Behind the Scenes Leaders recognize Filipina women who, though they may not have the big title or corner office, are a driving force behind the success of their employer or community organization and who have gone beyond the call to devote time, energy, and resources to support their community.

Elsie Rose
Business Owner, President
Principal Heights Valuation LLC
Honolulu, Hawaii

Helen Marte Bautista
Educator
President, San Francisco Council Lions Club
San Francisco, California

Imelda Lucas
Clerk, Workforce Services
One Stop Career Center, Contra Costa County
Hercules, California

Dr. Lydia C. Fontan
Public Relations Officer
University of the Philippines Alumni Association of Nevada
Henderson, Nevada

Mady Rivera RN
Executive Director
Association of Philippine Physicians in America Auxiliary
Prince Frederick, Maryland

Maria Banatao
Principal
Banatao Family Filipino American Education Fund
Palo Alto, California

Naomi Tacuyan
Deputy Director APIAVote
WDC
Alexandria, Virgina

Nerissa Fernandez
Public Relations
ABS-CBN international
Redwood City, California

Nida Recabo
Social Worker - Care Manager
Baptist Hospital
Miami, Florida

Dr. Priscilla Magante Quinn
Retired Educator (former School Principal in San Antonio, Texas)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Roselyn Ibanez
Neighborhood Empowerment Analyst
City of Los Angeles
Carson, California

Shirley Orille Brazis
Business Instructor
City College of San Francisco
San Leandro, California

Sunny Dykwel
Real Estate Agent
Keller Williams Realty
Palo Alto, California

Tess Alarcon
Executive Director
Feed the Hungry, Inc.
Leesburg, Virginia

Builders & Emerging Leaders are making their mark in a large workplace environment, displaying high energy and skill in a leadership role at a nonprofit institution, government agency, or organization in any field.

Founders & Pioneers honor Filipina women in their capacities as the chief executive, president, executive director or founder of a company, community organization, non-profit, or business venture based in the U.S, that they helped start, build or significantly grow.

Innovators and Thought Leaders recognize women who have broken new ground through vibrant, energetic presentations of critical ideas, transforming the way people think, in the fields of sports, literature, the arts and pop culture, or have improved the lives of others by helping develop a product or service in the fields of science, engineering, technology, biotechnology or medicine.

• Aidan Madigan-Curtis, Management Associate, Bridgewater Associates Inc.
• Apollo Victoria, Chair, Habi Arts; Systems Analyst, City of Los Angeles
• Bambi Lorica, Medical Adviser, AAI
• Bernard Camarao, Senior Marketing Professional, BC Communications
• Carlo B. Ebeo, Director for Operations, Cultureight
• Charmaine Manansala, Senior Legislative Officer, U.S. Department of Labor
• Cheerie Magalit, Susbtitute Teacher,  Tracy Unified School District
• Cindy Custodio, Assistant Local Court Manager
• Claire Oliveros Ph.D., Coordinator, Multicultural Center, Portland Community College
• Cora Oriel, President, Asian Journal Publications
• Daisy Rodriguez RN
• Diana Galindo MD
• Dinah Villanueva, Chair, Vallejo (Califonia) Sister City Commission
• Eleonor Castillo, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Maryland, College Park
• Gary Mukai, Director, Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education
• Gloria T. Caoile, Senior Political Director, APALA
• Grace-Sonia Melanio, Membership Relations Associate, Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO)
• Jocelyn Bernal, Budget Manager, Carat, Inc.
• Joel Jacinto, Executive Director, Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA)
  
• Johanna Martinez, Executive Director, Filipino American Human Services, Inc.
• John Cabrera, Owner/VP Sales and Marketing, C F Alliance Insurance
• Jose Bayani, Executive Director,
  Filipino Assn of Greater Kansas City, Filipino Cultural Center
• Jose Omila, Executive Director/Choreographer, Philippine Performing Arts Company of Tampa Bay
• Josephine Romero, Philippine Trade Commissioner, US Western Region
• Dr. Joy Bruce, President & Chair, NANAY, Inc.
• Kathleen Baca, Student, University of California, San Diego; Women of Color Collective; Apoyando Mujeres en Accion y Resistencia; Grrrlfest
• Kathleen DuBois, Attorney, Crumley & Associates
  
• Kellie  Anthony, Exec Assistant to Chief of Staff, TMA Senior Management Analyst, US Navy
  
• Laarni San Juan, Public Health Nurse, San Mateo County Health System
• Lawrence Kokajko, Director, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• Leslie Moe-Kaiser, Community Relations Manager, State Farm Insurance
• Lilia Villanueva, Owner/VP, TAMA Gallery
• Lorelie Olaes, Former Carson City Councilmember; Teacher, Wilmington Middle School, Los Angeles Unified School District
• ENS Lorna Mae Devera, Asian Pacific American Diversity Outreach Lead, U.S. Navy
• Lorna Dietz, Regional Vice Chair, NaFFAA Region 8 (Northern CA)
  
• Ludy Corrales, President, CLO Funding Corporation
• Luz Micabalo, President, Philippine American Charity Foundation
• Maida Ruaza-Malby, Financial Services Professional, New York Life
• Malinda Markowitz, Council of Presidents, California Nurses Association
• Madeleine Conui, Retired Nurse,
  San Francisco State University
• Maria Alagos, Program Director, Nurses & Medical Team
• Maria Impang Lozada, Volunteer Executive Director, Mariasmultiservices Programs
• Maria Smith
• Mel Orpilla, Community & Government Relations Manager, Kaiser Permanente
• Melinda Oliverio PHR, Human Resource Director, Galaxy Global Corporation
• Melvyn Lopez
• Mica Specht
• Michelle Ann Caabay-Brokstein
  
• Miriam Riedmiller Esquire
• Ninotchka Rosca, Writer, Mariposa Alliance, Task Force Dollar for Divorce
• Norma Edar, CFO, A TopNotch Security Services
  
• Paloma Belara, PR & Marketing Consultant, Papa Lo Down
• Polly Cortez, Regional Quality Assurance Manager, US Department of Treasury, Office of Thrift Supervision
• Rachelle Lanzon, Substitute Teacher, Edmonds School District 
• Roland  Fabia, DIA Senior Executive Service, DIA Exec Rep to Dept. of Homeland Security
• Romualdo  Verdan  II, General Manager, CadWEB Business Solutions
• Rowena Tran, Director of Administrative Operations, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center
• Ryan Okabe, Founding Partner, Okabe & Haushalter
  
• Sandy  Spadaro, President, National Association of Women Business (NAWBO)
  
• Soledad  Manaay, President/CEO, Care On Call, Inc.
  
• Lt Col Shirley Raguindin, State Diversity Coordinator, Arizona National Guard
• Sonia Delen, Senior Vice President, Banc of America Leasing
• Susan Quesada, Marketing Director, Ramar Foods International
• Thelma Boac, Principal, Silver Creek High School
• Dr. Theodore Gonzalves, Associate Professor of American Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa
• Valerie Francisco, Doctoral Candidate, CUNY, The Graduate Center
• Vangie Canonizado Buell, Author, Filipino American National Historical Society
  

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