{"id":355877,"date":"2021-11-16T06:02:38","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T20:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=355877"},"modified":"2021-11-16T06:02:38","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T20:02:38","slug":"ross-manglona-is-500-sails-cultural-maritime-training-center-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/ross-manglona-is-500-sails-cultural-maritime-training-center-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Ross Manglona is 500 Sails\u2019 Cultural Maritime Training Center director"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ross Manglona has his picture taken in front of the 500 Sails office\/boatyard in Lower Base. (MARJORIE A. DARIA)
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Ross S. Manglona is the new director of the Cultural Maritime Training Center of non-profit group 500 Sails, which is trying to revive the CNMI\u2019s maritime tradition.<\/p>\n

Born and raised in Saipan, Manglona was appointed to his new position effective Oct. 18, 2021.<\/p>\n

According to a 500 Sails news release, Manglona is a highly respected leader who brings 25 years of vocational and educational experience that will continue to propel 500 Sails into the future. He is the son of Raimundo Hocog Manglona and Isabel Songao.<\/p>\n

Manglona\u2019s leadership experience spans several years as the director of Continuing Education & Workforce Development for the Northern Marianas Trades Institute and as dean for the Northern Marianas College-Cooperative Research Extension and Education Service, where he has been instrumental to both organizations in the planning, implementation, evaluation, and oversight of their programs and curricula. His background provides added value to 500 Sails in lights of its Administration for Native Americans – Social and Economic Development Strategies grant award for\u00a0the CMTC. <\/p>\n

Manglona has worked on a number of grants,\u00a0including many from a national level with the U.S. Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which enhances 500 Sails\u2019 current partnerships and furthers its mission of promoting cultural practices and traditions.<\/p>\n

Manglona holds a master\u2019s degree in General Education from Framingham State College and a bachelor\u2019s degree in Elementary Education and an associate degree in Liberal Arts from the Northern Marianas College. <\/p>\n

In addition to his leadership roles, Manglona has also served as a research assistant and teacher on\u00a0the islands of Tinian and Rota, greatly adding to 500 Sails\u2019 reach to its sister islands.<\/p>\n

\u201c500 Sails is well on its way to becoming a leading institution of cultural maritime services, and I am ready to face the challenges of the position,\u201d said Manglona. \u201cWe are choosing to fight to find ways to keep our people invested in its community, to invest in their education here, and be able to work here with well-paying jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Manglona hopes to inspire others along the way as he implements the\u00a0Taotao Tasi Maritime Career Pathways Project\u00a0that provides programmatic funding for the CMTC. He is excited to be a part of the 500 Sails team and to initiate the groundwork that 500 Sails co-founders Peter and Emma Perez have written into the ANA-SEDS grant for the CMTC. Through collaboration with NMC, the U.S. Coast Guard, and American Red Cross, a variety of courses will be offered, including vessel operation, merchant mariner, water safety instruction, canoe fabrication and maintenance, and traditional navigation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited to welcome Ross to our team at 500 Sails. He brings a unique perspective to our operations, holds deep ties to Rota, and holds a wealth of leadership experience that will add to the mission of our organization\u201d said Emma and Peter Perez.<\/p>\n

500 Sails is a 501(c)3 and CNMI tax-exempt nonprofit organization dedicated to reviving, promoting, and preserving the maritime cultural traditions of the Mariana Islands through community engagement in canoe cultural values and activities. 500 Sails envisions a healthy thriving native community that has successfully integrated traditional cultural values into modern life.<\/p>\n

Further information can be found on the 500 Sails website at\u00a0https:\/\/500sails.org.\u2028Manglona can be reached at\u00a0rmanglona@500Sails.org\u00a0or (670) 323-7245 (SAIL). (PR)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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