Greater Long Beach Chapter

 

Meeting Details

Meeting Venue

The Grand
4101 E Willow Street
Long Beach Ca 90815

Buffet Breakfast for Morning Meetings
Buffet Dinner for Evening Meetings

Chapter Information

The Chapter will have 6 Roundtable meetings every 2 weeks starting January 25, 2026 from 8 AM to 12 Noon.

The last meeting will be held on March 29.

From May to November, the chapter will meet last Wednesday of every month, from 6 PM to 9 PM except October and November when we will meet the 3rd week to accommodate for CTEC filing deadline and Thanksgiving Holiday.

Meeting Fees:

Breakfast Meetings:

  • CSTC Members $50 (with reservation)
  • $80 for Non-Members (with reservation)
  • ***No Reservation (walk-in) will be an additional $10***

Dinner Meetings:

  • CSTC Member $60 for Members (with reservation)
  • $90 for Non-Members (with reservation)
  • ***No Reservation (walk-in) will be an additional $10***

* GUESTS of CSTC Members $50.00 ( No Education Units and with reservation)*

****Please call one week before the scheduled meeting for a reservation**** This will allow the “Grand’ to adjust for the expected number of participants for meal preparation and seating arrangements.

Contact Information:

For reservations please call or text Magali Flores at 424-413-1910 or call or text Shobha Bajaj at 562-441-6724 or email her at [email protected] ***Online registrations will not be accepted*** 

Agenda:

Morning Meetings (During Tax Season)
8:00 AM Sign-in
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Buffet Breakfast
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Noon) Continuing Education Program

Evening Meetings (After Tax Season)
6:00 PM Sign-In
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM Buffet Dinner
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Continuing Education Program

 

Cancellation Policy:  If you have reserved for a Chapter meeting and do not call to cancel at least 7 days prior to the meeting, you will be billed for the price of that meeting as GLB will have already reserved your food and will be required to pay for it. This also includes GLB members on the permanent lists.

No show policy: No Refund 

Please bring your tough tax questions to our tax season Roundtable Event and discuss possible solutions with other members; our research team will do their best to get you both the federal and California answers utilizing The TaxBook and a leading California tax research book. 

Board of Directors

President - Shobha Bajaj, 562/441-6724
First Vice President/Education Chair - Frank Farfan, 562/865-8868
Second Vice President/Membership Chair - Dennis Kaho
Secretary - Audrey Yeboah
Treasurer - Charles Copeland

Directors:
CE Evaluation/ CE Certificates: Erick Sanchez
Audio/ Visual Equipment: Gilbert Sao
Web Page: Deborah Botello
Communications: Magali Flores
Hospitality: Raquel Vargas
Governmental Affairs ("whats new"-FTB & IRS news)/ Emailing Evaluations to the Speaker: Jerry Sheby
Policy and Procedures: Kent Huber

Election Committee

Kenneth Lowy (Lead Chair)
Helen Baddon (Assisting Chair)
David Bouie (Assisting Chair)

Miscellaneous Information

We hope to see many new faces at our events this year! Don’t be shy… pick your event, call in your reservation, and come network with other tax pros in your area!