Treasurer:
Jamie Martinez
Hello FBANC friends and colleagues! I hereby submit my candidacy for the position of Treasurer for the 2024-2025 FBANC Board.
I am very thankful for the FBANC community for the guidance and strength as an attorney. The FBANC community is where I’ve built my network, developed friendships, but also where I’ve found the strength to help me tackle along the challenges of my legal career. Being a part of FBANC has allowed me to spend a lot of time and effort confronting and tackling issues affecting the Filipino community in Northern California. I have served on the FBANC Board of Directors over the past three years, most recently as the Mentorship Committee Co-Directors, and humbly ask for your consideration to continue serving on the FBANC Board.
As Mentorship Co-Director, the major task we took on was to strengthen the pipeline within the Filipino legal community. It required us to build relationships with local law students and connect them with members of the legal community that reflected themselves. We were able to do so by focusing on the FBANC Mentorship program to ensure that those who participated in the program would plant the seeds for a relationship that not only help them in their legal career, but also in their everyday life.
With the assistance of my Mentorship Co-Director and the many Filipino law student leaders in the Northern California area, we were able to host a full day in-person conference where law students had the opportunity to network with attorneys, participate in panels, and hear from inspirational speakers (as well as enjoy some catered Filipino food). We’ve exceeded our own expectations with nearly 100 individuals attending Komunidad. I have greatly appreciated this opportunity to serve as a Mentorship Co-Director and I look forward to participating in the mentorship program and Komunidad for years to come. Putting into practice these last three years of experience as an FBANC Director, I am ready to take my next step to lead this organization as its Treasurer.
As Treasurer, my main goal will be to ensure that FBANC remains fiscally sound while still enabling the organization to provide the various events, and new events, that everyone has come to know of FBANC. The FBANC organization must ensure longevity through fundraising and savings, but it must also continue using its funds to support its community and provide value to its members. I will continuously review our budgets and ensure that we are appropriately using what has been allocated.
My secondary goal will be to ensure that we continuously have the ability to support our law students in attending our events. I recognize that sometimes travel and costs become barriers to attendance for students that are on a budget or time crunch. As Treasurer, I will set aside law student funds for various events specifically for travel and transportation because the distance or ability to travel throughout Northern California shouldn’t be an impediment for students to the great opportunities for networking, community, education, and more that FBANC events can provide.
While leaning on the experience of the FBANC Board including the previous FBANC Treasurer, as well as my prior leadership opportunities in other organizations, I know I am well equipped to manage the budget and ensure we have a successful year. FBANC strives to put its members and its community first and it is my hope that I can continue to be a part of this legacy to build a strong organization for the future leaders of FBANC to come. Thank you for your time and humbly ask for your vote for this upcoming election for the 2024-2025 FBANC Board.
Sincerely,
Jamie F. Martinez
