alumni.berkeley.edu/give-back/scholarships/ "Support Scholars")

## More Ways to Give Back

When you give to your alumni association, you change lives. Learn more about the impact of alumni gifts.

[Learn More](https://alumni.berkeley.edu/donate/ "Learn More")

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After witnessing textile waste in India as a child, Amrita Bhasin ’23 began questioning the systems behind overproduction. At Berkeley, she expanded on her experience through sociology and entrepreneurship. Today, she builds circular solutions that help retailers rethink excess and reduce waste at scale.

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### [From the Court to the Cause: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Lifelong Stand for Justice](https://alumni.berkeley.edu/from-the-court-to-the-cause-kareem-abdul-jabbars-lifelong-stand-for-justice/)

For Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, justice has never been a sideline pursuit. In this intimate interview with UC Berkeley journalism student Marquis Chambers ’26, the basketball legend traces a throughline from the civil rights era to today’s fight for democracy, urging young people to stay in the work for the long haul.

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### [Introducing CAA’s New Executive Director and CEO](https://alumni.berkeley.edu/introducing-caas-new-executive-director-and-ceo/)

John Clamme joins the Cal Alumni Association as its next executive director and CEO, bringing decades of experience across higher education, alum relations and engagement, athletics, and campus partnership.