June 2015 – Board of Directors
At first, I thought this would be an easy task since I have many friends whom I have known for many years. They had worked from corporations as officers or senior level management. Unfortunately, none of them were interested in joining the board. Perhaps they didn’t think I could help Aeta people living in the remote areas of the Philippines while having a foundation based in San Francisco, California. They also thought that because I am not an indigenous Aeta myself, the tribe would not listen to me. They were right about the challenges I faced during the first few months. However, after having spent time with the Aeta communities, I was able to formulate structures and tell stories about the successes I have had in just a few months.
Telling my success stories and sharing information about the indigenous Aeta attracted the people I met in the bus, in coffee shops, restaurants, museums, shopping centers, and churches. I found that people were interested in knowing more about the Aeta tribes. We now have the following board of directors:
Board of Directors Added in 2017
Our combined experience represents a total of over one-hundred years in the fields of anthropology, archeology, geology, medicine, law, and business administration. Our role as board of directors will be to offer guidance and to help the Aeta Tribe Foundation accomplish its long-term vision to align priorities, allocate resources, and measure impact throughout the planning phases for every completed project. We measure success based on the premise that each dollar spent must benefit one person. For example, a 5-gallon, blue plastic container costs $5 and benefits a household with a maximum of 5 people. This is the formula, along with a guidebook, map, and instructions set-forth by the President. Flexibility will be critical to the success of the plan as circumstances could change and that $5 could benefit only one person to complete a water systems project. We follow the principles of transparency, reciprocity, responsibility, and trust, and regularly follow up on completed projects. We will create an annual summary report in Microsoft Word and Excel spreadsheets. This timely report is intended to be a concise depiction of how objectives are being met according to schedule, timeframe, budget, results, and quality of work.
We will work in affiliation with the following members of the San Francisco Aeta Lions Club – www.aetalions.org who wish to join our cause as volunteers.
Telling my success stories and sharing information about the indigenous Aeta attracted the people I met in the bus, in coffee shops, restaurants, museums, shopping centers, and churches. I found that people were interested in knowing more about the Aeta tribes. We now have the following board of directors:
- Fernando Briosos, President
- Marian Castillo, Treasurer and Secretary
- Hugh Leehman, Website Design
- Dr. Philip McGillivary, Geologist/USCG, Membership
Board of Directors Added in 2017
- Johnny Veloso, Fundraising Development
- Dr. Bion Griffin, Archeology/Anthropology, Grant Writing Committee
- Dr. Hope Lancero, Scientist/Medicine, Grant Writing Committee
- Yang Li, Legal, Grant Writing Committee
- Ken Tomio, Non-Profit, Grant Writing Committee
- Wayne Howard, Board Advisor
- Christian Foster, Board Advisor
Our combined experience represents a total of over one-hundred years in the fields of anthropology, archeology, geology, medicine, law, and business administration. Our role as board of directors will be to offer guidance and to help the Aeta Tribe Foundation accomplish its long-term vision to align priorities, allocate resources, and measure impact throughout the planning phases for every completed project. We measure success based on the premise that each dollar spent must benefit one person. For example, a 5-gallon, blue plastic container costs $5 and benefits a household with a maximum of 5 people. This is the formula, along with a guidebook, map, and instructions set-forth by the President. Flexibility will be critical to the success of the plan as circumstances could change and that $5 could benefit only one person to complete a water systems project. We follow the principles of transparency, reciprocity, responsibility, and trust, and regularly follow up on completed projects. We will create an annual summary report in Microsoft Word and Excel spreadsheets. This timely report is intended to be a concise depiction of how objectives are being met according to schedule, timeframe, budget, results, and quality of work.
We will work in affiliation with the following members of the San Francisco Aeta Lions Club – www.aetalions.org who wish to join our cause as volunteers.
- Cora Cuison – Volunteer
- Estella Sullivan – Volunteer
- Dr. Emmett Todd Knipper, DDS, Volunteer