• • • As President of the CHCC Volunteers Association, the Board of Directors presented a check in the amount of $150,000 towards the cost of replacing the built-in oxygen machines in all the patient rooms in Saipan.

• • • As President of the CNMI FESTPAC Committee non-profit, the Board of Directors presented a check in the amount of $25,000 to the 2024 CNMI FESTPAC delegation to 13th FESTPAC in Hawai’i.

• • • As a grants writer for NMHC in 2019, researched and led the writing of the first CDBG-DR federal grant to secure the largest ever one-time US federal grant in CNMI history worth over $245 million, which is now assisting many first-time homeowners and families with constructing their new typhoon-resilient concrete homes essentially for free as a grant.

• • • First President of Kagman Komunidat Association (with fmr. Congressman Tomas B. Pangelinan “Inden”) where we partnered with NMHC to take care of the newly built Kagman Community Center through CDBG Grants under former Board Chair Marilou Seman Ada.

• • • CCD Instructor for First Holy Communion and Confirmation students over 20 years at various church parishes under the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa; helped build original Saint Jude Church and Santa Soledad Church under former Monsignor +Ben Martinez and +Fr. Roger Tenorio.

• • • Gubernatorially Appointed Chairman of NMI Museum Board of Governors and Member of 2nd Marianas Political Status Commission.

• • • President of Kagman Schools PTSA and the only 2-time President of PSS PAC (Parent Advisory Council).

• • • Chamorro cultural arts and Chant practitioner and performing artist
      since 1988 to date (passed on to our sons)

• • • Lecturer for Governance, Covenant & CNMI Constitution, non-profit advocacy, life coaching, political and economic matters, culture, language, traditions, and history.

• • • President of Northern Marianas Descent Corporation; Treasurer of Chamolinian Cultural Village, Inc. (CCVI).

• • • Charter Member and Immediate Past President of Sa’ipan Natibu Lions Club and overall District 204 Lions.

A passionate advocate for our local and non local people, Mr. Gonzales has extended his technical assistance helping our people with their document needs, including Affidavits, Power of Attorney, land deed transfers, job applications, social services application, education and health programs for which his late wife, Charlene Kiyomi Suzuki, would deliver or people would come and pick up to submit to date.

There is too much at stake for our future that we must earnestly leverage and more proactively work with the United States government to bring our quality of life to be comparable to most communities in the mainland US.