Diosdado Banatao keynotes ISYFA Leadership and Mentoring Program launch

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ISYFA’s initial batch of advisors and mentors represents the best of the best in the field of accounting and finance. In the Philippines, ISYFA Honorary Advisors include Washington Sy Cip, Founder of SGV Group; Mr. Benjamin Punongbayan, Chairman of Punongbayan and Araullo; and Tammy Lipana, Chairman of Isla Lipana & Co. In the United States, ISYFA advisors and mentors represent Partners, CFO and other managerial positions in various industries. To name a few, Erlinda Olarin-Carin, Partner of KPMG LLP(Toronto, Canada), Aurora Rubin, former Senior Partner of Deloitte & Touche LLP(New York), Rene Enriquez, Senior Manager of Ernest & Young LLP(New York), Blair Bautista, Senior Manager of Deloitte & Touche LLP (Hawaii), Cecilia Cayetano, Senior Manager of Ernest & Young LLP( Nashville and Seattle), Gani Laguisma, Partner of OUM & Co., LLP (San Francisco), Stella Marie Santos, Partner of E.C. Ortiz & Co. LLP(Chicago), Nick Dadia, Managing Partner of Dadia Valles Vendiola LLP(New York), Leo Canseco, Managing Partner of Canseco Law Group, LLP(Baltimore), Maria Christina Tan, Partner of Morris, Davis & Chan LLP (Oakland), Michael Gonzales, Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (Los Angeles) Soc Padau, Audit Manager of Grant Thornton LLP (Irvine), Cecile Galvez, Director of Deloitte and Touche LLP(Los Angeles), Nancy Leparto, Audit Manager of PriceWaterHouseCoopers LLP(Los Angeles), Becky Lingad, CFO of City of Cerritos, Teresa Santamaria, Associate Superintendent of Compton Unified School District, Van Dichoso, CEO of Dichoso Group of Companies and Ed Anonas, Director of Finance and Operation-Hotel Bel-Air.

ISYFA’s commitment to elevate the stature of Filipino professional was the inspiration to launch the two major programs during this event in which Banatao spoke. These are ISYFA Mentors: Inspiring the Next Generation and ISYFA Leaders: Effective Leadership Equals Success.

"Integrity is very important," advised Josie Castro, ISYFA Mentor and Chief Financial Officer of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Public Health, and one of the seven panelists during the Career Perspective Panel moderated by Joey Quinto of California Journal and Janelle So of "Kababayan LA"—KSCI TV-LA 18. "Once you made a commitment make sure to deliver. "It is also important to be able to cater to individual differences."

"You should have a desire to forge ahead and deliver," opines Rey Padilla, ISYFA Advisor and Managing Partner of Padilla and Company LLP(New York). "You should be able to take the punches and go over the barriers, and to accept whatever is given to you, good or bad," Padilla said.

Says Alberto Yeo, ISYFA Advisor and Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch: "I encourage you to pursue higher education. We need to go through continuing education. You should be able to find your niche. The field is so broad." The other panelists who are also ISYFA Mentors were Jennifer Calbalquinto, CFO of Universal Studios; Josie V. Nicasio, Controller, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Authority; John Pan, CEO, Avatar Technology; and Rowena Cipriano-Reyes, CPA, Partner, PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP, Houston, Texas.

ISYFA mentoring and leadership programs were supported by American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and Becker CPA Review. During the event, Ostine Swan, CPA, Senior Manager of AICPA Minority Initiative recognized two ISYFA scholars, Irene Albia of Loyola Marymount and Heriel Alvarez of CalState Long Beach. Other major sponsors during the event were Vasquez & Company LLP, Ernest & Young LLP, Grant Thornton, PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP, KPMG LLP, BDO Seidman, LLP, McGladrey & Pullen LLP, Manufacturers Bank, Dichoso Group of Companies, Athena Electronic, Inc. and Expense Reduction Analysts.

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( Published on December 5, 2008 in Asian Journal Northern California p. A7 )

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