Filipino Women Leaders “Disrupt” PH Consulate General in NY

Consul General Claro S. Cristobal (second from the right) poses with Filipino Women leaders “disrupting” New York. Consul Arman R. Talbo, Vice Consul Tanya Faye O. Ramiro, and Cultural Officer Olivia Osias-Magpile were also present. (New York PCG photo)

NEW YORK 13 March 2019 – Filipino women leaders of the Filipina Women’s Network “disrupted” the Philippine Consulate General in New York on 04 March 2019 with the book reading of “Disrupt 3.0. Filipina Women: Rising,” the third in an anthology series of leadership stories from preeminent Filipino women making a distinctive mark on their chosen careers.

“If you want to lead, you must disrupt. And to make change disruptive, leadership is required,” said Vice Consul Tanya Faye O. Ramiro, who delivered the welcome remarks for “DISRUPTing New York” after Consul General to New York Claro S. Cristobal yielded the floor to Vice Consul Ramiro in honor of International Women’s Day.

Selected snippets from the “Disrupt” anthology series were read by various authors during the event: Dr. Lirio Sobreviñas-Covey, a licensed psychologist and professor of clinical psychology in psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center, and Founder and President of the Association of Adults with Autism Philippines; Isabelita Marcelo Abele, President and Chief Executive Officer of the South Jersey-based lumber supplier, U.S. Lumber and Rebecca Murry, an architect and math coach at the United Nations International School, which uses an innovative “constructive-based instructional approach” to teach about numbers, among others.

A leadership discussion with the event’s guest of honor, New York Department of Education Deputy Chancellor for Community Empowerment, Partnerships, and Communications Hydra Mendoza, followed the book reading. Reginald F. Lewis Foundation Chairperson Atty. Loida Nicolas Lewis served as facilitator during the discussion.

Through the sharing of amazing stories of courageous, passionate, and fierce women who disrupted the status quo, the event became a source of inspiration for Pinay empowerment.

Filipina Women’s Network Founder and Chief Executive Officer Marilyn Mondejar aims to bring the Disrupt series globally, with a similar event in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in the offing. END

United Nations International School math coach Rebecca Murry reads from “Disrupt 3.0” her story on leadership entitled “Redefining Pathways.” (New York PCG photo)

New York Department of Education Deputy Chancellor for Community Empowerment, Partnership and Communications Hydra Mendoza shares her insights on leadership with Reginald F. Lewis Foundation Chairperson Atty. Loida Nicolas Lewis serving as facilitator. (New York PCG photo)

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