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Dimaano is MINA’s environmental champ
The Micronesian Islands Nature Alliance board members and former board members pose for a photo during the green gala last Friday held at the Fiesta Resort Saipan Hibiscus Hall. Board members gather to award MINA Chair Fran Castro, sixth from the left, the Distinguished leadership in environmental conservation award. Third from right is Environmental Champion awardee Lina Dimaano.
TanHoldings vice president for Finance Lina Dimaano won the coveted Environmental Champion award given by Micronesia Islands Nature Alliance during its 3rd Annual Green Gala last Saturday at the Hibiscus Hall of the Fiesta Resort & Spa.
As an official of TanHoldings, Dimaano takes the lead in implementing conservation efforts within the corporation such as promoting the three R’s (Reduce, Re-use, Recycle), reducing the use of paper, promoting the World Wildlife Fund Earth Hour, and more.
The award given to Dimaano was one of four awards MINA gave out last Saturday to recognize efforts made by individuals, companies, and agencies with the intent of saving the environment.
The other winners were the Law Office of George L. Hasselback, Marianas High School, and MINA chair Fran Castro.
The Green Business of the Year award was given to the Hasselback law office for going as far as eliminating the use of paper in its office as much as possible. The office also maximized its use of technology by storing its documents and important files onto iCloud. On average, the business uses less than five sheets of paper a day.
The Environmental Hero of the Year award was given to the conservation action plan committee of the Marianas High School. These students have conducted beach cleanups, outreach programs for their peers, and shared their ideas for a sustainable environment.
MINA’s Distinguished Leadership in Environmental Conservation award went to Castro. The award was the first of its kind and this was the first year that an individual was awarded this accolade.
Castro served as the Division of Environmental Quality program manager for 16 years and has been a part of the Marianas Trench Marine Monument-monitoring program. She also co-founded MINA and served as the Coastal Resource Management director for over three year before resigning.
Now that she is in Guam, Castro hopes to expand MINA to Guam by 2018.
Over 200 attended the 3rd Annual Green Gala.
