Career Panels
FAN has brought in past alumni to share their experiences as a Filipinx professional. Check out our past panels below and keep an eye out for future career and alumni panels!
Filipinos in Sports Panel
On October 26, 2023, we finished off Filipino History Month with our Filipinos in Sports Virtual Career Panel!
Featured Panelists:
Nate Racela, Manager, Partnership Sales for San Francisco 49ers
Laurence Roman, Sr. Graphic Designer for San Jose Sharks
Beth Rivera, Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist for Golden State Warriors
Aaron Llavore, Creative Director for San Francisco 49ers
This conversation explored the panelists' career paths and culture through the lens of Filipinx-Americans in the sports and entertainment space. Big thank you to our panelists for sharing to students and alumni about their career journeys!
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Filipinos in Leadership Panel
We kicked-off Filipino American History Month on October 6, 2022 with Filipinos in Leadership!
Featured Panelists:
Twyla Tiongson Neal; Managing Director, Strategic Cloud First Sales, Accenture
Jenn Mendoza; Transformation Change Manager, Cisco
Krystle Ongjanco; Entertainment Marketing Lead, TikTok
Helen Ponce; Director, Corporate Controller, Netflix
Jae Diosa Lazaro Gage; Senior Customer Success Program Manager, Twilio
In this panel, we learned about the guest panelists' career journeys and gained some insights on professional development and career growth. Thank you so much to our guest panelists!
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Power in the Pipeline Panel
We wrapped up the month of February 2022 with our Power in the Pipeline: Filipino Alumni Associations!
Featured Panelists:
Aris Tagle, Past Chair, Pilipino Alumni Association, UCLA
Dr. Christine Catipon, President, Filipino American Alumni Chapter, UC Irvine
Krissy Ocampo, Co-Chair, Fil-Am Alumni Association, UC Davis
Dr. Larry Natividad, Board Member, Pilipinx American Alumni Chapter, UC Berkeley
Their efforts within their respective Filipino Alumni Associations have paved the foundation of what Filipino Alumni Associations could look like, and it has inspired us to build upon our growth of what FAN can become. We want to give a HUGE thank you to our panelists and for the attendees that zoomed in from across California!
Missed the panel? Watch it below!