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