About Me

Name:                 Armando Allen B. Regala Date of Birth:     November 19, 1945 Place of Birth:    Manila, Philippines

My Family

I'm married to the former Josie Espino of Cabanatuan City, Philippines.

We have three children:

Heather Elaine, born July 9, 1970 and died June 17, 1972;

Joseph Allen, born October 30, 1972 in Cabanatuan City, Philippines;

Timothy Jonathan, born April 16, 1982 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

My Educational Background:

• University of the East,

Manila, Philippines
(Bachelor of Arts, English Major, 1966)
• Saint Mary's University

Halifax, Nova Scotia
(Bachelor of Science, Psychology, 1989-1992)

My Work Background:

Translations Department
Philippine Bible Society
Manila. Philippines

1967-1977

Wesleyan University-Philippines
Cabanatuan City, Philippines
(Secretary to the President & Board of Trustees;
Liaison and Information Officer)
 

1966 - 1977

Ordained as Lay Pastor (Deacon)
United Methodist Church of the Philippines
(received pastoral assignments from 1966 to 1977
in the Districts of Pampanga and Nueva Ecija)
 

August, 1977

• Immigrated to Canada and settled in Halifax, Nova Scotia

• Administrative Secretary

Dean of Architecture
Technical University of Nova Scotia
Halifax, Nova Scotia

July 1981

• Administrative Assistant

Personnel Services Department
Technical University of Nova Scotia
Halifax, Nova Scotia

January, 1998

• Employee Benefits Administrator

Personnel Services Department
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
(TUNS amalgamated with Dalhousie University on April 1, 1997)

Some of My Community Activities:

1992 - 1995

• President, Filipino Association of Nova Scotia (FANS) (two 2-year terms)

1993 - 1994

• President, Multicultural Council of Halifax/Dartmouth Metropolitan Area (MCHDMA)

(umbrella group of 32 ethnocultural associations in Nova Scotia)

1994 - 1996

• Past President, Multicultural Council of Halifax/Dartmouth Metropolitan Area (MCHDMA)

1996 & 1997

• Past President, Filipino Association of Nova Scotia (FANS)

1993 - 1996

• Vice-Chairman, Advisory Committee on Human Rights, Dartmouth City Council, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

1995 & 1996

• Member, Strategic Action Committee, Dartmouth City School Board, Dartmouth, N.S.

1994 - 1996

• National Secretary, National Council of Canadian Filpino Associations (NCCFA)

1993 - 1994

• Board Member, Cultural Federations of Nova Scotia (CFNS)

1993 - 1994

• Board Member, Multicultural Association of Nova Scotia (MANS)

1993 - 1994

• Member, Outreach Sub-Committee, Agency and Community Services Committee of the

Board of Directors, Halifax Metro United Way

1994 - 1996

• Chapter Commander, Order of the Knights of Rizal, Nova Scotia Chapter (Atlantic Canada Area)

Feb. 9, 1996

•     Selected as one of Ten Most Outstanding Filipino Canadian in 1996 by

    Binibining Pilipinas of North America Pageant, Toronto, Ontario

1996 to present

•  National Treasurer, National Council of Canadian Filpino Associations (NCCFA) for 1996 - 1998.
•  Treasurer, Multicultural Council of Halifax/Dartmouth Metropolitan Area (MCHDMA) for 1996-1997.

•  Regional Coordinator, Philippine Centennial Celebration 1998, Nova Scotia Region
• Chairman, Board of Directors, Centre for Diverse Visible Cultures - 1996 to present
  
  

 

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Date created: November 26, 1996
Date last updated: February 6, 2003