Gerry Palon
Founding Board of Director
President, COFACC
BACKGROUND
Fil Am Chamber of Commerce Experience
- 6 yrs. in active community leadership role
- 2014 – Board of Director, Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Los Angeles (FACC GLA)
- 2015 – President (Ist Term), FACC GLA
- 2016 – Trade Mission Project Director & VP Pacific Region, Federation of Philippine American Chambers of Commerce (FPACC)
- 2017 – President (2nd term), FACC GLA
- 2017 – Executive Vice President, FPACC
- 2018 – Present – President, Coalition of Filipino American Chambers of Commerce (COFACC)
- 2018 – Present – Treasurer, FACC GLA
Major Accomplishments in the Fil Am Community
- Helped in the creation of COFACC in 2018 uniting the entire SOCAL Fil Am Chambers & integration of PACC Texas in 2019;
- Expanded COFACC from 5 chamber organizations in 2018 to its present level of 15 in 2019;
- Organized COFACC’s successful Franchise & Retail Trade Conference (FRTC) in 2018;
- Helped in the creation of 2 start-up Independent FilAm Chambers of Commerce in 2019 (FACC Greater Pasadena & FACC North San Diego)
- Facilitated extension of exclusive membership benefits for all COFACC Chamber member organizations – e.g Access to Personal Loans, Car Loans, AVIS/Budget Rental Cars, Office Supplies Discounting, etc.
- Organized the first FACC GLA Career & Trade Expo in 2015
- Started the revitalization of FACC GLA in 2015 – 2017
Occupation History
- Staff Manager & Registered Representative, Western & Southern Life Insurance Company, a Fortune 500 Company
- Financial Professional, Prudential
- Finance & Accounting Manager, Shangri-La Hotel, Santa Monica
- General Manager/COO of various food chains in the Philippines (prior to US immigration)