For Immediate Release
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January 10, 2025
New Board Members Join FYLPRO Leadership in 2025
The Filipino Young Leaders Program (FYLPRO) is pleased to announce its 2025 Executive Committee and Board of Directors.
Executive Committee:
- Jan Paul Ferrer ’14, President (Chicago, IL)
- Genevieve Jopanda ‘22, President-Elect (San Francisco, CA)
- Constancio Paranal III ‘22, Executive Vice President (Honolulu, HI)
- Agnes Lopez ‘22, Secretary (Jacksonville, FL)
- Donny Rojo ‘16, Treasurer (San Francisco, CA)
- Leezel Tanglao ‘19, Immediate Past President (Dallas, TX)
Board of Directors:
- JR Calanoc ‘12, (San Francisco, CA)
- Nikki Chan ‘23, (Stockton, CA)
- Daniel Galeon ‘22, (Montvale, NJ)
- Yana Gilbuena-Babu ‘23, (Oakland, CA)
- Gabriel Kramer, ‘24 (Cleveland, OH)
- Christine Melendres ‘23, (San Ramon, CA)
- Lourdes Moldre ‘23, (Vallejo, CA)
- Jamille Nagtalon-Ramos ‘22, (Sicklerville, NJ)
- Christian Osmena ‘23, (Phoenix, AZ)
- Joshua Ang Price ‘18, (Jacksonville, FL)
- Paolo Roca ‘23, (Norwalk, CA)
The new leadership assume their roles in January 2025 – taking the helm of the nonprofit FYLPRO to fulfill its mission to identify young Filipino-American leaders and reconnect them with their cultural heritage and history; provide professional development to empower them to positively impact their communities; and give them the tools and networks to nurture and grow Philippines-US relations in the areas of government, business, and philanthropic and humanitarian initiatives.
Constancio Paranal from Hawaii was elected FYLPRO’s Executive Vice President, while Agnes Lopez of Florida as Secretary and Donny Rojo from California as Treasurer. All three are joining FYLPRO’s Executive Committee to provide leadership to this thriving international organization.
Joining the Board as Directors are Nikki Chan of California, Gabriel Kramer of Ohio, Jamille Nagtalon-Ramos of New Jersey and Daniel Galeon of New Jersey.
“I am excited and proud to welcome these outstanding individuals to help steer FYLPRO to new heights,” said FYLPRO President JP Ferrer. “The caliber of our leaders continue to grow, as they bring with them decades of experience, higher standards and impactful leadership with a heart. I look forward to working with this Board with a renewed sense of purpose as we develop and inspire more young leaders.”
The members of the 2025 Board of Directors are FYLPRO alumni from across the nation in multiple industries including business, nonprofits, public health, journalism and tech.
Established in 2012 by the Philippine Embassy in the United States in cooperation with the Ayala Foundation Inc. (AFI), FYLPRO annually identifies outstanding young professionals in the Filipino communities across the United States and provides them invaluable community, business, and government insights and access to distinguished network captains of industry and government.
From our signature immersion program to our mentorship and Tayo fellowships, FYLPRO has grown and expanded its offerings to continue to bridge, connect and discover for young leaders throughout the diaspora. We continue to build on the success of the Tayo project in building a data and innovation hub.
Those with a desire to support FYLPRO can sign up for membership at https://fylpro.wildapricot.org/ or make a donation: https://fylpro.wildapricot.org/support
About Filipino Young Leaders Program (FYLPRO)
FILIPINO YOUNG LEADERS PROGRAM (FYLPRO) is a network of high performing, next-generation leaders who advance the Philippines and the Filipino people through their advocacy and expertise in various industries.
We continually expand the pipeline of Filipino young leaders in the diaspora. By connecting them to the motherland, we foster collaborative multinational relationships that create innovations and support the socio-economic progress of the global Filipino community.
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