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Island Governments Address Audit and Workforce Challenges at IGFOA 2024 Winter Meeting
Dec 19, 2024
Monique
Heather Pangelinan
CNMI
Updated January 21, 2025
Heather Pangelinan is the Director of the Division of Public Health Services for the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC) in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). She leads a team of over 135 staff members responsible for implementing public health laws across the territory. Heather oversees multiple public health programs, including those focused on infectious and non-communicable diseases, environmental health, and maternal and child health. Her role involves strategic direction, operations management, and fostering partnerships with local, regional, and national organizations.
Heather has played a pivotal role in the development and evaluation of community health initiatives in the CNMI. Her accomplishments include establishing the territory’s first Family-to-Family Health Information Center for families of children with special healthcare needs, launching the CNMI Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), and serving as the CNMI’s COVID-19 Vaccination Operations Chief during the pandemic, overseeing the mass vaccination campaign.
Heather holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science from Boise State University and a Master of Science Degree in Counseling from Grand Canyon University.
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Island Governments Address Audit and Workforce Challenges at IGFOA 2024 Winter Meeting
Dec 19, 2024
Monique
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
Oct 02, 2024
Monique
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.
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