Nexus Numbers | September 27 2025

šŸ“¢ We are excited to share the final numbers of those who attended the recent CAD Nexus on September 27, 2025!  āž”ļø Nexus Numbers šŸ“… September 27, 2025 šŸ”— CAD1906.org āš”ļø Hybrid Attendance  247 People (70 in person, 177 online) šŸ’¼ Board:  5 New Members 1 Continuing Member šŸš€ Century:  21st

New CAD Board 2025-2027

šŸŽ‰Just in! CAD Board 2023-2025 wishes to congratulate the new CAD Board 2025-2027! 🌟 President – Humberto Guzman 🌟 Vice President – Mike Anderson  🌟 Treasurer – Hugh Lafler 🌟 Co-Secretary – Diane Gamache and Ryan Fingerle 🌟 Membership Director – Sharon Kido 🌟 Head Trustee – Josh Jensen 🌟 Trustee – Chris Preston 🌟…

CAD Board Roles

https://youtu.be/dtIi_Xs-MME Transcript: [Video of Dustin Knott wearing the blue ASL Celebration t-shirt] Hello all, I’m Dustin ā€œDKā€ and I’m Membership Director at CAD ever since.Ā  We are motivated to recruit more members to join. I noticed that the number of members are growing, which is great! Yes, we still need more people to join us,…

CAD Nominations for 2025-2027 Officers

CAD is looking for NEW and MOTIVATED officers for the new two year terms which would be from 2025 to 2027. If you want to run as one of these officers positions, you need to be a current CAD member prior to the meeting. President Vice President Treasurer  Secretary Youth Director Membership Director All positions are…

High School Senior Recognition Award

šŸŽ‰ CAD Board of Directors wish to congratulate the outstanding high school senior, Sevan Kretz Ikeda, for being awarded the 2025 CAD High School Recognition Award Winner!  Sevan Kretz Ikeda is being recognized for… 🌟 Masterful Academic performance 🌟 Academic Bowl 🌟 Track and Field  🌟 Student Body Government 🌟 Asian Pacific Islanders Club 🌟…

It’s Winner Time for Art Contest

šŸ“¢ Art Contest Winner Announcement  CAD has selected the Art Contest Winner!  šŸŽ‰ Congratulations goes to Tany Glohaven for the winning design! Visit the artist’s website: tanyglohaven.com/art  Grab your limited edition stickers and magnets at CAD Nexus in Riverside, CA on Saturday, September 27!  About the Artist Hello, my name is Tiffany Kutsov, and my…

Art Contest

https://youtu.be/CH9-ZumRfEc šŸŽØ Art Competition is OPEN to anyone from 18 to 30 years of age!Ā  Visual description: A young Latino male wearing ASL Celebration illustration blue t-shirt. Dark blue transitions to light blue gradient background. Transcript:Ā  šŸ“¢ Here’s the second announcement I’m finally thrilled to announce art content! See this t-shirt artwork? It’s time for…

Introducing Membership Director

https://youtu.be/KxUPirduOXM 🌟 Meet CAD Membership Director, Dustin Knott Visual description: Dustin is a fair skinned bald man with dark glasses wearing a CAD ASL Celebration illustration blue t-shirt. Dark blue transitions to light blue gradient background.Ā  Video transcript: Hello, I’m Dustin Knott ā€œDKā€. I’m born and raised in California. I’m the only deaf person in…

A message from CAD Board on LA Wildfires

https://youtu.be/LIa-XsFdiCc A message from CAD Board to deaf* communities in Southern California on wildfires.Ā  Visual description: All CAD Officers are wearing blue ASL Celebration t-shirts on a Zoom meeting screen. Behind them shows varying backgrounds.Ā  Transcript:Ā  Dave ā€œDEā€: We the CAD (California Association of the Deaf) Officers wanted to share a message of our concerns,…

CAD Board visits Open House at CSD Fremont

Stopped by to say hello from CAD! Some CAD Board members attended the California School of the Deaf Fremont’s Community Connection Day on November 11, 2024. #ThrowBack #DeafCalifornians #CSDEagles More info: https://www.csdeagles.com/apps/pages/openhouse Image description: From L to R: Dustin – Membership Director, Diedre – Secretary, Alexis – Youth Director and Hugh – Treasurer.

Introducing CAD President

https://youtu.be/QKwMBXtgPRc 🌟 Meet CAD President, Dave ā€œDEā€ Eberwein Visual description: Dave is a fair skinned man with blonde hair wearing CAD ASL Celebration illustration blue t-shirt. Behind him is a dark to light blue gradient background.Ā  Transcript: Hello, my name is (name sign) DE. I was born and raised in Fresno, CA, which is the…

Introducing CAD Secretary

https://youtu.be/wedBtL_eaO0 🌟 Meet CAD Secretary, Diedre Tanenberg Ā  Visual description: Diedre is a fair skinned woman with medium length dark brown hair wearing CAD ASL Celebration illustration blue t-shirt. Behind her is a dark to light blue gradient background.Ā  Ā  Video transcript: Hello, my name is Diedre Tanenberg. I was born and raised as the…

Introducing CAD Treasurer

https://youtu.be/xGYRRsi-fD8 🌟 Meet CAD Treasurer, Hugh Lafler Visual description: Hugh is a fair skinned man with blonde hair wearing a CAD ASL Celebration illustration blue t-shirt. Behind him is a dark to light blue gradient background.Ā  Video transcript: Hello everyone all over in California! My name is Hugh Lafler, treasurer for CAD. I grew up…

Introducing CAD Youth Director

https://youtu.be/voOQHxFSqXA🌟 Meet CAD Youth Director, Alexis BravoĀ Visual description: A young Latino male wearing ASL Celebration illustration blue t-shirt. Behind him is a dark to light blue gradient background.Ā Ā Video transcript:Ā Hello, I’m Alexis Bravo (name sign Alexis). I’m a Mexican deaf immigrant. I grew up experiencing struggles which are similar to what others in the deaf community…

A Special Thank You Message by CAD Board

https://youtu.be/Ae3Hc-y5iXI The CAD 2023-2025 Board thanks Past President, Kavita Pipalia and her 2021-2023 Board for shepherding CAD through the global COVID-19 pandemic. #Gratitude #Acknowledgement #TBTĀ Visual description:Two men sitting on a bench with a white brick wall behind them and light shining down. Hugh (on right) is a fair skinned middle aged man with blonde hair…

2023 CAD Nomination & Business Motion

New Officer Nomination If you nominate yourself or someone else as candidates, you must attend the meeting, which will start from 8:00 am to 10:00 am. The CAD business meeting is open to all CAD members. The meeting will be at the Ballroom. New Officer Nomination Business Motion Want to make a motion? This must…

2023 CAD & Cal-Ed Conference

For the first time in history,Ā California Educators of the Deaf and California Association of the DeafĀ host a joint conference, ā€œTogether We Thrive: Embracing Languages and Identities.ā€ September 29 – October 1, 2023 in Sacramento, CA Register Visit the sponsors’ websites below: NorCal Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing RIT/NTID Sorenson Communications Visit the sponsors’…

[ACTION ALERT] Oppose SB 692

Video description: Janette, is wearing a dark burgundy turtleneck. She has glasses and has her hair braided down to her side. She has a watch and earrings on. Her background is a white wall. Kavita, a native Indian lady, is wearing light gray blouse with black jacket. She has eyeglasses and her hair gel pulled…