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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 10, 2018
Contact: Jason Tengco, NaFFAA Executive Director
jason.tengco@naffaa.org
Tel. 202-803-1353
NaFFAA Introduces its Second Class of EPYC Ambassadors
Washington, DC – Today, NaFFAA is proud to announce its second class of nineteen ambassadors to the 2018-2019 Empowering Pilipino Youth through Collaboration (EPYC) Program:
- Alyssa De Guzman | Philadelphia, PA
- Joan Cadete | Philadelphia, PA
- John Matthew Camara | Geneva, NY
- Austin Chavez | Richmond, VA
- Franz Sandil | Washington, DC
- Louis Medel | Washington, DC
- Ysabel Sprague | Charlottesville, VA
- Marissa Galang | Lexington, KY
- Charles Federico | Chicago, IL
- Sandy Amorado | St. Louis, MO
- Timothy Ramos | Champaign-Urbana, IL
- Keala Marie Marasigan | Seattle, WA
- Myron Joel Bañez | Seattle, WA
- Gabriel Cenizal | Concord, CA
- Jasmin Marie Morgia | Sacramento, CA
- Aubrey Mamaid | Los Angeles, CA
- Natalie Nuesca | Los Angeles, CA
- Natalie Bagaporo | San Diego, CA
- Caitlin Gatchalian | Las Vegas, NV
The EPYC Ambassadors Program aims to equip young leaders to refine their skills and learn new strategies in order to become stronger advocates and deliver more effective programs and services. Ambassadors will support NaFFAA’s efforts around leadership development, civic engagement, and advocacy, and will help scale and build programs within their campuses and communities. Ambassadors will also gain important knowledge and skills around professional development, networking, Filipino American history, coalition building, and other key areas.
Each ambassador will reach out to fellow Filipino American youth through social media and also engage them in person by speaking at events, facilitating workshops, or tabling on campus or during community events. They will also lead a capstone project focused on either leadership development, civic engagement, or advocacy.
NaFFAA National Chairman Brendan Flores said, “NaFFAA congratulates its second class of EPYC Ambassadors: nineteen young individuals committed to engaging and empowering Filipino American youth throughout the country. After a successful year with our inaugural class, EPYC proudly serves as a platform for our young Filipino Americans to be the leaders of today. I look forward to seeing what this year’s EPYC Ambassadors will accomplish on behalf of NaFFAA and for the Filipino American community as a whole.”
Since 2017, the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation has generously supported NaFFAA’s EPYC Ambassadors Program with a $15,000 annual grant, helping to build the pipeline of Filipino American young leaders throughout the United States. The Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation was founded by Comcast Corporation in June 1999 to provide charitable support to qualified non-profit organizations. The Foundation’s primary mission is to empower communities to thrive by providing access to technology, relevant digital skills and training, and inspiring volunteerism, service and leadership. The Foundation invests in programs intended to have a positive, sustainable impact on the communities we serve. Since its inception, the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation has donated $220 million to organizations in the communities nationwide that Comcast serves. Visit www.comcast.com/community for more information.
For more information about the EPYC Ambassadors Program, please visit naffaa.org/epyc.
NaFFAA EPYC Ambassadors Program 2018-2019 Class:
Alyssa De Guzman
City: Philadelphia, PA
NaFFAA Region: Northeast
College: Temple University
Class: 2020
Major: Speech Language Hearing Sciences
Joan Cadete
City: Philadelphia, PA
NaFFAA Region: Northeast
College: Temple University
Class: 2020
Major: Psychology
John Matthew Camara
City: Geneva, NY
NaFFAA Region: Northeast
College: Hobart College
Class: 2019
Major: Economics, International Relations
Austin Chavez
City: Richmond, VA
NaFFAA Region: Capital
College: Virginia Commonwealth University
Class: 2019
Major: Business Administration
Franz Sandil
City: Washington, DC
NaFFAA Region: Capital
College: Georgetown University
Class: 2019
Major: Health Care Management
Timothy Ramos
City: Champaign-Urbana, IL
NaFFAA Region: Midwest
College: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Class: 2021 Major: Chemical Engineering
Keala Marie Marasigan
City: Seattle, WA
NaFFAA Region: Pacific Northwest
College: Seattle University
Class: 2018
Major: Biology
Myron Joel Bañez
City: Seattle, WA
NaFFAA Region: Pacific Northwest
College: Seattle University
Class: 2021 Major: Public Affairs, International Economic Development
Gabriel Cenizal
City: Davis, CA
NaFFAA Region: Northern California
College: University of California, Davis
Class: 2019
Major: Sociology, Organizational Studies
Jasmin Marie Morgia
City: Sacramento, CA
NaFFAA Region: Northern California
College: University of California, Santa Cruz
Class: 2017
Major: Environmental Studies
Louis Medel
City: Washington, DC
NaFFAA Region: Capital
College: Ithaca College
Class: 2017
Major: Integrated Marketing Communications
Aubrey Mamaid
City: Los Angeles, CA
NaFFAA Region: Greater Los Angeles College: University of California, Los Angeles
Class: 2021
Major: Dance, Asian American Studies
Natalie Nuesca
Ysabel Sprague
City: Charlottesville, VA
NaFFAA Region: Capital
College: University of Virginia
Class: 2021
Major: English
Marissa Galang
City: Lexington, KY
NaFFAA Region: Great Lakes
College: University of Kentucky
Class: 2019
Major: Biology
Charles Federico
City: Chicago, IL
NaFFAA Region: Midwest
College: University of Illinois, Chicago
Class: 2019
Major: Information Decision Sciences
Sandy Amorado
City: St. Louis, MO
NaFFAA Region: Midwest
City: Los Angeles, CA
NaFFAA Region: Greater Los Angeles
College: California State University, Fullerton
Class: 2018
Major: English, Communications-Journalism
Natalie Bagaporo
City: San Diego, CA
NaFFAA Region: San Diego/Imperial
College: University of California, Los Angeles
Class: 2018 Major: Human Biology, Society & Genetics and Asian American Studies
Caitlin Gatchalian
City: Las Vegas, NV
NaFFAA Region: Desert Mountain
College: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Class: 2020
Major: Political Science
College: Saint Louis University
Class: 2020
Major: Leadership, Human Resources Management
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About NaFFAA
The National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization. Established in 1997, NaFFAA has been the standard bearer for promoting the welfare and well-being of the 4 million Filipinos and Filipino Americans throughout the United States. NaFFAA’s vision is to serve as the voice of all Filipinos and Filipino Americans by uniting, engaging, and empowering diverse individuals and community organizations through leadership development, civic engagement, and national advocacy.
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