Vice Presidents

Mr. Joseph L. Joseph has led a successful career in the Wireless Industry for the past 20 + years as a Business Development Manager.

Joseph is resident of Anaheim, CA Orange County, and is an avid golfer, football and basketball fan — Go Celtics!

Joseph spends a lot of time on weekend with family and friends.

Joseph graduated from college at Colegio de Juan de Letran, Intramuros Manila. He attended high school at St Thomas Aquinas, San Juan Metro Manila.

Merwynn R. Montenegro is an Executive Director for American Workers Insurance Services that specializes in Affordable Dental and Supplemental Health Insurance. He worked in the Real Estate Business as a Mortgage Loan Consultant for over 25 years. Merwynn is the Charter Founder and the current President of The Filipino American Chamber of Commerce Tri-County ( FACCTC ). He is also the Co-Founding Board of Director of the Coalition of Fil-Am Chambers of Commerce of Southern California (COFACC ).

He went to De La Salle University in Manila and majored in Liberal Arts & Commerce and is now one of the officers of One La Salle of Southern California. He immigrated to the United States in 1980, and later met and married his wife Sylvia Montenegro who currently works as a Psychotherapist for Kaiser Permanente. They now have 4 wonderful children named Steven, Kathleen, Diane, and Kevin.

Merwynn enjoys traveling and spending quality time with his family, as well as practicing martial arts for the last 17 years. He attained a 2nd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do together with his 2 eldest children. Merwynn has strong faith with God and practices his Catholic religion together with his family.

A hard driven career woman, who has never been the type of person to take credit for the things she has done. It is such enthusiasm that keeps her on top of her game, and she is the key player in her affiliation to many organizations she’s involved with actively. She has always the passion to serve fellow being. Her goal is to get involved and be proactive with any organization’s objectives.

Ellen Samson is a Geriatric Care Manager with extensive training and experience in Senior Care Management and Dementia Care. She trained under Teepa Snow, one of America’s leading educators in Dementia studying Positive Physical Approach to Care. She is currently the CEO of American Geriatric Care Management, a licensed Home Care Organization and a full-service care management company. She is also the Founder / EVP for Arete, a business incubation company, and American Care Professional, a healthcare referral agency. Ellen’s trademark workshop Dementia: Up Close and Personal (Preserving family relationships at the onset of Dementia) have been very well attended giving a significant difference in the lives of the participants.

She is the President of the Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Los Angeles (FACCGLA), currently a Board Member of the Roaring 90’s Club, a social club for senior aged 90 and above and Founder/President of the Filipino American Caregiving Association. Amidst all the success at work and community involvement, she is the biggest supporter of her family, no matter how grueling her schedule may be. Lastly, she advocates unity for all Filipinos despite cultural and traditional diversities because holding on together as one family, can beat all odds for the sake of our beloved country and its people.

Ellen Samson likes doing things differently, and she excels in it.