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Gov. Arnold I. Palacios has re-appointed Michael S. Sablan and Catherine Marie Attao to the Commonwealth Economic Development Authority board of trustees and to the Northern Marianas Technical Institute board of trustees, respectively.<\/p>\n
Sablan was re-nominated to serve on the CEDA board to represent Saipan and Northern Islands, while Attao was re-appointed to serve on the NMTI board to represent Saipan\/women.<\/p>\n
If confirmed by the Senate, Sablan will serve the remaining of a four-year term that will expire on Sept. 25, 2024.<\/p>\n
If confirmed by the Senate, Attao will serve a four-year term. Because the terms of the board of trustee are staggered, her term will expire on March 11, 2027.<\/p>\n
With respect to Sablan\u2019s re-appointment, Palacios told Senate president Edith E. DeLeon Guerrero (D-Saipan) and Sablan last July 27 that he and Lt. Gov. David M. Apatang are confident that Sablan will be an asset on the CEDA board.<\/p>\n
In 2020, then-governor Ralph DLG. Torres appointed Sablan as a CEDA board member and as a member of the Governor\u2019s Council of Economic Advisers.<\/p>\n
Sablan\u2019s term as a CEDA member was supposed to expire on Sept. 25, 2024, but he resigned last Jan. 13 out of courtesy to the new Palacios-Apatang administration. He also resigned that same day as a GCEA member.<\/p>\n
Sablan is a former CNMI\u2019s public auditor and is currently vice president of Triple J. Enterprises Inc.<\/p>\n
Regarding Attao\u2019s re-appointment, Palacios told DeLeon Guerrero and Attao that he and Apatang are confident in her leadership to carry out the mandates of the board in the administration of the NMTI.<\/p>\n
The governor said they are confident that Attao will continue to devote her time and efforts on this important NMTI board.<\/p>\n
In December 2019, Torres appointed Attao to serve as a member of the NMTI board. In February 2020, the Senate confirmed Attao\u2019s nomination.<\/p>\n
Attao is currently the vice president for Community Relations at TanHoldings Corp.<\/p>\n
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