My Resume
Academic / Professional Background
1999-Present
Owner/ Sole Practitioner in Alameda optometric practice first established in 1945
2000
Treatment and Management of Glaucoma Certification
2003-2008
Pennsylvania College of Optometry Summer Clerkship Program-Preceptor
1996-1999
Turner Eye Institute Associate Optometrist
1995-1999
La Clinica de La Raza Associate Optometrist
1995-1996
ACCCOS Modified Clinical Technique Vision Screening Director
1995
UCBSO Doctor of Optometry Degree
1994
UCBSO Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease Certification
1996-1998
University of Houston College of Optometry Adjunct Clinical Professor
1995-1999
UCBSO / La Clinica de La Raza Adjunct Clinical Professor
2010
Urban Habitat’s Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute
2010
EmergeCA Leadership Training Program
Appointments / Committee and Student Affiliations & Recognition
2010-present
Commissioner- Alameda County Commission on the Status of Women
2010-present
Chair- Gender and Racial Equity Committee
2010-present
Founder/ Co-Chair- Hepatitis B Free Campaign Alameda County
2011-present
State Representative- American Optometric Association Political Action Committee
2010-present
Member- Citizen Advisory Committee for the Eden Township Healthcare District
2010-present
Liaison- Women’s Caucus of the California Democratic Party
2010-present
Vice President- Asian Pacific American Democratic Caucus of Alameda County
2009-present
Hayward City Council Appointed Member- Keep Hayward Clean and Green Task Force
2009-present
Captain- California Village Homeowner’s Association Neighborhood Alert Program
2011-present
Member- Alameda County Hospital Foundation
2006-present
Legislative Keyperson coordinator- AOA Advocacy Council, COA Candidate Interviews, Keyperson to Congressman Pete Stark, Assembly member Hayashi, Senator Ellen Corbett
2009-2011
Co-Founder and Secretary- Filipino American Democratic Club of Alameda County
2010-2011
Programming Co-Chair- Rotary Club of Alameda
2011-2011
Chair- Budget Committee, Alameda County Commission on the Status of Women
2009-2011
Statewide Treasurer- California Democratic Party Asian Pacific Islander Caucus
2009-2011
Vice President- League of Women Voters Eden
2009-2010
Vice President- DEMOS Democratic Club of Hayward
2006-2010
Coordinator- Vision Screening Clinics for Assembly Member Hayashi’s Eighteenth District, Assembly Member Alberto Torrico Twentieth District
2009-2010
Board Member- Filipina Women’s Network
2009-2010
Chair- Filipina Women’s Network Salo Salo Committee
2007-2010
Member- School Nurses Committee for the American Optometric Association (AOA)
2006-2009
Trustee- Board of Trustees of the California Optometric Association
2006
Member- State Government Relations Committee (AOA)
2000-2001
President- Alameda-Contra Costa Counties Optometric Society (ACCCOS)
2001
Recipient- Outstanding Society Membership Recruitment Award
2000-2001
Member-Bay Area Optometric Council Board / General Meeting Coordinator
1998-1999
Director- ACCCOS Membership
1997-1998
Director- ACCCOS Bulletin
1996-1997
Director and Board Liaison- ACCCOS Modified Clinical Technique School Vision Screening
1995-2009
Liaison- Optometric Representative for COA’s State Candidate Interviews
1993-1994
President- U.C. Berkeley School of Optometry Student Body Association (UCBSO)
1991-1992
President- U.C. Berkeley School of Optometry First Year Class
1993-2008
Delegate- COA House of Delegates beginning as UCBSO Representative
1991-1995
Liaison- U.C Berkeley School of Optometry/ Ca Optometric Association/American Optometric Association legislative visits
1989-1990
Health Science Department ASBA Student Liaison – School of Science Board’s student representative to the Student Body Association at California State University Hayward (CSUH)
Awards and Recognition
2009
Recipient- 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the U.S.
2008, 1996
Recipient- Alameda Contra Costa Counties Optometric Society
Community Volunteer Affiliations
2010-present
Family Violence Council, Conference Planning Committee
2011
Organizer, Alameda County Commission on Aging, Health Fair at Chabot College (vision screening)
2011
Convener, Appointments to Ca Commissions Workshop for Underrepresented Communities
2011
Co-Chair, First Annual Alameda Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Festival May 2011
2010
Reader/ Emcee- Hayward City Library Read-A-Thon
2009-2010
Campaign volunteer- Joan Buchanan for Assembly and Congress (fundraising, phonebanking); Garrett Yee for Assembly 2010- lead liaison/literature translator for Fil-Am community District 20; Filipinos for Garamendi- phone banking; Judy Chu for Congress (phonebanking);Wilma Chan-literature drop and phonebanking President Bill Clinton/Congressman Mike Thompson support rally/representation for the American Optometric Association
2009
Commonwealth Club- communications and meetings volunteer
2009
Presenter West Bay Pilipino Center- Training for Digital Conversion for Fil-Am Veterans
2009
Climate Change Forum Coordinator for League of Women Voters Eden Area
2009
Graffiti Removal Volunteer for the Keep Hayward Clean and Green Task Force- weekly participation
2009
Neighborhood Alert Program Organizer for the Ca Village Home Owners Association
2009
Hayward Democratic Club Website Team/ Ambassador’s Club legislative communications
2009
Sierra Club/ City of Hayward/ Hayward Unified School District- Coordinating conservation education for primary school age children
2009
Guide Dogs for the Blind- communications volunteer
2001-2007
Oakland Zoo- animal management volunteer
2005-2008
U.C. Davis Equestrian Center- animal management volunteer
2005
British Trust for Conservation Volunteers- Romania park conservation volunteer
2004-2005
Hidden Villa Nature Conservation- Environmental guide for school aged children , Inspiring a Just and Sustainable Future
2004
Earthwatch Volunteer Research Assistant- Australia protecting echidna, Linking Wildlife Biology with Climate and Habitat Restoration
2003
Earthwatch Volunteer Research Assistant- Costa Rica protecting leatherback turtles
2000
Earthwatch Volunteer Research Assistant- Merida, Mexico protecting cacti
2001
Child Assault Prevention Program- volunteered for the Oakland Education Committee (role playing and school visits for child abuse prevention education, developing Filipino translation for information pamphlets distributed to schools and community)
2001-2003
Speleological Society S.F. Bay Chapter Convention Volunteer
2002-2003
Habitat for Humanity- Oakland Construction Volunteer
1988
Cal State University Hayward AIDS Awareness Day Committee volunteer
Additional Current Organization Memberships
Sierra Club, Urban Habitat, Rotary Club of Alameda, League of Women Voters Eden Area, American Association of University Women, KQED, KQED/NPR, Earthwatch, Commonwealth Club, Emily’s List, Cal State East Bay Alumni Association, California Women Lead, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, Asian Pacific American Democratic Caucus of Alameda County, Asian Pacific Islander Democratic Caucus of the California Democratic Party, Filipino American Democratic Club of Alameda County, Asian Pacific American Public Affairs Association, National Women’s Political Caucus Alameda North, Wa Sung Community Service Club
Media Presentations / Public Awareness
October 2011
KGO news radio interview to educate about 3D Vision and Early Eye Examinations
March 2009
KGO-ABC View from the Bay Interview- Nutrition and Eye Health
August 2008
KTVU Channel 2 Health & Science Report Interview- Eye Examinations for School aged children
May 2008
KTVU Channel 2 Health & Science Report Interview- Safety Eyewear for Female Athletes
Nov. 2004
The Sydney Morning Herald “Spinechilling Adventure”- Earthwatch volunteer work for sustainability featuring work on Kangaroo Island with Echidna
2002
Sierra Club Publication Featured Article- John Muir and Caves
Languages
English, Tagalog, Ilocano, Spanish, Romanian