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Stan Bunger is an American broadcast journalist who was the morning co-anchor at KCBS in San Francisco for more than 20 years. Bunger is a 1973 graduate of Leigh High School and received his B.A. in Broadcast and Electronic Communications from San Francisco State University. He was inducted to the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame in 2010 and to the San Francisco State University Alumni Hall of Fame in 2011. 

Join us while he tells stories from his new book, "Mornings with Madden". ​Despite his international fame, there was a side of football legend known only to those who listened to San Francisco morning radio. San Francisco is where John Madden grew up, lived, & died and where, for decades he found joy in a daily chat with his hometown radio station. It was a chance to unwind, tell stories, and impart his own brand of wit and wisdom. In "Mornings With Madden, Stan - who was on the other side of that radio mic - illuminates this larger-than-life figure, drawing upon memories of more than fifteen years of daily broadcasts. 

Join us as Los Gatos Mayor, Mary Badame, gives us a town update! Mary was elected to the town council in 2020 and became our mayor in 2023. In addition to her mayoral duties, Mary has been a local insurance agency owner for over 35 years. She also enjoys spending time with her daughter, son-in-law, and young grandchildren.

Dan Gordon, CEO of Gordon Biersch Brewing Company, has earned a reputation as one of America's leading brewing engineers.

Dan was the first American in more than 40 years to graduate from the prestigious 5-year brewing engineering program at the world-renowned Technical University of Munich in West Germany.  Dan, who was born in San Jose in 1960, entered the program after earning an economics degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1982.  

After completing the world's most advanced brewing program, Gordon returned to California and joined forces with restaurateur Dean Biersch to take advantage of a new state law allowing "brewery" restaurants.  In 1988, the partners opened their first Gordon Biersch brewery restaurant in Palo Alto. Now, Dan directs the operations at his state-of-the art canning and bottling San Jose brewery, the 15^th largest brewing company in the country.

Believing in the power of art to heal, Antonia Dapena-Tretter, who received her Master’s degree in art history from the University of Toronto, is the Art Curator for Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. In this role, she oversees all acquisitions, installations, and conservation for a robust permanent collection of art. She will speak to us about how the hospital’s art collection, which includes sculptures, painting, and interactive exhibits, promotes well-being and fosters a sense of belonging for young patients and their families.

Margaret Smith is a long-time resident of Los Gatos and owner of Domus, the iconic kitchen and home accessories store that re-opened in downtown Los Gatos in Fall of 2023. Prior to Domus, Margaret was a business attorney with her own law practice in Los Altos, California.  She is the recipient of a number of business awards, both local and national. Margaret was selected as the Business Person of the Year by the Los Gatos Chamber, the Woman Business Owner of the Year by the San Jose Business Journal, and was inducted into the Women’s Hall of Fame as the result of her leadership as the National President of the National Association of Women Business Owners, an organization representing the 10 million women- owned businesses in the United States. Margaret is credited with negotiating the first Women’s Entrepreneur Loan Fund with Wells Fargo Bank which established a $1 Billion loan fund for US women entrepreneurs. Within a few short years, the loan fund grew and, as of 2022, the Fund had loaned over $59 Billion to women-owned businesses.  Margaret is a graduate of George Washington University and received her law degree from Santa Clara University. She is the proud grandmother of four grandchildren who all attended Los Gatos schools. She is also a Los Gatos Rotarian!