Officers 2010-2011
Henry Manayan, President
Henry Manayan was born in New York and moved to Hawaii during his
youth. Through high school and when he returned from college in New York during
the summers, Henry worked in Hawaii's bustling hotel & tourism industry as
a union employee.
Mr. Manayan was educated at Syracuse University in New York, Oxford University
in Great Britain, Santa Clara University School of Law in California, Golden
Gate University Graduate School of Banking and Finance in San Francisco, the
London Business School and Harvard University.
His professional career extends from being a college professor, real
estate development, and investment banking. Mr. Manayan is the President and
CEO of The Transpacific Companies, LLC, a conglomeration of real estate and
financial interests, with business in the United States and Asia.
Active in politics for more than 20 years, Mr. Manayan started his career in public service as a
community volunteer. He was first
appointed to the City of Milpitas’ Community Advisory Commission in 1988. Following, he received appointments to
the City’s Planning Commission, and the Mobile Home Rent Review Board, which he
chaired. Mr. Manayan also received
an appointment by the County Board of Supervisors to the Santa Clara County
Transportation Commission.
In 1994, Mr. Manayan ran for his first elected position and won a seat
on the Milpitas City Council. In
1996, he ran for the position of Mayor and won decisively. This established a
historic first for Filipino-Americans, as Mayor Manayan was the first
directly-elected Mayor of Filipino ancestry in the continental United
States. He ran again for
re-election in 1998 and 2000 and won by landslides. In December 2002, due to term limits, Mayor Manayan
completed his final term as Mayor on the Milpitas City Council.
During his years as Mayor, Milpitas saw unprecedented growth and job
creation, became the first city in the Bay Area to receive the Helen Putnam
Award for Excellence in public projects and transportation, and devoted more
city funds per capita to affordable housing and transportation solutions than
any other city in the county.
Following elected office, Mayor Manayan returned to international investment
banking. He is the President of
U.S. Operations for Culturecom Holdings, Ltd., a venture firm listed on the
Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Mr.
Manayan is also the Chairman of ViaGold, Inc., an investment company listed on
the Australian Stock Exchange. He is involved with growing companies and taking
them to the public markets.
Henry was the former Chair of the Fil-Am Democratic Caucus
and member of the Executive Board of the California Democratic Party.
Fel Anthony Amistad, Vice-President
Fel
Anthony Amistad has been a County Commissioner in San Mateo since
2007. He is a community activist and serves as Secretary to the FilAm
Democratic
Caucus of the California
Democratic Party. He is also the Vice President of the Filipno
American Democratic Club of San Mateo County.
He has been a delegate to CDP Conventions, including
the April 24-26, 2009 convention. Amistad is a Board Director of Asian
American Unity and the 80-20initiative.net, advocating the
appointment of more Asian American
judges, in government leadership positions, and other empowerment. Amistad is
also a director and Vice President of FilAm Coalition FilAm Chamber of Commerce
President, and Lions Club 4C4 past president. Amistad is a graduate of Stanford University
( Human Biology, BA) and holds advanced business and law
degrees..
Amistad ran for San Mateo County Board of
Education and came in very close to victory. However he believes that
our Filipino American community needs to mature
and seek political empowerment via the voting booth and through financial
support of worthy political candidates. His devotion to public service includes
other civic organizations such as California Health Initiatives where he was
finance controller. Amistad is also involved in his daughter's PTA where he
volunteered to mentor and teach students, raise funds for athletic programs,
and stay active in school activities.
Amistad is currently owner of his finance company
specializing in commercial residential finance and is a member of his County Association of
Realtors in San Mateo.
Community awards: Amistad has
received several awards for his community service. He was awarded businessman of the year by the Filipino community in
2000 and is a Delta Mu Delta society member for his attainment of scholarship
performance in his postgraduate studies.
Rey Guingon, Treasurer
Bio and Picture pending
Alice Bulos (Principal Advisor)
Alice Bulos attended the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines in 1948, graduating with a B.A. and M.A. in Social and Behavioral
Sciences. She began her professional career as Professor of Sociology
at the University of Santo Tomas and eventually became the Chairman of
the Department of Sociology. She moved to Sacramento California in 1977
to pursue a career with CETA as an Employment Counselor.
Alice has served as an advocate for seniors and women by her
numerous activities including the an appointment to the Federal Council
on the Aging by former President Clinton, acting as delegate to the
White House Conference On The Aging, serving as Regional Chair of the
National Filipino-American Women’s Network and participating with the
Sacramento Asian/Pacific Women’s Network. Her County involvement
includes serving as Commissioner for the San Mateo County Commission on
the Status of Women and the Health Plan of San Mateo County. She has
served as a Board Member for numerous community organizations and
agencies.
She has been honored as Women Warrior of the Year by the Pacific
Asian American Women Bay area Coalition and has been inducted into the
San Mateo County Women’s Hall of Fame.