Nominees announced for 2020 Businesswoman of the Year

BARRIGADA HEIGHTS, Guam—Guam Business Magazine is pleased to announce the nominees for the 2020 Businesswoman of the Year award.

The nominees are:
• Susan M. Biolcino, president, Graphic Center Inc.
• Tes Reyes Burrier, food and beverage director, Lotte Hotel Guam
• Wendi S. Herring, general manager, Fiesta Resort & Spa Saipan
• Marie N. Guerrero, CEO, B&G Pacific LLC, which does business as Three Squares Monica L. Pido, chief operating officer, Coast360 Federal Credit Union

The award will be presented to one winner at the Businesswoman of the Year gala on April 25 at the Hyatt Regency Guam in conjunction with the release of the Guam Business Magazine May-June issue, which will feature a commissioned photo of the recipient on its cover.

In its 15th year, the award program recognizes businesswomen in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands who have made significant contributions to their industries and have demonstrated a strong commitment to their community.

Through proceeds from the gala, the program also funds scholarships for students pursuing business and related degrees at the University of Guam, Guam Community College and Northern Marianas College.

Tickets for the gala may be purchased by contacting ShaiAnna Palacios at office@glimpsesofguam.com or at (671) 649-0883 ext. 252 or (671) 988-4907.

The winner will join the previous Businesswoman of the Year award recipients, who are as follows: Jessica M. Barrett, president of Barrett Enterprises Inc (2019); Mary Grace D. Jacot, president and CEO, SET Pacific Inc. (2018); Ramona L. Jones, CEO, Jones & Guerrero Co. Inc. (2017); Sophia Chu Wigsten, general manager, Hyatt Regency Guam (2016); Joann G. Camacho, director of market development, DFS Guam (2015); Shirley Ann T. Sablan, executive vice president and general manager, Pacifica Insurance Underwriters Inc. (2014); F. Marie Calvo-Monge, chief operating officer and executive producer, Pacific Telestations Inc., which does business as KUAM (2013); Mary P. Rhodes, president, Guam Hotel & Restaurant Association and president, MARQ Consulting Services (2012); Joyce Quinata Crisostomo, executive director, Cars Plus and president, Payless Car Rental (2011); Anna Wang Kao, founder and president, Genghis Khan Furniture Co. (2010); Lorraine S. Okada, president and owner, Managing Consulting Services (2009); Julienne Rose Perez Duenas, physical therapist, owner and clinical director, Sports, Orthopedic and Active Rehabilitation Inc. (2008); Christine Won Pat Baleto, general manager, Market Wholesale Distributors (2007); and Katherine R. Calvo, executive vice president and chairwoman of the board, Pay-Less Markets Inc. (2006).

For more information, contact Morgan Legel, editorial coordinator, Guam Business Magazine at (671) 649-0883 ext. 128. (PR)