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10th Annual
Filipina Leadership
Summit
FWN GLOBAL 100:
100 MOST INFLUENTIAL
FILIPINA WOMEN
IN THE WORLD
Is Design Gendered?
FEMtorMatch
Pinay Power 2020 Vision
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PASSING THE TORCH TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF FILIPINA LEADERS
W
elcome to the
10th Annual
Filipina Womens
Summit!
Welcome to our returning and
new members!
It is with great honor that I
serve you as President of FWN
for 2013. I would like to thank
Marily Mondejar our past
President and Founder for her
vision and devotion to shaping
FWN into what it is today. And I
am ecstatic that she continued
on the board as our Executive
Director along with our other
Board Members who spend
so much time and energy to
make sure the mission and
values of FWN stay intact. But
there is still much to be done to
continue the charge!
One of my goals as President
is to engage our members by
providing the same networking
and professional development
mixers we have in San Francisco,
in more cities. We began this
year with the FWN Roadshow
where past FWN 100 Awardees
hosted us in various cities
across the US. It was a reminder
that our FWN Energy is strong
no matter where we travel and
that the Most Infuential Award
is a working award where
the awardee pledges to be a
Femtor to younger Filipinas so
that we may see more Filipinas
in the highest ranks of their
companies and organizations
across all industries.
For the past ten years, the
Filipina Womens Network has
identifed our Most Infuential
Filpinas in the U.S. Now is the
time to expand our search and
identify our leaders globally
which will culminate at the
Pinay Power Summit 2020.
2013 marks the beginning of
our search for the Global 100
Most Infuential Filipinas in
the World. I was not surprised
when amazing nominations
came in from so many diferent
countries. Filipinas are a force
to be reckoned with! It is in
our culture to get involved and
make a diference.
So as we charge our way
towards Pinay Power 2020, I will
focus on these two questions:
First, do our members fnd
FWN as a place to learn,
share ideas and network with
colleagues? Second, are we
helping our members to be
efective and successful in their
professional lives? We learn
from Apple and Google that
listening to customers drives
their business. I will be looking
for your feedback so FWN can
continue to ofer programs and
connections that fullflls your
drive and satisfes your needs.
I look forward to hearing
from you.
WELCOME FROM THE FWN PRESI DENT
T
his years Filipina
Leadership Summit is
particularly joyous.
We mark a historic
milestone.
To celebrate our 10th year,
we launched two initiatives to
culminate at the FWNs Annual
Filipina Leadership Summit on
October 24-26, 2013:
Pinay Power 2020 a global
campaign to select the 100 Most
Infuential Filipina Women in the
World. This is a working award
each awardee is asked to pay
forward by femtoring young
Filipinas helping FWN build the
next generation of Filipina
leaders by 2020 creating our
pipeline of qualifed leaders with
the hope that some will rise to
president in the private and
public sectors.
The Global100 awardees
selected are coming from
Bangladesh, Canada, China,
Guam, Japan, Philippines,
Poland, Singapore, United Arab
Emirates, and, of course, the
United States. The celebration
continues with Learning
Journeys to the campuses of
Charles Schwab and Google as
we partner with the Filipino
employee groups of these
corporations.
We inaugurate FEMtorMatch
a strategy to develop active
Filipina community partnerships
worldwide. FEMtorMatch is a
structured one-on-one online
femtoring program that unlocks
the power of the Internet to
broaden and deepen the reach
of traditional femtoring. FEMtors
are the FWNs 100 Most
Infuential Filipina Women in the
United States (FWN US100)
Awardees from 2007 thru 2012
and the 100 Most Infuential
Filipina Women in the World
(FWN Global100) 2013
Awardees. FEMtors will share
their competency and skill sets
with selected FEMtees or
protges. Both FEMtors and
FEMtees can reside anywhere in
the world.
I refect on the two most
important projects that has
changed our community over
the last 10 years:
2004 launched the
Filipinas Against Violence
spurred by the unsolved murder
of Claire Joyce Tempongko who
was murdered in front of her two
young children. In collaboration
with V-Day, the global
movement to end violence
against women and girls, weve
taken our message to
Washington DC, New York,
Las Vegas and annually in San
Francisco. Weve opened
dialogue about violence at
home and how to seek help. Last
February 14, we chaired V-Days
One Billion Rising San Francisco
City Hall event with a public
pledge against violence led by
SF Mayor Ed Lee on the steps of
the Peoples House. Over 4,000
attended this momentous
occasion. Next year, we Rise for
Justice to help women who have
been abused or assaulted claim
their dignity.
2006 launched the Pinay
Power Campaign, which began
our search for the 100 Most
Infuential Filipina Women in the
United States. We have made
great strides most notably, the
historic election of Tani Cantil
Sakauye, the frst Filipina to
become Chief Justice of
California.
2013 FWN goes global
MARILY MONDEJAR
CEO and Founder,
Filipina Womens Network
SUSIE QUESADA
President,
Filipina Womens Network
kicked of with the U. S.
Roadshows. Watch out, well
see you at the next one!
Excitement races through
me as I think about the new and
historic journey the Filipina
Womens Network with our new
president, Susie Quesada she
epitomizes the future our next
generation of amazing Filipina
leaders.
2013 will be a memorable
year as we take a leap in
advancing Filipinas, leaving an
unmistakable footprint visible
around the world. FWN is
energized and ready to take
over the globe!
EDITORIAL TEAM
MARILY MONDEJAR
Publisher
AL S. PEREZ
Creative Director
REBECC A CORTEZ A
FWN Fellow
Contributors
LUCILLE TENAZAS
MAYA ONG ESCUDERO
JOSEPHINE ROMERO
FWN BOARD
ALICIA FORTALEZA
BAMBI LORICA MD
EDCELYN PUJOL
ELENA MANGAHAS
MARILY MONDEJAR
MAYA ONG ESCUDERO
COL. SHIRLEY RAGUINDIN
SONIA DELEN
SUSIE QUESADA
NINI ALVERO (EX OFFI CI O)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Message from the CEO and Founder ........ 2
Welcome from the FWN President .......... 2
Message from the FWN Chair .................. 3
Message from the Selection
Committee Co-Chairs.......................... 3
Pinay Global Power 2020 Vision .............. 4
Global 100 Keepers of the Flame ............. 4
About Filipina Womens Network ............ 5
10th Filipina Leadership Summit ............ 6
Kapuso Ng FWN Award ......................... 6
Leadership Keynote: Cora Tellez .............. 7
Acceptance Keynote: Loida Nicolas Lewis .. 7
Is Design Gendered? ............................... 8
FEMtorMatch ...................................... 10
FWN Global 100 Awardee Profiles ....... 11
Cover Story: Delle Sering-Fojas ........... 15
Summit Schedule ............................... 16
M E S S A G E F R O M T H E F W N C H A I R
T
here is a path that
lies before us and it
is one that knows
no borders. I know
this now for a fact because it is
evidenced by the diversity of
Filipinas nominated for the
Global Search for the Most
Infuential Filipinas. Theyre the
new engine in the realm of
trans-national leadership. Yes,
Filipinas could be immigrants or
migrants, scholars, fellows or
performing artists, international
students or overseas contract
workers, global activists or
traveling businesswomen all
primed for a massive
international network of Filipina
leaders who bear their advocacy
work or afect the change that
they wish to see in the world
(thank you, Mahatma Gandhi for
what is now an evolved meaning
of transnational leadership!). The
Pinay Power cohorts will be in
this 2013 Summit, so lets get to
know them.
There are groups who are
deconstructing the history and
status of Filipinas in the mother
country in order to reclaim what
was once their priestess position.
There are Filipinas who lead
international movements that
began from the homeland and
there are others continuing to
advance the feminist agenda or
break glass ceilings, all energized
to take Filipinas to that
proverbial next level.
Lessons we learned in the
Filipina Womens Network is that
what lies before us is the clarity
of our individual purpose,
regardless of where we live or
work; tasks we advance is the
re-weaving of our cultural
strength into one indestructible
fabric and a strategic support
system that begins with Pinay
mentoring. And are we there
yet? Yes, the engine is running!
Mabuhay tayong lahat!
I
am pleased to welcome
you to this years Filipina
Womens Network (FWN)
Leadership Summit,
a historic event which gives
us the opportunity to honor
the very frst 100 Filipina
global leaders. This worldwide
search is part of the strategic
plan of FWNs Filipina Global
Power 2020 Vision to
double the number of Filipina
global leaders by 2020. I am
proud to say we are well on
track with our vision. Our
honorees have demonstrated
exceptional courage,
innovation and leadership
in advocating for womens
rights and advancement.
They build on the future of
our communities, inspire our
youth and future leaders, and
contribute signifcantly to
society with their outstanding
accomplishments in corporate,
government, educational
institutions, military or
non-proft organizations.
Congratulations!
WELCOME FROM THE
SELECTI ON COMMI TTEE CO- CHAI R
SHIRLEY S. RAGUINDIN,
COL, USAF
Chief Diversity Ofcer,
Air National Guard
ELENA BUENSALIDO
MANGAHAS
Chair,
Filipina Womens Network
F I L I P I N A L E A D E R S H I P S U M M I T I S S U E 3
M E S S A G E F R O M T H E S E L E C T I O N C O M M I T T E E C O - C H A I R
I
n 2007, when I received
notice I would be included
in the frst Filipina
Womens Network list of
100 infuential Filipinas in the
United States, I could not contain
myself. It was quite an honor;
and, with extreme delight, I
shared the news with family and
friends. In succeeding days, I
learned about the other women
pioneers in science and
medicine, notable business
leaders, well renowned artists,
esteemed community leaders,
and more. No ordinary group of
women, I was truly humbled to
be in their midst.
As we gathered in Washington,
D.C. to receive our awards, I
marveled at the confdence and
composure of the women. How
wonderful that our lifes journey
brought us all together!
Most, if not all, shared
common traits. We were
goal-oriented, highly capable
with the ability to multi-tasked
but singularly focused when
required, success driven and
proud to be Filipinas. We received
a lot of compliments that
evening. We were congratulated
for our leadership skills, our
sensitivity and compassion to
others, our lack of trepidation, our
willingness to take risk, and our
obstinacy to meet challenges and
overcome barriers. But the one
distinctive compliment I
cherished was that we were
recognized for our commitment
to mentoring future generations.
I cannot recall a more
auspicious moment until now.
This year, Filipina Womens
Network has expanded its search
to fnd Filipinas worldwide who
are infuencing their
communities, organizations, their
industries and professions. As
with my previous nomination,
I am honored and humbled to be
included in the Filipina Womens
Network Global 100 Awards.
Once again I will spread the news
to my family and friends. Once
again I am ecstatic to be part of
this group. Not because I want to
be honored (let me tell you it
never gets old), but because I am
anxious to meet my new
heroines. I cannot wait to meet
the Filipina women who are
making change happen in Africa,
South America, Australia, Asia,
Europe and North America.
Please join me to celebrate them.
GLORIA T. CAOILE
National Political Director, Asian
Pacifc American Labor Alliance
(APALA)
THELMA BOAC SONIA DELEN SUSIE QUESADA
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Sustaining the Pinay Power 2020 Vision is quite
daunting. As the excitement dies down and the
reality of executing FWNs 2020 game plan, many
will drop out and others will pick up the torch. The
Keepers of the Flame are the caretakers to ensure
that the the vision is kept alive.
Never again forget the contributions of Filipina
women in the building of the world.
Marily Mondejar
CYNTHIA RAPAIDO, ED.D. EDCELYN PUJOL
MUTYA SAN AGUSTIN SHAW MD GLORIA T. CAOILE ELENA MANGAHAS
NINI ALVERO (EX-OFFICIO) SHIRLEY S. RAGUINDIN
ALICIA FORTALEZA AL PEREZ BAMBI LORICA, M.D.
MARILY MONDEJAR MAYA ONG ESCUDERO
F I L I P I NA WOME N S NE T WOR K S GL OB A L 1 0 0 K E E P E R S OF T H E F L A ME
F I L I P I N A L E A D E R S H I P S U M M I T I S S U E 5
OUR VISION
Be the #1 resource for learning, professional /
professional development and leadership
for Filipina women.
OUR MISSION
Position Filipina women as economic and
social contributors to the global workplace.
We achieve our mission through public
education forums and career development
programs that:
Infuence popular culture.
Raise awareness of the activities, careers
and status of Filipina women in the
global workplace.
Enhance public perceptions of Filipina
womens capacity to lead.
Change biases against Filipina womens
leadership abilities.
Build the Filipina communitys pipeline
of qualifed leaders to increase the odds
that some will rise to the president
position in the public and private sectors.
OUR 5 PRIORITY PROGRAM
AREAS
1. Branding
Shaping the Filipina Image
Filipina Action Now
2. Social Justice
Anti-Domestic Violence and
Anti-Human Trafcking Campaign
Immigrant Rights
3. Coalition Building
Annual Filipina Summit
Search for the 100 Most Infuential
Filipina Women in the World
4. Leadership Development
Filipina Women Who Could Be
President Fellowship
Filipinas in Motion
Boards & Commissions Appointments
Political Training
FWN Fellows
FEMtorMatch
5. Cultural Awareness
FWN Salo Salo
Sheroes Monologues
Strategic Alliances with corporate
Filipino employee afnity groups
OUR VALUES
We strive to exemplify our values
through
Partnership
Innovation
Integrity
Openness
Respect
We fulfll our mission and achieve our
vision through a commitment to:
1. Learning and professional
development
We believe that learning is critical
to performance.
2. Service
We anticipate and satisfy the
needs of our members and other
stakeholders.
3. Success
We achieve our mission and
professional success.
IN OUR WORK, WE . . .
Act on feedback from our members.
Link Filipina women locally and
globally.
Encourage every members
participation. Make decisions after
considering the needs of our
members.
Collaborate with members to create
opportunities and solve problems.
Explore new ways of doing things.
Build an environment that supports
risk-taking and innovation. Are
honest and straightforward.
Share information openly and in a
timely manner. Make the best use of
resources available.
Achieve our mission and fnancial
sustainability.
Collaborate across boundaries and
diferences.
Encourage the open exchange of
views, concerns and learning. View
challenges with an open mind.
Learn from mistakes. Listen for
understanding.
Seek and give helpful, timely
feedback. Value the potential of
ideas and of people.
Leverage diferences in people and
in opinion.
Embrace our cultural heritage as
an opportunity.
OUR STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS:
1. Intensify Member Value
Engage and partner with all
members, understand their needs
and expectations, and respond
with value-added solutions to
strengthen learning, leadership,
professional and personal
development in their respective
workplaces and the Filipina community.
2. Create, Capture and Provide First
Class Knowledge and Professional
Learning
Make FWN the most comprehensive
source of information on Filipina
American culture, workplace learning,
leadership, professional and personal
development for Filipina women.
3. Lead Through Technology
Leverage technology to engage
members, capture knowledge,
facilitate interaction, and deliver
customized products and services.
4. Shape The Filipina Image
Defne the Filipina image and shape its
future by being the leading source of
workplace data, trends, and successful
practices for Filipina women
professionals.
5. Position FWN as the recognized
leader with current and emerging
players
Serve the Filipina global community by
being a leading catalyst for sharing
knowledge,
professional learning and personal
development worldwide.
SUMMIT STEERING
COMMITTEE
Alicia Fortaleza
Bambi Lorica MD
Edcelyn Pujol
Elena Mangahas
Marily Mondejar
Col. Shirley Raguindin
Sonia Delen
Susie Quesada
PHILIPPINE CONSULATE
GENERAL
Consul General Jun Paynor
Deputy Consul General
Jaime Ramon Ascalon
Consul Reginald S. Bernabe
Consul Reichel Quiones
CITY OF
SAN FRANCISCO
Elsie McAteer
Florence Corteza
Hydra Mendoza
FWN100 SELECTION
COMMITTEE
Gloria T. Caoile
Col. Shirley Raguindin
Bambi Lorica MD
Cynthia Rapaido
Mutya San Agustin MD
Sonia Delen
Thelma Boac
FWN FELLOWS
Elisa Sunga
Rebecca Corteza
FILIPINA SUMMIT
SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS
Candy Mae Estalilla
Bennie Quevedo-Burris
JoAnn De Jesus
Noelani Sallings
Prosy Delacruz
Stella Mendieta
MARK HOPKINS
INTERCONTINENTAL
HOTEL
Sylvia Harms
Yael Rosenwald
Peter Koehler
VOLUNTEERS
Al Perez
Blesilda Ocampo
Charlene Fassler
Crystal Milo
Eleanor Fernandez
Iriz Lorenzo
Chef Jessette Kalsi
Kristen Lostica
Leah Laxamana
Marice Tran
GALA AWARDS
Julio Lujan, JL Imagination
Event Production and
Design
SPONSORS
NI NANG
Asian Week Foundation
Ramar Foods Intl.
KAPATI D
AT&T
Lydia Cruz Foundation
Southwest Airlines
KASAMA
CSAA Insurance Group
Academy of Art Univ.
Kaiser Permanente
The Permanente Group
Maya Ong Escudero
Seven Seven Corp. Group
Global Networks: Maria
Beebe, PhD
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T
he Filipina Womens Network (FWN)
unveiled a groundbreaking endeavor to
bring together remarkable Filipina women
from around the world to receive the 100
Most Infuential Filipina Women in the
World Awards at the 10th Annual Filipina Leadership
Summit on October 24-26 in San Francisco. The FWN
Global100 Award honors women of Philippine
ancestry who are infuencing change and making
change happen in their communities, their industries,
their professions, in the world: in Africa, North
America, South America, Asia, Australia, Antarctica
and Europe.
FWN is building on the great success of the
100 Most Infuential Filipina Women in the United
States Awards,said FWN President Susie Quesada.
Launched in 2006, the FWN100 U.S. Awards was
purposely created to develop strong leadership in
the Filipina American community by 2012. We have
achieved that goal and have now identifed the
accomplished women who are signifcantly changing
public perceptions of Filipina womens capacities to
lead, innovate and infuence U. S. society and the
workplace. These leaders are also femtoring young
Filipina women to succeed in their careers. Going
global is the next logical step and this campaign will
culminate in the year 2020
The Global100 Awards is the heart of FWNs
Filipina Global Power 2020 Vision: to build the Filipina
communitys pipeline of qualifed leaders to increase
the odds that some will rise to the presidentposition
in all industry sectors worldwide, explained Marily
Mondejar, FWN CEO. Filipina women have migrated all
over the world to seek economic empowerment - their
collective stories will be the largest recorded diaspora
of modern times. The Global100 Awards is historic
and the most apt to celebrate FWNs 10th anniversary.
The selection of the frst FWN Global100
Awardees is an opportunity for FWN to collaborate
with these leaders so together we continue to create
breakthroughs and femtor the next generation
of Filipina leaders, an efective form of succession
planning,emphasized Elena Mangahas, FWN Board
Chair. We are excited about
identifying these trailblazers
as we want their support in
launching the frst FEMtorMatch
Femtoring Initiative at the
Filipina Leadership Summit in
October.
Nomination entries must
be received by August 30.
The nomination application
process will take place entirely
online at http://summit.
flipinawomensnetwork.org/
fwn_global100_awards.
Qualifed candidates will be
evaluated by a Selection Committee based on the
size and scope of their positions, infuence in their
industries and communities, board afliations and
other leadership roles. To review the Award FAQs - go
to http://summit.flipinawomensnetwork.org/
fwn_global100_awards
The Filipina Womens Network invites online
nominations in the following seven categories:
BEHIND THE SCENES LEADERS This award
category recognizes a Filipina woman who may not
have the big title or corner ofce, but is a driving force
behind the success of her community organizations
project or initiative; or her employers organizational
business unit or department. Someone who has gone
beyond the call of duty to devote time, energy, and
resources to support her organization.
BUILDERS Builders have demonstrated
exceptional business impact at a large workplace
environment; displaying deep passion for a cause
through collaborative initiatives at a nonproft
institution; high potential and skill with measurable
results at a government agency, or organization
in any feld. Buildershipis about building better
organizations, leading broken organizations to adjust,
repair, and re-align.
EMERGING LEADERS This award category
recognizes Filipina women below age 35 who are
making their mark in a leadership role and has
demonstrated exceptional
business impact at a large
workplace environment;
displaying deep passion for a
cause through collaborative
initiatives at a nonproft
institution; high potential and
skill with measurable results
at a government agency, or
organization in any feld.
FOUNDERS & PIONEERS
This award honors Filipina
women in their capacities as
either the chief executive,
president, executive director
or founder of a company, community organization,
non-proft, or business venture that they helped start,
build or signifcantly grow. This award category is for
trailblazers who have marshaled resources and applied
innovative practices, processes and/or technologies in
a new and groundbreaking way to address a signifcant
business or organizational opportunity.
INNOVATORS & THOUGHT LEADERS This award
recognizes women who have broken new ground
in the marketplace, have delivered new and unique
applications of emerging technology transforming
the way people think, in the felds of sports, literature,
the arts and pop culture, or have improved the lives of
others by helping develop a product or service in the
felds of science, engineering, technology, or medicine.
This award category is also for someone who have
either launched a new enterprise learning function
or completely overhauled an existing development or
community initiative.
NICOLE This award honors Filipina women
whose words, actions, and activism, inspire others to
act and revolutionize societys way of understanding
traditional beliefs and customs thus leaving behind
a Filipino global imprint. Nicole,who sparked an
international dialogue about womens rights, national
sovereignty, and international law as she steadfastly
pursued justice against her rapists, inspires this
category.
FWN Global100
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