Arminda Aguilar

Auditor

Career: Retired Senior Compliance Analyst in investment companies

Education: BA in Economics at the University of the Philippines - Diliman

Community: NaFFAA R5  and Colorado Community - 8 years

Fun Fact: While a faculty member at  Holy Angel University, my students and I fundraised for the Aetas, the first inhabitants of the Philippines.
I have two children.

Jennifer Samuel

Marketing Director
Past Region V President

Career: Owner & Celebrity Trainer of Perseverance, Principal of JS Consulting, and Professor at the University of Colorado at Denver for the Entrepreneurship program

Education: Bachelors in Marketing from University of Colorado at Denver, MBA from Colorado State University.

Community: I have been a member of NaFFAA for 24 years and was the original Youth Director for the “Central Region”. I’ve been serving the Filipino community since I was a teenager from youth activities to cultural dancing.

Fun fact: I am the first Filipino-American on the Denver Broncos Cheerleading team, 1999-2003.

Favorite Filipino Food: Lumpia and anything with ube in it.

Virgit Vanek

Fundraising Director

Career: Product Developer/Retired

Education: University of the Visayas, BS Civil  Engineering 

Community: Community work, NaFFAA since 1990's

Something I’d like people to know: Since I came from the Philippines  in the 80's and no relatives here, I found a family,  especially in the Filipino community. I am a happy person and loves to travel. I am not a frontliner but  ready to assist and support any activity when needed.

Favorite Filipino food: All of it