The 17th Annual Red Ball to benefit the American Red Cross Guam Chapter was held on Sept. 23 at
Dusit Thani Guam Resort. 

Photos by Colin Kirk

(From left) Martha Mendoza, business development manager; Arvie Lintag, business development manager; both with Approved Forwarders; Lychell Nauta, military supervisor, Dewitt Guam; Christine Concepcion, inventory assistant, UOG Triton Bookstore; and Thomas Concepcion II, fire fighter, Guam Fire Department. 

(From left) Aggie Suk, customer service supervisor; and Anne Takano, underwriting manager, both with Nanbo Insurance. 

(From left) Rebecca A. Stephenson, professor emeriti of anthropology; and Hiro Kurashina, emeritus director of the Micronesian Area Research Center, both with the University of Guam.

(From left) Erika Hill; Catherine Bungabong, independent business consultant; John M. Robertson, president, JM Robertson Inc., which does business as AmOrient Engineering; and Kenneth Hill, director of sales and marketing, Dusit Thani Guam Resort, and husband of Erika. 

 (From left) Marilyn R. Borja, vice president of enterprise sales; Larry Thompson, senior vice president of enterprise sales, both with Docomo Pacific; Sumi Thompson, wife of Larry; Judy Rosario, government sales manager; Joleen Santos, account executive, enterprise sales; and Chelsea Eay, account executive enterprise sales, all three with Docomo Pacific. 

(From left) Rony Tenorio, advertising manager, Moylan’s Insurance Underwriters Inc.; Maria Tenorio, administrative officer, ASC Trust Corp.; Celeste Almira, senior nursing manager, FHP; and Al V. Almira, controller, TakeCare Insurance Co. Inc.

Micronesia Islands Nature Alliance hosted the Green Gala on Sept. 15 at the
Fiesta Resort & Spa Saipan. 

Photos by Chelu Photos

(From left) Sean E. Frink, member of Marianas Legal Strategy Group LLC, and board member of MINA; Frances A. Castro, owner and president, Blue Solutions, and chairwoman of MINA; Frankie M. Eliptico, director of the institutional advancement office, Northern Marianas College; and Geralyn C. Dela Cruz, executive director of corporate social responsibility, Imperial Pacific International (Pacific) LLC and board member of MINA. 

(From left) Somia T. Quan, projects manager, J.C. Tenorio Enterprises Inc., and vice chairwoman of MINA; Rosario White; and Michael A. White, attorney, The Law Offices of Michael A. White, and husband of Rosario. 

T Galleria by DFS Guam hosted its First-Class Beauty Celebration on Sept 8. 

Photo by Joy White

(From left) Donna J. Williams, client services manager; S. Renee Chisolm, general manager, both with T Galleria by DFS; Chen-yi “Jenny” Yang, owner and managing director; and Ping-Yuan “Edward” Lu, chairman and chief nutritionist and husband of Jenny, both with Globest LLC, which does business as GNC and Love Vitamin. 

ASC Trust Corp., Deloitte & Touche and Guam Business Magazine presented awards in October to the
2016 Deloitte & Touche ASC Trust Corp. Top Companies in Micronesia, published in the magazine. 

(From left) David J. John, president, ASC Trust Corp.; Henry J. Taitano, director of Strategic Planning, Core Tech International Corp.; Conchita D. Bathan, CEO, Core Tech; Joe M. Arnett, tax advisor to Deloitte; Maureen N. Maratita, publisher, Glimpses Publications; and Ho. S. Eun, chairman, Core Tech. 

(From left) Maratita; Tom Valderrama, chief marketing officer; Nathan Taimanglo, chief people officer, both from Docomo Pacific; John; Marilyn R. Borja, vice president of enterprise sales; Elizabeth F. Henry, vice president of customer care and retail; and Michelle L. Chaco, enterprise sales manager, all from Docomo Pacific. 

(From left) John; Arnett; Charles E. Ewart, president of Mobil Oil Guam, Mobil Oil Marianas and Mobil Oil Micronesia; and Maratita. 

(From left) Ben Ferguson, general manager, Pacific Islands Club Guam; and John.

(From left) Andrew Painter, project superintendent; Teresa Delfin, quality control manager; William Griva, estimator; Hector Torres, safety manager; Sonny Rosal, project coordinator; Bob Lopez, project engineer; Evangeline Bermeo, accountant; Richard Ramirez, area superintendent; Robin Cortez, office engineer; Keith Stewart, president; Victor Gonzales, operations manager; Abigail Manasan, accountant assistant; Raenesa Duenas, administrative assistant; Narci Dimaoala, project manager; Arnel Torres, estimator; Anna Costa, office manager; Tony Costa, general superintendent, all with Pacific Rim; and (at right) Arnett and John.