by Novo-Mar Ramos
The Board of Trustees of the European Network of Filipino Diaspora United Kingdom (ENFiD-UK) has elected a new set of officers who will be in charged of implementing and managing the activities, projects and programs of ENFiD and reaching out to the members of the Filipino community in the UK.
The election of officers was part of the agenda during the regular meeting held on the 26th day of June 2016 at the Westminster City Hall, Westminster, London. All of the Members of the Board of Trustees (BOT) were present.
Under the Constitution and By-Laws, the officers shall be chosen by the Trustees from among themselves. All executive positions automatically became vacant as soon as the new set of Members of the Board of Trustees were sworn in and assumed such office during the 2016 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of members on the 30th day of April 2016.
In a special meeting after the AGM, Edwin Dela Cruz was elected as the Chairperson and JJ Formento as the Secretary, positions which they held immediately prior to the election.
The Board also decided to elect from among the four (4) Vice-Chairpersons a concurrent Deputy Chairperson. Christian Estrada, Vice-Chairperson for Northern Ireland, was unanimously elected as the Deputy Chairperson.
The new set of officers is as follows:
EDWIN DELA CRUZ
Chairperson
CHRISTIAN ESTRADA
Deputy Chairperson/
Vice-Chairperson for Northern Ireland
RENATO LUCERO
Vice-Chairperson for England
LAGRIMAS ANTONIO
Vice-Chairperson for Wales
MOISES ESPAÑOLA
Vice-Chairperson for Scotland
JJ FORMENTO
Secretary
PETMYLA ARCENO
Assistant Secretary
MARIA BASFORD
Treasurer
JANETTE VICERA
Assistant Treasurer
RUBY IBALIO
Auditor
YVETTE RAMOS
Assistant Auditor
NOVO-MAR RAMOS
Press Relations and Communications Officer
RICARDO GACAYAN, JR.
Assistant Press Relations and
Communications Officer
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES
The Chairpersons for the Executive Committees were also elected together with their Co-Chairpersons. Every Committee will then be responsible in managing each own membership and functions. In addition to the standing committees, the Committee on Arts and Culture was created.
The following is the composition of the re-organised Executive Committees:
Trainings and Development Committee
Chairperson: Petmyla Arceno
Co-Chairperson: Moises Española
Membership Committee
Chairperson: Christian Estrada
Co-Chairperson: Janette Vicera
Member: Yvette Ramos
Communications and Website Committee
Chairperson: Novo-Mar Ramos
Co-Chairperson: Ricardo Gacayan, Jr.
Finance and Budget Committee
Chairperson: Maria Basford
Co-Chairperson: Ruby Ibalio
Revision of Constitution and By-Laws Committee
Chairperson: Ricardo Gacayan, Jr.
Co-Chairperson: Novo-Mar Ramos
Arts and Culture Committee
Chairperson: JJ Formento
Co-Chairperson: Petmyla Arceno
Grievance Committee
Chairperson: Lagrimas Antonio
Co-Chairperson: Ricardo Gacayan, Jr.
Member: Novo-Mar Ramos