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Elected Officials
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- Cheryl Nora Moss, Family Court Judge (Las Vegas, Nevada)
- Della Au Bellati, (D) Representative, District 25 - Tantalus, Makiki, McCully (Hawaii)
- Donna Mercado Kim, (D) Senator, District 14 - Moanalua, 'Aiea, Fort Shafter, Kalihi Valley, Halawa Valley (Hawaii)
- Gertrude Gregorio, Board Member, New Haven Unified School District (California)
- Hydra Beltran Mendoza, Board Member, San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education; Mayor Newsom's Education Advisor (San Francisco, California)
- JoAnne Del Rosario, Member, City Council of Colma City (California)
- Kris Valderrama, (D) Delegate, District 26, Prince George's County (Maryland) / &
- Kymberly Marcos Pine, (R) Representative for District 43 - Ewa Beach, Iroquois Point, Puuloa, (Hawaii)
- Lorraine Rodero Inouye, (D) State nSenator, District 1 - Hilo, Honoka'a, Laupahoehoe, Hamakua, Waiakea Uka, Keaukaha, Waimea (Hawaii)
- Lynn Finnegan, (R) Representative, District 32 - Lower Pearlridge, Aiea, Halawa, Hickam, Pearl Harbor, Moanalua Gardens (Hawaii)
- Mae Ramos Cendana, Director, Ambrose Recreation and Park District, Contra Costa County (California)
- Nina F. Elgo, Judge, Superior Court (Connecticut)
- Rachel Puno Juliana, School Board Trustee, Jefferson Union High School District
- Rida T.R. Cabanilla, (D) Representative, District 42 - Waipahu, Honouliuli, West Loch, Ewa (Hawaii)
- Rose Zimmerman, City Attorney, City of Daly City (California)
- Rozana Verder-Aliga, EdD, President, Vallejo City Unified School District Board; Commissioner, City of Vallejo Houseing and Redevelopment (California)
- Ruth Uy Asmundson, PhD, Mayor Pro Tempore (2007), Mayor (2008), City of Davis (California)
- Velma Veloria, First Filipina in the continental United States to be elected to a State Legislature (1992), serving 12 years as State Representative for South Seattle’s 11th District; key author of Washington's anti-trafficking legislation (Washington)
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Filipina Women Candidates
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- Aurora Abella Austriaco - Candidate for State Representative, 65th District (Illinois) (2008)
- Re-Elect Judge Cheryl Moss - District Court Judge (Las Vegas, Nevada) (2008)
- Conchita Applegate - Candidate for (California) State Assembly, District 12 (2008)
- Myrna Lim - Candidate for Supervisor, District 11 (San Francisco) (2008)
- Noelani Sallings - Candidate for Santa Clara (California) Unified School Board (2008)
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Filipina Women Appointed to Boards, Commissions or Government Agencies
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Government Agencies / Departments
- Cristeta Pasia Comerford, Executive Chef, The White House (Washington DC)
- Maria Luisa Mabilangan Haley, Executive Director, AEDC (Arkansas Economic Development Commission) (Little Rock, Arkansas)
- Eleanor Oducayen Nisperos, Esq., Assistant Attorney General, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI); retired administrative law judge in California
- Ellen M. Abellera, Executive Director, Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (Olympia, Washington)
- Flor Alcantara, Asst. Superintendent, Department of Corrections (New Jersey)
- Gloria M. Ochoa, Deputy Chief Counsel, California State Senate Judiciary Committee (Sacramento, California)
- Irene Bueno Esq., Principal, Nueva Vista Group, LLC; Legislative Adviser, National Alliance for Filipino Veterans Equity (NAFVE); former White House Special Assistant to Deputy Chief of Staff; Board Member, Asian American Action Fund (Washington, DC)
- Lillian Lim, Judge, Superior Court (San Diego, California)
- Norma Doctor Sparks, Director, Santa Clara County, Social Services Agency, Department of Family and Children Services (San Jose, California)
- Patricia Medina Talbert, Judge, Superior Court (New Jersey)
- Rena M. Nora, M.D., Medical Director, IOPP Program VA Southern NV Healthcare
- Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye, Justice, Third District Court of Appeal (Sacramento, California)
Boards & Commissions
- Alice Bulos, Commissioner, Commission on the Status of Women(San Mateo, California)
- Cora Tomalinas, Chair, First Five Santa Clara County Commission (Santa Clara, California)
- Dinah Villanueva, Commissioner, Sister Cities Commision, City of Vallejo (California)
- Donine Ettinger, Commissioner & Vice Chair, Arts Commission, City of Milpitas (California)
- Elori Mabolo, Commissioner, Sister Cities Commision, City of Vallejo (California)
- Grace Walker, Commissioner, Commission on the Status of Women, City of Glendale (California)
- Gregoria Torres, Vice Chair, Economic Development Commission, City of Vallejo (California)
- Gwen de Vera, Commissioner, Human Relations, Camden County (Voorhees, New Jersey)
- Helen Marte, Commissioner, San Francisco Public Library (San Francisco, California)
- Lori Bersabe , Commissioner, Citizen Emergency Preparedness Commission, City of Milpitas (California)
- Ludivina Hughes, NJ Turnpike Authority, NJ Department of Banking and Insurance (New Jersey)
- Marissa Barbers Castro-Salvati, Public Affairs Region Manager, Southern California Edison; Commissioner, Board of Civil Service, (Los Angeles, California)
- Mary Bitagon - Commissioner, Human Relations and Economic Development, City of Vallejo (California)
- Nancy Martinez, Commissioner, Citizen Emergency Preparedness Commission, City of Milpitas (California)
- Nenette Enrile, Commissioner, City of Vallejo (California)
- Noella Tabladillo, Commissioner, Planning Commission, City of Milpitas (California)
- Roselda Mateo, Commissioner, Sister Cities Commission, City of Milpitas (California) System (Las Vegas, Nevada)
- Trinidad Aoalin, Vice Chair, Library Commission, City of Milpitas (California)
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Filipina Women in high ranking
Fortune 500 / large nonprofit positions
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- Charmaine Mesina, Esq., Managing Director, Corporate Legal Services, Applied Materials, Inc. (San Jose, California)
- Cora M. Tellez, former CEo, HealthNet; Chief Executive Officer and co-founder, Sterling HSA (Oakland, California)
- Evelyn Sanciangco Dilsaver, former president and chief executive, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.; former chair, Women's Initiative (Califormia)
- Marissa T. Peterson, former Executive Vice President, Sun Microsystems; Director,
Supervalu Inc., Ansell Limited and Lucille Packard Children's Hospital
Nonprofits
- Gloria T. Caoile, co-Founder and Executive Director, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance; co-Founder, NaFFAA; former member, White House Commission of Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs; Senior Advisor to President of AFSCME (Washington, DC)
- Irene Natividad, former President, National Women's Political Caucus; President, Global Summit of Women (Washington DC)
- Ruthe Catolico Ashley, Esq., Diversity Officer, External Affairs, CALPERS (Sacramento, California)
- Tessie Guillermo, President and CEO, Community Technology Foundation (San Francisco, California)
- Marivic Mabanag, Executive Director, California Partnership To End Domestic Violence (Sacramento, California)
- Zenei Triunfo-Cortez, President, California Nurses Association (first Filipina president of CNA) (California)
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