Executive Officers and Board of Directors
Jan Mason is an Associate Principal at Mackenzie, an integrated design firm headquartered in Portland, Oregon. For more than ten years, she has served as Mackenzie’s marketing and communications director, and she is fluent in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry functions and operations. Jan works with other colleagues in both Oregon and Washington to advance marketing strategies and business development while managing an in-house marketing team. She is Mackenzie’s liaison for small business partnering initiatives and a member of the firm’s corporate social responsibility committee on diversity, equity, and inclusion, which addresses staffing, contracting, organization culture, and community engagement. Born on the Pacific island of Guam, Jan is a second-generation Filipino American and has resided in the Portland metro area for several decades. She dedicates her time to advocacy in the community, including serving as a, volunteer for the Philippine American Chamber of Commerce of Oregon (PACCO) since 2013. Her other volunteer contributions include several economic-driven committees at the city and state level, as well as committees focused on equity and inclusion, particularly for the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) business community.
Jan Mason
President
Dolly Pangan-Specht is the owner/proprietor of Perfect Plus Professional Support in Oregon since 1991 to present. Prior to being Board Chair, she was PACCO-VP/Civic Committee Chair. She is Vice-Chair of the City of Tigard's Committee for Community Engagement, Washington County CPO-4M Board Member, and a graduate of Tigard Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program 2020. She co-authored “Filipinos in the Willamette Valley,” and is on the roster of the Filipina Womens Network Most Influential Filipino Women in the United States, counted among 2009 Top 100 Awardees. She serves as the Communications Director of the United Assumption Alumnae Associations Abroad, and a Board Member of its Vancouver BC Chapter. An inveterate and celebrated volunteer, Dolly has made significant and long-lasting contributions to her alma mater, neighborhood associations, school boards, parent associations, Fil-Am organizations, hospital, civic and charitable foundations, including, among others a volunteer involvement with Oregon State’s penitentiary system. A singer on her leisure time, she is an Alto with the Portland Singing Christmas Tree. She counts among her most valuable roles as that of daily caregiving grandmother to two assertive toddlers, in-training to be future leaders. A proud mother of three community-contributing, civic-minded adults, Dolly is also an active and involved corporate wife of over 37 years.
Dolly Pangan-Specht
Board Chair
Dolly Pangan-Specht is the owner/proprietor of Perfect Plus Professional Support in Oregon since 1991 to present. Prior to being Board Chair, she was PACCO-VP/Civic Committee Chair. She is Vice-Chair of the City of Tigard's Committee for Community Engagement, Washington County CPO-4M Board Member, and a graduate of Tigard Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program 2020. She co-authored “Filipinos in the Willamette Valley,” and is on the roster of the Filipina Womens Network Most Influential Filipino Women in the United States, counted among 2009 Top 100 Awardees. She serves as the Communications Director of the United Assumption Alumnae Associations Abroad, and a Board Member of its Vancouver BC Chapter. An inveterate and celebrated volunteer, Dolly has made significant and long-lasting contributions to her alma mater, neighborhood associations, school boards, parent associations, Fil-Am organizations, hospital, civic and charitable foundations, including, among others a volunteer involvement with Oregon State’s penitentiary system. A singer on her leisure time, she is an Alto with the Portland Singing Christmas Tree. She counts among her most valuable roles as that of daily caregiving grandmother to two assertive toddlers, in-training to be future leaders. A proud mother of three community-contributing, civic-minded adults, Dolly is also an active and involved corporate wife of over 37 years.
Dolly Pangan-Specht
Board Chair
Jaime Lim is a professional engineer, registered land surveyor, entrepreneur, and publisher of the Asian Reporter, was born in the Philippines and came to the US in 1959, and has served in the U.S. Coast Guard, and served under the Vietnam War. He completed his bachelor's degree in engineering, and post graduate studies, at Portland State University. He has served in numerous non-profit organization and community associations, among others as: President Emeritus, Federation of Philippine American Chambers of Commerce, Inc. (FPACC), President Emeritus, Philippine American Chamber of Commerce of Oregon (PACCO), Past Chairman, Council of Filipino American Associations of Oregon (CFAA), Past Chairman, Pacific Northwest Publishers Association of Oregon. Jaime is also the co-founder of the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO), a former board member, Portland Community College and former Board Member, United Way of the Columbia Willamette.
Jaime Lim
President Emeritus
Dory Osilla-Lim obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from PWU (Philippine Women’s University) in Manila, Philippines. She came to the United States as an Exchange Student Nurse at the Graduate Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. She pursued Graduate Studies in Science and obtained a Doctor of Medicine in 1985. Dory is currently a board member of the Philippine American Chamber of Commerce of Oregon (PACCO) serving as the Executive Vice President. She is a member of the National Federation of Philippine Chambers of Commerce and acts as an Ambassador for Peace for the Universal Peace Foundation. Her past professional affiliations include, President of the Filipino-American Association of Portland and Vicinity Inc. (FAAPVI), Vice President of the Philippine Nurses Association of Oregon and Washington (PNAOW), and President of the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS). In 2010, Dory was the recipient of Lapu-lapu Award given by CSO for excellent leadership, valuable and worthy contribution and genuine concern leading to the full recognition and continuous growth of the Filipino American society in all Asian affairs in Oregon and Southwest Washington. In 2021, she was the recipient of Western Region PNAA (Phil Nurses Association of America) Pride Award for Exemplary Contribution. Her Business Experiences include President of Wellcare Adult Homes LLC, Secretary/Treasurer of First United Engineering Consulting Engineers Inc., Vice President of JDL Properties and Investments LLC, Former Vice President of Santa Barbara Investments LLC, Former Franchise of Brownies Fast Food in Sorsogon, Philippines, company based in Canada, Former Vice President of US Building Systems Inc. Dory is currently an entrepreneur and spends her time on many projects. She found her true passion and happiness in being a businesswoman.
Dory Osilla-Lim
Executive Vice President
Joseph "Joe" Eustaquio has over 36 years in the banking industry and enjoys helping business clients achieve their personal and company financial goals. He is a VP/Commercial Portfolio Manager. He has a diversified international and domestic banking background with an emphasis on business/commercial lending -- from Chase and its offshore banking unit in Guam to Washington Federal Bank (a regional bank) in Portland – he has worked with both credit unions and commercial and community banks: Riverview Community Bank, MBank, Columbia Credit Union, Washington Trust Bank, KeyBank, Bank Pacific, Guam Savings & Loan Association, Bank of Hawaii, Bancorp Finance, and Chase Manhattan Bank. He serves on the Vancouver Farmers Market Finance and Agriculture Committees (after serving 4 years on the Board) and the Loan Committee for the Northwest Business Development Association (a CDC providing SBA 504 loans). Joe lives in Vancouver, WA and when he’s not networking or volunteering, he enjoys Saturday boot camp workouts and hiking, the Food Network testing new restaurants or food carts and BBQs!
Joseph Eustaquio
Board Treasurer
Noelle Tadeo grew up in the Filipino community watching her parents’ active involvement as leaders in various Filipino organizations. Previously an employee of PACCO, she is proud to serve as Board Secretary. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Humanities with a Minor in Spanish from Washington State University, and an Associate’s Degree in Paralegal from Clark Community College. In her spare time she enjoys writing science fiction, and poetry. Noelle Tadeo is currently at Mackenzie.
Noelle Tadeo
Board Secretary
Lorelei Hosmillo has been with PACCO since 2002, and started as a board member, with the position of Vice President of Tourism. As Vice President of Tourism, Lorelei was able to establish and build a productive working relationship between PACCO and the Philippine Department of Tourism- San Francisco Consulate, paving for the first Consulate on Wheels in Oregon, and promotions of tourism programs like “Wealth of Wonders”. As a board member, Lorelei was also instrumental in planning and implementations of projects like the 2004-2005 Asian American Resource Guide of Oregon (AARG), community outreach, participation in conventions, fairs, and trade events, and implementation of PACCO projects. She became PACCO’s Business Coordinator in 2008 until 2018, working on multitude of tasks including grant writing and grant reporting, implementation of programs, event coordination, newsletters, website management, providing technical assistance to small business, organizing in-services and business seminars, community outreach, coordination of fundraising for natural disasters like Typhoon Haiyan, and coordination of other PACCO activities, assisting PACCO’s president, among other things. Lorelei is also instrumental in creating the Annual Asian American and Pacific Islander Leadership Night, including the event’s partnership with IRCO’s Asian Family Center, APANO, Asian Reporter, and Legacy Health; and the creation of the Annual International Holiday Bazaar, which is another of PACCO’s vehicle to further assist and promote small businesses. In 20019, Lorelei re-joined the board of directors, eventually becoming the Vice President of Programs, and lead the “Super Team” (Programs), so-named for getting things done. Lorelei was also a senior fellow of the Asian and Pacific Islander Community Leadership Institute; first Chairperson of the Asian and Pacific Islander ERG in Legacy Health; Musical Director of Aguman Capampangan; and Promotions Manager of LCDR Events. In her spare time, Lorelei enjoys performing as a singer; dancing, gardening, writing, photography, and playing the guitar/ piano. Past hobbies included figure ice skating, martial arts, and sketching. Lorelei is a full time Physical Therapist with Legacy Health.
Lorelei Hosmillo
Member At Large
Lorelei Hosmillo
Member At Large
Lucy Flores is currently a Senior Consultant and Director for Cloud Based programs at ELYON International, Inc. Lucy has over 40 years of progressive IT experience with demonstrated initiative, creativity and success. A proactive leader with experience in multi-cultural and global environments and had effectively managed numerous services engagement. Lucy is a natural people-person, with a passion to connect people, collaborate with partners, build lasting friendships and be a positive influence through these connections. Lucy was Vice President of Pointwest Technologies Corp (PTC) US for 16 years. PTC US is a fully owned subsidiary of Pointwest Technologies Corporation, the largest 100%-Filipino-owned IT services company in the Philippines. Lucy co-founded Pointwest Technologies Corp US in May 2003. Lucy is one of the founders and a board member of the Pacific Northwest Leadership Camp for Girls (PNWL). Designed by parents, educators, and professionals, PNWL Camp strives to reach its mission by motivating young women to set goals, harness their potential, and use their talents in order to lead and serve others at home, school, and in the community. The PNWL Camp provides the participants opportunities to make lifetime friendships and enjoy a variety of camp. Campers are also encouraged to know the Catholic faith and grow closer to Christ. Ms. Flores graduated from the University of the Philippines with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Statistics. Lucy is a board member at Kaisipan.org, a Florida-based a non profit organization with a vision to transform learning and teaching towards humanizing the learners’ life. Its mission is to provide digital capabilities for all Filipino educators and learners.
Lucy Flores
Member At Large
Newly ‘retired’, Jet has been in the information technology industry for over 30 years. As an IT professional, he has led or supported projects with domestic and international companies in logistics, healthcare, insurance, banking, utilities and retail. His experience includes consulting, software QA testing, business analysis, enterprise solutions implementation, and process improvement. Jet also owned small businesses doing business with the Philippines in import/export and call center operations. In addition to PACCO, Jet is or has served in various Filipino community organizations including Board member of US Filipinos for Good Governance, Vice President of the Filipino-American Friendship Club of Oregon, Board member of the Filipino-American Association of Portland, and Director of the Filipino- American Association of Clark County and Vicinity. Jet graduated from Oregon State University with a bachelor's degree in business and banking.
Newly ‘retired’, Jet has been in the information technology industry for over 30 years. As an IT professional, he has led or supported projects with domestic and international companies in logistics, healthcare, insurance, banking, utilities and retail. His experience includes consulting, software QA testing, business analysis, enterprise solutions implementation, and process improvement. Jet also owned small businesses doing business with the Philippines in import/export and call center operations. In addition to PACCO, Jet is or has served in various Filipino community organizations including Board member of US Filipinos for Good Governance, Vice President of the Filipino-American Friendship Club of Oregon, Board member of the Filipino-American Association of Portland, and Director of the Filipino- American Association of Clark County and Vicinity. Jet graduated from Oregon State University with a bachelor's degree in business and banking.
Jet Pizarro
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Executive Director
Ellen Bolus-Edmonds is a Certified Professional Executive Coach (CPC, Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner (ELI-MP) and a Growthwheel Certified Business Advisor. Ellen has been born, raised and schooled in the Philippines. She earned her MBA degree and graduated with the highest honors from the Ateneo Graduate School of Business and aBachelor of Science degree from the University of the Philippines. With over 25 years of executive management experience in the Shipping and Logistics industry, Ellen has been globally exposed to a multitude of cultures as she traveled around the world for work. A 4-time COO and Vice-President for Marketing and Sales for publicly listed companies, she managed sales teams generating a revenue of $200M annually. She is expertly adept in matters involving people, process & systems management. Ellen started to serve as a Board Member of PACCO in 2020. In 2021, she is one of the active Execom members of the Coalition of Filipino-American Chambers of Commerce (COFACC). Her company, iDare LLC, has been instrumental in the successful implementation of over $1M worth of PACCO-administered grants helping over 300 small business owners since 2020. Ellen is faithful to her personal mission statement : Live insanely great lives, make a difference everyday! She is deeply passionate in assisting small business owners, community members& clients to achieve their maximum potential so that together, we make the lives of the next generation better than ours!
STAFF
Nichol Pelletier
Sr. Program Coordinator
Joselito Tanega
Program Manager & Advisory Council Chair
Honorary Consul General
Eric Tadeo is a lawyer & currently serving as a Philippine Honorary Consul for Oregon and Washington. He is in a private practice in Vancouver Washington as an attorney since 1999, doing general law practice, working mostly on immigration cases, preparation of estate planning documents, contracts, small business/incorporation and non-profit organizations. Take has been an Immigration attorney with the Law Offices of Gonzales, Gonzales and Gonzales, since 2010. As a certified mediator, he works with clients in resolving conflicts, particularly in family cases, landlord/tenant, business conflicts, neighborhood and community-based issues, since 2005. Tadeo is a CLE (Continuing Legal Education) presenter on mediation; conference speaker; speaks on conflict resolution in various forums and other speaking opportunities. He does pro bono work with Catholic Charities and Northwest Immigrants’ Rights Project.
