Board of Governors Spring Meeting
Hyatt Regency Downtown Hotel
Indianapolis, Indiana
Saturday, April 22, 2017
BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON APRIL 2017 CHAPTER REPORT
OFFICERS / EMAIL ADDRESS / CELL PHONE #President: Bayani Manalo / / 703-819-5711
President Elect: Benjamin Magno
Past President: Francis Sy
Secretary/PRO: Romeo Ferrer
Treasurer: Rolando Perez / / 240-476-9077
Community Liaison: Nerita Ulep
Board Member: Aurora Alonso-Perez / / 240-476-9077
Board Member: Ophelia Baltazar
Board Member: Wilfrido Buhain
Board Member: Jacinto De Borja
Board Member: Nelson de Lara
Board Member: Alex Kwan
Board Member: Claro Pio-Roda
Board Member: Modesto Rivera
Board Member: Esperanza Samson-Corvera
Board Member: Mariflor Suarez
Board Member: Pio Valle
Board Member: Laurel Yap / / 410-428-6627
The UPMASA Baltimore/Washington D.C. chapter has been active.We had our Winter Ball in February 2016 with Francis Sy our president then leading us. That was a nice Gala Dinner Dance which raised $10,000 to support the national UPMASA fundraising efforts for the first floor auditorium of the new Academic Center at UPCM. This fund was mostly derived from the Feb. 2016 dinner-dance event, contributions from two chapter members and the interests from our chapter PEF fund (as previously reported by Dr. Francis Sy). That was followed by our spring picnic at which time Francis Sy announced his promotion and move to be tenured full Professor of Community Health and department Chair at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) School of Community Health Sciences effective June 1, 2016. We are proud of him.
Then Bayani Manalo assumed presidency. We had a well-attended CME meeting on the cure for Hepatitis C. That was a most interesting credited CME discussing the cure for the number one cause of cirrhosis, liver cancer and indication for liver transplant in the United States. Questions from the doctor audience were pouring.We also had a mini-lecture/CME on treatment for Severe Constipation and Diarrhea in January 2017.Both CMEs were followed by general membership meeting. We are now in the process of completing preparations for the upcoming Spring Gala on May 6, 2017.This is expected to be a sold out Gala intended to raise funds for the poorest patients at the Philippine General Hospital.Representatives from the biggest community organizations are expected to attend.President William “Bill” Romero already informed me that he is coming. If any of our UPMASA friends from out of town are going to be around, please call me; my cell is(703) 819-5711. During the Gala, we will have presentations from the best Philippine Folk Dance Group in Washington and other numbers from local talents.
Sincerely,
Bayani L. Manalo, M.D., ‘67
UPMASA-BW Chapter President
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