Susan Araneta

Susan Araneta became a board member of the Filipino American Library in March 1999. She was born in Manila, Philippines. She graduated with a B.A, in Anthropology at the University of Calfiornia at Berkeley and finished her Masters in Public Health at UC Los Angeles. She is currently Chief of the Contract Management and Monitoring Section of the LA County Health Services' Tobacco Control Program. Previously, Susan was on the Advisory Board of the Lotus Festival and a member of the Burlington Garden Project
Sam Balucas
This bio will cover my working years at Hughes Aircraft Company and what I have done since I retired December of 1989. My entire career at Hughes, which spans 23 years was in the accounting department. I progressed during that time to become the Manager of Group Cost Accounting. There were over 100 people in my department. The department included: cost accumulation (labor and material costs), accounts payable, timekeeping/payroll and labor and material audit. I have also maintained my own income tax and accounting/ bookkeeping service since 1965. I have been involved with the Los Angeles Chapter of the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS-LA) since the first organizational meeting at the Filipino Christian Church. I am a Charter Member of FANHS-LA and was the first Treasurer of the Chapter (one 2 year term) and its second president, which I held for two terms (4 years). During my time in office, the Chapter has been very active. I have been very involved with most all of our fund raising activities. I am also a Board Member of the Filipino American Heritage Institute and was the former the Vice-President. I volunteer my time every Monday to help keep the library open to the general public. I co-chaired with Lee Colomby to put on the LibraryÕs most successful fundraiser. I was born in Stockton, California and was raised in the Fresno are of California. I moved to Los Angeles in 1961. I have four girls who have provided our planet with my three grandsons, two granddaughtersÉ..and two great granddaughtersÉI started young.

Lee Respicio Colomby has been a board member (and past treasurer) of the Filipino American Library since 1998. She set up and coordinates the Staged Play Reading Series, and is working toward presenting full play productions in the near future. She initiated the committee to secure plays written by Filipinos for a Filipino American Playwright's Shelf and Library website resource. She also serves on the Program and Fund Raising Committees. She is past Vice President of the Filipino American Historical Society and is a member of Assembly for Justice, an organization devoted to justice for Filipino veterans. She is a partner in the film production company, Katzendogs Productions, Inc.

 

 

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