Leaders, Founders & Advisory Board

National Executive Board Current Leadership
Founding Board of Directors
The International Society of Filipinos in Finance and Accounting are led by the brightest members in the industry who are Certified Public Accountants in the United States and/or the Philippines. Below are our founders.
Current Advisory Board

Maria Benel Corazon G. Se-Liban

Advisor

Marylou Garcia

Advisor

Maria Fides Balita

Advisor

Susan Legaspi

Advisor

Edith Winterhalter

Advisor

Carmelita O'Neil

Advisor


Past Advisory Board
The members of ISFFA’s Corporate Advisory Board consist of seasoned professionals in public accounting and financial and consulting services. Committed to the success of ISFFA, they share one common goal: to be instrumental in assisting, advising and guiding the founding and future members of the organization, create a place and a community, that will continuously nurture, encourage, grow and develop Filipino accounting and finance professionals to take on leadership roles in business, in their profession and in the community that they live in.

Kathy Lai

Chair

Maria Benel Corazon G. Se-Liban

Founder

Gilbert R. Vasquez

Founding Honorary Advisor

Malve Ildefonso

Vice Chair

Casper Calisin

Executive Vice President

Washington SyCip

Honorary Advisor / Member

Gilda Belmonte-Priebe

Secretary

E. 'Bong' Batingana

VP - Sponsorships

Benjamin Punongbayan

Honorary Advisor / Member

Lyn Labastilla

Treasurer

Hope Cue

VP - Membership

Tammy H. Lipana

Honorary Advisor

Liezl Sangalang

Member

Arvin Floresca

Member

Daniel Galeon

Member

Cecille Pineda

Member

Roberto Concepcion

Member

Diana Estrada

Member

Holly Vocal

Member

Mellisa Sanvictores

Member

Ana Melita 'Minel' Diaz

VP - Website

Corazon de la Paz-Bernardo

Honorary Advisor

Joy Mayor

Member

Katherine 'Kathy' Lai

VP - Student Relations

Rene S. Enriquez

Honorary Advisor

Mailo Lagman

Member

Albert Ocampo

VP - Community Service

Reynaldo L. Padilla

Advisor

Beth Hacia

Member

Aireen M. Suguitan

VP - Newsletter

Rowena Cipriano-Reyes

Advisor

Marinella 'Nella' F. Zipagang

VP - Conventions and Events

Erlinda Olalia-Carin

Advisor

Alex Gahuman

VP - CPE

Aurora M. Rubin

Advisor

Mary Antonette 'Tonette' Santillan

Secretary

Elmer Pascual

Treasurer

Albert Yeo

Jennifer 'Jen' Bangit

Associate Treasurer

Lyn Labastilla

Auditor

Grace Reyes

Public Relations

Carmelita O'Neil

Founding Advisor Board

Susan Legaspi

Founding Advisory Board

National Excutive Board Past Leaders

Maria Fides Balita

Chair

Kathy Lai

Vice-Chair

Malve Ildefonso

Secretary

Lyn Salvador

Treasurer

Joy Mayor

Member

Beth Hacia

Member

Arvin Floresca

Community Engagement

Cecille Pineda

Member of the Scholarship Committee

Marla Isidro

Member

Diana Estrada

Member

Mailo Lagman

Member

Roberto Concepcion

Member

Liezl Sangalang

Member

Gilda Belmonte-Priebe

Member & Chicago Chapter Liaison

Edith Winterhalter

Chair

Eileen Fisler

Vice Chair

Maria Fides Balita

Secretary & Chicago Chapter Liaison

Lyn Salvador

Treasurer

Kathy Lai

Member and Los Angeles Chapter Liaison

Mark Bojocan

San Francisco Chapter Liaison

Jenny Bangit

Philomel Pena

Member

Catherine Rodriguez

Member

Beth Hacia

Member

Rasel Menendez

Member

Liezl Sangalang

Member

Joy Mayor

Member

MaryAnne Sabido Werner

Chair

JL Garcia

Vice Chair

Maria Benel Corazon G. Se-Liban

Treasurer

Eileen Fisler

Secretary

Susan Afan

Membership Committee Co-Chair

Socorro Padua

Website Committee Chair

Mary Jane Aqunio

Member

Clariza Mullins

Member

Carmelita O'Neil

Member

Philomena Pena

Member

Maria Fides Balita

Member

Marylou Garcia

Chair

Colleen Abang

Vice Chair

Maria Benel Corazon G. Se-Liban

Treasurer

Rey Padilla

Membership Committee Co-Chair

Susan Afan

Membership Committee Co-Chair

Edith Winterhalter

Student Relations Committee Chair

Socorro Padua

Website Committee Chair

MaryAnne Sabido Werner

Member

Mary Jane Aqunio

Member

Albert Yeo

Member

Eileen Fisler

Member

Clariza Mullins

Member

JL Garcia

Member

Susan Legaspi

Chair

Socorro Padua

Vice Chair

Marylou Garcia

Treasurer

Tonette Santillan

Secretary

Maria Benel Corazon G. Se-Liban

Director of Chapter Development

Carmelita O'Neil

Director of Scholarship

Casper Calisin

Director

Committees: Core Programs

Leadership/Professional Development

Chair – Malve Ildefonso
Co-Chair – Liezl Sangalang

Mentorship

Chair –Nicole Mendoza
Co-Chair – Kristine Dandan

Scholarship

Chair –Joy Mayor
Co-Chair – Roberto Concepcion

Community Engagement/ #ISFFA Cares

Chair –Lyn Salvador
Co-Chair – Domestic -Daniel Galeon
Co-Chair – International – Gilda Priebe

Administrative Functions

Marketing

Chair – Cecil Pineda
Co-Chair – Mailo Lagman
Members – Kathy Lai, Dexter Jumamoy

Corporate Sponsorship

Chair – Dexter Jumamoy
Co-Chair – Nicole Mendoza-Patel

National Conference

Chair – Kathy Lai
Co-Chair – Kristine Dandan
Members – Maria Fides Balita, Edith Winterhalter, Benel Se-Liban, Lyn Salvador, Malve Ildefonso, Arvin Floresca, Cecile Pineda