Candidate for Director:
Alyssa V. Daatio
My name is Alyssa V. Daatio and I am running for Director of Community Outreach for the 2022-2023. I am currently an Associate at Aaron, Riechert, Carpol and Riffle, APC and I practice in the areas of Estate Planning, Trusts, Estates, and Conservatorships. I am looking forward to the possibility of continuing my role as Director of Community Outreach for a second year.
I graduated from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 2019 and was awarded the 2019 Pursuit of Justice Award, given to a graduating student who has demonstrated a commitment to providing service to others in the pursuit of justice through legal experience, community and volunteer service, and service to the law school and other law students.
While in law school, I worked with several Bay Area non-profit organizations on litigation matters and Know Your Rights presentations. In 2017, I was awarded the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley’s Asian Law Alliance Fellow Scholarship for my commitment to serving the immigrant community in the Silicon Valley. Through my experiences working with various non-profit organizations, I quickly discovered the significance of building trust with community organizations and partners. Through building trust, legal professionals and community organizations can actively work on creative solutions to support each other, in conjunction with the law. With that in mind, building trust with community organizations takes time and dedication.
The past year serving on the FBANC Board of Directors as one of the Directors of Community Outreach has been rewarding. If elected, I would like to continue expanding on the work I started. I hope to continue strengthening FBANC’s relationships with current community partners by continuing to meet with them individually to survey their needs and request direct feedback on our services. For example, during a few of my meetings with some of FBANC’s community partners, I learned that organizations need support in finding grant opportunities to assist them with their ongoing operations. I hope to compile an ongoing list of grant/funding opportunities, organized based on federal, state, and county funding, for community partners.
In addition, the continued check-ins with community partners will also provide them with an opportunity to also evaluate our effectiveness and continue an open line of communication with our organization. From these discussions, I am hopeful that FBANC can continue to collaborate with organizations on meaningful projects.
FBANC has provided me with a unique opportunity to continue developing my leadership skills, while maintaining connections with non-profit organizations that serve the greater Filipinx community in the Bay Area. I would love the opportunity to continue serving the community in this role. Thank you!