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New Year's Greetings from ISFFA
ISFFAns and friends, Before you get fully busy with the preparation for the new year's eve celebration, your ISFFA family wanted you to reflect on the blessings received and lessons learned in 2011.. and to welcome 2012 with positive thoughts...
See below for the ISFFA Through the Years Presentation:
Typhoon Sendon Relief
ISFFAns and friends, As the devastating Typhoon Sendong left thousands of Filipinos homeless and killed several of our kababayans in the southern part of the Philippines, we are knocking your generous hearts. ISFFA is accepting donations for the benefit of the typhoon victims. Let us share our blessings in the spirit of Christmas. See below for further details.
Thank you to our Sponsors!ISFFA is more than just a professional organization. As a non-profit entity, we have the mission to (a) assist, educate, train and mentor emerging professionals domestically as well as globally, (b) cultivate and promote a culture of openness through harmony and unity and (c) foster team building and empowerment. Equally important is our commitment to inspire and infuse in our members the desire to serve and give back to their communities. Your firm's support of ISFFA will boost the success of this fledging organization and fulfill its programs, which include:
If you would like further information about developing a long-term relationship with ISFFA, while increasing your visibility in our community, please head to our "Become an ISFFA Sponsor" information page. We would like to thank the following sponsors to our upcoming Holiday party on December 3, 2011 for believing in our mission and vision.
Become an ISFFA SponsorAs a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, the International Society of Filipinos in Finance and Accounting heavily relies on our sponsors to bring our Leadership, Mentorship and Scholarship programs to fruition. Thank you for your interest in helping build this legacy of building upon the next generation of Finance and Accounting Professionals. We would like to invite you to be a sponsor in our upcoming events. Your participation will be a very important role in allowing our young professionals obtain the necessary skills to succeed. Thank you for your advance support and consideration. If you are interested to become a sponsor, please e-mail Soc Padua at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Congratulations, Mr. Sycip!
On behalf of the Board of Directors, we wish send our warm congratulatory wishes to ISFFA's Honorary Advisor, Washington Sycip, who will be the inaugural recipient of the ASCEND President’s Award for Lifetime Achievement at the Ascend National Convention 2011 in New York. You are invited to celebrate this recognition at Lovin Life Learning Center on 4 West 43rd Street, New York, NY on the 27th of August, 2011 from 6 to 9 PM (Hosted by Padilla & Company, LLP and Dadia, Valles, Vendiola & Company) Congratulations again, Mr. Sycip!
Recap: AICPA Workshop
Below is a special recap written by Nicole Lorene De Vera, one of the ISFFA Scholars selected to attend the AICPA Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop which was held at the Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club in Durham, NC.
To Dream a Possible Dream In the Summer of 2009, my dad handed me an article from the Las Vegas Asian Journal regarding the Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop in New York (if memory serves me right). With the promise to myself that I am going to attend it one day, I clipped the article posted it on what I call my “vision board.” However, as sophomore year and junior year happened, that vision board became out of sight and out of mind. So imagine my surprise that as I was cleaning out my dorm room before the summer hit, I found myself digging up the vision board and realizing that I am now one of the participants of the 2011 AICPA Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop. I am very grateful for the opportunity and privilege to be one of the ISYFA delegates for this workshop. The theme of the workshop is CPA: Dream to Reality and I cannot imagine a more apt theme given what it had brought. The AICPA Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop served as a means to align the dream to the reality of becoming a CPA. As a rising senior accounting major at the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C., the reality has become daunting. The time to go past the classroom full time is drawing near and the task has seemed greater than ever. Nonetheless, the leadership workshop has opened my eyes that the reality is something exciting, something wonderful, something that is worth being faced head on. The speakers, panel discussions and the case study presentation all emphasized the creation of the CPA dream to reality. Speakers and panelists told their dream-to-reality stories and gave advice as to how to go about this dream and make it happen. Moreover, where they are in their careers and lives at the moment shows that success that was only once a dream can actually happen and will happen to those who strive to do so. At the workshop, besides the talks, panel discussions and the case study, I had the chance to meet 79 other hopefuls, notable mentors and inspirational people. It reminded me that I am not alone in pursuing and making this dream to a reality. There are other students like me who are trying to do what I am attempting to pursue and in that goal, we have a whole network of support that are willing to give us advice and guide us along the way. They are living examples of what those who persevere and work hard can do, especially in the realm of public accounting. There is a whole world of opportunities that we can tap into and all we need to do is go for it. The AICPA Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop is an opportunity not only to network but to remember and strengthen the dream. It is a motivating experience that every minority accounting student should go for. As I enter my senior year as an accounting major, I am more inspired than ever to make the CPA dream happen. The dream starts from me and as long as I hold on to it and strive to make it into a reality it will be possible, especially with the knowledge that there are other people cheering me on and willing to help me along the way.
Congratulations to our AICPA 2011 Accounting Scholars
ISFFA are proud to present the Accounting Scholars who will attend the AICPA Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop on June 2-4, 2011. Congratulations to Kathleen Castillo, senior from Loyola Marymount University; Laarni Ashley Cordero, senior from Loyola Marymount University; and Nicole Lorene De Vera, senior from The Catholic University of America.
Congratulations to ISFFA Scholars
Out of numerous applicants and after a thorough evaluation of their credentials, ISFFA are pleased to present the 2010 AICPA Accounting Scholars. Congratulations!
From left, top row: Shaun Garcia - Senior, University of California in Irvine (UCI); Kristine Banag - Senior, College of Saint Mary (Los Angeles); Jake Pinawin - Senior, California State University in Fullerton (CSUF); Kimberly Farrales, Fordham University (New York); Larry Cruz, Fordham University (New York); Russell Aala, Fordham University (New York); Jason Del Pilar, St. John's University (New York)
Congratulations Ms. Susan Legaspi!
WFTS Foundation is dedicated to increasing public awareness of the accomplishments achieved by women whose unwavering dedication to their aspirations transcend economic and cultural divides to effectuate lasting impressions on society. WIFTS Foundation is choosing noteworthy, unknown or known, women who raised the bar in their respective fields and have made a difference in their communities but have yet to be acknowledged and commended for their extraordinary efforts and positive impact on our society. In recognizing these women, WIFTS Foundation expect they will be motivated and empowered to continue their outstanding work for the benefit of all and perpetuate the awareness of the important issues and challenges that confront us all - hopefully stimulating other to take on similar universal issues. Please join me in congratulating Susan! You made us and the entire Filipino community so proud! The WIFTS Foundation International Visionary Awards ceremony will be held on December 5, 2010 at the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles, California. For more details about WIFTS Foundation, please visit www.thewifts.com.
Do you know of fellow Filipinos who have received an award or recognition in their field? If yes, please email to Soc Padua at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it a short description of the award and a picture and we will post his/her accomplishment in our website (www.ISFFA.org).
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Nicole Lorene De Vera is a senior from The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. She is an Accounting major and Spanish minor. Nicole is also the Culture Co-Chair of CUA's Filipino Organization of Catholic University Students (F.O.C.U.S.).
ISFFA is proud to announce that our very own Chairman of the Board, Ms. Susan Legaspi, has been chosen to receive the 2010 Career Achievement Award from The Women's International Film & Television Showcase (WIFTS) Foundation for her work in the community, assisting nonprofit organizations, spearheading leadership, and mentoring our youth and professionals in conjunction with running and growing the firm!