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Guest Speaker
Doug Baldwin
Chief Executive Officer of Vault89 and Founder of the Family First Community Center Foundation. Doug is a philanthropic activist with a passion for creating empathic solutions to complex challenges. As the recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr. Medal of Distinguished Service Award and the Paul G. Allen Humanitarian Award, the former Super Bowl Champion is the youngest ever appointee to the WA State Clemency and Pardons Board. But most importantly, Doug is a blessed husband and father.
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Event Emcee
Arnaldo Inocentes
Founder of the Pacific Northwest Cabaret Association and Executive Producer of the Seattle Cabaret Festival. He started with Seattle Men's Chorus SMC) and performed with SMC in major concert halls around the world as a soloist. Arnaldo is also the Co-Executive Director of Pride ASIA, was past co-chair for Filipinos at Microsoft (FAM), and currently an advisory board FAM member. He is also a recipient of the New York Bistro Award (2008), GAWAD Musika Award for Most Innovative Concert Artist in Manila (2014), Filipino Community of Seattle (FCS) Lifetime Achievement Award for Arts & Culture (2016), GenPride Rainbow Community Pillar Award (2022) and recently, the International Examiner's Community Voice Award for Culture & the Arts (2024).
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Event Auctioneer
Christine DeCastro
Professional Benefit Auctioneer, is a vivacious go-getter committed to driving fundraising to an entirely new level for well deserving organizations. A graduate of the World Wide College of Auctioneering, a member of the National Auctioneers Association and a Benefit Auctioneer Specialist (less than 1% of Auctioneers throughout North America maintain this specialized designation and training in benefit auctions), Christine loves to have fun and ensures that donors do too! She holds a Political Science degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and has nearly 20 years of sales and marketing experience. She is an avid volunteer who is passionate and ready to WOW your donors! Christine believes every benefit auction should leave you with a happy heart knowing that, together, you did your part to elevate your favorite organization to its highest potential.
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2024 Gala Committee
Chair: Agnes Vining
Members: Bennyroyce Royon, Agnes Navarro, Edwin Obras, Armilito Pangilinan, Kirsten Garcia, Francis Franco, and AJ Mijares