DOREEN FLIPPIN, Chairman of the Board. 
Doreen Flippin is Vice
President for Administration of The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations,
a national philanthropic organization that provides assistance to
educational, cultural, scientific and religious institutions in the
United States.
She was recently selected as a 2011-12 Hull Fellow of the Southeastern Council of Foundations. Doreen serves on the board of the Jacksonville Asian American Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting Asian culture and volunteerism; and chairs the sponsorship committee for the Annual Filipino Festival in Jacksonville. She played leadership roles at Multi-Cultural Network, the Filipino-American Council, and the Visayas Mindanao Association. She has lectured at the University of North Florida on Asian Americans in Northeast Florida. Doreen attended Far Eastern University
in Manila and received her bachelor's degree from Lyceum of the Philippines University.
ALLAN MALUBAG, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Al Malubag is Maintenance & Modernization / Type Desk Officer for Patrol Coastal Squadron ONE, Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Norfolk, VA. Prior to his current position, he was Operations Manager for VSE Corporation’s Chesapeake, VA facility. He completed 30 years of honorable service in the United States Navy retiring as a Master Chief Petty Officer in 2005. Al holds an Associate in Science degree from the University of the State of New York and is an American Society of Quality Certified Quality Auditor. He is also a member in good standing of the American Society of Naval Engineers. Al is currently pursuing a degree in Organizational Leadership and Management at Regent Universityin Virginia Beach, VA.
WARLITO VICENTE
JR., Vice President. Warlito Vicente is presently a Supply Chain Analyst with NYK
Logistics Supply Chain Solutions Division. Prior to his current post, Warlito was Research Associate
for the Medical Acupuncture Research
and Institute of America of Memphis, Tennessee. He was formerly
Systems Support Administrator of Burmeister and Waine Scandinavian
Contractor Mindanao Inc (BWSCMI), a Danish Independent Power Producer
that operates power barges in Mindanao. From 1994-1997, Warlito was
Division Manager of the Investment Generation and Project
Development of Davao Investment Promotion
Center/"Invest In Davao," a collaborative program of the City Government of Davao, USAID and the Philippine
Exporters Confederation which transformed Davao City from an
economic backwater into what Asiaweek called “The Philippines Most
Liveable City”. Warlito holds a Bachelors degree in
Biology from the Ateneo de Davao University.
KAREN O'NEAL, Corporate Secretary. Karen immigrated to the US from Cebu, Philippines in 1997. She has worked as an Administrative Assistant in the private sector for 15 years and is currently working for the City of Healdsburg's Community Development Center. She is a Notary Public for the State of California. Karen attended Santa Rosa Junior College in California and University of San Carlos in the Philippines. In her free time, she enjoys volunteering for READ Philippines and participating in local charity walks in her community. She loves books, movies, music, photography, and the outdoors. Karen lives with her husband, Steve O'Neal, in Santa Rosa, CA.
GRACE
R. ALLEN, Treasurer. B orn
and raised in the Philippines from the island of Cebu, Graces
speak two different Filipino dialects and Spanish. Her family
moved to the Central Valley where she attended Kings River Community
College and met her husband Bobby James. They moved to San Luis
Obispo to attend CalPoly University. Of course they fell in love
with SLO and the community and decided to stay. During her spare
time Grace enjoys gardening, spending time with family and friends, and
volunteering with READ Philippines. Grace is currently the Director of Visitor Services for San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce.
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