Violi Wong—Founder and Chairwoman, Asia-USA FoundationAbout Us
Violi Wong—Founder and Chairwoman, Asia-USA FoundationVioli Wong’s amazing story of the classic American dream come true began with her arrival in the USA from her native Philippines. From humble beginnings working two jobs to support her family, she has risen to national and international prominence as a marketing leader, coach and mentor, and team-builder who has shown many others the path to success and fulfillment. Violi is a visionary who is passionate about helping others realize their dreams. She loves to positively impact people’s lives in health and wealth.
Violi has over 18 years of experience in marketing, management, building companies and developing International markets. She has built sales and marketing organizations in North America and throughout South East Asia including the Philippines, Hong Kong Singapore and Malaysia. She was co-founder of two International Marketing Companies. Violi has provided her marketing and revenue growth expertise to, among others, 4-Life Research, Lexxus International, and Waiora International and CEOSpace as a Club President. Violi is President and CEO of Valeli Corporation, a global marketing consulting firm. Currently, she serves as Global Marketing Advisor for FKC International Inc, based out of City of Industry California, and is responsible for marketing and business development for FKC’s growing North American operation. She spearheaded the opening of FKC International in the Philippines, http://www.fkcn.com. FKC is a $100 million dollar company that manufactures and globally distributes natural supplements in 38 countries, with corporate offices in Hong Kong, Indonesia, China Sri Lanka, Philippines and World Corporate office City of Industry California USA. FKC is proud to serve over 1 million loyal customers in 43countries.
Violi currently serves as Club President of Global Entrepreneurs Toastmasters, she sit on the board of directors of several nonprofit charitable organizations, including Payagan International Association, Ballesteros Residents Association of Southern California, and Cagayanos International Association, and is the founder and Chairwoman of the Asia-USA Foundation. Violi has been an active investor in real estate, start-up and small businesses, and has assisted many small business owners in finding capital and resources to start their businesses.
Violi graduated Class1207 from CeoSpace International. She is a Certified Life Coach and International Motivational speaker, and a Certified NLP Master Practitioner. Violi graduated from the Philippine School of Business Administration with a degree in Marketing.
Peter Docis—President, Asia-USA FoundationFrom an early age, Peter Docis was taught that helping those less fortunate in his community was the highest calling. He was born and raised in Northwest Ohio, and began his lifelong career in the transportation and logistics industry while in college working for United Parcel Service. Throughout his professional life he has never lost sight of his strongly-held belief that with great personal success comes great moral responsibility. Whether he was transporting frozen holiday turkeys in his UPS truck to the local food shelter or directing emergency bottled water deliveries with the Pepsi Corporation to New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, Peter has always held that a higher standard should be expected from those who have benefitted from fulfilling the American dream.
Having achieved success in the United States, Peter now wants to help the impoverished children in his adopted country the Philippines. By partnering with Violi Wong and the Asia-USA Foundation, Peter believes that we can make a difference in the lives of children born into crushing poverty who seemingly have no way to escape to a better life. “Making the impossible possible” is not just a motto for Peter Docis and the Asia-USA Foundation, it is a promise to the children of the Philippines.
Eric Wong—Director, Asia-USA FoundationAs a young boy, Eric Wong has demonstrated a strong eagerness to help other people. Whether it was for family, friends, or even complete strangers, Eric has a strong desire to make the lives of others easier. “I really enjoy helping people overcome their struggles”, Eric says, “It helps people to become successful and builds stronger relationships in the process.”
Eric began to discover this passion for helping others in his experience in high school. He struggled through his first two years in high school, but made it through with outstanding grades. As an upperclassman, he participated in Calculus Club and College Club, where he gave aid to struggling freshmen and sophomores in math subjects and college preparation. This propelled him to seek more opportunities to find people who were in need of help both inside and outside of school. Eric also enjoyed running for the La Mirada cross country and track teams, and served as Boys Varsity Team Captain in both his junior and senior years.
After discovering his true passion in life, Eric has decided to expand his circle of aid by aspiring to become a doctor. He is currently finishing his senior year at La Mirada High School and is college bound to the University of California Los Angeles. Once in college, Eric plans to major in Molecular biology and continue on into medical school where he will become a certified doctor.
Eric began to discover this passion for helping others in his experience in high school. He struggled through his first two years in high school, but made it through with outstanding grades. As an upperclassman, he participated in Calculus Club and College Club, where he gave aid to struggling freshmen and sophomores in math subjects and college preparation. This propelled him to seek more opportunities to find people who were in need of help both inside and outside of school. Eric also enjoyed running for the La Mirada cross country and track teams, and served as Boys Varsity Team Captain in both his junior and senior years.
After discovering his true passion in life, Eric has decided to expand his circle of aid by aspiring to become a doctor. He is currently finishing his senior year at La Mirada High School and is college bound to the University of California Los Angeles. Once in college, Eric plans to major in Molecular biology and continue on into medical school where he will become a certified doctor.
Recently, Eric has had the opportunity to visit his origin country, the Philippines. For being his first time out of the United States, he was shocked to see kids walking around with no shoes and rural areas without electricity. As a result, Eric has taken up a new endeavor to give opportunities to children in need of help. Eric firmly believes that with the help of as many people as possible, the Asia-USA Foundation can change lives for the better and give kids the opportunities and future they deserve.
Shellie Ann Hunt (Board of Advisors)Global Entrepreneur, Business Strategist, International Motivational Speaker, Trauma Expert, Author of the “Success is by Design” Series and TV executive producer. Shellie is owner of over 5 companies. Founder of Success is by Design, ReMake MY Life LLC, and The Women of Global Change, to name a few. Shellie has shared the stage with some of the top human potential and business speakers in the world and is a lead mentor in the Billionaire Adventure Club. She has appeared on national talk and radio shows with audiences in the millions and has been mentioned in Forbes.com. She has appeared as a featured host/speaker in a documentary series entitled “Freedom” for the Human Potential Network. Shellie currently is a proud member of the Alliance of Women and Media, which promotes positive progress and change for women and sits as a judge for the 2011 nationally televised Gracie Awards.
Shellie has currently been described in the international press as “One of the best orators and coaches of human potential available for public speaking and a master of business structure and multiple sources of income.” Her speaking skills and courses cover the full spectrum. She has focused her life’s work in the realm of human potential and business success. Shellie has presented to and coached well over tens of thousands of individuals from all walks of life. These include CEO’s, business owners, inventors, authors, managers, Supreme Court judge, blue-collar industries, teen trainings, as well as the general public. Shellie has taught at many major University Schools of Business and currently mentors to some of the brightest upcoming minds in the world at the International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition every year.
For over 25 years Shellie Hunt has specialized in personal improvement, business strategy/expansion and corporate leadership trainings. She has worked with major corporations to include Time Warner, M3, The Personal Success Institute, The Young Entrepreneurs Society, VH1, Pacific Electric, and Kimberly Clark to name a few…
Having grown up in poverty, Shellie’s passion and mission is to show people they too can create their own life success and awaken to all that is possible!
Most recently Shellie was awarded International Women's Day Outstanding Service Award for Excellence! One of her proudest accomplishments is that she is a single mom and on a mission to empower others. Evidenced by with her latest companies and creations, an empowerment TV show, titled ReMake MY Life, also Mind Your Business TV and The Women of Global Change.
Shellie Hunt’s gift of transformational impact has taken her clients beyond motivation, to lasting results through teaching the precise “How to” in the designs of your success from the inside out!
Success is not something that happens to the lucky or the gifted…,“SUCCESS IS BY DESIGN”And your time is NOW! www.successisbydesign.com
“Shellie Hunt is a master of business structure, and can teach you how to hold and operate multiple businesses, and balance several sources of income. You are taught to take advantage of all of the opportunities available around you. This in turn will provide you alone (or you and your associates), with the empowerment, passion, direction, focus, and teamwork necessary to reach your target goals of success. Shellie has yielded tangible results for all her clients and groups.” Quote: International Newswire March 22, 2010.
Dr. Dina Lopez, DO (Board of Advisors)
Dr. Dina Lopez is a registered optometrist with Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agent certification. She received her doctorate degree from The Southern California College of Optometry in 1983. Concerned for the health and welfare of all her patients, she is dedicated to providing them with the highest quality eye care.
In 1984, six months after obtaining her Doctor of Optometry degree, Dr. Lopez established her private practice “Vision Plus Optometry Inc”. For over 25 years, Dr. Lopez has served the Los Angeles South East Communities, specializing in children’s vision and hard-to-fit contact lenses. Vision Plus Optometry Inc. employs the latest technological equipment to provide patients with quality optometric services and products in a timely and courteous manner.
Well known for her community involvement, Dr. Dina Lopez’ extensive altruistic work includes providing free eye screenings, and in some cases free eye exams and glasses to low-income communities. She became Charter President for the Huntington Park Lions Club in 2002 and was re-elected as president for the 2003-2011 terms. As president and as a member of the Lions she has helped in providing glasses for the community and for the world. As part of the Lions she worked with them to provide food for the local food bank. She has also served as board member of the Huntington Park Chamber of Commerce and has been a board member of the South East Rio Vista YMCA serving the community since 1999.
In 1984, six months after obtaining her Doctor of Optometry degree, Dr. Lopez established her private practice “Vision Plus Optometry Inc”. For over 25 years, Dr. Lopez has served the Los Angeles South East Communities, specializing in children’s vision and hard-to-fit contact lenses. Vision Plus Optometry Inc. employs the latest technological equipment to provide patients with quality optometric services and products in a timely and courteous manner.
Well known for her community involvement, Dr. Dina Lopez’ extensive altruistic work includes providing free eye screenings, and in some cases free eye exams and glasses to low-income communities. She became Charter President for the Huntington Park Lions Club in 2002 and was re-elected as president for the 2003-2011 terms. As president and as a member of the Lions she has helped in providing glasses for the community and for the world. As part of the Lions she worked with them to provide food for the local food bank. She has also served as board member of the Huntington Park Chamber of Commerce and has been a board member of the South East Rio Vista YMCA serving the community since 1999.
Dr. Lopez has received extensive training in the areas of alternative medicine and personal development to serve the community and the members of the community. She believes that the cohesive integration of one’s mind, body and spirit is essential to caring for one’s health and overall wellbeing leading to a happier more fulfilled life. To further help and assist the community she founded the “Naturavida Holistic Center” based upon these beliefs in 2011.
MURIEL GLASGOW, MPH (Board of Advisors)Formerly with UNiCEF for three decades plus, Ms Glasgow was responsible for highlighting and integrating the participation and involvement of communities at the village/local level in UNICEF-assisted drinking water, hygiene and sanitation programmes in various countries.She concentrated on the health and education aspects of communicating with villagers and project workers to bring about the behavioural changes necessary in using water and sanitation facilities. The main thrust was to design, develop, implement strategies at field level, based on local participation, to influence UNICEF policies at national and international levels.
One of her most important conclusions and mantras is the importance of building and sustaining relationships at all levels, horizontally and vertically, if anything was to be accomplished in a lasting way. Unless relations are developed, it is usually extremely difficult to speak of sustainable activities from the bottom up the chain of command.
She developed a Community Participatory Audit for projects and programmes. The Audit is also a tool for project staff and governments to monitor and evaluate the extent of community involvement and community ownership in the project or programme. Ms Glasgow worked very closely with communities and local government staff and workers, as she travelled across the globe appreciating at first hand their culture, daily workloads, livelihoods and lifestyles and the impact of these on the socioeconomic conditions of families.
Using her experience at community/village, Ms Glasgow has been invited to sit on Boards of many NGOs to help keep their focus and their attention to community involvement at the outset of project planning and design, to ensure that there is community ownership throughout implementation and hand-over.
Ms Glasgow envisions the role technology can play, if addressed correctly, in propelling communities out of their immediate and challenging situations and empowering them to work up and out of poverty. She produces internet radio shows Muriella's Corner, http://www.blogtalkradio.com/muriellas-corner by featuring people who are changing narratives on issues of concern each month. She also produces
podcasts on the Yakkers' Corner, http://www.unitednationsyak.com , interviewing people involved in socio-economic and humanitarian development who are committed to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations, people who are dedicated to reaching the bottom billions and helping restore their dignity by improving their lives and livelihoods.
She is now promoting the creation and establishment of ICUs - Innovation and Creativity Units at Village so that children around the world can tap into their innate creativity and play. The ICUs would help children to explore their surroundings, equipped with play tools like telescopes, stethoscopes, iPads, laptop computers (e.g. One Laptop Per Child), with the guidance and encouragement of incubators in the different Science and Technology Schools across the world. This is one way in which international narratives on Global Issues might be interpreted and worked on at local level, providing input from that level to the international level in the global discourse on issues like climate change, deforestation, etc.
Ms Glasgow is an Ambassador of Peace and a United Nations mentor; President, Idea Generator, MG Associates, Inc; Producer, United Nations Yak
One of her most important conclusions and mantras is the importance of building and sustaining relationships at all levels, horizontally and vertically, if anything was to be accomplished in a lasting way. Unless relations are developed, it is usually extremely difficult to speak of sustainable activities from the bottom up the chain of command.
She developed a Community Participatory Audit for projects and programmes. The Audit is also a tool for project staff and governments to monitor and evaluate the extent of community involvement and community ownership in the project or programme. Ms Glasgow worked very closely with communities and local government staff and workers, as she travelled across the globe appreciating at first hand their culture, daily workloads, livelihoods and lifestyles and the impact of these on the socioeconomic conditions of families.
Using her experience at community/village, Ms Glasgow has been invited to sit on Boards of many NGOs to help keep their focus and their attention to community involvement at the outset of project planning and design, to ensure that there is community ownership throughout implementation and hand-over.
Ms Glasgow envisions the role technology can play, if addressed correctly, in propelling communities out of their immediate and challenging situations and empowering them to work up and out of poverty. She produces internet radio shows Muriella's Corner, http://www.blogtalkradio.com/muriellas-corner by featuring people who are changing narratives on issues of concern each month. She also produces
podcasts on the Yakkers' Corner, http://www.unitednationsyak.com , interviewing people involved in socio-economic and humanitarian development who are committed to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations, people who are dedicated to reaching the bottom billions and helping restore their dignity by improving their lives and livelihoods.
She is now promoting the creation and establishment of ICUs - Innovation and Creativity Units at Village so that children around the world can tap into their innate creativity and play. The ICUs would help children to explore their surroundings, equipped with play tools like telescopes, stethoscopes, iPads, laptop computers (e.g. One Laptop Per Child), with the guidance and encouragement of incubators in the different Science and Technology Schools across the world. This is one way in which international narratives on Global Issues might be interpreted and worked on at local level, providing input from that level to the international level in the global discourse on issues like climate change, deforestation, etc.
Ms Glasgow is an Ambassador of Peace and a United Nations mentor; President, Idea Generator, MG Associates, Inc; Producer, United Nations Yak
Alicia R. Hooks – (Board of Advisors)
Mrs. Hooks is the founder of BRP Enterprises, LLC, a company which impacts many leaders and organizations with services promoting those desiring to operate without limits and achieve predictable results on purpose. Previously she worked in the capacity of Executive Director, Operations Manager, Clinical Director, Intervention Specialist, Instructor, Trainer and Counselor at various facilities. She also serves/has served as a member of the Kansas City Kansas’ Unified Government’s Alcohol and Drug Advisory committee, MidAmerica Nazarene University’s Diversity Advisory Council, Kansas Black Chamber of Commerce, Executive Board of the NAACP, the Legal Redress Committee, board member of Sheer Essence School of Etiquette and Leadership Development and at the Joseph Business School in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a member of the National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) among others.
Mrs. Hooks’ governmental experience includes having served as the Senior Constituent Services Aide to Congressman Dennis Moore, Legislative Aide to State Senator David Haley, assisting Commissioner Nathan Barnes in bi-monthly legislative community breakfasts and serving in an elected capacity as Precinct Committeewoman.
Currently, Mrs. Hooks is completing her Doctoral studies in Business Administration. Her Master’s Degree is in Organizational Administration, with a focus in Leadership; her Bachelor’s Degree is in Psychology, with additional graduate studies in Mental Health. Additionally she is certified in human change technologies as a Master Practitioner and Trainer for Neuro Linguistics Programming, has completed her coursework as a trainer and practitioner of Hypnosis, and is additionally certified as a Master Practitioner of Time Line Therapy®.
She has assisted numerous for profit and not-for-profit businesses in organizational start-
up and growth processes; taught classes at various locations and with various institutions; conducted workshops/seminars on a variety of topics, written grants successfully for non-profit organizations, developed organizational policy manuals and other instructional materials.
up and growth processes; taught classes at various locations and with various institutions; conducted workshops/seminars on a variety of topics, written grants successfully for non-profit organizations, developed organizational policy manuals and other instructional materials.
Mrs. Hooks is happily married to Rodney Hooks and the proud mother of Isaac Wright (KU Football Linebacker), and has many other ‘accumulated sons’ who endearingly refer to her as “Mom”…she is proud of them all.
Algenoy L. AlexanderAlgenoy L. Alexander is a captivating and inspirational motivational speaker. This agent for change is an experienced leader who edifies servant leadership principles and life purpose.
On the speaker’s stage, Algenoy is personally engaging, thought provoking, and passionate in his delivery. Algenoy’s talent, personal power and charisma coupled with his expansive knowledge and deep intuition, transforms his messages into empowering and motivating tools for success. He is an avid reader of Psychology, History, Economics, and Metaphysics. A product of the Hip Hop generation, he is able to incorporate its culture into his presentations, bringing a diverse perspective to his seminars. He has a remarkable ability to hold an audience’s attention with a fast moving combination of stories, examples, humor, poetry, and concrete practical ideas that get results fast. Participants often remark of their life changing experiences as a result of attending one of these powerful sessions.
A national speaker, Algenoy has provided motivating and interactive presentations to over 100,000 high school and college students, as well as professionals of diverse backgrounds. He has provided presentations that empower and inspire individuals to attain career-planning resources, achieve academic excellence as well as life-long success. His focus is to inspire people to recognize their potential for future success and give them helpful advice to assist them in reaching their personal goals.
Algenoy is a diverse individual. He is a poet, a musician, artist, designer of clothing line, and recently authored Unleash the Vision Within You;
How to Fulfill the Vision for Your Life. Because of his entrepreneurial spirit, Algenoy founded and is the Executive Director of WiseWorks Inc.
It is this diversity and vision that allows him to connect to his audiences.
How to Fulfill the Vision for Your Life. Because of his entrepreneurial spirit, Algenoy founded and is the Executive Director of WiseWorks Inc.
It is this diversity and vision that allows him to connect to his audiences.
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