The Association of Mariana Islands Mayors, Vice Mayors and Municipal Council Members held its annual meeting in Agat, Guam on Nov. 29, 2023. Seated, front row: Tamuning Mayor Louise Rivera, AMIM Director Angel Sablan, Saipan Council Vice Chairwoman Tonie Tudela, Hagåtña Mayor John Cruz, Agana Heights Mayor Paul McDonald, Saipan Council Chairwoman Marian Tudela. Standing in background are Rota Municipal Council Chairman Jim Atalig, Rota Mayor Aubry Hocog, Tinian Mayor Edwin Aldan, Dededo Mayor Melissa Savares, Agat Mayor Kevin Susuico, Sinajana Mayor Robert Hofman, Tinian Municipal Council Chairman Steve Cabrera, Barrigada Mayor June Blas, Tinian Municipal Council Vice Chairwoman Ana San Nicolas, Humåtak Mayor Johnny Quinata and Malesso Mayor Ernest Chargualaf.
THE Association of Mariana Islands Mayors, Vice Mayors and Municipal Council Members unanimously adopted AMIM Resolution No. 2023-28-01 to recognize and congratulate University of Guam President Dr. Anita Borja-Enriquez on the occasion of her investiture at the Calvo Field House in Mangilao, Guam, on Nov. 14, 2023, and for her exemplary leadership and achievement as UOG’s 12th president and 2nd woman president.
The resolution expresses pride and joins the university community in celebrating the investiture of Dr. Borja-Enriquez.
It also applauds her 30-year career at the university as its senior vice president and provost, and the first CHamoru dean of the UOG School of Business and Public Administration for 10 years prior to taking on the helm as its president.
The resolution likewise applauds her stewardship in the preservation of the Marianas-native Ifil tree on campus during the Nov. 13, 2023 ceremonial Ifil-tree planting at UOG’s President Grove.
The resolution noted that the planting of the hardwood tree is the epitome of the passion and commitment by Dr. Borja-Enriquez in caring for and nurturing the young Ifil tree — the same passion and commitment the she has applied over time in helping the youth successfully matriculate at the university as its senior vice president and provost, and the cumulative experience and skill-sets the new UOG president is expected to perform for the youth of the Marianas and Micronesia so they can receive the best and well-rounded higher education.
AMIM describes Dr. Borja-Enriquez as a woman who is determined and strongly rooted in the cultural traditions and heritage of the people of the Mariana Islands, and someone who practices the CHamoru cultural traditions of Inadahi, Inina, Na’I Animu, and Inafa’maolek.
About AMIM
The Association of Mariana Islands Mayors, Vice Mayors and Municipal Council Members was established to promote, preserve, strengthen, enhance celebrate the cultural traditions and heritage of the people of the Mariana Islands as well serve as a forum for collaborative partnership among the islands through their elected municipal government leaders.
