2019-2021 OFFICERS

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BSCE, King County, FESS Facility Group Engineering Supervisor, SWD TT Vice President for membership and education, American Public Works Association “Project of the Year” winner and twice Green Building awardee.Francis graduated from the Philippines with a degree in Civil Engineering. He currently works as a Senior Engineer at King County at their DNRP Solid Waste Division.He joined AFEW in 1997. He would like to inspire future young professionals and show them that there are no boundaries or limits. No dream is too high, no matter where or what school you come from, how you look, or what you sound like. We can all engineer the world to be a better place.

Janice is a genuine Ilokano from Cagayan Valley. She is a product of Mapua Institute of Technology with a degree of BS in Electronics and Communications Engineering. She currently works at T-Mobile, USA in Bellevue, WA as a Senior Manager in the Packet Core Design Engineering where she gets to firsthand experience on all the cutting-edge telecommunication technologies.She is passionate in helping others get a better education. She believes that the best way to end the circle of poverty is to guide and help their kids the path to education. She is currently leading the Philippine scholarship program in AFEW who provides support to low income Engineering college students in the Philippines.

Kristine is currently a Sr. Right of Way Representative for Puget Sound Energy (PSE) in Bellevue involved in the planning and delivery of PSE’s capital and system improvement projects. Prior to PSE, she worked for King County DNRP - Wastewater Treatment Division in Seattle.Kristine is a proud alumni of UST High School and UST College of Engineering, and holds a degree in BS Industrial Engineering. She’s a certified Real Estate Broker and Notary Public in the State of WA.

Loreli grew up in the southern Philippines and graduated from the University of Washington, Seattle in 2011 with a degree of BS Electrical Engineering. She is currently an electrical designer in Katerra.Aside from being a member of AFEW for 4 years, Loreli is also involved in Kilowatts for Humanity, which has been working on empowering communities in Africa and the Philippines by providing electrical power to remote communities that do not have access to grids. She is also a student pilot pursuing a private pilot certification.

Jojo Saducos is a so-called FBI (Full-Blooded Ilocano) born in Ilocos Norte and grew up in Baguio City, the Summer Capital of the Philippines. A true Louisian, he spent his elementary, high school and college days in Saint Louis University where he pursued an Electrical Engineering degree. He also graduated BSEE at Henry Cogswell College (US accredited school) in 1999.He previously held the position of treasurer, musical director, part time choreographer, procurement agent and graphic artist.Jojo joined Boeing in 1996 as a Wire Design Engineer supporting the 737/757 Programs in Renton. Early on, Jojo realized that a lot of coordination and integration happens to make sure all the customer requirements are incorporated on an airplane. He believes that communication is key in every organization’s success. A crew of talented and dedicated engineers won’t guarantee success unless they are working as a team.The enthusiasm, work ethic and culture of inclusion is the same thing Jojo sees in AFEW today. There is a lot of talent and innovative ideas from our young engineers out there. He truly believes in the saying attributed to Henry Petroski: “As engineers, we were going to be in a position to change the world – not just study it.”

I am Rolando S. Aquino, a License Professional Mechanical Engineer in the Philippines. I am currently connected with the King County-Facilities Maintenance Department, as a Facilities HVAC Engineer 11. I graduated my BS Mechanical Engineering degree at Feati University, Manila –Philippines. I joined AFEW in 2018 “I really appreciate and enjoy working, sharing and helping our amazing diversified profession in this field of engineering.