Pastries in Paradise, an evening of desserts made by island chefs, was held on Feb. 22 at the Guam Museum to benefit the Guam Museum Foundation, Micronesian Chefs Association and Lend-A-Hand.
Photos by Colin Kirk
(From left) Jada G. Jones, student, home-schooled; Jasmine P. Jones, student, home-schooled; and James S. Herbert III, general manager, Triple J Five Star Wholesale Foods Inc.
(From left) Nicole DeLisle Dueñas, education and programs manager, Guam Museum; Lillian Duenas; and Joseph P. Duenas, region counsel, Joint Region Marianas and husband of Lillian.
The Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Guam held its annual Chinese New Year gala on Feb. 23 at the
Hyatt Regency Guam.
Photos by Justin Green
(From left, standing) Frederick J. Horecky, proprietor and managing attorney, Law Offices of Horecky & Associates; Ronald Young, corporate secretary, Security Title; Mark M.Y. Zhao, president and CEO, MZhomes, and executive director, Westpac Institute of Management, and managing director, Pioneer Realty and vice president, Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Guam; Albert Wu, president, FADA Investments LLC and vice president, Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Guam; (from left, sitting) Chuck C. Wu, founder, Pacific Sunny Holdings; and Shiu-Fong Wu, wife and mother of Chuck and Albert, respectively.
(From left) Jesse Ada, orthopaedic surgeon, First Settlement Orthopaedics (Ohio); Chinese New Year mascot; Hiro Kurashina, emeritus director, University of Guam Richard F. Taitano Micronesian Area Research Center; Benson F.F. Au-Yeung, president and owner, Soft Pacific Inc., which does business as Benz Sign Supplies and Paradise Awning, and president, Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Guam; Izumi Seki, Consul-General of Japan in Hagåtña; and Jack Chan, owner, Kwong Hwa Furniture and Home Mart Guam and vice president, Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Guam.
The Guam Industry Forum was held at the Dusit Thani Guam Resort on March 7 and 8.
Photo by John I. Borja
(From left) Martha Mendoza, business development manager; Stefanie Salazar, air and ocean freight gateway manager; and Luis Ramirez, director of sales, all with Approved Freight Forwarders.
Photo by Meghan Hickey
(From left) Robert E. Koeppen Jr., vice president of administration and commercial, South Pacific Petroleum Corp., and Troy A. White, aggregates sales and operations manager, Primet Rock.
The 21st Guam Chamber of Commerce Annual Golf Tournament was held on March 14 at the
Onward Talofofo Golf Club.
Photos by Justin Green
(From left) Jeffrey Bristol, owner, Island Discount Golf & Tennis, Nike Sports by A.B. Sports and Goody’s Sporting Goods; David Tydingco, managing director, Valley of the Latte; Monte D.M. Mesa, general manager, Guam Premier Outlets and Tumon Sands Plaza; and Vincent D. “Ben” Cruz, general manager, Sheraton Laguna Guam Resort.
(From left) Ken N. Duenas, general sales manager, Glimpses Publications; Jose C. “Joe” Blas assistant general manager, Hotel Nikko Guam; and Lon Lindsey, director of golf, Country Club of the Pacific.
Docomo Pacific held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new headquarters in Tamuning, the former Ben Franklin building, on March 15.
Photos by Wayne Chargualaf
(From left) Nathan T. Taimanglo, chief people officer; Willis F. Cannon III, vice president, field operations; and Sean Ly, business sales engineer manager, all of Docomo Pacific.
(From left) Susana M. Wusstig; and Megan L. Volsteadt, both musicians from The Dolls.
(From left) Edgar L. Gaza, owner; Jerome L. Daco, store manager, both of Opake Guam; and Francis C. Unsay, nurse, Guam Regional Medical City.
(From left) Dolores Perez-Damian, brand director; and Liezl R. Balan, project manager, both of Docomo Pacific.
StayWell Guam Diabetes Foundation held a gala featuring award-winning singer and actress Vanessa Williams on March 17 at the Dusit Thani Guam Resort.
Photos by Justin Green
(From left) Anthony G. Mendiola, vice president of medical management and board director; Chen Y. Mack, president, CEO and board chairwoman; Joseph F. Camacho, manager, JF Camacho Consulting, and board director; Maureen Tellei Sablan, vice president of business development and board director, all of StayWell Insurance; Williams; Dafne M. Shimizu, vice president of finance and board director; and Micheal S. Sablan, board director, both of StayWell.
(From left) Janela B. Carrera, director, Pacific News Center; and Patti Arroyo, on-air radio personality, Newstalk K57.
An opening reception for the 2018 University of Guam Conference on Island Sustainability was held on March 27 at the Hyatt Regency Guam.
Photos by John I. Borja
(From left) Patrick U. Tellei, president, Palau Community College; Robert A. Underwood, president, University of Guam; and Austin J. Shelton III, director, UOG Center for Island Sustainability, and associate director, UOG Sea Grant and co-principal investigator for education, outreach and diversity, Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research.
(From left) Maikani Andres, student, Palau Community College; Ma Bella Guinto, solid waste management adviser, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme; Vernice Yuzi, associate professor; Jacquelyn Hanley, student; and LeahMarie Bukurou, student, all with Palau Community College.
(From left) Tae-Seog Kang, director, Jeju National University Jeju Sea Grant Center; and Byung-Gul Lee, acting vice president for international affairs, Jeju National University.
(From left) Hazel G. Estrellado, legislative staff assistant, Office of Sen. Mary C. Torres; Phillip John R. Cruz, sustainability coordinator, University of Guam Center for Island Sustainability; Elsa P. Manarpaac, president, Western Philippines University; Bernadette V. Capindo, marketing communications coordinator; and Rebecca A. Elmore, science communicator, both of UOG.
