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August General Membership Meeting

Presentation of 2021 Scholarship Awards

Saipan Chamber of Commerce

August General Membership Meeting

Wednesday, August 4, 2021 11:30am

Hyatt Regency Ballroom

 12:00pm – Call to order

    1. Welcoming remarks –Chamber President, Joe Guerrero
      1. New Member - Marianas Legal Strategy Group, LLC
    2. Opening Remarks – Shayne Villanueva, Events Committee Chair, Chamber Vice President
  1. Scholarship Presentation
    1. Remarks – Nicole Babauta, Education/Workforce Committee Chair
      1. Scholarship Recipient Testimony – Amber Quitano
    2. Presentation of awards: SCC Board Members and Sponsors
      1. Bridge Capital LLC – Julie Duenas & Bart Jackson
      2. Calvo’s Ins. – Marcia Calvo
      3. CNMI State Board of Education – Commissioner Dr. Alfred Ada
      4. Inas Kitchen – Sonny Sablan
      5. Latte Built 24 hour Fitness & Nutrition – Derek Cutting
      6. McDonald’s of Saipan – Mable Glen & Ana Olaes
      7. MARPAC – James Lee (Events Committee Member)
      8. Mobil Oil Mariana Islands, Inc. – Malaina Kileleman
      9. TakeCare Insurance – Leilani Pangelinan & Nora Sablan
      10. Tan Siu Lin Foundation – Merlie Tolentino
  • Award Recipients

Chamber Education Award: Attending Northern Marianas College,Saipan

  • Amy Rayn Soliman, Nursing
  • Jamerie Paras, Business Management & Accounting
  • Maricon Bricia-Allen, Business Management
  • Tessa Sablan, Nursing

Innovation award

  • Ivan Blanco, Business Administration- University of Guam
  • Justin Del Rosario, Chemistry- University of San Diego
  • Ryan Kang, Neuroscience- Bowdoin College
  • Rui Hua Theresa Zheng, Pharmacy- Northeastern University
  • Samantha Liske-Clark, Biology- New York University, Abu Dhabi
  • Stephanie Tan Flores, Biology- Illinois College

Pellegrino Vocational Education Award

  • Katrina Costales, Front-End Development (UX) Design- Whitworth University

Group Picture 

  1. Closing Remarks – Lee Tenorio, Executive Director
  2. Member & Community Announcements
  3. 1:00pm Adjournment