Poway
About Our Chapter
NCL, Inc., Poway Chapter is a group of mothers and daughters who have come together in a commitment to community service, leadership development and cultural experiences.
Members shall reside in, or her daughter shall attend, a school within the Poway Unified School District boundaries. Like all NCL, Inc. Chapters, Poway aims to foster the mother-daughter relationship by serving its communities together.
Join Our Chapter
Interested in joining our chapter? Membership opportunities are dependent on chapter openings.
If you know someone in our chapter, talk to her about getting started, membership obligations and our membership drive timeline. If you do not know someone in NCL, you are invited to complete this Membership Inquiry Form.
For any questions regarding Membership, requests for transfers or assistance with connecting as a Sustainer, email us.
Mothers and their daughters (grades 7-12) participate in a program that embraces:
Community Service
We understand and serve communities in partnership with local and national nonprofits. Each NCL, Inc. chapter promotes social awareness by considering the local community’s needs and selecting appropriate non-profit organizations to support through different volunteer activities.
We work with the following philanthropies:
- After School Homework Club – PUSD
- Alzheimer’s Association
- American Cancer Society
- American Heart Association
- American Red Cross
- Annual Fundraising
- Chelsea’s Light Foundation
- Chickadee Country
- City of Poway
- Disaster Response
- Enlighten Learning Resource, Inc.
- Girls on the Run San Diego
- I Love a Clean San Diego
- Interfaith Community Services
- Make-A-Wish Foundation
- Mothers Against Drunk Driving
- My Girlfriend’s Closet
- Operation Gratitude
- Operation Homefront
- Palomar Health
- Philanthropy Fair
- Poway Center for the Performing Arts
- Poway Library
- Poway Senior Center
- Poway Senior Center Home Delivered Meals
- Poway Unified School District
- Rady Children’s Hospital
- Rancho YMCA
- Ronald McDonald House Charities
- San Diego Food Bank
- San Diego Humane Society (SD & Escondido Campuses)
- Special Olympics
- The Clearity Foundation
- The Kindness Campaign
Leadership Development
We build capable, courageous leaders through opportunities to learn, reflect and develop. Our leaders become successful in their education, career and communities by learning the necessary skills during their NCL experience.
Examples of skills developed include:
- Confidence
- Consensus building
- Team building
- Conflict resolution
- Event planning
- Parliamentary procedure
Our Chapter Board of Directors:
- President: Kari Breitweiser
Michelle Gaylord - President Elect: Michelle Gaylord
- Secretary: Nicole Saeger
Nicole Saeger - Treasurer: Kathleen Agbayani
Stacey Slover - Parliamentarian: Courtney Rizzo
Marcelle Dawson - Vice President Communications: Mandy Haas
Mandy Haas - Vice President Membership: Bridgette Kimber
Nicole Veniegas - Vice President Philanthropy: Carrie Herndon
Bertha Quichocho Ross - Vice President Ticktockers: Cindy Keene Herman
Julie Prior Christensen - Sustainer Liaison: Nancy Canty
Kim Crawford - Vice President Chapter Engagement and Inclusion: Veronika Doud
Kristina Rattray
Cultural Experiences
We preserve National Charity League traditions and core values, while appreciating the growth that comes from connecting with different communities and cultures. We continually strive to build stronger ties with our communities and the individuals within them. It is through this understanding that we grow and develop broader worldviews that will shape and support our lives.
- Traditions – We celebrate the richness of our history through traditions that honor the past while serving the future.
- Values – We embrace values that make us strong as an organization of mother-daughter leaders.
- Community Connections – We build connections through experiences that impact our communities.
- Etiquette – We encourage and mentor kind, respectful and gracious social conduct.