Elena Mangahas

Board of Directors

Elena has been a resident of Stockton since 1981, the year she arrived from the Philippines. She and her husband Fred have two daughters, the oldest a Professor in Math in Buffalo, New York and the youngest an English and Literature high school teacher in Stockton. Fred is retired from the State of California.

She is currently a Division Manager at San Joaquin County Employment and Economic Development Department and oversees an annual $3 million budget for youth jobs programs. Elena’s vast experience in job programs include the farmworkers’ transition program, refugee integration programs, welfare-to-work and the federal and locally-funded youth programs.

Elena serves as Chairperson of the San Francisco-based global Filipina Women’s Network (FWN) taking active role in leadership development of Filipinas in their promotional tracks in careers and entry into boards and commissions. FWN also sustains several women empowerment projects such as its advocacy work on anti-violence against women and girls.

Presently Elena is also a lifetime member of the Filipino American National Historical Society. She also has a long-term affiliation with the Stockton Sister Cities Association being trained in peace work with national and international peace and justice organizations.