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Municipal council confirms Mendiola, Cruz appointments
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Posted on Jan 05 2022
Melanie B. Cruz, left, and Megan C. Mendiola. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)
The 18th Tinian Municipal Council confirmed on Dec. 23, 2021, the appointment of Megan C. Mendiola and Melanie B. Cruz to the Tinian Municipal Scholarship Board and Public Land Advisory Board, respectively.
The two were appointed to their new positions by Tinian Mayor Edwin P. Aldan.
Mendiola graduated from Tinian High School as the valedictorian of her graduating Class of 2012 and obtained her bachelor’s degree in Technology Administration with a minor in Communication Studies from Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas in December 2018.
Cruz graduated from Tinian High School in 2009, attended Northern Marianas College and Southern New Hampshire University from 2018 to 2019, and is armed with a long list of experience in a wide range of fields, including being an administrative assistant at the Tinian Department of Public Lands Office.
According to a Tinian Municipal Council news release yesterday, one testimony that stood out from the public was offered by Felipe Aquino, who stated that he was very proud to see the two return home and show a willingness to help the community. “I am so happy to see that this appointment took place, and I urge the council to confirm these two ladies so we can hold them as examples for our other kids, still abroad, to see that they have something to come back to and contribute to our community,” he said.
Municipal council member Juanita M. Mendiola, who chairs the council’s Executive Appointments and Government Investigation Committee, said: “I am very proud of our kids coming back home and wanting to be a part of building our community, and I am especially proud that these two are young women.”
Municipal council chair Joseph E. Santos thanked the two for volunteering their services to the community between being parents and full-time employees.
Council vice chair Thomasa Palacios-Mendiola is still under quarantine and wasn’t able to attend the confirmation hearing, but expressed her support of confirming the two appointees. (Saipan Tribune)
