Resume

Education

EXPERTISE

Commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Bay Area and California Civic Leader
Student Mentor and Executive Coach
Program Development & Implementation
Business and Non-profit Operations
Salesforce Administration & Consultation
Grant Writing and Fundraising
Board Cultivation and Governance
Data Management & Analysis
Event planning and management

Resourceful, Agile Project Manager
Sensitive, Trusted Servant-leader Manager
Empathetic College Access Practitioner
Engaging and Flexible Trainer
Sustained Positivity & Sense of Humor
Strategic K-20 Partner and Systems Collaborator
Bilingual English and Tagalog
Content Expertise: A-G, affordability, college, and financial aid applications

CIVIC LEADERSHIP (appointed and elected positions)

Assembly District 25 Delegate CANDIDATE | California Democratic Party (Elections in progress, results in March 2025)
California Delegate | California Democratic Party & Democratic National Convention, May - Nov 2024
Chair/Commissioner | SCC Commission on the Status of Women, May 2019 - Dec 2022

AWARDS, CERTIFICATIONS, & HONORS

Alumni 2024 | Emerge California
Hall of Fame Class of 2023 | East Side Education Foundation @ East Side Union High School District
Global Innovator Award 2023 | Global Tassels (international)
40 Under 40 Honoree 2021 | Silicon Valley Business Journal (SVBJ)
UCLA Eudaimonia Society Honoree | Mindwell and Semel Healthy Campus Initiative @ University of CA Los Angeles
Civic Leadership Program Alumni Class of 2019 | Asian Pacific American Leadership Institute (APALI) @ De Anza College (Cupertino, CA)
Career Development Fellow 2010 | American Association of University Women (AAUW, national))
Best Pitch 2010 | Los Angeles Social Venture Partners
Grantsmanship Training Graduate 2010 | The Grantsmanship Center (Los Angeles, CA)
Salesforce.com Administrator Certification 2009 | Salesforce.com (San Mateo, CA)

BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, & COLLABORATIVES

Advisory Council Member | California Medicine Scholars Program (CMSP), Nov 2024 - present
Steering Committee Member | Bay Area K16 Collaborative, July 2022 - present
Inaugural Board Chair and Member | LEAD Filipino, Jan 2021 - present
Community Engagement Advisory Board Member | CA Cradle to Career Data System (C2C), May 2022 - Aug 2024
Advocacy Fellow, Advisory Task Force, and Policy Council | National College Attainment Network (NCAN), Oct 2021 - Sept 2024
Work Smart + Start Smart Committee Member | American Association of University Women (AAUW) San Jose, Feb 2020 - Dec 2021
Steering Committee member | Southern CA College Attainment Network (SoCal CAN), June 2009 - Dec 2016
Chair & Member | Women Development & Earth Foundation (USA and Philippines), Dec 2008 - Dec 2014
Founder and Facilitator | College Access Brain Trust (Los Angeles), Nov 2010 - Dec 2014

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Northern California College Promise Coalition (NCCPC) | San Jose, CA (virtual position)
Executive Director (July 2020 – Present)

Moneythink | San Jose, CA (virtual position)
Director of Education Partnerships (August 2020 – Dec 2021), part-time

California College Guidance Initiative | Sacramento, CA (virtual position)
Founding Director of Operations then Director of Content & Data (July 2013 – January 2019)

AdvancED Consulting, LLC | San Jose, CA (virtual position)
Owner and Principal Consultant (Jan 2011 – Present)

South Central Scholars (now Thrive Scholars) | Los Angeles, CA (virtual position)
Founding Director of Operations then Director of Content & Data (August 2008 – May 2013)

University of California Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA
UCLA Freshman Application Reader (2011 – 2014)

South Bay Center for Counseling | Los Angeles, CA
Program Manager, Pathway Sustainability (Oct 2006 – Aug 2008)

First Industrial Realty Trust | Los Angeles, CA
Regional Accounting Coordinator, Leasing & Property Management (2005-2006)

Imperial Partners, LLC | Los Angeles, CA
Executive Assistant/Office Manager (2004-2005)

EXPERIENCES DURING COLLEGE (2000-2004)

Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP) @ UCLA
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) @ UCLA
SPACE Pilipinx @ UCLA
Samahang Pilipino Education and Retention (SPEAR) @ UCLA
Samahang Modern (Dance) and Choral @ UCLA
Daily Bruin Newspaper @ UCLA

EXPERIENCES DURING HIGH SCHOOL (1996-2000)

California Scholarship Federation
Filipino Parents' & Students' Association (FPSA) @ PHHS
Interact
Journalism
Key Club
St. Victor's Church Choir

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

2-Day Virtual Pop Up Healing Center Host and Presenter | AdvancED Consulting, LLC Jan 2025
An Overview of CA's Cradle to Career Platforms and Programs Host and Presenter | AdvancED Consulting, LLC Aug 2024
Cash for College Financial Aid Advisor | San Jose Cal-SOAP Oct 2018 – present
7-Day Virtual Pop Up Healing Center Co-Host and Presenter | AdvancED Consulting, LLC June 2020
Career Mentor | Students Rising Above Mar 2018 – 2020
Volunteer Coach | ScholarMatch Mar 2018 – 2020
Scholarship Reader | San Jose State University May – June 2018
Scholarship Reader | Marcus Foster Education Fund Apr 2018
Non-profit Executive Mentor | MicroMentor Jan – June 2015
Panelist | UCLA Women in Power Forum, UCLA Non-Profit 2013
Scholarship Reader | UCLA Alumni Association 2010 – 2013
Community Volunteer | Los Angeles “Big Sunday” 2009 – 2011
Community Volunteer | Care Now Los Angeles 2011
Presenter | United Friends of the Children 2011
Presenter & Volunteer | UCLA Bruin Guardian Scholars 2010
Cash for College Financial Aid Advisor | Los Angeles Cal-SOAP 2008-2013

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration
California State University, Long Beach
2009-2011

Bachelor of Arts, English
University of California, Los Angeles
2000-2004

High School Diploma
Piedmont Hills High School, ESUHSD
1996-2000

Continuing Education
El Camino College and LA Harbor College
Journalism
Speech Communication
Accounting
Child Development
Business Law

De Anza College
APALI Civic Leadership Program courses

Technical Skills & Tools

Communications management software: Constant Contact, Salesforce, Vertical Response.
Data management software: Google Sheets, Salesforce, Tableau (limited).
Document management software: Dropbox, Google Apps (Drive, Docs, Forms, etc.).
Project management software: Airtable, Jira, Basecamp, Paymo, Quip, Salesforce, Smartsheet, TaskRay, TeamGantt.
Survey management software: Google Forms, FormAssembly, SurveyMonkey.
Telecommunications software: AdobeConnect, AnyMeeting, Google Meet, GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar, Zoom.
Video management software: TechSmith suite (Camtasia, Jing, Screencast), Vimeo, YouTube.