Don A. Farrell Don A. Farrell came to Guam from California as a teacher in 1977. He taught at Inarajan Jr. High and John F. Kennedy High School. Three years later, in 1980, he switched careers to become a public relations officer for the Guam Legislature. He was the chief of staff to the Speaker of the Guam Legislature, Carl Gutierrez, from 1982 to 1986. In 1980 he founded Micronesian Productions and began publishing books. His books are: • Liberation 1944: The Pictorial History of Guam, 1984 • The Americanization of Guam: 1898-1919, 1986 • Tinian: A Brief History, 1988 • The Sacrifice of Guam: 1919-1943, 1991 • The History of the Northern Mariana Islands, 1991 • Saipan: A Brief History, 1992 • Guam: A Brief History, 1994 • Rota: A Brief History, 2003
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He is currently working on another book, “The Tinian Atomic Bomb Files: Declassified.” Farrell moved to Tinian in 1987 where he continues to do historical research, write and teach.
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Carlos Madrid Carlos Madrid Álvarez-Piñer, researcher and assistant professor at the University of Guam’s Micronesian Area Research Center, graduated PhD cum laude in Contemporary History from Universidad Complutense de Madrid. He has been conducting archival research on the Philippines and Micronesia since 1996. He is formerly a member of the board of directors of the Asociación Española de Estudios del Pacífico. Carlos has volunteered at the CNMI Museum of Culture, at Guam’s Historic Preservation Office, and at the Belau National Museum. In the Philippines, he was Academic Coordinator of the SPCC at Instituto Cervantes de Manila. He was editor-in-chief of Filipiniana.net, Vibal Publishing House.
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Lavonne C. Guerrero-Meno LaVonne Guerrero-Meno is the Administrative Officer for the RFTaitano Micronesian Area Research Center. She holds a bachelors degree in Business Administration, specializing in Marketing and a masters degree in Business Administration from the University of Guam.
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Rita P. Nauta Rita Pangelinan Nauta has been serving as Managing Director since July 2011, focusing on the marketing and sustainable development of Guam’s on-line encyclopedia. Some of her duties include conducting community outreach efforts, planning, coordination, and development, to include new projects and programs, identifying new funding and revenue sources, applying for grants, and representing and promoting the Organization.
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