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, Secretary- Alameda County Commission on the Status of Women
2010-present Chair- Gender and Racial Equity Committee
2010-present Lead Coordinator- Hepatitis B Free Campaign Alameda County
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 Programming Co-Chair, Rotary Club of Alameda
2010-present Member, Asian Pacific American Democratic Caucus of Alameda County Board
2009-present Vice President- League of Women Voters Eden Area
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
2009-present Vice President- DEMOS Democratic Club of Hayward
2009-present Statewide Treasurer- California Democratic Party Asian Pacific Islander Caucus
2009-present Co-Founder and Secretary- Filipino American Democratic Club of Alameda County
2006-present Legislative Keyperson coordinator- AOA Advocacy Council, COA Candidate Interviews, Keyperson to Congressman Pete Stark, Assembly member Hayashi, Senator Ellen Corbett
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
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
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 Recipient- Alameda Contra Costa Counties Optometric Society
Optometrist of the Year Award
1996 Recipient-ACCCOS Young Optometrist of the Year Award
Community Volunteer Affiliations
2010 Family Violence Council, Youth Dating Violence Conference Planning Committee
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 CSUH 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
Media Presentations / Public Awareness
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