Junior Chamber International (JCI) Iloilo Ilang Ilang elected its Board of Directors for the year 2023.

In the Grand General Membership Meeting last August, the local organization (LO) elected its 2023 board of directors (BOD), with 2022 Executive Vice President (EVP) Pauline Ann Onday unanimously voted as President.

“JCI Iloilo Ilang Ilang is an organization that trains people to be leaders and I am proud that I am one of the many products of this organization who have been given this opportunity to lead the organization for one year,” said Onday.

As the word gradually recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, Onday is confident that the 2023 BOD will able to deliver impactful projects in support of the JCI RISE (Rebuild, Invest, Sustain, Evolve) initiative, especially on health and education, to create sustainable positive change.

Onday joined the JCI Iloilo Ilang Ilang in 2019 and has spearheaded various projects such as Gugma Ilongga, Ang Ilongga Awards, Tiendas Ilonggas and Youth Leadership Excellence Awards (YLEA), to name a few. She was hailed as the Most Outstanding Member during the JCI Area 4 (Visayas Area) Quadro Awards held last September.

She has served the chapter in various capacities – as 2020 Director for Special Projects, and as 2021 LO Secretary.

Meanwhile, also elected as members of the 2023 BOD are the following:

  • Executive Vice President- Charisse Sombito
  • LO Secretary- Lara Jeunesse Villaruel
  • Executive Treasurer- Joanna Rose Lauren Pampliega
  • Vice President for Communications- Merianne Grace Ereñeta
  • Vice President for External Affairs- Nilrose Descarial
  • Vice President for Internal Affairs- Gretchen Jamorin
  • Director Local Skills and Development- Teresa Maderal
  • Director Membership Development- Quennie Dellosa
  • Director for Business- Vida Aurora Sy
  • Director National Relations- Therese Josephine Sartorio
  • Director for Public Relations- Jahzeel Lean Burao
  • Director for Community- Leonisa Grace Ladiana
  • Director for Special Projects- Sarah Gange

The LO will hold its 41st Induction and Turn Over ceremonies on December 3, 2022.

JCI Iloilo Ilang Ilang, Inc. is an all-female chapter of the Junior Chamber International composed of empowered young active citizens in the City and Province of Iloilo who are in the fields of law, medicine, business, psychology, human resource and the like, united by the common goal to provide development opportunities that empower young people to create positive change.MGE