Annual Installation Dinner

Friday, April 25, 2008

Four Seas Restaurant731 Grant Avenue, San Francisco

FBANC OfficersOutgoing PresidentRose ZimmermanRose Zimmerman is the current City Attorney of Daly City.Prior to coming to the Daly City City Attorney's Office,Rose was a trial attorney for the San Francisco PublicDefender's Office. She currently serves as President of the

Filipino Bar Association of Northern California (FBANC) and is a long-stand-ing member of the Asian American Bar Association. Rose, a former DalyCity resident, was born and raised in San Francisco. She currently residesin San Francisco with her husband Rene Acosta, and their two young daugh-ters, Jacqueline and Jilliyn. Her community service commitment includespro bono legal services for North San Mateo County residents through FBANC.

Outgoing Internal Vice-PresidentIncoming External Vice-PresidentRhean FajardoRhean Fajardo will begin serving as a Deputy City Attor-ney for the City of Daly City beginning in May 2008. Priorto joining the City Attorney's office, she operated a sololaw practice, and served as In-House Counsel for LuckyMoney, Inc., a money transfer services business and a

member of the Lucky Group of Companies. In addition to her active involve-ment with FBANC, she has served as the group's representative to the Mi-nority Bar Coalition and is the current Operations Director for the AsianAmerican Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area (AABA). Rhean earnedher J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law and her B.A.from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Outgoing External Vice-PresidentIncoming Internal Vice-PresidentAngela C. MapaAngela C. Mapa graduated from the University of Californiaat Berkeley with a bachelor's degree in Psychology and aminor in Spanish Language and Literature. She earned herlaw degree from the University of San Francisco School ofLaw. During law school, Angela earned a Public Interest Law

Certificate, participating in the Homeless Advocacy Project and Street LawProgram, teaching practical law to high school students. During law schooland since being admitted to the California Bar, she has practiced Immigra-tion and Nationality Law with an emphasis in business visas, nurses &nursing facilities, E-visas, family-based immigration, and labor certifications.Angela is a board member of the Filipino Bar Association of Northern Califor-nia and a member of the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater BayArea. She enjoys traveling and surfing.

Outgoing SecretaryIncoming PresidentRafael "Ace" ClimacoRafael "Ace" Shinn Climaco received his B.A. in PoliticalScience from UCLA and his Juris Doctor from the Universityof San Francisco School of Law. While at UCLA, Ace wasco-founder and director of the Pilipino Undergraduate LawStudent Association (PULSA). At the University of San Fran-

cisco School of Law, he received a Law Faculty Scholarship and the Dou-glas M. Raskin Memorial Scholarship. After his first year of law school, hewas chosen to participate in a summer exchange program to Rio de Janeiro,Brazil. Ace is a solo practioner who practices several fields of law, includingimmigration, civil litigation, and will & trusts. He has served as the Secre-tary of the Filipino Bar Association of Northern California for the last twoyears and is active in the American Immigration Lawyers Association andAsian American Bar Association. Ace is fluent in Spanish and Chavacano(a Philippine Spanish-based dialect) and is proficient in Tagalog. He comesfrom a proud heritage of lawyers. Ace's grandfather, Rafael Cortez Climaco,was a Philippine Appeals Court Justice and bar top-notcher. His uncle isPhilippine national hero Cesar Cortez Climaco, who was a lawyer, longtimemayor of Zamboanga City, and a former presidential cabinet member.

Outgoing TreasurerAl SambatAl Sambat received his B.A. from NYU with a double majorin Economics and Political Science and his law degree fromthe University of California, Berkeley. He currently works atthe U.S. Department of Justice where he has served as aTrial Attorney at the Antitrust Division and as a Special As-sistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California.

Outgoing Co-HistorianIncoming TreasurerGenevieve M. DominguezGenevieve M. Dominguez is an associate at BledsoeCathcart Diestel Pedersen & Treppa in San Francisco. Shepractices in the areas of premises liability, personal injury,residential landlord-tenant law, real estate transactions, andlandslide/earth movement cases. She is a board officer of

the Filipino Bar Association of Northern California, and a member of theAmerican Bar Association, the Bar Association of San Francisco, and theAsian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area. Genevieve earnedher J.D. and certificate of specialization in intellectual property law fromGolden Gate University School of Law and graduated from the University ofCalifornia at Davis with bachelor of arts degrees in Communication and So-ciology with a Law and Society Emphasis.

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Outgoing Co-HistorianAngel SevillaAngel R. Sevilla is an associate in Drinker Biddle's HRLaw and Commercial Litigation Practice Groups. He fo-cuses his practice primarily on employment counselingand litigation in both state and federal courts, includingclaims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation,whistleblowing, wrongful termination, and wage and hour

claims. Angel's commitment to pro bono activities includes representationof various clients in the areas of asylum law, criminal records expungementand landlord tenant issues. He also teaches a mock trial class at MissionHigh School in San Francisco, preparing his students to compete in theannual statewide Constitutional Rights Foundation Mock Trial Competition.Angel also served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Charles R. Breyer ofthe Northern District of California.

Incoming SecretaryMark PunzalanMark Punzalan is an associate in the San Francisco officeof Finkelstein Thompson LLP and practices in the fields ofantitrust, consumer fraud, and securities litigation. He is a2001 graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles,where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.Mark received his Juris Doctor from Santa Clara University

and has been a member of the California bar since December 2006. Inaddition to his role at FBANC, Mark is also the Vice-Chair for the IntellectualProperty and Internet Law Section for the Barristers Club of the San Fran-cisco Bar Association and a member of Asian American Bar Association ofthe Greater Bay Area (AABA).

Incoming HistorianKatie EsclamadoKatie Esclamado is an Associate with Van De Poel &Levy, where she participates in all aspects of civil litiga-tion. Katie received her J.D. from the University of SanFrancisco School of Law. During law school, she workedas a judicial extern for the Honorable Joe Billy McDadefor the Central District of Illinois. Katie was a member ofLaw Review and taught a semester-long law course to a

local 12th grade high school class through the Street Law Program. Prior tolaw school, Katie received a B.A. in Political Science from Cornell Univer-sity. Katie is admitted to practice in all California state courts and theFederal District Court for the Northern District of California. She is a mem-ber of the Filipino Bar Association of Northern California and the Asian Ameri-can Bar Association.

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6:30 Registration and Reception

7:30 Dinner Served and Welcome by our Student EmceesSeda S. Norodom, Hastings School of LawJoe Gacula, USF School of Law

7:35 Welcome RemarksRose Zimmerman, Outgoing President

7:45 Student ScholarshipsPresented by Al Sambat, TreasurerAwardees: Cheryl Andrada, Finella Murphy

8:00 PerformanceFlorante Aguilar and Lori Abucayan

8:20 Special Promotion: Philippine Coral Reef ExhibitDr. Meg Burke, California Academy of Sciences

8:25 Presentation of Jose Rizal Achievement AwardIntroduction: Hon. Ronald E. QuidachayAwardee: Rodel Rodis

8:40 Keynote AddressIntroduction: Ernie LlorenteSpeaker: Hon. Efren N. Iglesia

9:00 Induction of New Officers

9:05 Closing RemarksRafael “Ace” Climaco, Incoming President

9:15 Music and Dancing

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Raymond L. Ocampo, Jr. ScholarshipCheryl AndradaOriginally from Queens, NY, Cheryl is a 1L at BoaltHall School of Law, UC-Berkeley. She is active in theCalifornia Asylum Representation Clinic, Berkeley LaRaza Law Journal, and the Pilipino American LawSociety (which she will be co-chairing next year). Shehas volunteered at Centro de los Derechos delMigrante, a workers' rights center in Zacatecas,Mexico; worked on health and immigration policy for

Congressman Rick Larsen in Washington, DC; and promoted mother-tongue literacy as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of the Philippines,Diliman. Cheryl received her B.A. from Stanford University. This summer,she will be clerking at the Asian Law Caucus, and conducting research fortwo Boalt clinics about the impact of climate change on migration.

FBANC ScholarshipFinella MurphyFinella Ynez Murphy is a 1L at the University ofCalifornia, Davis School of Law. Finella received her BAfrom UC Davis as well, majoring in Anthropology.During her time at Davis as an undergraduate, Finellacompleted an undergraduate honors thesis on thetraffic and trafficking of women into Japan for the sex

industry, "The Japanese Sex Industry in a Transnational Perspective."Following her graduation from Davis, Finella worked for a year in Stockton,California for the local chapter of the American Red Cross, on disaster andsafety education. Finella is a second generation Filipino American, whosefamily is from Leyte.

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Musical Performance

Florante Aguilar and Lori AbucayanIf the history of a culture is told through its mu-sic, then Filipino-Americans, Florante Aguilar andLori Abucayan are orators of their age. While atall times retaining a respect for tradition, theguitarist and singer duo have successfully rein-terpreted traditional folk music from their home-

land and made it accessible for a whole new global audience. Their well-received recent album Paraiso deftly illustrates that spirit.

Florante Aguilar and Lori Abucayan first began their musical collaboration in2003 where they met at a fundraiser event at UC Davis. Florante's guitarmusic was the main attraction, while Lori hosted the event and sang oneTagalog song midway through the program. It seemed this musical duo wasdestined to cross paths since Florante has been searching for a singer torecord an album full of rearranged classic Filipino songs. Upon hearing Lorising a heartfelt rendition of the classic Dahil Sa Iyo, Florante immediatelythought "That's the singer I've been looking for! Lori was thrilled to be giventhe opportunity not only to sing and perform but also learn about her cultureand its history through music.

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Jose Rizal Achievement Award

Rodel E. Rodis is a member and three-termPresident of the Board of Trustees of the SanFrancisco Community College District (elected city-wide since 1992). He currently serves as State Chairof the Association of Community College Trustees(ACCT) which represents the 6,500 communitycollege trustees in the US. Prior to serving in theCollege Board, Mr. Rodis served as a two-termpresident of the San Francisco Public UtilitiesCommission (SFPUC).

Rodis, who was born and raised in the Philippines, is an attorney inprivate practice with a special emphasis on immigration law, family lawand civil litigation. He is also a writer whose weekly column, "TelltaleSigns," appears in the nationally circulated Philippine News (since 1987)and in a dozen other Filipino-American community papers(www.rodel50.blogspot.com). He is the author of Telltale Signs of Filipinosin America, published in 1991 by INA Press.

Rodis taught Philippine History, the History of Pilipinos in America, andAsian American History at San Francisco State University and at LaneyCollege in Oakland.

Mr. Rodis is a founder and past Nor-Cal chair of the National Federation ofFilipino American Associations (NaFFAA). He organized the First GlobalFilipino Networking Convention at the Moscone Center in August of 2002which attracted 4,000 delegates.

Rodis is also a founder and the 3rd president of the Filipino BarAssociation of Northern California (FBANC). He is a member of the Boardof Trustees of the New College of California and of the Filipino AmericanNational Historical Society (FANHS).

Mr. Rodis and his wife, Edna, have been married since 1979 and havethree sons: Carlo, Daniel and Eric.

In February of 2003, Rodis was arrested by San Francisco police officersfor passing a counterfeit $100 bill at his neighborhood Walgreens store.The bill turned out to be genuine and Walgreens paid an undisclosed sumto settle the civil suit filed by Rodis. The federal suit against the SF policeofficers who arrested him is still pending as the Ninth Circuit's 2007decision denying the police officers' appeal (on the basis of qualifiedimmunity) has been appealed to the US Supreme Court.

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Honorable Efren N. IglesiaSuperior Court, Monterey County

Honorable Efren N. Iglesia came to the United States in 1971 afterattending Aquinas University of Legazpi for three years, and latergraduated from the San Joaquin College of Law. After graduatingfrom SJCL, Judge Iglesia was a public defender for MaderaCounty and later Senior Deputy County Counsel for MontereyCounty, where he remained very active in land use planning andserved as legal counsel to various governmental andadministrative boards and commissions.

After 30 years of practice in the criminal and civil arenas, withseveral published cases in the Sixth District Court Appeals,California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed JudgeIglesia to the Monterey County Superior Court on August 20, 2007.

Judge Iglesia is a long-time member and served as Chair for theNational Filipino American Council, and was a long-standingmember and leader of the Montessori Learning Center and CubScouts, University Park School. Judge Iglesia has accomplishedmuch, both professionally and personally. He is married to LiteIglesia, and they three have children - Jonathan, Kimberly, andPatricia - and two grandchildren.

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