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Filipina Achiever Honored by Society of Foreign Consuls in New York

Consul General Theresa Dizon-De Vega, currently serving
as one of the Vice Presidents of the SOFC together with the
SOFC President Consul General Isabel Nieto of Colombia
awarded a certificate of recognition to Ms. Balares. The 17
other awardees are from Algeria, Bangladesh, Barbados,
Bulgaria, Columbia, Georgia, Haiti, Hungary, India,
Indonesia, Jamaica, Kazhakastan, Kosovo, Russia, Saudi
Arabia, Slovak Republic, and Turkey.

Ms. Analisa Leonor Balares (exreme right) joins the other 17 distinguished honorees
at the commemoration of International Women’s Day hosted by the Society of
Foreign Consuls in New York (SOFC-NY) at the Bohemian Hall of the Czech
Republic (photo by NYPCG)

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Ms. Analisa Leonor Balares, a Filipina global (Right photo) Consul General Ma. Theresa B. Dizon-De Vega (3 from L) and
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women’s advocate, was among the 18 women recognized by Consul General Raushan Yesbulatova (2 from L) Analisa Balares and Gaukhar
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the Society of Foreign Consuls in New York (SOFC) during its Noortas (1 and 5 from L) with Mr. Eric Adams, Brooklyn Borough President
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International Women’s Day Celebration on March 2, 2017 at (Center) and Barbados honoree Judge Janet C. Malone (extreme right 2 row)
and Filipino Community members Monette Rivera and Vivian Talambiras-Cruz
the Bohemian Hall of the Consulate General of the Czech (Left Photo) L-R Colombian Consul General Isabel Nieto, President of the Society
Republic. of Foreign Consuls (SOFC), Analisa Balares, awardee, and Consul General
Theresa Dizon-De Vega of the Philippines and a Vice President of SOFC .
Ms. Analisa Leonor Balares is CEO, Chief Innovation
Officer, and Founder of WOMENSPHERE, an international
NGO and global community incubating and accelerating Quartet of Filipina-American Achievers Honored
women and girls to create the future. She has produced over at Women’s Month Event in New York
50 Womensphere conferences/forums/events in America and
Europe, and is currently building the New Champions
Womensphere Incubator Network, dedicated to training and
advancing women and girls in leadership, innovation,
entrepreneurship, sustainability, and STEAM (science,
technology, engineering, arts, mathematics). Currently she is
developing 4 incubator satellites in the Philippines.

Analisa, a product of Manila Science High school
where she earned multiple national awards, was a Scholar at
Lester Pearson United World College in Canada, and Mount
Holyoke College in Massachusetts. She holds an MBA from
Harvard Business School, and a Certificate in Digital
Filmmaking from the New York Film Academy. L-R New York Housing Commissioner Maria Torres-Springer, Womensphere
CEO Analisa Balares,Broadway performer Ali Ewoldt, CBS Correspondent
Prior to her fulltime involvement in women’s Elaine Quijano with Consul General Theresa Dizon-De Vega (photo by Boyet
advocacy she worked at Microsoft, Milestone Capital, Loverita)
Goldman Sachs High Technology Investment Banking,
Morgan Stanley’s Energy Investment Banking Group, among The Philippine Consulate General in New York
others. She has been recognized as a Young Global Leader honored outstanding Filipina-American achievers at its
by the World Economic Forum (WEF), where she co-chairs commemoration of International Women’s Month at the
New Champions 5050, the YGL community’s global initiative Philippine Center in New York last 15 March 2017.
for gender parity and women’s empowerment. She was
recently selected by NASA as a NASA Datanaut and is The four honorees – WOMENSPHERE CEO
recognized as one of the New Leaders of America. Analisa Balares, Theater performer Ali Ewoldt, CBS
Correspondent and CBSN Anchor Elaine Quijano, and
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Now, on its 6 year, SOFC International Women’s New York Housing Commissioner Maria Torres-Springer –
Day has been an occasion to celebrate the achievements of shared their respective inspiring and moving professional
women throughout the many immigrant communities in New and personal journeys with guests at the event.
York who help to strengthen the State’s vibrancy and
diversity. (Continue page 14)