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About Us

The Northern California Mangalorean Association was founded in 1998 by a small group of Mangaloreans in the Bay Area. It has grown to become an association of over 200 people today.

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Our Mission & Vision

The goal of the committee is to build a spirit of community, camaraderie, appreciation of our culture and awareness of our roots.

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The vision is to keep the Mangalorean culture active and to celebrate the culture by bringing  more from the same community together.

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The Association welcomes new members!!

Meet the Team

Dedication. Expertise. Passion.

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Founder

Sharon Aranha

A social worker and by profession was the founder of NCMA with a few others . Her goal has been to keep the community united and continue celebrating the rich culture.

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President NCMA

Jason Sequiera

Engineer by profession Jason is the NCMA President . He is a fantastic DJ and helps with all the technical requirements. 

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Entertainment Manager

Vance Mendonca

Engineer by profession Vance is our Entertainment Chair. He manages the NCMA kids performances. 

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Treasurer

Pearl Dsouza

Engineer by profession and a mother of two young kids helps with event planning . Pearl works with volunteers to drive the event to success.

©2023 by Northern California Mangalorean Association. 

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