Awardees are selected and determined by averaging scores assigned by the Selection Committee on the criteria described on the nomination form for activities and projects nominee may have initiated or have been involved in her country of residence:
Impact
Innovation
Involvement
Femtorship (mentorship)
Professionalism
Sustainability (of activity or project she may have started or have been involved)
The following scoring has been set up to be consistent across the award categories and the Selection Committee will provide numerical scores for each of the following final selection scoring:
Leadership
The degree to which the nominee led the initiative, project or activity, demonstrated by behaviors such as setting clear goals, providing guidance, coaching and support, working through obstacles and/or celebrating success.
Challenge
The scope, difficulty and size of the initiative, project or activity.
Ownership
The degree to which the nominee took ownership of the challenges she faced for the initiative, project or activity, demonstrated by behaviors such as helping define outcomes, setting clear goals, providing guidance, working through obstacles and communicating challenges and successes.
ECONOMIC SECTORS REPRESENTED BY THE NOMINEES
Primary Economic Sector includes industries that produce or extract raw materials: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing,
Farming, Hunting, Mining,
Extraction
Secondary Economic Sector
includes the manufacturing of natural resources:
Construction, Processing,
Auto Production, Textiles,
Engineering, Energy Utilities
Tertiary Economic Sector includes service industry:
Communication Services, Government (military, law enforcement, politics, public transit), Healthcare, Finance, Food Services, Education,
Entertainment (special events, publishing, motion picture, video & TV, sound and music), Professional Services (Legal, Accounting), Non-profit/non-governmental, Restaurants,
Retail, Travel/Tourism,
Transportation, Wholesale
Quaternary Economic Sector includes knowledge-based and production of information:
Consulting Services
(interior design, architecture),
Information Technology,
Financial Planning, Media (journalism), Research & Development, Science
COUNTRIES REPRESENTED BY THE NOMINEES
Canada • Japan • Netherlands • Philippines • United Arab Emirates • United Kingdom • United States
2022 GLOBAL FWN100™ AWARDEES
BUILDERS
Builders have demonstrated exceptional organizational impact in a large workplace environment, displaying a deep passion for a cause through collaborative initiatives or alliances with institutions, corporations, or nonprofit organizations on behalf of her own company. Builders demonstrate high potential and skill with measurable results at government agencies, higher education institutions, nonprofits, or corporations in the public and private sectors. “Buildership” is about developing better organizations, leading broken organizations to adjust, repair, and re-align, including journalistic views redefining traditional methods.
Catalina Manarin Bagsic, President, First Integrity Bank, Inc. PHILIPPINES [Economic Sector: Finance and Consulting Services]. Nominated by Mildred Flores Piad.
Dr. Eileen Patricia De Villa, Medical Officer, Toronto Public Health, City of Toronto. CANADA [Economic Sector: Government, Public Service, the Military]. Nominated by Rosary Saldaña Escaño.
Gwendolyn Tan Pang, Secretary General, Philippine Red Cross. PHILIPPINES [Economic Sector: Non-Profit/Non-Governmental, Community Development, Social Services, Social Entrepreneurship]. Nominated by Maria Estella Bulong Calaguian.
Jane Po Panganiban, CFO, Cebu Advent Development Corporation. PHILIPPINES [Economic Sector: Retail, E-Commerce, Manufacturing, Consumer Goods, Wholesale]. Nominated by Gina Marie Garcia-Atienza.
Judis Guintu Santos, Equity Officer, Metropolitan Transportation Commission/Association of Bay Area. UNITED STATES [Economic Sector: Government, Public Service, the Military, and Consulting Services]. Nominated by Dr. Joyce Javier.
Kristine Custodio Suero, Legal Professional, Butterfield Schechter, LLP. UNITED STATES [Economic Sector: Non-Profit/Non-Governmental, Community Development, Social Services, Social Entrepreneurship]. Nominated by Maureen C. Washington.
Malve Peralta Ildefonso, CPA, Partner, BDO USA, LLP. UNITED STATES [Economic Sector: Professional Services]. Nominated by Maria Benel Corazon Se-Liban.
Patricia Kaye Yeh Choa, Director, Google Services, Philippines, Inc. PHILIPPINES [Economic Sector: Media]. Nominated by Roxane Negrillo Magbanua.
Dr. Patricia Quebada Clerkin, Director, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. UNITED STATES [Economic Sector: Healthcare]. Nominated by Carmina Montesa Aldana.
FOUNDERS & PIONEERS
This award honors Filipina women as the chief executive, president, executive director, or founder of a company, community organization, non-profit, or business venture that they helped start, build or significantly grow. This award category is for the trailblazers who have marshaled resources and applied innovative practices, processes, and/or technologies in a new and groundbreaking way to address a significant business or organizational opportunity.
Annaflor Feliprada-Patrizio, Owner, Schomberg Village Pharmacy. CANADA [Economic Sector: Healthcare]. Nominated by Maria Santos-Greaves.
Cymbeline Tancongco Culiat, PhD., President, NellOne Therapeutics Inc. UNITED STATES [Economic Sector: Science & Technology]. Nominated by Dr. Bambi Lorica.
Elena Cacho Tesoro, PhD., Executive Director, AEK Training and Review Center. PHILIPPINES. [Economic Sector: Education]. Nominated by Isabelita Tiopianco Manalastas-Watanabe.
Ma. Cristine Caringal Melad, Partner, Dampa Seafood and Spice Grill. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES [Economic Sector: Restaurants, Food & Beverage]. Nominated by Cristina Calaguian.
Maria Regina Abella Alfonso, PhD., Director, MAGIS Creative Spaces, Inc. PHILIPPINES [Economic Sector: Healthcare]. Nominated by Annette Mascunana David, MD, MPH.
Maria Teresa Beltran Chan, CEO, E-Asia Tech Solutions. PHILIPPINES [Economic Sector: Science & Technology]. Nominated by Gina Marie Garcia-Atienza.
Melesa Dy Chua, President, CDC Holdings Inc. PHILIPPINES [Economic Sector: Real Estate, Construction, Planning]. Nominated by Cristina Bulong Calaguian.
Myra Colis, Chair of the Board, MABIKAs Foundation - The Netherlands. THE NETHERLANDS [Economic Sector: Non-Profit/Non-Governmental, Community Development, Social Services, Social Entrepreneurship]. Nominated by Cristina Bulong Calaguian.
INNOVATORS & THOUGHT LEADERS
This award recognizes Filipina women who have broken new ground in the global workplace and delivered unique applications of emerging technology. Women who have influenced how people think in business, education, sports, literature, journalism, the arts, and pop culture, improving the lives of others by developing a product or service in the fields of finance, science, engineering, fashion, publishing, cuisine, architecture, film, and entertainment. This award category is also for someone who has launched a new enterprise, a learning function or completely overhauled an existing way of doing things, resulting in a new development or community initiative.
Grace Gorospe-Jamon, PhD, President, Lapu-Lapu Cebu International College. PHILIPPINES [Economic Sector: Education]. Nominated by Isabelita Tiopanco Manalastas-Watanabe.
Jenette Ramos, Member, Board of Regents Washington State University. UNITED STATES [Economic Sector: Research & Development]. Nominated by Teresita Ignacio Batayola.
Jennifer Camota Luebke, EdD, MBA, Senior Vice President and Chief Workforce Inclusion Officer, PRIDE Industries. UNITED STATES [Economic Sector: Non-Profit/Non-Governmental, Community Development, Social Services, Social Entrepreneurship]. Nominated by Leah Burdick.
Joycelyn Espiritu David, CEO, AVCommunications Inc. CANADA [Economic Sector: Communication Services and Consulting Services]. Nominated by Rosary Saldaña Escaño.
Judy Ann Santos-Sierszula, Manager, Nike EMEA. NETHERLANDS [Economic Sector: Retail, e-commerce, manufacturing, consumer goods, wholesale]. Nominated by Roxane Negrillo Magbanua.
Regina Pascua Berba, Head of the Hospital Infection Control Unit, University of the Philippines Manila - Philippine General Hospital. PHILIPPINES [Economic Sector: Healthcare]. Nominated by Dr. Bambi Lorica.
POLICYMAKERS & VISIONARIES
This award recognizes Filipina women leaders who have demonstrated exceptional business acumen combined with a forward-looking vision in the development or influencing of policies, campaigns, or laws that impact business, industry, and society; leaders who enrich the lives, careers, and businesses of others by sharing the benefits of their wealth, experience, and knowledge; actions that significantly change how we think and live.
Dr. Maria Sheila Honrado Lacuna-Pangan, Mayor, City Government of Manila. PHILIPPINES [Economic Sector: Government, Public Service, the Military]. Nominated by Dr. Bambi Lorica.
Myla Dela Vega Arceno, Deputy Mayor and Councillor, Stevenage. UNITED KINGDOM [Economic Sector: Government, Public Service, the Military and Healthcare]. Nominated by Leonor Vintervoll.
Rechie Valdez, Member of Parliament, House of Commons, Canada. CANADA [Economic Sector: Government, Public Service, the Military]. Nominated by Rosary Saldaña Escaño.
Sofia Asuncion Anis Aragon, Mayor, City of Burien, Washington; Executive Director, Washington Center for Nursing. UNITED STATES [Economic Sector: Government, Public Service, the Military and Healthcare]. Nominated by Teresita Ignacio Batayola.
KEEPERS OF THE FLAME
Sustaining Global Pinay Power is quite daunting. As the excitement dies down and the reality of executing FFWN's 2021 game plan sets in, many will drop out and others will pick up the torch. The Keepers of the Flame are the caretakers to ensure that the FFWN’s North Star Vision is kept alive: A Filipina Woman Leader in every sector of the global economy.
Benel Se Liban, Managing Partner, JBC Group Los Angeles, California. USA (US FWN100™ 2011)
Carol Enriquez MD, President and CEO of Our Lady Fatima University, Valenzuela City. PHILIPPINES (Global FWN100™ 2016)
Fe Punzalan, President, Silver Punzalan Inc. San Jose, California. USA (US FWN100™2011; Global FWN100™ 2019)
Georgitta "Beng" Pimentel Puyat, Chairman, Philippine Orchard Corporation, Makati. PHILIPPINES (Global FWN100™ 2017)
Gina Atienza, President, SunStar Management Inc., Cebu. PHILIPPINES (Global FWN100™ 2016)
Juslyn Manalo, Mayor, City of Daly City, California. USA (Global FWN100™ 2015; Continuing Influential Global FWN100™2018)
Leonor Vintervoll, Chair of the Board, European Network of Filipino Diaspora (ENFiD), Oslo. NORWAY (Global FWN100™ 2015)
Lorna Kapunan, Esq. Partner, Kapunan & Castillo Law Offices, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. PHILIPPINES. (Global FWN100™ 2016)
Marily Mondejar, Founder & CEO, Filipina Women's Network, San Francisco, California. UNITED STATES
Maria Beebe, PhD, President, Kaisipan, Naples, Florida. UNITED STATES (Global FWN100™ 2013; Continuing Influential Global FWN100™2019)
Marla D. Rausch, CEO, Animation Vertigo, Inc. UNITED STATES; Animation Vertigo Asia PHILIPPINES (Global FWN100™ 2021)
Mica Tan, CEO, MFT Group of Companies, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. PHILIPPINES, HONG KONG, SINGAPORE, UNITED STATES (Global FWN100™ 2019)
Susie Quesada, President, Ramar Foods International, Pittsburg, California. UNITED STATES (US FWN100 '07, Global FWN100™ '13)