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Calendar iconUpdated December 05, 2022

Sophia Santos Diaz is Staff Attorney assigned to the Administrative Office of the Judiciary of Guam. As legal counsel for the Judiciary, Sophia's duties include offering advice in all facets of administrative legal matters, including personnel and procurement. Outside of her legal duties, Sophia is also active in the development of policy and strategic planning. Her recent major projects include oversight over the Judiciary's component of a comprehensive criminal justice system strategic agenda, which is being developed in conjunction with Guam's Office of the Attorney General, its Public Defender Services Corporation, and the Alternative Public Defender offices; facilitating compliance for the Judiciary's law enforcement officers of the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission's academic and physical standards; and adoption and implementation of updated compensation schedules for the Judiciary's employees. In addition to her work for the Judiciary, Sophia also serves on the Guam Law Library's Board of Trustees and is a past chairman of the Board of Directors for the Guam Housing Corporation. Sophia is a 2001 cum laude graduate of the University of Notre Dame and received her Juris Doctorate from Gonzaga University in 2004, where she was a Dean's Scholar. Sophia is licensed to practice law in Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Sophia is married to Randy Diaz and they have three children: Haley Isabelle, Irish Dionicio, and Atticus Ephraim.

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Island Governments Address Audit and Workforce Challenges at IGFOA 2024 Winter Meeting

Calendar iconDec 19, 2024

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The Island Government Finance Officers Association (IGFOA) convened its annual winter meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, from December 10-12, 2024. The conference brought together public sector finance leaders and their staff from across the insular jurisdictions, including the Commonwealth of the...

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Association of Pacific Island Public Auditors Successfully Completes 35th Annual Conference Over 400 Attendees Focus on Bridging the Gap of Public Accountability and Transparency

Calendar iconOct 02, 2024

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The 35th Annual Association of Pacific Islands Public Auditors (APIPA) Conference, themed "Bridging the Gap of Public Accountability and Transparency," and nicknamed APIPA 2024, successfully concluded in Koror, Palau, on August 30, 2024.

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Photos from recent activities hosted by the Pacific and Virgin Islands Training Initiatives (PITI-VITI) in support of conferences, training and leadership development, are available below.