Session Speaker: MONA PASQUIL ROGERS, Director of California Public Policy for Meta
Session Overview:
Is empowering others the secret ingredient to success? An organization’s success isn’t dependent on one person, rather the collective efforts of a team, with an inspiring leader who empowers others to act. During this session, learn how empowering others not only helps your team develop their skills, but also helps you grow professionally. Mona Pasquil Rogers has done just that as a public servant and a community leader. Learn how we can chart our own course and thrive in our careers, by empowering to lead.
About the Speaker:
Mona Pasquil Rogers serves as Director of California Public Policy for Meta, where she is responsible for managing relationships with policymakers throughout the state. Prior to that, Pasquil Rogers served as Appointments Secretary in the Office of Governors Gavin Newsom and Edmund G. Brown Jr. where she was responsible for helping the administration by recruiting top candidates to serve the state. In 2009, Pasquil Rogers served as Chief of Staff to California Lt. Gov. John Garamendi. This marked the first time a woman, Asian Pacific Islander or Filipino-American served in this role.
Pasquil Rogers is a veteran political advisor and strategist having directed presidential, gubernatorial and local campaigns across the nation. Her work includes serving as political director for twice-elected California Governor Gray Davis. She served as deputy CEO for the 2000 Democratic National Convention, political director for the Gore-Lieberman campaign, and western political director for the White House Office of Political Affairs under President Bill Clinton.
Mona was a member of the Democratic National Committee from 2003-2009 and worked as a strategic consultant for IBM’s national, state and local government sales team. Mona has served on the California American Water Board since May 2020.Her awards include a Presidential Citation to commemorate her service as the first Filipino-American lieutenant governor of California from former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Mona is most proud of her work mentoring California’s youth to become more active in their communities. This work includes founding the Asian Pacific Youth Leadership Project of California, an organization dedicated to boosting Asian and Pacific Islander youth involvement in California policy. Mona continues her commitment to mentorship and serves as the immediate past president of California Women Lead and the California Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus Institute.