Mabuhay Kayo and Congratulations!

    You have been nominated for the 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the U.S. Awards™ for 2009 sponsored by the Filipina Women's Network.

    The nationwide search is part of a larger game plan called “Pinay Power 2012” – a dream with a meaningful purpose – to double the number of Filipina women leaders in the U.S. by 2012. Pinay Power is about advancing Filipina women in the U.S. workplace.

    The 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the U.S. Awards™ is a working recognition award, a key initiative of Pinay Power 2012. FWN asks each selected awardee to "re-invent herself by giving back" to the future of the FilAm community by womentoring ONE protégée thus helping in developing tomorrow's Filipina Leaders NOW.

    All FWN 100 awardees are invited to return to the Filipina Leadership Summit in 2012 with their protégées for a grand celebration.

    Awardees are also asked to attend the Filipina Leadership Summit this year on Oct 30-Nov 1, 2009 at the Claremont Resort so together with FWN, we can build synergy towards achieving Pinay Power 2012.

• Protégée - a female protégé (person) who is guided and supported by a more experienced or influential person.

• Womentorship refers to a developmental relationship in which a more experienced or more knowledgeable female person helps a less experienced or less knowledgeable female person --who can be referred to as a protégée. Peer womentoring is encouraged.

• Pinay Synergy - Synergy (from the Greek syn-ergos, συνεργός meaning working together) is a term used to describe a situation where Filipina women from different backgrounds and experience levels come together willingly to cooperate advantageously for a final outcome (Pinay Power 2012). Simply defined, synergy means that the whole is greater than the sum of the individual parts.

    The next step is a personal 1:1 interview or a panel interview with the selection committee members in your area.  The interviews could either be in person or via phone.  A member of the FWN 100 Search Committee will contact you to set up the interview appointment.  Interviews will begin after the August 31 (extended) nomination deadline.  We may also contact you for additional information or if we have questions with your nomination.

    The final selection of the FWN 100 will be announced at a special awards event at the Filipina Summit scheduled for October 29 - Nov 1, 2009 in San Francisco.  For more info, go to www.FilipinaWomensNetwork.org/summit09.  Registrations for the Filipina Summit are available now @ www.FilipinaWomensNetwork.org/events.

    Questions?  Please call us at 415.278.9410 or email filipina@ffwn.org.

    Maraming salamat!  We look forward to working with you towards meeting the goals of Pinay Power 2012 and will look for you at the Sixth Filipina Leadership Summit!

    Lt. Col. Shirley Raguindin
    Chair, FWN 100 Search Committee