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M e s s a g e f r o m T H E P RES I D E N T
W
hy does an annual
Filipina Summit
matters? Why face
meeting when you
can facebook, tweet or email? Here
are primary reasons why people
come together to meet (sent by a
friend):
To gather and impart information;
To exchange ideas, views, opinions
and suggestions;
To discuss options;
To solve problems;
To make decisions;
To devise plans.
At FWN, we meet annually at
the Filipina Summit to keep the
spirit of Pinay Power 2012 alive and
present in our consciousness. To do
all of the above.
Since FWN launched the Pinay
Power campaign in 2006, we have
gained momentum and we have
W EL C O M E T O T H E 2 0 1 0 SU M M I T !
W
ould you have
thought of
the fun place
Las Vegas as
a destination for convening the
Filipina leaders, doers, shakers,
movers, organizers, survivors,
advocates, authors, performers,
SHE-roes of the Philippine
Revolution? They’re here now to
seen results. 200 influential Filipina
women found nationwide doing
great things for their communities
and organizations. Womentoring
protégées, helping build America
and the next generation of Filipina
leaders. A lieutenant governor
appointed, a nominee for California
Chief Justice confirmed, a nominee
for Superior Court Judge in D. C., a
judge re-elected, a mayor elected in
2006, a deputy mayor appointed in
2009, a state delegate re-elected, a
White House commissioner
appointed, a state house leader
elected, more corporate women
reaching senior executive positions
in Fortune 500 corporations, more
women appointed to boards and
commissions… and the list goes on
and on.
Perhaps we are just more
vigilant in tracking the
accomplishments of these
remarkable Filpina women. Perhaps
take Vegas by storm!
Robust discussion is expected
among Pinay peers as they set
their goals to lead themselves
and lead others. Timelier still
is that we’re four weeks from
election day making the summit
the perfect occasion to get to
know the Pinay candidates or at
least network with the electeds
f r o m T h e f i l ipin a s u mmit h o s t C O M M I T T EE ch a i r
W
elcome to Las Vegas, the
City that never sleeps, and
“Whatever happens in
Las Vegas, Stays in Las Vegas!” This
City has grown tremendously in the
30 years that I have lived here. There
are many stories to tell about that
growth and development. Businesses,
including developers have turned vast
we are just more pro-active in
putting out our talents forward and
making ourselves more visible.
Whatever the reason, face meetings
like the Filipina Leadership Summit
is not only important, it is an urgent
activity.
We need to continue to
strategize, to build coalitions, to
help one another, to dream.
Hosted by our Pinay sisters in Las
Vegas, we have 20 educational
sessions organized in 3 learning
tracks. Led by accomplished women
who are flying to Vegas from
Hawaii, Florida, Virginia, Maryland,
Massachusetts, California, Arizona,
Washington, DC. To share their
expertise with each other. To share
their personal networks so we all
succeed.
So, why are you not here?
or the appointeds. Attendees with
political ambitions will feast on
resource persons. Best of all, what
really inspires us all is to bring
Jessica Cox again. She makes us
soar with hope and aspirations.
ELENA BUENSALIDO
MANGAHAS
Chair, FWN Board
areas of arrid desert into green glis-
tening communities from Summerlin
to Henderson, and Casinos continue
to be built. People have moved here
from all parts of the country and the
world looking for the “pot of gold”
or a place to make their pots of gold
multiply. We hope that during this
FWN conference you all will indeed
TABLE OF CONTENTS
. . . . ♥ . . . .
Message from the President 03
Message from the FWN Board Chair 03
Message from the Filipina Leadership
Summit Host Committee Chair 03
About 7th Filipina Leadership Summit 04
Posthumous Recognition of
Dr. Rena Nora 04
Summit Daily Schedule 06
Leadership Learning Tracks 04
SHEroes Monologues 05
Marily Mondejar Summit Speaker Bios and Photos 08
President, Filipina Women’s Network PROFILE – Gloria T. Caoile 10
Acknowledgments 16
Call for Nominations: 100 Most
Influential Filipina Women for 2011 17
Filipina Women Who Could Be
President Fellowship 19
V-FEATURES
The Vagina Monologues 12
Playbill 13
Who’s Who in the TVM Cast & Crew 14
The Shade Tree 15
About V-Day 18
V-Day Mission 18
About Eve Ensler 18
Spotlight 2010: Women of the
Democratic Republic of Congo 18
. . . . ♥ . . . .
EDITORIAL TEAM
MARILY MONDEJAR
Publi sher
FRANKLIN RICARTE
Edi tor
A l S . P ere z
Art Director
Dr. Bambi Lorica
CAYAN TOPACIO
ELENA BUENSALIDO MANGAHAS
GLORIA T. CAOILE
MARIYA TAHER
Photo Credits
Jon Melegrito
garner helpful information to make Gloria T. Caoile’s Photo Library
your lives better and you will have a Gary Cruz, Amaze Studio
touch of gold to take back with you to
. . . . ♥ . . . .
your respective homes.
FWN Board
ROZITA VILLANUEVA LEE
Al perez
Commissioner, President Obama’s
DR. bambi lorica
Advisory Commission on Asian elena mangahas
American and Pacific Islanders Genevieve Jopanda
JOSEPHINE ROMERO
Marily Mondejar
maya ONG escudero

O
ctober is Filipino-American
History Month and the Filipina
Women’s Network (FWN), a
national, nonpartisan, nonprofit
organization for women of Philippine ancestry
in the United States, will mark this important
celebration by gathering Filipina women
leaders nationwide to caucus about how to
develop the Filipina women’s national voice
at the 7th Filipina Leadership Summit
on October 7-10, 2010 at the Bally’s Hotel in
Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Filipina Summit is convened in October
because the earliest documented proof of
Filipino presence in the Continental United
States was in October 1587 in Morro Bay,
California.
“An urgent theme at the summit will
address how young Filipinas can leverage
the pathways created by an outstanding
group of Filipina women who have
created many “firsts” in the U. S. business,
political, government, nonprofit, and work
environments and how these “first” leaders
can take on the challenge of offering
solutions and leading the way,” said Marily
Mondejar, president of the Filipina Women’s
Network. “When I receive an announcement
indicating a “first Filipina achievement” I
always ask ‘who is the second in your field
and how are you mentoring another Filipina
to follow your lead,’” Mondejar added.
In Recognition
Dr. Rena Magno
MAR CH 9 , 1940 – NOVEMBER 8, 2008
D
r. Rena Magno Nora, 68, passed
away Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008. She
was born March 9, 1940, in Kalibo,
Aklan, Philippines. She was a clinical
professor of psychiatry at the University of
Nevada School of Medicine and the medical
director of the Intensive Outpatient Program
for Problem Gamblers at the Veterans Affairs
Southern Nevada Healthcare System. She
served as commissioner of the Governor’s
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“Through expert speaker panels, the
Filipina Leadership Summit will set the
tone of the dialogue on how we discuss
ways to enhance the talent pool of Filipina
women and advance the Filipino American
community,” emphasized Gloria T. Caoile,
chair of the Filipina Summit this year. “The
panel speakers were selected from the
government, political, corporate and labor
sectors and they represent the core leadership
of what-it-takes to succeed from grassroots
to national prominence,” Ms. Caoile added.
Thematically, the Filipina Summit
sessions focus on advancing Filipina
women in the United States as career
professionals and entrepreneurs operating
in the private and public sectors including
the military and defense industries. FWN’s
educational programming is designed to
reflect FWN’s mission and goals with a
leadership learning focus building on the key
leadership competencies that enable Filipina
professionals improve their effectiveness so
they can do successful work in the U.S. and
global workplaces.
20 educational sessions are organized into
three learning tracks allowing participants
to apply their professional development to
specific needs and interests.
The full program and latest updates can be
found online at the FWN website at
www.ffwn.org/tracks.
Commission on Mental Health and
Developmental Services as well as the Board
of Examiners for the Nevada State Board for
Alcohol, Drug and Gambling Counselors.
Dr. Nora served as chief of psychiatry for
almost 30 years both at the New Jersey and
Las Vegas VA Medical Centers. She was also
a retired lieutenant colonel of the U.S. Army
Medical Corps. Dr. Nora was a graduate of
the La Consolacion College High School Class
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Filipina Leadership Summit Learning Tracks:
A. “Leading Yourself” Learning Track:
Sponsored by Southwest Airlines
» Lessons of Leadership: What I Learned at
the White House
» YouthSpeak: Bi-Cultural Identities, Burdens
of Leadership
» Political Success Story: A Filipina Woman
Leader in Nevada
» Being Corporate Savvy: How to Avoid
Career-Ending Moments
» Real-world leadership stories of successful
entrepreneurs. Growing an idea. Building
a team. Staying true to your vision.
» Filipina Superwoman: Yes! I Can Fly!
» Violence at Home: What to do. Who to
turn to.
B. “Leading Others” Learning Track:
Sponsored by Wells Fargo
» Our Time Has Come: Why Filipina Women
Must Seize the Momentum Now
» Why A Meeting of Leaders?
» Filipina American Identity in the Asian-
ness of the 21st Century
» Leading Filipina Women of the World:
Wins & Challenges
» Global Development Alliances: Leading
Social Change. Leading People. Giving
Back.
» Filipina Migrants for Sale
» “Filipinas in Motion” Idea Circles –
Attendees will join small discussion groups
at breakfast
C. “Leading the Organization”
Learning Track: Sponsored by the
Philippine Department of Trade & Industry
of 1956. She obtained her
degree in medicine from
the University of Santo
Tomas and took up her
psychiatry residency at
the Bergen Pines County
Hospital in New Jersey and
the Psychiatric Institute
of Columbia University
in New York. She has
written many books and
articles as well as conducted research on
topics such as suicide, post-traumatic stress
disorder, problem gambling and transcultural
psychiatry.
Dr. Nora was very active in community
affairs. She was president of many Filipino-
American organizations and professional
associations both in national and state
levels in the United States. She was given
many awards for outstanding achievements
in professional and community endeavors.
» Filipina Women Who Could Be President
» Make Me A Filipina Millionaire
» State of the Filipina American Community
in the United States Report: Our Electeds,
Appointeds, High Ranking Corporate
Filipinas
» State of the Philippines Report
» The Global Filipina World Cafe´ –
Calling All FWN 100s: Pinay Power 2012
Planning in Washington DC
» Growing Your Venture As A Business:
From Concept to Practice to Closing
the Sale
D. Celebrating Filipino American
History Month in October
» SHEroes Monologues: Honoring the
Women of the Philippine Revolution
E. Honoring Domestic Violence and
Breast Cancer Survivors as a
national awareness campaign
in October
» The Vagina Monologues
Perfomed by by an all-women cast
The casual nature of the Filipina Summit
allows attendees an unprecedented
opportunity to gain valuable contacts, find
mentors, explore new ways to advance
their careers and grow their businesses.
The Filipina Summit is open to anyone
interested in advancing their careers
and issues facing women and minorities
including professionals, industry executives
and representatives from corporations,
government agencies and public benefit
organizations that support the Filipina
agenda.
Dr. Nora was the recipient of the Herman
Goldman Award for Lifetime Achievement,
the highest award conferred by the National
Council on Problem Gambling for her
pioneering work in the treatment of problem
gamblers and their families.
Dr. Nora was married to Demetrio T. Nora
M.D., a radiologist, who preceded her in
death. They have three children, Yvette Nora
(Graeme) Whitley, who is a director at El
Sevier in New York City, District Court Judge
Cheryl Moss (James T.) Lowery, and Dean
T. (Jessica Ann Ph.D) Nora M.D., oncology
surgeon with Kaiser Permanente in California.
Dr. Nora is well known for her
achievements in blending her roles as mother,
teacher, researcher, executive administrator,
community leader and supporter of the
arts. Her life achievements reflect not only
outstanding professional contributions, but her
passion to serve others based on her belief in
the beauty and dignity of the human spirit.
 SHEroes Monologues
Written by: Elena Mangahas, Gloria Ramos and Marily Mondejar
Revised by: Sol M. Manaay and Maya Ong Escudero
Cast: Maya Ong Escudero, Jopin Romero,
Thelma Boac, Jacqui Castillejo Guingona and Pat Flores
Musical Performance by: Dr. Bambi Lorica

Not much has been written about the
Filipina women of the Philippine
Revolution. Mostly mothers, wives and/or
children of the Katipuneros,* they risked
their lives on the battlefields and/or aiding
the revolutionists in more conventional
ways to advance the cause of freedom.
Hear the life stories of these
incredible Filipinas:
AGUEDA ESTEBAN (1868-1944)
She would go to Manila to buy saltpeter,
copper, lead, and other materials needed by
the army in making gunpowder and bullets.
She would then deliver them to Cavite, where
her Katipunero husband named Tungkod was
stationed. She was also a courier between her
husband and Gen. Artemio Ricarte, whom she
married after her husband’s death.
Agueda Kahabagan Fought in the
battlefield of Laguna “dressed in white, armed
with a rifle and brandishing a bolo (machete).”
HILARIA DEL ROSARIO-AGUINALDO
(1877-1921) The first wife of General Emilio
Aguinaldo, she joined her husband in his
campaigns. She lost her second baby while
escaping capture by American soldiers. In
1899, she organized the Hijas de la revolution
(Daughter of the revolution), which later
became the Association Nacional de la Cruz
Roja (National Association of the Red Cross.)
Marcela MARINO Agoncillo
(1860-1946) Made the Filipino flag in five
days.
Melchora Aquino (1812-1919) Also
known as “Tandang Sora” because she was
84 years old when she joined the revolution.
Patrocinio Gamboa (1865-1953)
The Filipino flag hoisted at the inauguration
ceremony of the revolutionary government was
made by Patrocinio Gamboa with the help of
several other women revolutionaries, using the
flag sewed by Marcela Agoncillo in Hong Kong
as their model. She also raised funds and

Bayan Ko
The 1899 roster of generals listed her as the collected materials such as food, medicines
only woman general of the Philippine and munitions which were essential to
Republic. continue the revolutionary challenge.

ESPIRIDIONA BONIFACIO (1875-1950) TEODORA ALONZO (1827-1911)

The youngest sibling of Andres Bonifacio, she
helped the Katipuneros even when she had
just lost her husband, Teodoro Plata. She
would wait for the rebels to give guns stolen
or collected from attacks on Spanish soldiers.
As they would race back into hiding, she
would quickly stash the weapons under her
big skirt.
Glicera Marella Villavicencio
(1852-1929) Refused to name the
Katipuneros** and divulge secrets about the
Katipunan* even if it meant release of her
husband from prison
Gregoria De Jesus NAKPIL (1875-
1943) Founder of the women’s chapter of the
Katipunan;** married Andres Bonifacio, the
supremo of the Katipunan.**
Gregoria Montoyo (1863-1896) Led
30 rebels in the Battle of Calero in Dalahican,
The mother of the national hero, she taught
Dr. Jose P. Rizal the principles he stood and
fought for when he grew up. She was
persecuted by the Spanish authorities for
being the mother of his reformist son. When
offered pension by the US government, she
said: “The Rizals offer their lives to their
mother country because of their inherent
patriotism and not because of money”
Trinidad Perez Tecson (1848-1928)
Among the Filipino women who engaged in
military action during the revolution, she is
often referred to as Trining. She was involved
in several raids against Spanish arsenals in
order to acquire weapons for the revolutionary
cause.
*Katipunan - The Katipunan was a Philippine
revolutionary organization founded by Filipino
anti-Spanish revolutionaries in Manila, in
1892, which aimed to gain independence
Ang bayan kong Pilipinas
Lupain ng ginto’t bulaklak
Pag-ibig ang sa kanyang palad
Nag-alay ng ganda’t dilag.
At sa kanyang yumi at ganda
Dayuhan ay nahalina
Bayan ko, binihag ka
Nasadlak sa dusa.
“Bayan Ko” was originally composed as a poem
by Jose Corazon de Jesus in 1929, and set to
Ibon mang may layang lumipad music by Constancio de Guzman. Written as a
Kulungin mo at umiiyak protest song during the American occupation of
the Philippines.
Bayan pa kayang sakdal dilag
**Katipuneros - members of the Kataastaasang
Ang di magnasang makaalpas! Kagalanggalangang Katipunan (KKK) ng Pilipinas
Pilipinas kong minumutya (English: Supreme and Venerable Society of the
Children of the Nation), a revolutionary group of the
Pugad ng luha ko’t dalita 1800s; a Filipino who continues to fight unjust and
Aking adhika, corrupt structures in society.

Cavite. from Spain. Makita kang sakdal laya! Sources: Wikipedia.org and WikiFilipina.org

FILIPINA LEADERSHIP SUMMIT ISSUE 5

 THU, OCT 7
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Dress and Technical Rehearsals for
SHEroes Monologues and The Vagina
Monologues
(cast and crew members only)
5:30 – 8:30 pm
Summit Registration Open
6:00 – 8:30 pm (Skyview 3)
Welcome Reception
Sponsored by Susie Quesada, Executive
Vice President, Ramar Foods International
(‘07 FWN 100)
Welcome to the Filipina Women’s
Network
Elena Mangahas, Board Chair
(‘07 FWN 100)
Maya Ong Escudero, Board Member
(‘09 FWN 100)
6 FILIPINA WOMEN’S NETWORK
FRI, OCT 8
Welcome to the Filipina Leadership 7:30 – 8:30 am (Skyview 5/6) Advisory Commission on Asian Americans an idea, building a team, staying
Summit: Why A Meeting of Leaders? Daily Summit Registration Open and Pacific Islanders (‘07 FWN 100) true to a vision.
Gloria T. Caoile, Senior Political Director, Sheila Lirio Marcelo
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance Breakfast State of the Philippines Report Founder and CEO, Care.com, Inc.
(‘07 FWN 100) “Filipinas in Motion” Peer Idea Mary Jo Bernardo Aragon
Circles Philippine Consul General Los Angeles
Welcome to Las Vegas: Filipina Continuing a summit tradition, we begin and Nevada “Leading Others”
Women in Las Vegas Report the Filipina Summit with getting to know Learning Track
Judge Cheryl Moss, Family Division The Filipina American Identity in
your peers at breakfast. Choose your Peer
Clark County, Nevada Idea Circle.  the Asian-ness of the 21st Century Filipina Women of the World: 
Christina Lagdameo Global Development Alliances:
Welcome from the Philippine Each participant shares ONE idea. Then Deputy Director, White House Initiative on Leading Social Change, Leading
Consul General leave with one career or life-changing Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders People, Giving Back
Mary Jo Bernardo Aragon, Philippine IDEA learned from your peers that you can      Maria A. Beebe, PhD
Consul General Los Angeles and Nevada use immediately. KEYNOTE Portland State University
Our Time Has Come: Why Filipina School of Extended Studies
Keynote: Lessons of Leadership: Each Circle is a self-managing group, Women Must Seize the Momentum
What I Learned at the White House choosing a facilitator, a reporter and a Mona Pasquil Tessie Cruz Villacorta APR
and Book Signing timer. On Sunday, Oct. 10, after the closing (former) Lieutenant Governor, Social Change Advocate
Dr. Connie Mariano, Author, breakfast, each circle reports back to the State of California (‘07 FWN 100);
The White House Doctor, (‘07 FWN 100) larger group, its Top Two Ideas. SHEro & Legend 2009 5:30 – 7:15 pm
Idea - a thought or suggestion as to a Dinner on your own
possible course of action; a feeling that 12:00 nn – 3:30 pm (Skyview 5/6)
something is probable or possible; a Working Lunch & General Session 7:00 – 11:00 pm
concept of pure reason.
The Global Filipina World Cafe´ – SHEroes MONOLOGUES
8:45 – 11:45 am (Skyview 5/6) Calling ALL FWN 100s: Pinay Power and a posthumous recognition
General Session: 2012 Planning for DC of Dr. Rena Nora, an esteemed
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS PANEL A working lunch to begin the planning Filipina trailblazer in Nevada 
on how we envision Pinay Power 2012 (Skyview 5/6) (Filipino Attire requested)
FWN REPORT  Womentoring Circles at the 9th Filipina
State of the Filipina American Summit in Washington, DC.  To mark the celebration of Filipino History
Community in the United States: Month in October, FWN will debut in
Our Electeds, Appointeds, Highest A World Cafe´is a simple methodology for Las Vegas the “SHEroes Monologues:
Ranking Corporate Filipinas hosting conversations based on a set of Honoring the Women of the Philippine
Marily Mondejar integrated design principles that reveal Revolution.”
President, Filipina Women’s Network a deeper living network pattern through
(FWN 100 “Keeper of the Flame”) which we co-evolve our collective future. The monologues highlight the unsung
heroines whose contributions were
Leading Filipina Women of the 3:45 – 5:15 pm significant in winning independence from
World: Wins & Challenges Spanish rule.
VIDA BENAVIDES “Leading Yourself” Learn-
Principal, Dewey Square Group ing Track Dessert Reception and
(‘07 FWN 100) “Kwentuhan” (to follow)
Real-world leadership stories of FREE if you’re registered for the full
KEYNOTE successful entrepreneurs. Growing summit or the Friday daily rate. To
Political Success Story: A Filipina purchase a VIP table of 10 or additional
Woman Leader in Nevada individual tickets, go to www.Filipina
Judge Cheryl Moss WomensNetwork.org/events.
Family Division Court, Clark County, NV
Las Vegas: The Emerging Schedules, speakers and programs subject to change.
Workplace for Filipinos Updated conference Schedules will be available during
Rozita Villanueva Lee the Summit at the Registration Desk.
Commissioner, President Obama’s
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 SAT, OCT 9

7:30 – 8:30 am (Skyview 5/6) to career advancement.  Find out how 3:30 – 5:00 pm
Daily Summit Registration Open and why you should not feel alone when
domestic violence happens to you or “Leading Others”
Breakfast someone you know. Learning Track
“Filipinas in Motion” Peer Idea
Circles continues Judge Cheryl Moss Filipina Migrants for Sale
Family Division Court, Clark County, NV Robyn Magalit Rodriguez, PhD
8:45 – 11:45 am (Skyview 5/6) Assistant Professor, Rutgers University
General Session Carolyn Muscari (‘09 FWN 100)
Advocate Supervisor, S.A.F.E. House
Keynote Protecting domestic violence victims when
Filipina Women: Phoenix Rising they have to show up in court. “Leading the Organization”
Valerie Santos Learning Track
Deputy Mayor for Planning & Economic Mari D. Parlade, Esq.
Development, Washington, DC Custody, support and advocacy in domes- Growing Your Venture as a
tic violence situations. Mental and health Business:  From Concept to Practice
YouthSpeak: Bi-Cultural Identities, effects of abuse on the children, their self- to Closing the Sale
Burdens of Leadership esteem, and resulting tendencies to lash Zeny Cunanan
What’s our Filipina image as daughters, out and engage in violence themselves. President & CEO, Galaxy Global Corp.
wives and mothers? The feelings of (‘09 FWN 100)
isolation and overwhelm as we negotiate Julie Soo, Esq.
cultures in the community and workplace Commissioner, San Francisco Commission Norma Edar
on the Status of Women; Staff Attorney, Owner/CFO, A TopNotch Security Services,
Melissa S. Ramoso California Department of Insurance Inc., Costless Maintenance Services Co.,
Field Representative, Office of Assem- Inc. (‘09 FWN 100)
blymember Ted W. Lieu, 53rd District Vanessa Barcelona, Esq.
Barcelona & Pilarski, P.A. ‘07 FWN 100) 6:30 – 11pm (Skyview 5/6)
Susie Quesada Ways to maintain lawful status when Cabaret Supper
abuser and abused are in the immigra-
Executive Vice President, Ramar Foods
tion process.  Visa protections for women:
and Benefit
International (‘07 FWN 100)
VAWA (Violence Against Women Act), Performance
Jessica Cox T and U visas 6:30 – 7:30 pm Cabaret Supper
Pilot (first licensed pilot with no arms) (for VIP ticket holders, Sponsors, FULL
(‘09 FWN 100) 12:00 nn – 1:30 pm summit, and Saturday-only registrants)
Lunch on your own
Being Corporate Savvy: How to 8:00 pm Benefit performance
Avoid Career-Ending Moments 1:30 -– 3:00 pm SUN, OCT 10
Building your credibility in your orga- General Session V-Day Founder/playwright Eve Ensler’s
nization. Creating effective coalitions.  (Skyview 5/6) award winning play, “The Vagina 7:30 – 8:30 am (Skyview 5/6) Closing Session
Understanding the “unwritten rules” in Monologues” will premier in Las Vegas in Where Do We Go From Here?
the workplace. Developing career-defining Filipina Women Who Could Be honor of Asian Pacific women survivors Breakfast Filipina World Cafe´ Report –
moments to establish your expertise. President Panel of domestic violence and breast cancer as with the “Filipinas in Motion” Peer Idea Pinay Power 2012?
Investing in our careers and changing our part of the national awareness campaign Circles – finalize group reports
Susan Afan mind-set.  The forum will explore solutions during the month of October.  Filipina Superwoman: 
District Director, San Diego/Inland Empire on how to increase the odds that some 9:00 am – 12:00 nn Yes! I Can Fly!
Robert Half International (‘07 FWN 100) Filipina women will rise to the President The monologues are stories about Eve General Session Jessica Cox
position in all sectors. Ensler’s interviews with more than 200 (Skyview 5/6) Pilot (first licensed pilot with no arms)
Marily Mondejar women. With humor and grace the (‘09 FWN 100)
Organization Consultant and Executive Irene B. Bueno piece celebrates women’s sexuality and Filipinas in Motion Peer Idea To be introduced by Norma Edar
Coach, FWN 100 “Keeper of the Flame” Co-founder and Partner, NVG strength. Through this play and the libera- Circles Reports (‘09 FWN 100)
(‘07 FWN 100) tion of this one word, countless women Each peer circle reports to the larger
Violence at Home: throughout the world have taken control group their Top Two Ideas  (one career Don’t miss the awe-inspiring story of
What to do. Who to turn to.  Vida Benavides of their bodies and their lives. For more and one life-changing idea) learned from Jessica Cox. Born without arms, Jessica
Nationally, 1 in 4 families experience Priincipal, State, Local and Multicultural than twelve years, The Vagina Monologues others that can be used immediately back now flies airplanes, drives cars, and
domestic violence. In 2009, there were Practice, Dewey Square Group has given voice to experiences and feel- in the office or at home. otherwise lives a normal life using her
175,000 domestic violence calls.  One (‘07 FWN 100) ings not previously exposed in public. feet as others use their hands. She holds
of these calls could end up in homicide.  “Make Me A Filipina Millionaire” the title of the first person without arms
Domestic violence should not happen. But Kris Valderrama Perfomed by by an all-women cast from Speaker Panel in the American Tae Kwon-Do Association
it does.  At home. In the workplace. It’s Delegate, Prince George’s County Las Vegas and San Francisco. FREE if This popular speaker panel chaired by to get a black belt and the first woman
been identified as one of the barriers (14th District), Maryland you’re registered for the full summit or the Josephine Romero, Philippine Trade Com- pilot in aviation history to fly with her feet.
Saturday daily rate.  To purchase tables of missioner for the U.S. Western Region, will Her talk is a most apt title for a heart-
10 or individual tickets, go to www. feature Filipina entrepreneurs sharing their warming story of her life and her mother’s
FilipinaWomensNetwork.org/events. journeys - how they reached their first mil- determination that she can independently
KAPUSO N G FWN : lion dollars in business, as they work their take care of herself and lead a normal life.
passion, achieve their dream and share
He prefers to stay in the sidelines but his work still puts him at the center of the Las their prosperity with those who need it. See you next year!!!
Vegas Filipino American community. The vice president of the Las Vegas Asian Journal
is a valuable link that connects individuals and groups to form the mosaic of Fil Ams in
this city. It is love for the community more than anything else that fuels his passion to 7
Robert Macabagdal help. This unassuming executive is also a budding shutterbug. His big camera always
Vice President, Asian Journal elicits smiles. But it is his big heart that stirs the Las Vegas Fil Ams’ soul.
 SPEAKER BIOS

Carolyn Muscari
Advocate Supervisor, S.A.F.E.
House
speaker bio
Carolyn Muscari has been a Domestic
Violence Legal Advocate for over 12
As an undergraduate at the
University of Maryland, she led the
successful struggle to establish the first
Asian American Studies Program in the
DC metropolitan area. She is a Public
Policy and International Affairs Fellow,
a Presidential Management Fellow
and received her Master’s in Public
Policy from the New School for Social
Jessica Cox
Motivational Speaker
The doctors don’t exactly know
why Jessica was born without arms.
Sonograms and other prenatal tests
did not reveal this rare congenital
condition. However, from infancy
her feet became her hands. Like all
children, she went through the various
Kris Valderrama
Member, House of Delegates,
Maryland
Kris Valderrama just won her re-
election bid to a second term as
Maryland State Delegate for Prince
George’s County. Ms. Valderrama is
the eldest daughter of the first Filipino
American elected to statewide office
framework of image as a proponent of
success, Ms. Mondejar developed the
seven aspects of image for influencing
results, a standard since adopted
by the image consulting industry.
As the founding president of the
Filipina Women’s Network, she has
spearheaded the Nationwide Search
for the 100 Most Influential Filipina
years. She has worked for the Las Research in New York City. stages of development. She learned to on the mainland, former Maryland Women in the U.S. and the “Pinay
Vegas Metropolitan Police Department feed herself and write with her feet. Delegate David M. Valderrama. Kris Power 2012”, a mentoring initiative
and at SAFE House Domestic Violence Dr. Connie Mariano Jessica Cox now flies airplanes, worked with the 1.4 million member whose goal is to double the number of
Agency where she is still employed. Author, “The White House drives cars, and otherwise lives a American Federation of State, Filipina leaders in America by 2012. Ms.
She has been a volunteer for 29 years Doctor” normal life using her feet as others County and Municipal Employees Mondejar is also President of the San
for the Clark County District Court Dr. Connie Mariano is used to breaking use their hands. She holds the title of (AFSCME), AFL-CIO in their Public Francisco Friends of the Commission
as a CASA (Court Appointed Special barriers, used to shattering the glass the first person without arms in the Affairs Department – Strategic on the Status of Women and serves
Advocate). CASAs are appointed by ceiling. Born to a Navy father and American Tae Kwon-Do Association to Communications Unit, working on such (and has served) on non-profit boards
the court to represent children who Filipina mother in the Philippines, get a black belt and the first woman issues as child care, home care and including Leadership California, the
have been victims of abuse or neglect Mariano traveled and lived military pilot in aviation history to fly with her health care organizing. In addition, Kris San Francisco Sweatfree Procurement
regarding permanent placement for base to military base, typical of the feet. She graduated college with a has been active in the labor movement Advisory Group, the San Francisco
those children.  life of a family in the American armed degree in Psychology and is pursuing a for over a decade campaigning and Justice and Courage Oversight Panel,
forces. Along the way, she accumulated career as an international motivational rallying in support of working family Filipino American Arts Exposition,
Judge Cheryl Moss life experiences and the desire to make speaker! issues. Image Industry Council International,
Eighth Judicial District, Family her own mark in the world. She has and the American Society of Training
Division, Clark County, Nevada achieved an impressive list of “firsts” Josephine Romero Maria Africa Beebe and Development. She is also a
Judge Cheryl Nora Moss is serving her that include: the first military woman to Trade Commissioner for Internationalization Consultant, member of Women Impacting Public
10th year as a Family Court Judge in become the White House Physician to U.S. Northwestern Region, Portland State University Policy and Emerge California.
the 8th Judicial District Court, Family the President, the first woman Director Philippine Trade and Investment Maria Africa Beebe, is an
Division, Clark County, State of Nevada. of the White House Medical Unit, the Center Internationalization Consultant at Consul General Mary Jo
She was elected to the 8th Judicial first Filipino American in US history to Josephine Romero is currently the Trade Portland State University. She has Bernardo Aragon
District in 2000 and re-elected in 2002 become a Navy Rear Admiral. Commissioner of the Philippine Trade a Masters in Anthropology and Philippine Consulate General,
and 2008, and is currently serving and Investment Center in Silicon Valley, Ph.D. in Education from Stanford Los Angeles, California
a six-year term until 2014. After Gloria T. Caoile the Philippine Government’s Trade University. Her personal mission Consul General Mary Jo is a career
graduating law school and working as Senior Political Director, Asian and Industry office in northwest U.S. is linking higher education with diplomat with the rank of Chief of
a judicial law clerk for D.C. Superior Pacific American Labor Alliance and Canada. Administratively linked global sustainable development; Mission I. Before assuming her post
Court Judge John H. Bayly, Jr., Judge See cover story feature on p.10-11. to the Philippine Consulate General, balancing social and environmental at the Philippine Consulate General
Moss relocated to Las Vegas. Judge PTIC-SV (as it is known) promotes the considerations with economic in Los Angeles, Mrs. Aragon held
Moss became the first Judge in the Irene B. Bueno country’s priority revenue streams like development; using information and the position of Chief of Staff to
State of Nevada to implement a pilot Co-Founder and Partner, NVG global sourcing in business processes communication technologies (ICTs) the Secretary of Foreign Affairs in
program for referring parents in child Irene B. Bueno, a former official and manufacturing services; trade in for global development alliances for Manila. Mrs. Aragon served in various
custody cases for Problem Gambling in the Clinton Administration, is food, natural products, and lifestyle global engagement. She has 20 years capacities at the Philippine Mission
Assessments. Judge Moss successfully co-founder and partner of NVG, a goods; and other bilateral commercial professional experience in international to the United Nations in New York
launched the program with the help dynamic government relations firm exchanges and investments with host development, involving leading change, from and at the Philippine Embassy
and coordination of the Nevada specializing in public policy, advocacy, country, the United States. leading people, maximizing results; in Brussels, Belgium. Mrs. Aragon
Council on Problem Gambling and strategic advice, and outreach. Ms. demonstrating business acumen, and earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in
through the expertise and mentorship Bueno has expertise in developing Julie D. Soo building coalitions in higher education.  Political Science from Schiller College in
of her late mother, Dr. Rena Magno and implementing legislative, policy, Senior Staff Counsel, California Lessons learned from these experiences Bönnigheim, Germany and a Diploma
Nora, former Chief of Psychiatry for the and communications strategies on Department of Insurance are highlighted in AfricaDotEdu (2003), in International Relations from the
Veterans Administration Medical Center various issues including education, Julie D. Soo is a senior staff counsel edited by Beebe, Koaukou, Oyeyinka University of London, UK.
in New Jersey and Las Vegas. housing, immigration, health care, and with the California Department and Rao.
appropriations. Ms. Bueno was Special of Insurance. She has volunteered Mari D. Parlade
Christina Lagdameo Assistant to the President in the White in a variety of community causes, Marily Mondejar Founder and Owner of
Deputy Director, White House House Chief of Staff’s Office and on including hate crimes projects, civil President, Filipina Women’s Parlade Law, LLC
Initiative on Asian Americans the Domestic Policy Council. Prior to rights education, campaign work, Network Mari D. Parlade is a passionate child
and Pacific Islanders her White House posts, Ms. Bueno and community health advocacy. She Marily Mondejar is a senior business advocate who has devoted over ten
Christina Lagdameo was appointed was a Deputy Assistant Secretary for is well-recognized as a former staff leader with wide-ranging global years to representing children in
as the Deputy Director of the White Legislation at the U.S. Department writer with AsianWeek. Julie serves on experience as an entrepreneur, Juvenile Dependency (abuse & neglect)
House Initiative on Asian Americans of Health and Human Services. Ms. the San Francisco Commission on the strategist and advisor to leading Proceedings both in San Diego,
and Pacific Islanders in April 2010. Bueno served as a Board member of Status of Women and is active with the organizations. She advises executives California and Las Vegas, Nevada. 
Prior to her appointment, she worked the Asian Pacific American Institute California Democratic Party Executive on leadership and career derailment Mari’s passion for children birthed in
for seven years for the White House for Congressional Studies (APAICS); Board as a co-chair of the Platform issues, and consults on corporate 1999 at the University of San Diego
Office of Management and Budget and the former Executive Director and a Committee. She holds an A.B. with a image strategies, merger implications, Child Advocacy Institute (USD CAI)
examined over $45 billion in federal current Board member of the Asian double major in Pure Mathematics and scenario planning, and how to where she represented children in
income support programs, including American Action (AAA) Fund, a political Statistics from U.C. Berkeley, an M.A. maximize performance, through work dependency proceedings as a Certified
the Earned Income Tax Credit, Refugee empowerment organization. in Applied Mathematics from U.C. San with executive teams, alliance-building, Legal Intern for the San Diego Public
Resettlement and issues relating to Diego, and a J.D. from Golden Gate and inter-cultural communications.  Defender’s Office. In recognition for
asset poverty. University School of Law. Formulating her own conceptual her dedication to the children of

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Judge Cheryl Moss Christina Lagdameo
Norma Padua Edar Robyn Rodriguez
California, Mari was awarded the 2002
James D’Angelo Outstanding Child
Advocate Award and added to the
USD CAI Wall of Fame in 2005 and
was recognized by U.S. Senator Harry
Reid, Congresswoman Shelley Berkley
and the Legal Aid Center of Southern
Nevada in 2009.  serves as Advisory Board Member
Melissa Ramoso
Field Representative for
Assemblymember Ted W. Lieu
(CA-53)
Melissa Ramoso is a Filipino-American
first generation college graduate born
to parents who work in government
and served in the military. Most
notably, her grandfather served in
the Philippine-American Army as
a Lt. Colonel during WWII. For the
past three years, she continues her
family’s legacy of public service as
a Field Representative for California
State Assemblymember Ted W. Lieu.
Melissa is the liaison to the Asian
Pacific Islander (API) and the API
Legislative Caucus in the district office.
Melissa serves on the Board of Asian
Pacific American Legislative Staff
Network and is an appointed 2010
California Democratic Party Delegate
by California State Senator Alan
Lowenthal.
Mona Pasquil
Former California Lieutenant
Governor
Mona Pasquil is the FIRST woman,
FIRST Filipina American, and FIRST
Asian American to serve as lieutenant
governor of California. Prior to the
appointment, she served as Chief of
Staff to former Lieutenant Governor
John Garamendi. The granddaughter of
Filipino immigrants and the daughter
of a community leader and gifted
jazz pianist, Mona was vice president
for MHSC Partners Inc., a political
consulting firm widely acknowledged
for expertise in microtargeting and
Irene B. Bueno Jessica Cox
Sheila Lirio Marcelo Susan Afan
data analysis. She was appointed
Western Political Director in the Clinton
White House, served as deputy CEO
for the 2000 Democratic National
Convention and as political director of
the 2000 Gore-Lieberman campaign in
California.
Norma Padua Edar
CFO, A Topnotch Security
Services
Norma Padua Edar is a serial
entrepreneur. She has founded
three businesses that continue to
grow and hire from diversified and
disadvantaged groups in the San
Francisco Bay Area when most
businesses are laying off employees.  de Manila University in Manila, the
She started as an accounts clerk with
the San Francisco Giants and was the
Assistant Controller when she left the
sports industry to start her security
services, maintenance and rental
property businesses.
Robyn Magalit Rodriguez
Assistant Professor of
Sociology, Rutgers University
Robyn Rodriguez received her Ph.D.
in Sociology from the University of
California, Berkeley and is currently
an Assistant Professor of Sociology at
Rutgers University. She also serves as
a faculty affiliate of the Department
of Women’s and Gender Studies. Over
the last fifteen years, Dr. Rodriguez
has been studying and writing about
Philippine emigration and community
formation amongst Filipinos in the
labor diaspora. Her book, “Migrants
for Export: How the Philippine State
Brokers Labor to the World” was
published in 2010 by the University of
Minnesota Press.
Rozita Villanueva Lee
Commissioner, President
Obama’s Advisory Commission
on Asian American and Pacific
Islanders
Josephine Romero Kris Valderama
Susie Quesada Tessie Villacorta
Rozita Villanueva Lee was born in
Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii where her
parents immigrated to in the early
1930s from San Manuel, Pangasinan.
As in Hawaii, Rozita became active in
the Las Vegas community making a
difference in the lives of people. She
for OCA Las Vegas and Women
of Diversity, Nevada. She is also
member of the Chancellor’s Advisory
Roundtable where she speaks on
behalf of the APIA community on
issues relating to education. She is
currently on the National Asian Pacific
American Media Coalition that grades
the Networks on Diversity issues.
Sheila Lirio Marcelo
Founder and CEO, Care.com
Sheila is an entrepreneur whose
passion for business and family led
to the founding of Care.com in 2006.
After enduring frequent struggles to
find quality caregivers for her two
boys, Sheila recognized a lack in
resources available to help families
address their care needs: child care,
tutoring, senior care, pet care, and
housekeeping. She founded Care.
com to fill that void. In 2007, Care.
com won the Stevie Award for “Best
New Company of the Year.” In 2009,
Sheila was recognized as one of the
Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs
at the Fortune Most Powerful Women
Summit. She was recently named
an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of
The Year in New England. Prior to
founding Care.com, Sheila served as an
executive at several successful Internet
companies including: Upromise, a
site helping families save for college;
and TheLadders.com, an executive
job search engine. Sheila graduated
from Mount Holyoke College with a
degree in Economics. She also holds
both a M.B.A. and a J.D. from Harvard
University.
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Maria Africa Beebe Mary Jo Aragon
Valerie Santos Vanessa Barcelona
Susan Afan
District Director, San Diego /
Inland Empire, Robert Half
International
Susan is the District President for
Robert Half International (NYSE:RHI),
the world’s first and largest staffing
firm named by Fortune magazine as
one of the Worlds’s Most Admired
Companies. She assumed her current
position in 2008 after 10 years
managing offices in Northern California
and Hawaii, and currently oversee
operations in San Diego and Inland
Empire.
Susan graduated with a degree
in Communications from Ateneo
Philippines, and is a highly-regarded
career expert who frequently speaks on
career management issues.
Susie Quesada
Executive Vice President, Ramar
Foods International
Susie’s love for Filipino food was
nurtured by her mom, whose authentic
recipes were used to make Orientex
Lumpia, Longanisa, Tocino and
Magnolia Ice Cream. As Ramar Foods
expands into new markets, Susie aims
to change the way the world views
Filipino food. Specializing in Filipino
cuisine, Ramar Foods’ numerous
product lines can be found in most
Asian supermarkets across the country,
ranging from large chains to small
retailers.
Tessie Cruz Villacorta
Social Change Advocate
Tessie Cruz Villacorta recently retired
from Ayala Corporation as associate
director and from Children’s Hour
Philippines, Inc as executive director.
While her expertise was in public
relations, communications and events
planning, Tess was continuously
involved in corporate social
responsibility programs. She was active
Melissa Ramoso Mona Pasquil
Vida Benavides Zeny Cunanan
in NGOs such as the Ayala Foundation,
League of Corporate Foundations,
Philippine Business for Social Progress,
San Miguel Foundation, Habitat
for Humanity. She also handled
Philippine programs for international
organizations like Synergus, Bridges
for Peace, Asia Business Conference,
Habitat International, and the like.
Valerie Santos
Deputy Mayor for Planning
and Economic Development,
Washington, D.C.
Valerie Santos is the District of
Columbia’s Deputy Mayor for Planning
and Economic Development, where
she is responsible for implementing
Mayor Adrian M. Fenty’s economic
development vision and managing a
development pipeline worth more than
$13 Billion of housing, retail, office,
parks, infrastructure and public space
projects throughout the District.
Before joining the District
government in 2007, Santos was a Vice
President at Jones Lang LaSalle, where
she specialized in urban public-private
development. Previously, she was a
Manager with Ernst & Young’s real
estate group and an Associate with
Hamilton Rabinovitz & Alschuler. She
is a graduate of Santa Clara University
and earned her MBA at Harvard
Business School and a Masters in
Public Policy at Harvard University’s
Kennedy School of Government.
Vanessa Barcelona
Partner/Immigration Attorney
at Barcelona & Pilarski, P.A.
Vanessa Barcelona was born in Manila,
Philippines. She and her family moved
to Florida in 1984. She is a graduate
of the University of Florida, where
she received her B.A. in 1991 and her
J.D. in 1995. She as been practicing
law for 15 years, solely in the
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 Gloria T. Caoile
Her Br and of Presence
by C ayan Topacio

W
hen Gloria T. Caoile joins a
group she unwittingly raises
their energy level. Her effortless
ways to direct, influence,
motivate, and make things
happen, are admired by many who have worked
with her.
“It is amazing when you ask Asian American and
Pacific Island women who is the one person who
inspires them - the one name that keeps coming
up over and over again from women all over the
country is - Gloria Caoile”, said Daphne Kwok,
Chair of the President’s Advisory Commission for
the White House Initiative on Asian American and
Pacific Islanders.
Labor as Special Assistant to the Secretary in the
Office of Public Engagement. “Gloria has
mentored a generation of emerging Asian Pacific
Americans to continue the fight for economic
justice. As one of the many recipients of her
mentorship, I am forever indebted to Gloria.”
“Gloria is a trailblazer,” stated Vida Benavides,
former chair of APIAVote and community activist.
“Because of her energetic leadership in the
community and in the political arena, I and so
many Filipina American women and men,
inspired by her courage, dedication, passion for
justice and equal opportunity, have joined her in
working towards the vision of a fair and
representative democracy in this country.”

“Why does she inspire me?” pondered Daphne,
pausing briefly, and then responding to her own
question, “It’s because Gloria exemplifies the
best qualities in a leader - passion, commitment,
a can-do spirit, positive energy that always
radiates a room or a conference call, a
tremendous multi-tasker, master of wearing
numerous hats all at once and being very clear
about not mixing up hats, selfless, humble, filled
with joy and love and laughter!” Exclaimed
Daphne, “When I grow up, I want to be Gloria
Caoile!”
Prior to working at APALA, Gloria served as the
Special Assistant to the International President of
the American Federation of State, County &
Municipal Employees (AFSCME) in Washington,
D.C., a labor union serving 1.3 million members.
She retired from AFSCME after 33 years of
service. AFSCME continues to call on Gloria for
special assignments. She has led disaster relief
teams to assist union members devastated by
wildfires in Southern California, flooding in Iowa,
Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, and the 9/11
tragedy in New York.

Gloria T. Caoile is a recognized labor rights leader
who has been at the center of Filipino American
political and civic engagement for more than 20
years. An advocate for Asian American and Pacific
Islander participation in the political process, she
encourages members of the immigrant
community to vote, to volunteer in civic
organizations, and to do their part in helping
America maintain a healthy democracy. She is the
former Executive Director of the Asian Pacific
American Labor Alliance (APALA) and a board
member of the Asian and Pacific Islander Vote
(APIAVote).
“Gloria embodies the APALA spirit serving as a
bridge connecting the labor movement with the
broader Asian Pacific American community,” said
Malcolm Amado Uno, former APALA Executive
Director and now with the U.S. Department of
“My path to the executive floor was not easy,”
Gloria said. “In those days, women were mostly
in administrative support roles. Very few held
positions of authority. That’s why I also became a
founding member of the Asian Pacific American
Women Leadership Institute (APAWLI) -- to
nurture and develop leadership skills among
Asian American and Pacific Islander women.
While there is more that needs to be done to
help women achieve pay parity, I’m encouraged
by the advances women are making in the
workplace. I remain the eternal optimist.”
Gloria has received numerous accolades for her
achievements. Last year, she received the
Distinguished Service Award from the Asian
American Justice Center in recognition of her
involvement in advancing equality and for her
service on various boards that seek social and
economic justice. Past awards reflect the wide
spectrum of her activities - the Filipinas Magazine
Achievement Award for Community Service, the
Presidential Merit of Honor (the Philippines
highest civic award) for her community
development work and fight against poverty in
the Philippines, and her most cherished award
the St. Scholastica’s College Pax Award given to
an outstanding alumna.
“I never in my life imagined I would ever get an
award from my school. I was not one of those
with a stellar academic record. I infuriated the
nuns,” Gloria laughed.
“She was always a leader even at an early age”
said Luisa Herrera, a long time friend and
schoolmate. “Other students gathered around
her. Her voice rose above the din. She was easy
going and funny; but, underneath the comedic
facade was a serious and responsible person,”
continued Luisa.
Gloria was born in Lawton, Oklahoma, an
unusual origin for a Filipino American. “My
mother was among the first evacuees that left
the Philippines right after the war. Being part
American and pregnant, she was prioritized and
put on a military ship along with my American
grandfather, who was incarcerated at Santo
Tomas. They joined my grandfather’s relatives in
Oklahoma. My father, a Filipino, subsequently
followed. No offense to Oklahoma, but my mom
said it was such a harsh and desolate place and
my father could not imagine raising a family
there. Thank goodness they went back to the

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FROM LEFT: GLORIA, DAUGHTER

MELANIE AND HUSBAND BEN.

(2)

(1)
(1) IMMIGRANT RIGHTS RALLY, NOV 2002
LEGRITO
(2) FEED THE HUNGRY FOOD AND TOY DISTRIBUTION
PHOTO BY JON ME
(3) 2003 FREEDOM RIDE RALLY, WASHINGTON DC
(4) GLORIA IN ACTION AT A VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE

GLORIA AT THE WHITE HOUSE LAUNCH OF BREAST CANCER AWARENESS PROGRAM AND HER “LOVE” CARDS.

Philippines where I grew up. While I have lived
here in the United States most of my life, my
formative years were spent in the Philippines. So
much of who I am is being Filipino.”
Gloria has returned to the Philippines annually to
volunteer with Feed the Hungry. Tess Alarcon,
co-founder of the nonprofit group, remarked
“She was our leader, our mentor, our friend and
inspiration. She was a prolific fundraiser, a great
strategist, and an effective organizer. Always
engrained in my memory is the sight of Gloria on
top of a 6 x 6 truck shouting instructions to
disaster victims, ordering them to line up and get
their calamity relief assistance in an orderly
fashion.”
Added Pablito Alarcon, co-founder and board
member of Feed the Hungry, “The Commission
on Filipinos Overseas of the Office of the
President of the Philippines recently certified our
organization as having donated more than a
million dollars worth of assistance. Our programs
encompass feeding and nutrition, gift giving,
scholarships, calamity and emergency medical
assistance, and infrastructure development. We
have built 82 classrooms, installed water systems,
and assisted in livelihood projects. We have
touched the lives of more than a million poorest
of the poor Filipinos in the Philippines. Gloria was
an integral part of all of these accomplishments.”
While Gloria is highly appreciative of the public
recognition, it is her private life and family that
provides her with the greatest satisfaction. Ben,
her husband of 40 years, has been her most
ardent supporter. “He is the one that inspires me
to do what I do. Our daughter Melanie keeps me
focused.”
Organizing community events, coordinating
assemblies, rallying people to support a cause,
arranging conventions, staging public forums, are
just a few of the activities on Gloria’s plate. It
takes more than organizational skills to
accomplish all these. What explains her success?
“Gloria is the most energetic multi-tasked,
caring, woman I know,” said Rozita Villanueva
Lee, Commissioner on the President’s Advisory
Commission for the White House Initiative on
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. “She can
work on several projects for different entities all
at the same time and does them all well. God
has truly blessed her with talent, sense of humor,
and wisdom which she shares so generously. I
learn so much from her as we work together on
projects.”
“It’s her presence,” added Rozita. “It’s a
leadership quality few have. She has the ability to
command attention. There’s a magnetism that
pulls people to her. She connects well with
others. She uses that ability to influence and
motivate people to work for the good of others.
Her love for family, friends and community is all
encompassing and we are so lucky to have her in
our community.”

Cayan Topacio is a writer living in Seattle,
Washington.

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CROOKED BRAID Who’s Who
WELCOME
SAY IT (FOR THE
COMFORT WOMEN)
Bella Wood, Tere Borja,
Jo Devlin, Marilyn Ante, in the Cast
Gloria T. Caoile and Shari Macias Wong, Cielo Martinez, Shari
Rozita Villanueva Lee, Minddie Lloyd Macias Wong
Producers & Directors,
The Vagina Monologues Chorus / Vagina Choir OUTRAGEOUS ARLENE MARIE “Bambi” Bella Wood CECILIA ‘BABES’ ENRILE
Las Vegas – All Cast VAGINA FACT: LORICA, MD, FAAP Contract Oversight Wife, mother, passionate
THE VIBRATOR Holistic Pediatrician Specialist, community leader
Marily Mondejar and FILM CLIP ON Nadia Jurani U.S.Department of Housing
Elena Mangahas, Filipina COMFORT WOMEN and Urban Development
Women’s Network INTRO –
EXTRO – SLAVERY IN RECLAIMING CUNT
INTRODUCTION AMERICA, 2010 Jopin Romero
Bella Wood, Cecilia (HUMAN
“Babes” Enrile, Cielo TRAFFICKING) RECLAIMING CUNT
Martinez, Cynthia Guinto Rozita Villanueva Lee Jacqui Castillejo
Deriquito, Jo Devlin, Luz Guingona, Emmie
Sapin Micabalo, Marilyn MY ANGRY VAGINA
Ante, Minddie Lloyd, Anderson
Mona Cladis, Celia
Mona M. Cladis, Nadia C. “Babes” Enrile
Jurani, Shari Macias- INTRO – THE WOMAN
Wong, Sylvia V Arellano, WHO LOVED TO MAKE Cielo Martinez Cynthia Guinto IMELDA “Emmie” JACKIE CASTILLEJO-
VAGINAS HAPPY
Tere Guanzon-Borja Co-Founder, Deriquito COLLADO ORTEGA GUINGONA
Thelma Boac Global Armortek; State Secretary, ANDERson Owner
INTRO – HAIR
Shari Macias Wong
Intermission THE WOMAN WHO
Co-Owner,
Curves for Women
National Federation
of Filipino Americans
Founder & CEO,
Pinoy Power Radio
L3 Dream Productions
LOVED TO MAKE Associations
VAGINAS HAPPY
HAIR Julie Soo, Pat Flores
Sylvia Arellano
WEAR AND SAY
Part Two With the Vagina Choir –
San Francisco and Las
Bella Wood, Cecilia HANDPRINTS Vegas Cast
“Babes” Enrile, Cielo (Men against
Martinez, Cynthia Guinto violence)
INTRO – I WAS THERE
Deriquito, Jacquie IN THE ROOM
Guingona, Jo Devlin, INTRO – MY VAGINA
Nadia Jurani
Julie Soo, Luz Sapin WAS MY VILLAGE
Micabalo, Marilyn Ante, Tere Borja Josephine “JO” Devlin JULIE SOO, ESQ. Luz Sapin Micabalo Marlyn Ante
I WAS THERE IN THE Past President & CEO Senior Staff Counsel Founding President, Program-Migration and
Minddie Lloyd, Mona M. ROOM
Cladis, Nadia C. Jurani, MY VAGINA WAS J&L Enterprises California Department of Phil-Am Charity Refugee Coordinator,
Mona Claris, Cynthia Insurance Foundation Catholic Charities of South
Pat Flores, Shari MY VILLAGE
Deriquito, Cecilia
Macias-Wong, Sylvia V Nadia Jurani, Bella Wood Nevada
“Babes” Enrile, Cielo
Arellano, Tere Guanzon- Martinez, Nadia Jurani,
Borja LULLABY – Bella Wood
ILI-ILI, TULOG ANAY*
INTRO – THE FLOOD Bambi Lorica, m.d. FILIPINO LULLABY –
Marilyn Ante SA UGOY NG
EXTRO – Rape of DUYAN**
THE FLOOD nanking Bambi Lorica, m.d.
Cecilia “Babes” Enrile Gloria T. Caoile
2010 spotlighT:
THE VAGINA INTRO – THE LITTLE women and girls
WORKSHOP COOCHI SNORCHER of the democratic Minddie Lloyd MONA M. CLADIS NADIA C. JURANI, ESQ. NIDA RECABO, MSW
Jacqui Guingona, Julie THAT COULD republic of congo Chair and Co-founder Hypnotherapist and Life Clinical Case Manager,
Soo, Pat Flores Nida Recabo Shari Macias Wong Bamboo Bridges Coach, Baptist Hospital of Miami
The Power of Yes, LLC
VAGINA HAPPY FACT THE LITTLE COOCHI 2010 spotlight
Tere Borja SNORCHER THAT monologue:
COULD A TEENAGE GIRL’S
Nadia Jurani, Jo Devlin, GUIDE TO SURVIVING
INTRO – BECAUSE HE Marilyn Ante, Cynthia SLAVERY
LIKED TO LOOK AT IT Deriquito, Sylvia Arellano, Cielo Martinez, Sylvia
Minddie Lloyd Luz Micabalo Arellano, Nadia Jurani,
Luz Sapin Micabalo, Nida
BECAUSE HE LIKED THE MEMORY OF HER Recabo, Minddie Lloyd,
TO LOOK AT IT FACE Tere Borja, Shari Macias
Mona Cladis Jacqui Guingona, Julie Wong
Soo, Pat Flores
NOT-SO-HAPPY FACT SPEAK OUT
Patricia Flores SHARI MACIAS-WONG Sylvia V. Arellano Tere Guanzon-Borja
Jo Devlin EXTRO – MEMORY OF Marily Mondejar Case Manager/Patient President, Retired Marketing
HER FACE Care Coordinator, PWU Alumni LV Chapter Development Specialist
Emmie Anderson CURTAIN CALL Kaiser San Francisco
“Babae Ka”
All Cast

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Cast Bios ARLENE MARIE “Bambi”
ANTONIO-LORICA, MD, FAAP, is
a holistic pediatrician, and a lyric
soprano who has been privileged to
CAST BIOS
perform for the last 3 Philippine
presidents. Recognized as one of
FWN’s 100 Most Influential Filipina
Women in the US for 2007, among
her performance venues include the
Herbst Theater in SF, the Kennedy
Center, Warner Theater, DAR
Constitution Hall, US Congress and
embassies in the DC area. A social
activist and a graduate of the UP
College of Medicine, she was inducted
into the Chicago FilAm Hall of Fame
for Medical Diplomacy in 2008 and
honored as a TOFA (Twenty
Outstanding Filipinos) Awardee in
2009. A devoted mother of four
accomplished children, Michelle, Leia,
Andrew and Christine, she has been
married to ballroom dance and golf
enthusiast, nephrologist Victor, for the
past 25 years.
BELLA WOOD is a contract oversight
specialist and government technical
representative with the US
Department of Housing and Urban
Development. She has served as a civil
servant for over twenty years and
worked for several government
agencies such as NASA, the
Department of Justice and the
Department of Defense. She is happy
to be a part of the LV Vagina
Monologues Cast and help STOP the
VIOLENCE.
CECILIA ‘Babes’ ENRILE Wife,
mother, passionate community
leader.  Avid ballroom dancer.
CIELO MARTINEZ founded the
Philippine Society for Performing Arts
of New Orleans and is the co-founder
of Global Armortek, which manufa-
ctures and distributes bullet resistant
vests. A serial entrepreneur, she is the
co-owner of Curves for Women, an
exercise facility for women, NephRx,
and Asian Pacific Kidney Center, both
hemodialysis centers in the Philippines.
Cielo was appointed by the Philippine
government as an Honorary Consul
General in New Orleans from 2001 to
2007 and is currently very involved in
GK and other civic activities in Las
Vegas.
CYNTHIA GUINTO DERIQUITO is
a a very proud mother to Kathleen and
Kallista. A former San Franciscan and
currently the Secretary for the National
Federation of Filipino Americans
Associations (NaFFAA) in Nevada, she
is also the
1 4Secretary
F I LforI the
P I Las W O MSanta
N AVegas
Filipino Lions Club, and Treasurer for
the Aguman Capampangan. A strong
advocate for Alzheimer’s Association,
Cynthia was honored as one of the
five Ambassadors for Life Care Centers
of America. As President of the Seven
Lakes Association, she spearheaded
the convening of the recent 7th
Biennial Seven Lakes (San Pablo City)
International Convention held in Las
Vegas last July 2010.
IMELDA “Emmie” COLLADO
ORTEGA ANDERSON is the founder
& CEO of Pinoy Power Radio, the #1
HIT Filipino Radio Station and the only
full time Filipino FM Radio program in
the US. Pinoy Power Radio aims to
Enrich, Enlighten, Educate, Entertain
and Empower on 101.5FM, 1130 AM  and husband, Zosimo, a retired
&  Oceanic Cable Channel  882.
Crowned Mrs. Hawaii Filipina in
2007, Emmie was honored as a
TOFA (Twenty Outstanding Filipinos)
Awardee and recognized by FWN
as one of 100 Most Influential
Filipina in the US in 2009. She
received the highest honors as a
Hotel Management & Business
Administration graduate from
Cannon’s International Business
College. Mother to three wonderful
children, Emmie is happily married for
25 years to John Leon Anderson II, a
retired VP from Prudential Insurance &
Financial Services
JACKIE CASTILLEJO-GUINGONA
started her career in acting doing
theatre and television work in the
Philippines where she played character
roles in weekly tv dramas and daily
soap operas. Jackie also starred in
several films. A former national tennis
champion, Jackie attended college in
Florida and Texas on a full tennis
scholarship. She graduated with an AA
in Journalism and a BA in Broadcast
Journalism. She conceptualized a
weekly sports, travel and adventure
show on ABS-CBN called “Sports
Unlimited” where she worked initially
as head writer, and eventually as
director and part-time co-host of the
show which lasted 11 years. Recently,
she started her own production
company based in Daly City called L3
DREAM PRODUCTIONS. She
produced, directed and acted in their
flagship presentation, a Palanca
Award winning play entitled “New
Yorker In Tondo.” She is thrilled to be
a part of the LV production of the MONA M. CLADIS combines a rich
Vagina Monologues! personal and professional background
with her knowledge and practice of
JOSEPHINE “Jo” DEVLIN holds a Hypnotherapy and Life Coaching. As a
Bachelor of Science in Commerce from master hypnotherapist with numerous
E N Isabel
’S N College,
E T WManila,
O R Kand an certifications,
| ww w . F i l i she
Associate’s degree in Nursing from
Montana State University, College of
Technology. She is affiliated with the
Association of Philippine Broadcasters,
the Filipino American Heritage
Foundation, and the Philippine
American Lions Club of Las Vegas.
She was formerly President & CEO of
J&L Enterprises.
LUZVIMINDA SAPIN MICABALO
is a registered nurse by profession and
a retired health care administrator,
with a diplomate from the American
College of Health Care Executives and
a Masters Degree in Professional
Studies in Health Care Administration.
Luz is also a licensed Nursing Home
Administrator in New York State. She
surgeon, moved to Las Vegas in 2000.
A recipient of the “Gawad Sentenaryo
Medal” award from the Philippine
governments, she is the founder the
Phil-Am Charity Foundation, Inc., the
Phil-Am Association of Summerlin,
and the Fil-Am Heritage Foundation
and is either president or on the
board of numerous organizations.
One of FWN’s 100 Most Influential
Filipinas in the US, and a TOFA (Twenty
Outstanding Filipinos) Awardee, she
has received, among other awards,
Outstanding Asian American in New
York State, International Alumni
Achiever Award from the UP Alumni
Association and the UP College of
Nursing Distinguished Alumna of the
Decade in International Achievement
in Community Service.
MARILYN ANTE graduated from
Santa Isabel College in Manila with a
Bachelor of Science in Commerce.
Married to Raymond Dillon, a retired
Financial Adviser, and mother to Sirikit,
she currently works for Catholic
Charities of Southern Nevada in
Program-Migration and Refugee
Services. She is the treasurer for the
Asian American Coalition of LV, the
regional secretary for the National
Federation of Filipino American
Association (NaFFAA) and the first vice
president of the Las Vegas Phil-
American Lions Club.
MINDDIE LLOYD of the Injured
Police Officers Fund is chair and
co-founder of Bamboo Bridges and a
co-director of NAPAWF.
PATRICIA FLORES is a nurse by
profession, working as a Case
Manager/Patient Care Coordinator for
p i offers
n a Wcreative n s N eKaiser
o m eand t w oinrSan
successful solutions tailored to her
clients’ specific goals resulting in
dramatic transformation for personal
and spiritual growth, career
aspirations or breaking through
obstacles. An honors graduate from
Hypnosis Motivation Institute, in
California, Mona brings to her practice
many years of diverse experience
working previously as a teacher of
young children, a Psychologist, a
Management Consultant and a
successful business owner.
Although The Power of Yes, LLC is
located in Henderson, Nevada, she
also serves a growing number of
clients from Asia.
NADIA C. JURANI is a civic minded
CPA and lawyer who served as a
Commissioner for the Equal Rights
Commission of the State of Nevada,
and a Hearing Officer for Clark County.
Currently the Region XI Chairperson of
NaFFAA, she is also the President and
Founder of Philippine Bisayan Society
of Nevada. A Summa Cum Laude
graduate from University of San Jose
Recolletos, in Cebu, she graduated
Magna Cum Laude when she took her
Master of Management at the
University of New Mexico. She
received her Juris Doctorate from the
University of Nevada. For her work,
she has received numerous awards
including a Congressional Recognition
for being an outstanding community
leader in Southern Nevada, Asian
Reader’s Top 50 Most Influential Asian
Pacific Leaders, Outstanding Lion of
the Year, and Business Person of the
Year from the Asian Chamber of
Commerce in Las Vegas. Married to
Romeo S. Jurani, an engineer, they
have three accomplished children
Othella Ann, Marius and Yorick; and
three grandchildren, Kasio, Isela and
Nedia.
NIDA RECABO is a breast cancer
survivor and advocate. With a masters
degree in Social Work from the Barry
University in Florida she was
appointed to the Miami-Dade County
Asian American Advisory Board from
2003-2009 and the Jackson Memorial
Hospital, Roxy Bolton Rape Treatment
Center Advisory Board from 2007-
2008. One of FWN’s 100 Most
Influential Filipina in the US for 2009,
she continues to be active with
NANAY, providing supportive services
to the elder community of Florida.
k . Francisco.
o r g A single parent
for the last 20 years, raising three
wonderful boys, hers interest in
helping raise awareness about
domestic violence is very personal,
having been a victim of verbal,
physical & emotional abuse. As a DV
survivor and breaking the cycle of
dysfunction, Patricia became active in
the world of entertainment as a
vocalist for Harana Band, which
performs Latin Jazz Genre with a
Filipino flair. Among her theatrical
experiences include: “Florence
Nightingale” @ the Cultural Center of
the Philippines in the ‘70s. “Razzle
Dazzle Them” & “Te Mana” @ the
Dean Lesher’s Center for the Arts in
Walnut Creek, California during the
late 90’s, “Ethnic Dance Festival 2007
with Hui Ta Ma Nui” @ The Palace of
Fine Arts in San Francisco. Patricia is
thrilled to perform again, and, at the
same time, support the fight against
domestic violence!
SHARI MACIAS-WONG is the
proud mother to wonderful children
C
Alex and Lauren, and wife to
supportive husband, Tim. She
volunteers with numerous non-profits
and is currently Chair of Community
Service Committee at The Meadows
School. Shari is an Emmy award-
winning former broadcast news
reporter and anchor for NBC in
Washington DC.
SYLVIA V. ARELLANO is a graduate
of the Philippine Women’s University
with a BA in Communications. She
worked for Eastman Kodak in
Rochester, NY for many years, until her
family moved to Singapore and HK. In
2005, her family decided to retire in
Las Vegas. Sylvia is the incoming
President of the PWU Alumni LV
chapter, and is active in GK events.
She loves to play bowling and hike the
mountains of Las Vegas!
TERE GUANZON-BORJA is a
retired marketing development
consultant of a reputable high-rise
commercial contractor company from
Los Angeles. She attended St.
Scholastica’s College from grade
school thru high school and graduated
with a Business Administration degree
from Maryknoll College. Currently, she
manages the family’s classic car
restoration business and lives in Las
Vegas with her husband, Ben. She has
2 sons, a daughter and 5 grand-
children. Tere enjoys assisting in
various parish and school activities in
Los Angeles and Las Vegas and
cherishes moments she spends with
new and long-time friends.
 B E N E FICI A R Y
Art Director Executive Producer Production Manager Producer / Director Every day The Shade Tree changes lives
AL PEREZ ELENA MANGAHAS FRANKLIN RICARTE GLORIA T. CAOILE
Commissioner Chair, Strategic Planning Sr. Political Director
SF Entertainment Filipina Women’s Network Consultant Asian Pacific American Our mission is:
Commission Labor Alliance To provide safe shelter to homeless and abused women and children in crisis and
to offer life-changing services promoting stability, dignity, and self-reliance.
Since 1990 The Shade Tree has served homeless and abused women and children,
victims of domestic violence, victims of elder abuse, victims of street violence, female
veterans, homeless youth and the physically disabled. Using programs offered by
The Shade Tree, women can rebuild their lives. They can find employment, secure
permanent housing and become productive member of the community.
The shelter provides immediate safety from the harshness of the streets, street
Production Assistant Director Executive Producer Producer / Director crime and domestic violence. Each person is provided accommodations that ensure
JASON RICARTE KEN MARQUIS MARILY MONDEJAR ROZITA V. LEE the dignity and respect of everyone utilizing the Shade Tree services. The Shade Tree
Student Team Manager, President, Commissioner, President is the largest shelter of it’s kind in the state, and is the only 24-hour accessible
San Francisco State Univ. George P. Johnson Filipina Women’s Network Obama’s Advisory Cmmssn.
on Asian American and shelter designed specifically to meet the needs of women and children in Southern
Pacific Islanders Nevada. With 364 permanent beds, The Shade Tree provides some 80,000 nights of
shelter each year. On average, 33% of our clients are children under the age of 18.
AL PEREZ is the founder of GLORIA T. CAOILE is the loves sports especially basketball
Creative i Studio, which specializes senior political director of the Asian (Varsity-Starting Point Guard) and Senior citizens represent the fastest growing segment of our population.
in translating marketing objectives Pacific American Labor Alliance golf (Junior Varsity). He coached The second and third floors of our 38,000 square foot facility are residential areas
into creative strategies. He is an (APALA), a national organization of the Bloomfield Basketball League with sleeping rooms, libraries, training rooms, rest rooms, and children’s play rooms.
CREW BIOS

award-winning graphic designer, Asian Pacific American labor union and was camp instructor for the The main floor has our “Dayroom,” kitchen, laundry, restrooms and showers, and

CREW
producing marketing programs from
Fortune 500 to start-up companies.
Al is excited to be a part of “The
Vagina Monologues” journey for
the seventh year as its art director.
Al is a Commissioner of the SF
Entertainment Commission, and was
awarded with a Presidential Citation
by Philippine President Gloria
Macapagal Arroyo on January 2010.
Elena Mangahas is a
Journalism graduate of the University
of the Philippines where she was also
active in theatre production with the
University of the Philippines Repertory
Company. From campus theatre she
moved into independent theatre
productions until her immigration to
the U.S. She settled in Stockton and
continued theatre work leading to
her V-Day involvement in 2004 to this
day. Social service is her day job and
Elena serves as chair of Little Manila
Foundation for historic preservation
of Filipino American history in
America and the Filipina Women’s
Network’s Board of Directors. Elena
was selected 100 Most Influential
Filipina Women in the U.S. by the
Filipina Women’s Network in 2007
and awarded Woman of the Year for
2009 by the California Legislative
Women’s Caucus.
franklin ricarte ’s name
originates from President Roosevelt.
The motte he lives by is “no day but
today.” His least favorite thing to do
is to swim in the ocean. His legacy is
to live a life without regret.
members. A founding member of
the Asian Pacific American Women
Leadership Institute (APAWLI), the
ony national organization dedicated
to nurturing and developing
leadership skills among Asian
American and Pacific Islander
women, Gloria also served on the
boards of several civil rights groups
including Filipino American Civil
Rights Advocates and the National
Federation of Filipino American
Associations. A wife to Ben, a mother
to Melanie, a community activist, a
mentor, volunteer, a friend, a breast
cancer survivor, and a women’s rights,
worker’s rights and human rights
advocate, Gloria is very passionate
about engaging in projects that
empower the Filipino American
community nationwide. A community
leader, she has been president of
numerious organizations and has
organized countless events globally.
She has received, among other
awards, the Presidential Linkapil
Award in 1997, the Achievement
Award for Community Service from
Filipinas Magazine in 2001, Filipina
First Awardee from the Philippine
American Foundation in 1999, and
TOFA in 1990. She was honored
as one of the 100 Most Influential
Filipinas in the U.S. in 2007.
JASON RICARTE Jason is a
sophomore at San Francisco State
University pursuing a marketing
degree. Raised in Bloomfield Hills,
Michigan, he graduated from
Lasher High and then went on
to Michigan State University. He
Lasher Basketball Camp. He was
a sales associate for Lacoste
Somerset and was top sales
person for a number of months.
He now interns with the State
Senator Leland Yee’s office and
the Filipina Women’s Network
handling audiovisual, social media
marketing and graphic design.
He also volunteers for District 6
Supervisor Candidate Jane Kim.
KEN MARQUIS was a child
actor with credits including “The
Waltons” and “The Addams Family
Halloween Reunion.” More recently,
Ken’s behind the scenes producing/
directing activities include theatrical
plays & pageants, television (live
and pre-taped) production, and
outdoor cultural/music festivals.
Credits include “The Vagina
Monologues” (stage), Ginoong
Pilipinas (stage), Flawless de Mayo
(stage), The Journey: Stephanie
Reese (stage), MSNBC’s “The Site”
hosted by Soledad O’Brien (national
TV), “Digital Cam Film Festival”
(national TV), “TechTV’s HDTV
Special” (national TV), “The Screen
Savers” (national TV), DARPA Urban
Challenge (corp TV), Pistahan Main
Stage (festival), and the SF Giants
Filipino Heritage Night (festival).
Ken lives happily ever after in San
Francisco with Al Perez, his partner
of 20 years.
MARILY MONDEJAR is
president of Filipina Women’s
Network. Under her leadership, the
services for victims of violence. The full basement is used for storing donations and
shelter supplies.
The Shade Tree is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. This means that most
donations are tax deductible. We are a local ‘grassroots’ agency with no national
affiliation or support. To remove any barrier that might prevent a woman from
accessing necessary services for herself and her children, 100% of our services are
provided completely free of charge, regardless of the length of stay.
You Are Invited to Visit The Shade Tree! Just call us at 385-0072, Ext
108 to schedule a tour. Come see for yourself the important work we are doing!
We sincerely enjoy informing our community about the women and children we
help and the lives we save. One important way we do this is through informational
tours. We invite you to visit and experience the impact we make in the life of women
and children everyday. Please call to make an appointment to come meet us, hear
life-changing stories and tour our facility.
If you are in danger, call 911 now. If you need a safe place, come to: 1 West
Owens, on the southwest corner of Owens and Main in North Las Vegas or call
(702) 385-0072.
fledgling organization operating ad hoc since rozita villanueva lee is a
1996 grew from 50 members in 2002, to producer of Polynesian shows and has been
over 5,200 list members today. She initiated performing as mistress of ceremonies and
the Filipinas Against Violence campaign in singer on the Las Vegas Strip for the Imperial
2004 to raise awareness of the domestic Palace Hotel Hawaiian Luau for the past 18
violence problem in the Filipino community. years. At the Capitol, both in Nevada and
She serves on nonprofit boards including the Washington, DC, she is a known advocate
City of San Francisco’s Justice and Courage for the Asian and Pacific Islander Americans
Oversight Panel. She was recently appointed and especially for the Filipino World War II
by Mayor Gavin Newsom to the Sweatfree Veterans. Most recently Rozita visited the
Procurement Advisory Group, which evaluates State Legislature to advocate for the Arts
the city’s implementation, administration, and Council. Honored by the Filipina Women’s
enforcement of the Sweatfree Contracting Network as one of the 100 Most Influential
Ordinance. She’s the president of the Friends Filipinas in the U.S., she serves as either
of the San Francisco Commission on the Status officer or board member on various APIA
of Women. Marily is an organizational change organizations and currently serves as the
practitioner, image consultant and career coach. national vice chair of the National Federation
She’s proud of her two wonderful boys and of Filipino American Associations.
three grandsons.
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{ ACKNOWLEDGMENTS }
Philippine Center Edna and Rodel
Management Rodis
Board Elena Mangahas
San Francisco: Emily Murase
Josephine Romero Franklin Ricarte
Genevieve Dwyer
Philippine Genevieve Jopanda
Consulate Gerry Phillips
General San Helen Marte Bautista
Francisco:
Consul Leah
Commissioner Hydra Fundraising Events, Corporate Sponsorships and Naming Opportunities
Mendoza
Victoria Rodriguez Commissioner Jane Partner with the Filipina Women’s Network and support Filipina women, America’s
Philippine News: Kim
Margarita Argente Jason Ricarte untapped source for leadership and talent.
Jopin Romero
Bally’s Las Vegas: Julie Soo, Esq.
Nancy Smalskas Consul General Jun
National Sales Paynor Mission Statement FILIPINA WOMEN will rise to the position of president in all sectors.
Manager K. Bui Established in 2001, FWN’s mission is to enhance AGAINST VIOLENCE Sponsor a “presidential candidate.”
Laarni San Juan
Fatima Viado Consul Leah Victoria public perceptions of Filipina women’s capacities to Campaign to end violence against Filipina women
Sales Manager Rodriguez lead, change biases against Filipina women’s and girls in collaboration with Eve Ensler’s V-Day Power Lunch: Remarkable
Marily Mondejar leadership abilities and build the Filipina organization. Filipina Women
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 international law as she steadfastly pursued
justice against her rapists.
The recognition event is a fitting celebration
of Filipino Heritage Month in October.
PINAY POWER 2012 – Developing
tomorrow’s Filipina leaders today
The nationwide search for the 100 Most
Influential Filipina Women in the U.S. is a
campaign to advance Filipina women in the
U. S. workplace –
1. identify the Filipina women who are shaping
our community’s influence in American society
today and are impacting our future – and
2. double the number of Filipina leaders by 2012.
This prestigious recognition is a working

Most Influential
award – the Top 100 are invited to womentor a
protégée. Both leaders are invited to return to
the Filipina Leadership Summit in 2012.

Selection Criteria – Honorees

FILIPINA WOMEN in the U.S. will be determined by:
Impact: The significance of an activity,
program, or project the nominee may have

. 2011 , created, been part of, or have managed and how

C A L L F O R N O MINATIO NS | DE A D LINE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2011
100 Most Influential Filipina
Women in the U.S. Awards™
A Filipina Women’s Network’s Pinay Power
2012 Campaign – A Nationwide Search for
the Filipina Women Who Are Influencing and
Contributing to the Building of America.
The nationwide search for the 100 Most
Influential Filipina Women in the U.S. is the
ultimate showcase of the Filipino American
community’s most inspiring individuals in the
private and public sectors, which exemplify
innovation, mentorship, professionalism, gender
empowerment and leadership.
“Being honored as one of the 100 Most
Influential Filipina Women in the U.S. in 2007
introduced me to a network of women who
recognize your achievements and who want
to help in any way they can to ensure that
you remain a success. This award, and the
recognition that comes with it, has really given
me the urge to propel forward with more vigor
than ever before,” says Lieutenant Colonel
Shirley Saoit Raguindin, an executive at the
office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense.
The 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 reunion and celebration.
Awardees are also required to attend the
Filipina Leadership Summit in 2011 to be
held on Oct 28-30 in San Francisco. Super
early registrations now open at www.FFWN.
org/events. Together with FWN, 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.
Nomination Categories
Founders & Pioneers honor Filipina
women in their capacities as the chief executive,
president, executive director or founder of a
U.S. based company, community organization,
non-profit, or business venture that they helped
start, build or significantly grow.
Innovators and Thought Leaders
recognize Filipina women who have broken new
ground in the U.S. through vibrant, energetic
presentations of critical ideas, transforming the
way people think, in the fields of arts and letters,
performing arts or through pop culture, or have
improved the lives of others by helping develop
a product or service in the fields of science,
technology, biotechnology or medicine.
Policymakers & Visionaries recognize
Filipina women leaders who have made or are
making a difference in U.S. 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.
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 U.S. employer or
organization and who have gone beyond the call
to devote time, energy, and resources to support
their community.
Builders & Emerging Leaders are
making their mark in a large workplace
environment, displaying high energy and skill in
a leadership role at a U.S. nonprofit institution,
government agency, or organization in any field.
“Nicole” honors Filipina women whose
words, actions, and activism, inspire others to
act and revolutionize our society’s way of
understanding traditional beliefs and customs.
This category is inspired by “Nicole” who
sparked an international dialogue about
women’s rights, national sovereignty, and
it affected the quality of life of individuals and
her constituency or community (in the U.S.).
Innovation: A strategy, project or activity
that the nominee may have created, managed or
improved that has benefited the U.S. workplace
or FilAm community. Original and pioneering
strategies for problem solving are especially
encouraged.
Involvement: Demonstrated example
of how nominee has been involved with other
people (U.S. based groups, businesses,
government agencies, community members, etc.)
in her activities.
Mentorship: Nominee’s mentoring
experience as a mentor (U.S. based).
[A mentorship is a supportive relationship
established between two individuals where
knowledge, skills, and experience are shared.
The mentee is someone seeking guidance in
developing specific competencies, self-awareness,
and skills in early intervention. The mentor is a
person who has expertise in the areas of need
identified by the mentee and is able to share
their wisdom in a nurturing way.]
Sustainability: Nominee’s efforts to ensure
long-term sustainability of a project or activity
that is U.S.-based (e.g., continue making positive
impact, increase involvement of constituents,
use of resources, etc.).
Professionalism: Demonstrated example
of nominee’s professionalism (U.S. workplace
example). [Professionalism includes integrity,
courtesy, honesty, and willing compliance with
the highest ethical standards. Professionalism
goes beyond observing a profession’s ethical
rules: sensitively and fairly serves the best
interests of constituents, colleagues and the
public. Professionalism fosters respect and trust.].
To submit nominations:
FilipinaWomensNetwork.org
Email: fwn100@ffwn.org

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V
ABOUT V-DAY
-Day is a global movement to
end violence against women and
girls that raises funds and
awareness through benefit
productions of Playwright/
Founder Eve Ensler’s award winning play The
Vagina Monologues and other artistic works.
In 2009, more than 4000 V-Day events took
place in the U.S. and around the world. To
date, the V-Day movement has raised over
$70 million and educated millions about the
issue of violence against women and the
efforts to end it, crafted international
educational, media and PSA campaigns,
launched the Karama program in the Middle
East, reopened shelters, and funded over
5000 community-based anti-violence
programs as well as safe houses in Kenya,
South Dakota, Egypt and Iraq. In June 2006,
V-Day launched the V-DAY: UNTIL THE
VIOLENCE STOPS festival in NYC which
invited
thousands of
New Yorkers
to stand up
and join
V-Day in
making New
York City the
safest place on earth for women and girls.
In 2008, V-Day celebrated its 10th
Anniversary in New Orleans with over
30,000 activists attending V TO THE TENTH.
The V-Day movement is growing at a
rapid pace throughout the world, in 130
countries from Europe to Asia, Africa and the
Caribbean, and all of North America. V-Day, a
non-profit corporation, distributes funds to
grassroots, national and international
organizations and programs that work to
stop violence against women and girls. In
2001, V-Day was named one of Worth
Magazine’s “100 Best Charities” and in
2006 one of Marie Claire Magazine’s Top Ten
Charities. The ‘V’ in V-Day stands for Victory,
Valentine and Vagina. www.vday.org.
V-Day Mission
Statement
• V-Day is an organized response against
violence toward women.
• V-Day is a vision: We see a world where
women live safely and freely.
• V-Day is a demand: Rape, incest, battery,
genital mutilation and sexual slavery
must end now.
• V-Day is a spirit: We believe women
should spend their lives creating and
thriving rather than surviving or
recovering from terrible atrocities.
• V-Day is a catalyst: By raising money and
consciousness, it will unify and strengthen
existing anti-violence efforts. Triggering
far-reaching awareness, it will lay the
groundwork for new educational,
protective, and legislative endeavors
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throughout the world.
• V-Day is a process: We will work as long
as it takes. We will not stop until the
violence stops.
• V-Day is a day. We proclaim Valentine’s
Day as V-Day, to celebrate women and
end the violence.
• V-Day is a fierce, wild, unstoppable
movement and community. Join us!
SPOTLIGHT ON WOMEN
OF THE DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Each year V-Day increases awareness by
focusing on a specific group of women in the
world who are resisting violence with
courage and vision. In 2010, V-Day’s
Spotlight Campaign will once
again highlight the atrocities
being committed against the
women and girls of
Democratic Republic of
Congo (DRC).
In the DRC, Rape is used
as a weapon of war to torture
and humiliate women and
girls. This systemic sexual
violence and femicide not
only destroys women and
young girls but also entire
families and communities.
Survivors often suffer in
silence, fearing stigma and
ostracism. In addition to the
severe psychological impact,
many survivors are left with genital lesions,
traumatic fistulae and other physical
wounds, as well as unwanted pregnancies
and sexually transmitted infections. Local
response to support survivors is hindered by
a lack of resources. There is near total
impunity for these crimes as perpetrators
almost always walk free.
In 2010, V-Day and UNICEF, together with
UN and NGO partners, are working with
V-Day organizers around the world to make
a difference. DRC has been called the worst
humanitarian crisis in the world and the
widest interstate war in modern African
history. Fueled by the exploitation of the
country’s rich natural resources by foreign
and local armies and private enterprises, the
war has directly affected the lives of 50
million Congolese. Since 1996, this conflict
has caused more deaths than any war since
World War II, either as a direct result of
fighting or due to disease and malnutrition.
Five million people have lost their lives as a
result of the conflict. With your help, the
women and children who bear the burden of
this war can reclaim a life of safety and
dignity.
For more information on the Stop Raping
Our Greatest Resource, Power To The Women
And Girls Of The Democratic Republic Of
Congo Campaign, please visit www.vday.
org/congo
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SPEAKER BIOS
ABOUT Eve Ensler Continued from page 9
Eve Ensler is a playwright, performer
and activist. She is the award-winning area of U.S. immigration law. She is a
author of The Vagina Monologues, which partner in the law offices of Barcelona and
has been published in 45 languages and Pilarski, P.A., a firm she founded in 2001
performed in over 120 countries. She is also with her spouse, John Pilarski. 
the founder/artistic director of V-Day, the
global movement to end violence against Vida Benavides
women and girls, which has raised nearly 60 Principal, Dewey Square Group
million dollars and recently celebrated its Vida Benavides is a principal in
tenth anniversary at the Louisiana the Dewey Square Group’s state, local
Superdome in New Orleans in April 2008. and multicultural practice, developing
Eve’s plays include Necessary Targets, third party outreach strategies inclusive
Conviction, Lemonade, The Depot, Floating of multicultural constituencies and
Rhoda and the Glue Man, Extraordinary consumers, as well as advising national,
Measures and The Good Body, which she
state and local leaders on political, policy,
performed on Broadway, followed by a
constituent outreach and public relations
national tour. Both The Good Body and
strategies. She will address the execution
The Vagina Monologues are
of civic engagement, voter education and
now being performed
mobilization campaigns critical to the
throughout the world and
Filipino American community’s national
have been published by
voice.
Random House. In
September 2006, Eve’s play,
Zeny Cunanan
The Treatment, premiered at
Founder, CEO, Galaxy Global Corp.
the Culture Project in New
Zeny is the Founder, President, and
York City. O.P.C., her newest
CEO of Galaxy Global Corporation (GGC),
work, will debut this
in Fairmont, West Virginia. She attended
summer at NY Stage and
the University of Santo Tomas, Manila,
Film at Vassar College. In
Philippines where she received her BS in
2006, Eve released her first
Medical Technology, graduating Magna
nonfiction book, Insecure At
Cum Laude and the Harvard University
Last: A Political Memoir, and
School of Business Administration Owner/
co-edited A Memory, A
President Management Program. She
Monologue, A Rant and a
was inducted into the Hall of Fame in
Prayer, an anthology of writings about
Information Technology, named as one
violence against women. Both were
of the 100 Most Influential Filipina
published by Random House. Eve’s film
Women in the United States, and was
credits include an HBO film version of The
the recipient of the WV Employer Support
Vagina Monologues. She also produced the
of the Guard and Reserve Patriot Award
film What I Want My Words to Do To You, a
and the Above and Beyond Award. She
documentary about her work with women in
also received the Presidential Citation
prison, which won the Freedom of
from the President of the Philippines
Expression Award at Sundance and was
for Exemplary Entrepreneurial Success.
shown on PBS. Eve has written numerous
In 2005, she was the recipient of the
articles for Glamour Magazine, Marie Claire,
Small Business Administration’s Minority
Huffington Post, Utne Reader, as well as a
Business of the Year Award. Zeny
regular column in O Magazine. She has won
many awards including a Guggenheim founded GGC in 1989 which offers a
Fellowship in Playwriting and an Obie in broad portfolio of program management,
including enterprise biometric software
addition to a number of honorary degrees.
solutions, info technology services, mobile
Eve is currently working on a film version of
her play Necessary Targets and a new book communications, software engineering and
of monologues, I Am an Emotional Creature, IV&V processing services. Their clients and
to be published by Random House in 2010. strategic partners include the Department
of Defense, NASA, West Virginia High Tech
Foundation, Lockheed Martin Corporation
HOW TO STAY and the General Services Administration
IN TOUCH (GSA) among others.
WITH V-DAY
For more information about V-Day, the
global movement to end violence against
women and girls, please visit the V-Day web 2010 GLOBAL V-DAY
site at www.vday.org. To stay informed SUPPORTERS
about events, actions, and opportunities Dramatists Play Service / Amanda Keidan
for participation, sign up for V-Mail, the
Jewelry / LUNA / Random House / Shawn &
movement’s online newsletter at
Shane / Vosges Haut-Chocolat
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Filipina Women Who Could
Be President Fellowship
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he Filipina Women Who Could Be
President Fellowship Training is
a selective part-time leadership
development program for future
politicians, entrepreneurs, senior and
executive leaders in the United States. The
fellowship program will begin the first quarter
in 2011 (March). Fellowship applications will
be available on October 30, 2010.
Based on established leadership
competencies which includes cohort training,
coaching and mentoring, the program gives
up-and-coming Filipina women leaders the
skills and networks they need to develop
and manage highly effective campaigns
and organizations in the private and public
sectors.
Program Elements
During the program, Fellows will regularly
work with FWN Faculty of national experts,
guest trainers, consultants, successful
entrepreneurs and elected officials to build
their leadership and management skills and
prepare for entrepreneurship, senior and
executive leadership positions.
FWN Fellows will participate in:
» Training Workshops
» One-on-one and Small Group Coaching
» Project-based Learning
» Networking
begins march 2011 H H H H H H H H H
Organizational Outcomes:
» Build FWN’s pipeline of qualified leaders,
to increase the odds that some will rise to
the “President” position in all sectors.
» The participant’s sponsoring organization,
will gain a high-potential employee
who will learn the critical qualities
and behaviors that lead to success in
leadership, management and executive
roles.
Participant Outcomes:
» Gain an honest picture of leadership
strengths and developmental needs, and
recognize priorities.
» Increase understanding of the perceptions
and issues surrounding women’s
leadership.
» Leverage the advantages of a bi-cultural
identity, clarifying personal values and
their fit within the organizational culture.
» Explore the choices, tradeoffs and rewards
as multicultural women juggling personal
and professional goals.
» Develop a personal model of power and
influence and effectively apply it in the
workplace.
» Learn the skill of receiving and giving
authentic feedback.
» Learn strategies to overcome the biases
and discomforts and exercise political
know-how.
» Design a continuous learning development
plan with a career coach
Application Process and
Commitment:
» The application process will
require applicant to choose one
of three leadership training tracks
–entrepreneurship, public service, or
management.
» FWN will select up to 28 participants
carefully selected to represent the
Filipino American community in terms of
leadership potential, volunteer experience
and a strong interest in one of the three
learning areas.
» Because self-awareness is a key aspect
of the leadership program, applicants
when accepted, will be asked to fill
out several assessment surveys prior to
attending. Some of the surveys require
that evaluations be completed by the
participant’s superiors, peers and direct
reports.
» Participants will meet for 2 ½ days for
4 quarters (March, June, Oct, Dec) around
the U.S.
» Commitment is paramount – participants
will commit to all sessions and will only
be allowed to miss one excused absence.
FILIPINA LEADERSHIP SUMMIT ISSUE
Will not officially graduate if participant
does not make up the missed class.
Curriculum Design & Faculty
» Faculty will be recruited from experts
with actual business experience, rather
than theory, from practitioners, corporate
managers and leaders,
» The leadership program incorporates a
strategy for change grounded on research
and a continuing study which focuses on
key events that have impacted the careers
of high potential managers.
» The program will utilize the 360-degree,
multi-rater feedback instrument from the
Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) that
will provide the participants a confidential
report on how they are doing compared
to a similar norm group.
» Provides feedback on how successful
leaders develop and why they derail.
» Derailment refers to why leaders who
were expected to succeed in their
organizations but had their careers
dropped involuntarily by being demoted,
plateaued, or fired.
Fellowship Training is Based on the
Following Leadership Competencies:
1) Leading the Organization
» Resourcefulness
» Decisiveness
» Being a Quick Study
2) Leading Yourself
» Self-Awareness
» Straightforwardness and Composure
» Balance Between Personal Life and Work
» Doing Whatever It Takes
» Career Management
3) Leading Others
» Self-Awareness
» Building and Mending Relationships
» Leading Employees/Volunteers
» Compassion and Sensitivity
» Participative Management
» Putting People at Ease
» Differences Matter
» Confronting Problem Employees /
Volunteers
Potential for Derailment:
In addition, the 360-degree feedback
instrument identifies 5 potential flaws that
may stall or derail a promising career:
» Problems with Interpersonal Relationships
» Difficulty Building and Leading a Team
» Difficulty Changing or Adapting
» Failure to Meet Business Objectives
» Too Narrow Functional Orientation
For more info: www.FFWN.org
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