The board members include CNMI Board of Education member Lucia Blanco-Maratita, Kosrae Sen. Chang William, Marshall Islands Minister of Justice Branson Wase Mayor of Kolonia Town, Pohnpei Marcelo Peterson, Chuuk Sen. Arno Kony, Yap representative Michael Ga’an, Palauan representative Danny Ongelungel, and two at-large members, FSM Vice President Alik Alik and Robert Ruecho of Guam.
Former CNMI Lt. Gov. Jesus C. Borja gave opening remarks.
He worked for MLSC as an intern, as a lawyer, as deputy director, and then served on its board of directors. He is also a former associate justice of the CNMI Supreme Court and is legal counsel to Northern Marianas College.
At its luncheon on Wednesday, the MLSC board honored Saipan employee Maria Palacios Muna for her 40 years of dedicated service in the Marianas office.
Muna started work as a secretary on Dec. 6, 1971 and, after many years, became a paralegal. She handles a variety of tasks, with a heavy emphasis on domestic cases, and recently has helped with immigration matters. She will continue to be a valuable and valued employee of the Marianas office.
