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.
Alice Bulos
Grassroots Democratic Activist
Dr. Adelamar Alcantara
Senior Research
Scientist
Bureau of Business and
Economic Research,
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Analisa Balares
CEO & Founder
Womensphere Interactive
Networks
Jersey City, New Jersey
Carina Castaneda
Founding Partner
Law Offices of Carina
Castaneda
Beverly Hills,
California
Cora Oriel
President &
Co-Publisher
Asian Journal
Publications, Inc.
Los Angeles, California
Delle Sering Fojas
CEO and President
Seven Seven Corporate
Group
Rockaway, New Jersey
Ethel Luzario
Realtor
Arizona Realty One Group
LLC
Peoria, Arizona
Evelyn Bunoan
Master Chef /
Restauranteur & TV Host
Philippine Oriental
Mart; Evelyn's Kitchen, Cooking with Friends
Fairfax, Virginia
Fe Martinez
President &
Administrator
Happy Valley Manor Inc.
Fredon, New Jersey
Fe Punzalan, RNBC, PHN,
MSN
Founder, Administrator
Punzalan Management,
Inc.
San Jose, California
Fely Guzman
VP & CFO, LifeBRIDGE
International
FilAm Central California
Fresno, California
Imelda “Emmie” Ortega
Anderson
Founder & Producer
PINOY POWER Radio
Aiea, Hawaii
Josie Natori
President & CEO
Natori Inc.
New York, New York
Judy Arteche-Carr
Managing Director
Arteche Global Group
New York, New York
Maryles Casto
Founder & CEO
Casto Travel
Santa Clara, California
Mona Lisa Yuchengco
Founder & President
Philippine International
Aid
Belmont, CA
Nana Luz
President & CEO
Softype, Inc.
Palo Alto, California
Nelsie Parrado
Financial Services
Professional, NY Life Securities, Inc.
Registered Rep, New York
Life Insurance Company
Fair Lawn, New Jersey
Dr. Nini RB Bautista de
Garcia
Chairman of the Board
Carolinas Asian American
Chamber of Commerce
Charlotte, North
Carolina
Norma Calderon-Panahon
MD
Founder/Chair, UPMASA
Western New York
Board of Governors,
UPMASA National
East Amherst, New York
Dr. Patricia Espiritu
Halagao
Tenured Associate
Professor, College of Education
University of Hawai'i,
Manoa
Global Teach
Honolulu, Hawaii
Raquel Redondiez
Legislative Aide,
District 11
City of San Francisco
San Francisco,
California
Regina
"Nanette" de Dios Alcaro
President
Archipelago 7107, Inc.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Rosie Abriam
President & CEO
The Center for APA Women
Bethesda, Maryland
Ruthe Catolico Ashley
Chair, Presidential
Advisory Council on Diversity
American Bar Association
Sacramento, California
Sherri Burke
President
Cheryl Burke Dance
Studio
San Francisco,
California
Tessie Guillermo
President & CEO
San Francisco,
California
Zenaida Cunanan
President & CEO
Galaxy Global
Corporation
Bridgeport, West
Virginia
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.
Alelie Funcell
President & CEO
Renewable Energy Test
Center
Fremont, California
Ana Julaton
BantamWeight World
Champion
International Boxing
Association (IBA)
San Francisco,
California
Brenda Buenviaje
Chef & Owner
Brenda's French Soul
Food
San Francisco,
California
Cora Tellez
Founder and Chief
Executive Officer
Sterling HSA
Oakland, California
Dr. Esminia
"Mia" Luluquisen
Deputy Director,
Community Assessment Planning and Education/Evaluation (CAPE) for Alameda
County, California
Oakland, California
Hazel Sanchez
General Assignment
Reporter
WCBS-TV (NY)
New York, New York
Dr. Jei Africa
Health Disparities
Manager
San Mateo County Health
System
Burlingame, California
Julina E. Togonon
Gallery Director
Togonon Gallery
San Francisco,
California
Lenore RS Lim
Director
Society of Philippine
American Artists
New York, New York
Marlina Feleo Gonzales
Program Manager &
Consultant
Intermedia Arts of
Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Marissa Aroy
Producer / Director
The Media Factory
Alameda, California
Maya Ong Escudero
President
Nonprofit Projects Unlimited
Nana Luz
President
Softype, Inc.
Palo Alto, California
Norma P. Edar
Chief Financial Officer,
A TopNotch Security Services
Treasurer, Costless
Maintenance Services Inc.
Merced, California
Rachel Buenviaje
Manager, Nike Sportswear
Nike Sportswear
Santa Monica, California
Ma Rowena Verdan-Beduya
Vice President of
Clinical Operations
Mariner Health Care
Services
Newark, California
Robyn Rodriguez Canham
PhD
Assistant Professor
Rutgers University, New
Jersey
Highland Park, New
Jersey
Sokie Paulin
Coalition Against Trafficking
in Women
Altadena, California
Policymakers & Visionaries recognize Filipina
women leaders who have made or are making a difference in government policies
or laws that impact business, industry, and society and who enrich the lives
and careers of others by sharing the benefits of their wealth, experience, and
knowledge.
Carmelyn Malalis
Attorney & Partner
Outten & Golden
Brooklyn, New York
Carmen Lagdameo Stull
Board Member, Circles
Board, Kennedy Center
President Elect, NSO
Women's Club, Kennedy Center President & Chair of the Board, GW Hospital
Women's Board
Brookeville, Maryland
Faith Bautista
Executive Director
Mabuhay Alliance
San Diego, California
Hydra B. Mendoza
Trustee, San Francisco
School Board
Education Adviser
San Francisco,
California
Joanne F. del Rosario
Mayor
Town of Colma, California
Joselyn Geaga-Rosenthal
Psychotherapist and
Professor
Greater Echo Elysian
Neighborhood Council
Los Angeles, California
Lorraine Rodero Inouye
President
Hawaii Tropical Flower
Grower
Organization; Aloha
Blooms, Inc.
Hawaii State Senator
(Former)
Lynn Finnegan
(Representative)
House Republican Leader
32nd Representative
District
Honolulu, Hawaii
Marissa Garcia Bailey
Deputy Director
US Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
Derwood, Maryland
Myrna L. De Vera
Vice-Chair
Hercules Planning
Commission
City of Hercules,
California
Noella Tabladillo
Manager of Community
Benefits, Government and Community Relations, Hospital Strategy and National
Facilities
Kaiser Permanente
Milpitas, California
Rose Zimmerman
City Attorney
City of Daly City
Daly City, California
Dr. Rozzana Verder-Aliga
Trustee
Solano County Board of
Education
Vallejo, California
Stephanie Ong Stillman
Co-Owner
Hope Road Consulting
San Francisco,
California