{"id":248125,"date":"2017-03-13T06:06:26","date_gmt":"2017-03-12T20:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=248125"},"modified":"2017-03-13T06:06:26","modified_gmt":"2017-03-12T20:06:26","slug":"muna-named-vice-president-gvb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/muna-named-vice-president-gvb\/","title":{"rendered":"Mu\u00f1a is named vice president of GVB"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Antonio Mu\u00f1a Jr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TUMON, Guam\u2014A native son of Saipan has been named the new vice president of the Guam Visitors Bureau.<\/p>\n

In a release on Friday, the GVB board of directors officially named Antonio \u201cTony\u201d Mu\u00f1a, Jr. as the new GVB vice president. <\/p>\n

GVB president and CEO Nathan Denight announced his appointment of Mu\u00f1a to the position during a board meeting Friday. The board then unanimously confirmed Mu\u00f1a\u2019s appointment.<\/p>\n

GVB chair Milton Morinaga praised Denight\u2019s decision of appointing Mu\u00f1a.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe board was very pleased to unanimously confirm Tony\u2019s appointment as the new vice president of the Guam Visitors Bureau.\u00a0He has done an exceptional job in various positions within the bureau. He has the expertise and vision to support our goals to usher in a new era of Guam\u2019s tourism industry. I am highly confident that he will provide excellent leadership alongside Nathan,\u201d Morinaga said.<\/p>\n

Denight also congratulated Mu\u00f1a on his appointment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am proud to continue working alongside Tony in a new capacity,\u201d said Denight. \u201cTony started off at GVB as the public information officer and grew into his current position as business development manager. He brings a diverse set of skills that are needed to keep the bureau moving in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mu\u00f1a possesses a wealth of government, strategic planning and policy experience. In 2009, Mu\u00f1a was appointed special assistant to the CNMI Secretary of Commerce, assisting the secretary in economic strategic planning initiatives, operational management and grant writing. He also served as acting CNMI program director for the implementation of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act. In 2010, Mu\u00f1a was appointed special assistant for ARRA to then-CNMI lieutenant governor +Eloy S. Inos. Mu\u00f1a moved to Guam in 2011 and joined the Calvo-Tenorio administration as a grant specialist and Communications staff assistant under the Office of the Lt. Gov. Ray Tenorio. He moved to GVB in 2011 and wore many hats as the public information officer, computer specialist and business development manager.<\/p>\n

Mu\u00f1a attained his bachelor\u2019s degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies from Mount Angel Seminary in December 2008.<\/p>\n

\u00a0He is the son of Antonio and Marie Mu\u00f1a of Saipan. He has one sister, Gina, who currently lives in Savannah, Georgia, with her husband Garrick Sleight and daughters.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am humbled by this opportunity to continue serving the Guam Visitors Bureau and the people of Guam,\u201d Mu\u00f1a said. \u201cThere is much work to be done, but I am committed to working with Gov. Calvo, Lt. Gov. Tenorio, the Guam Legislature, and GVB\u2019s board, management and staff to make Guam a better place to live, work and visit.\u201d (GVB)
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