Subcommittees

-- Where young and old in the Philippines and abroad support and recognize each other as important members of society

PLANNING COMMITTEE - in charge of developing/prioritizing plans for the children and interacting/coordinating with the NGO's that are currently operating in the Philippines

MEMBERS:

Emerald (Mimi) Bayani (California) - AB in Criminal Justice (US); Former Disciplinary Hearing Judge, Arkansas State Department of Correction; Former Investigator, Family & Youth Services, Arkansas Dept. of Health & Human Services; Former Parole and Probation Officer Arkansas State Dept. of Community Punishment; Federal Law Enforcement Officer, US Dept. of Homeland Security mimibayani@yahoo.com

Tonette Binsol (Japan) - Assistant Manager, Risk Management Department, Mizuho Securities Co.; Master of Statistics, Univ of the Philippines, Graduate studies, Department of Mathematics, Keio University; Initiator/Leader/Supporter- Fil-Econfinacct group, Tulong Pinoy (Help Filipino) Movement; Resource Network-builder of Overseas Filipinos worldwide ka_tonyang@yahoo.com

Lily Orticio (Florida) President, Philippine Charities Foundation August2@aol.com

Marilyn Doromal (Georgia) - Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education; Previous teaching experience in Philippines, Los Angeles (California) and Columbus (Georgia); Chairman, Federation of PhilAm Organizations in Georgia; Board Member, Philippine American Center in Georgia; PCEO/Director- K&M TLC2000 Academic Tutorial center; Education Advocate for Georgia Literacy Program; Chair,Miss Federation Pageant in Georgia KMTLC2000@aol.com

RESOURCE & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE - in charge of looking into funding sources and carrying out the Pay it Forward program, to be used for ongoing support of local programs in the Philippines directed towards helping children in conflict with the law

MEMBERS:

APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE - in charge of developing criteria and determining the recipient(s) of the assistance based on priority needs (members of this committee will have to be independent leaders without political/partisan leanings or direct connection with NGOs requesting for funds)

MEMBERS:

Frank R. dela Cruz - (Arizona) Certified internal auditor and Certified information systems auditor;

Member: International Order of DeMolay-JASC (Represented Guam, Okinawa, and the Philippines in the International DeMolay World Congress) and Masonic Lodge Peoria No. 31. Graduated from the Philippine School of Business Administration, Accounting and Economics and New York Institute of Finance - Cert in Finance and Brokerage Management. Worked as Senior Manager - Ersnt & Young, Director, Virsa Systems, Senior and supervising auditor:JNJ and Hoffman La Roche. Currently, managing Director, Jambaro Consulting, an IT, financial, and business consulting firm and Owner, Adelaide LLC, real estate investment and advisory group. frankrdelacruz@aol.com

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE - in charge of checks and balances, overseeing programs, visiting prisons/project sites and ensuring that measurable results are obtained. This will serve as an independent monitoring and investigative body, with access to facilities where children are held.

MEMBERS:

Fanny Abordo - UK Registered Psychiatric Nurse; Mental Health Officer/ Clinical Nurse in Psychiatry, St. Thomas Hospital, London, England; Bachelor of Science in Home Technology, UK delegate to NaFFAA Global Convention in New York; UK delegate, OAV act signing, Malacanang Palace. FanAbor@aol.com

Archie Armada - RP - arcelarmada@yahoo.com

Frank R. dela Cruz - (Arizona) Certified internal auditor and Certified information systems auditor;

ADVOCACY COMMITTEE - in charge of lobbying and pushing for government reforms and accountability

MEMBERS:

Dr. Rachelle (Chee) Garcia - Founding Member, Overseas Filipinos WorldNet (OFWNet) Foundation, Inc.; Director, Philippine Operations, Healthcare Coalition Institute (HCI), a US-based research and advocacy think tank; CEO, Integrated Living & Wellness Ventures, Inc., the Philippine corporate entity of HCI; and President of NIR Placement Center, Inc. Email: ccgarcia@pw.ph.inter.net ccgarcia1@yahoo.com

Ma. Lourdes N. Tiquia is a noted political management expert in the Philippines and Asia. A lobbyist by profession and a policy analyst by training, Malou is Founder and General Manager of the only registered lobbying and political management firm in the Philippines, PUBLiCUS Co., Ltd. She is the founder and lead convenor of the Association of Political Consultants in Asia. She is a graduate from the prestigious Graduate School of Political Management (GSPM) of the George Washington University, after completing her M.A. in Political Management (Lobbying) in 2002. She earnedher A.B. Political Science (1987) and her Master in Public Administration major in Public Policy and Program Administration degrees (1991) from the University of the Philippines.

Federico (Picoy) Fernandez (Alaska) - B.S. Civil Engineering, Airline Captain 1965-78, Alaska State Department of Transportation 1979-99, President - Audax Corporation 1986-89, President - Ace Computers 1990-94, University of Alaska MBA Class '06, Interim Board - Audax WWnetwork Corporation 2005, promoter - Overseas Filipino Investors Bank 2004-present -picoy@audax.net

Perfecto (Boyet) Caparas (Indiana) - Convenor, Coalition To Stop Child Detention Through Restorative Justice, Bahay Tuluyan Program for Street Children, Stairway Foundation; Former member of Board of Trustees & Lawyer (pro-bono, current), Prisoners Rehabilitation Services Operations (PRESO) Foundation; Former Executive Director and Lawyer, Humanitarian Legal Assistance Foundation and Albert Schweitzer Association Philippines boyetcaparas@yahoo.com

Ernesto Ramos (Florida) - Senior Deputy to Congressman Kendrick Meek; Chair, NaFFAA Florida; Board Member, NANAY Community Investment Fund, LLC and NANAY-CDC; member, Filam Coalition of Florida Ernesto.Ramos@mail.house.gov

Lily Orticio (Florida) - President, Philippine Charities Foundation August2@aol.com

MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE - in charge of disseminating news and information to community

MEMBERS:

Perfecto (Boyet) Caparas (Indiana) - Convenor, Coalition To Stop Child Detention Through Restorative Justice, Bahay Tuluyan Program for Street Children, Stairway Foundation; Former member of Board of Trustees & Lawyer (pro-bono, current), Prisoners Rehabilitation Services Operations (PRESO) Foundation; Former Executive Director and Lawyer, Humanitarian Legal Assistance Foundation and Albert Schweitzer Association Philippines boyetcaparas@yahoo.com

Tom Lynn - has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Foreign Languages, and a MA degree in Secondary Education. He currently works as a mechanic in a factory that produces golfballs. She met a Filipina on line (from Lingayen) and visits her twice a year. He would like to tutor or teach English in the Philippines when he retires next year. tomlynn@rcn.com

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