UPAAA BOARD MEMBERS among 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN in the U.S. for 2009

Three members of the 2009-2011 UPAAA Board of Directors, National President Belinda A. Aquino, Vice President for the Eastern Region Nelsie T. Parrado, and Liaison Officer for the Western Region Lydia C. Fontan were among the 100 most influential women in the U.S. for 2009. They were selected by the Filipina Women’s Network for their “exceptional work in the fields of expertise and for their inspiring leadership and achievements in the U.S. workplace and communities.”

Belinda Aquino could not attend the gathering of the Filipino women celebrating their accomplishments during the Sixth Filipina Leadership Summit in Berkeley, California from October 30 to November 2, 2009 during which time the awards were revealed, but Lydia C. Fontan and Nelsie T Parrado were present to receive their awards.

Nelsie T. Parrado was recognized for being the first Filipino American elected to an “elite group of Financial Services Professionals at New York Life from across the country”.

Lydia C. Fontan for having broken “the glass ceiling of the International Lions Club” when she was elected the first Filipina woman president of a Lion’s Club in District 4-C6 in California.