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Sheila Lirio Marcelo, 1 out of 5 women LEADING Healthcare CEOs

Sheila Lirio Marcelo, 1 out of 5 women LEADING Healthcare CEOs

Sheila Lirio Marcelo, CEO of Care.com, is one of the five women leading CEOs in male-dominated digital health industry. The number of women making health care decisions far surpasses that of men, yet women are still woefully underrepresented in executive positions in digital healthcare companies.

News story courtesy of Business Journal

Filipina Pilots Take To The Skies

Filipina Pilots Take To The Skies

Female pilots are rapidly increasing and earning their seats in the cockpit in the male-dominated airline industry with Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines records showing that there are now 25  certified woman pilots operating planes across the country in the first quarter of 2015. 

From Manila Standard Today

ASK A FILIPINA: #6 DISRUPT Leadership Tip From Michele Bumgarner, INDYCAR Race Driver, Global FWN100™ '13

Michele Bumgarner

"Follow Your Heart. It may sound simple, but sometimes people try and talk you out of your dreams that to them may seem crazy. When your heart says “go,” do not let anyone stop you. No matter how many “no’s,” how many hurdles, how much time it may take, do not stop. Just do not stop. You will never be who you are meant to be, if you do not follow your heart!"

- Michele Bumgarner

#FilipinaDisrupter

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Mabuhay Filipina! Second Lieutenant Karen Eve Mante, First Filipina Woman Graduate Of Japan National Defense Academy

Mabuhay Filipina! Second Lieutenant Karen Eve Mante, First Filipina Woman Graduate Of Japan National Defense Academy

Second Lieutenant Karen Eve Mante, a native of Davao, is the first Filipina graduate of the Japan National Defense Academy.  She took her oath before Philippine Ambassador to Japan Manuel Lopez at the Philippine Embassy, Tokyo.

Filipina Artist Featured In Two California Exhibits

Filipina Artist Featured In Two California Exhibits

Artist Lydia A.N. Reyes will have two of her watercolor paintings—"An Afternoon Stroll in Venice" and "California Mom," featured in two California juried exhibits these upcoming months in the City of Brea and in San Francisco.

Spotlight on FWN Members: Marie Claire Lim Moore, Global FWN100™ '14, and Cathy Chon, Global FWN100™ '14

Marie Claire Lim Moore

Marie Claire Lim Moore
Asia Pacific Regional Director of Global Client Banking, Citi Singapore
Global FWN100™ '14

Claire has over 15 years international experience managing global consumer banking and payment products. She started her career at American Express where she managed strategic relationships with the company’s largest travel partners. She joined Citi in 2001 to grow the Citi Cards American Airlines portfolio and lead the shift from traditional to online marketing. In 2005 she was selected for the Global Consumer Management Associate program and since then has held various senior level positions throughout the Global Retail Bank. 

Marie Claire Lim Moore is one of the highest ranking Filipino-Americans at Citi. In 2014, she was selected for the Citi Women’s Leadership Program (only 15% of executives at her level are women). As the current Asia Pacific Regional Director of Global Client Banking, Claire is responsible for the retail bank’s global services across 14 countries that impacts 600,000 of the retail bank’s most valuable clients. 

Claire is also author of Amazon.com best seller Don’t Forget the Soap (And Other Reminders from My Fabulous Filipina Mother). She has been featured in The New York Times, USA Today, Smart Parenting, and People Asia

   

Cathy Chon

Cathy Chon
Managing Director, CatchOn Communications, Hong Kong, China
Global FWN100™ '14 

A leader in the marketing communications space, Cathy’s expertise lies in building brands, crafting PR strategies and creating attention-grabbing campaigns. Originally from Los Angeles, California, Cathy moved to Hong Kong in 1997 and founded CatchOn & Company Ltd, drawing on her wealth of experience and proactive instincts to create new concepts and highly effective campaigns. Recognised for her keen insights on the Asian consumer and emerging trends, Cathy is widely published and quoted in publications and is a sought after speaker at international conferences. More recently, she was named one of the “100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the World” by the Filipina Women’s Network.

CatchOn is an independent strategic marketing and communications consultancy with a proven track record in brand development, public relations and influencer engagement. Since 2001, CatchOn has executed campaigns and projects regionwide. With offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai, CatchOn specialises in travel, food, beauty, design, wellness, fashion and luxury. 

Marily Mondejar, FWN Founder and CEO, Re-appointed by SF Mayor Edwin Lee

Marily Mondejar, FWN Founder and CEO, Re-appointed by SF Mayor Edwin Lee

Marily's re-appointment by Mayor Edwin Lee to the (CCII) Commission on Community Investment and Infrastructure (successor Agency to the SF Redevelopment Commission) was unanimously approved by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on recommendation by the Rules Committee.