city commissions

WooHoo! Franklin Ricarte Appointed by San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee to Immigrant Rights Commission

WooHoo! Franklin Ricarte Appointed by San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee to Immigrant Rights Commission

Devoted FWN volunteer Franklin Ricarte was recently appointed to San Francisco's Immigrant Rights Commission by Mayor Ed Lee. “I’m honored that I was appointed by the mayor to serve in this commission. And my experiences as a Filipino-American and as an immigrant…will inform the kinds of things we need to discuss and work on in the commission,” quipped Franklin. News story from ABS-CBN.

Congratulations! Maritessa Bravo Ares, US FWN100 '12, Elected as Chair of the City of Berkeley's Commission on the Status of Women

Congratulations! Maritessa Bravo Ares, US FWN100 '12, Elected as Chair of the City of Berkeley's Commission on the Status of Women

As a daughter of a Filipino manong, Maritessa strives to build upon the legacy courageously paved by Filipino-American trailblazers. She is deeply committed to civic engagement, green enterprise/sustainability, youth development, and breaking political barriers for women.