Experience

Kamloops & District Chamber of Commerce

• Canada
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Nov 2015 - Present

  Events Coordinator - 2015 - 2017 Programs and Events Manager - 2017 - 2019 Executive Director - 2019 Events Coordinator - 2015 - 2017 Programs and Events Manager - 2017 - 2019 Executive Director - 2019



British Columbia Chamber Executives Society

• British Columbia, Canada

• Director

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  2022 - 2023 - Vice President 2021 - 2022 - Chair - Professional Development Committee 2021 - Vice Chair - Professional Development Committee 2022 - 2023 - Vice President 2021 - 2022 - Chair - Professional Development Committee 2021 - Vice Chair - Professional Development Committee



Canadian Chamber of Commerce

• Canada
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Canadian Chamber of Commerce Council for Women's Advocacy Member

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  KAMLOOPS, BC – The Executive Director of the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce, Acacia Pangilinan, has been asked to serve on the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s Council for Women’s Advocacy. The Council for Women’s Advocacy is responsible for driving meaningful action to address the barriers facing women in the workforce while ensuring the perspectives of women are integrated into the national public policy development. “I am honored to be selected by my peers to advocate on behalf of women in Western Canada,” says Pangilinan, “Serving to empower women has been an important part of my journey and I am excited about what this opportunity brings. I want to use this opportunity to set up a local advisory committee who will share their stories, issues and the barriers that they have faced because of their gender, so that together, we can create a robust dialogue and drive meaningful change”



Kamloops Ambassador Society

• Kamloops

• Volunteer

  • Jul 2009 - Mar 2022

  2016 - 2022 Volunteer 2015 - 2016 President 2012 - 2015 - Vice President I executed many functions for the program. These functions include: facilitating public speaking and presentation classes, chaperoning Ambassador team members and candidates. 2016 - 2022 Volunteer 2015 - 2016 President 2012 - 2015 - Vice President I executed many functions for the program. These functions include: facilitating public speaking and presentation classes, chaperoning Ambassador team members and candidates.



Office of the Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo

• Kamloops, BC

• Office Assistant

  • May 2014 - Nov 2015



Enactus Thompson Rivers

• Canada
• Non-profit Organization Management

• President

  • May 2013 - May 2015

  As President of Enactus Thompson Rivers, I have engaged in a variety of roles. My main objective is to provide and work towards the overall vision of our organization while creating and fostering strategic relationships.In leading a team of over 100 University students from Thompson Rivers University, I also oversee 5 community outreach programs that are aimed to increase the standard of living and quality of life for people in need. In addition to this, I help acquire strategic monetary and in-kind partnerships for our organization.

• Vice President Business Development

  • May 2012 - May 2013

  As the Vice President of Business Development for Enactus Thompson Rivers, I engaged community organizations to partner with us in both monetary and in-kind partnerships. After developing a strategy as to where we needed the most resources, I networked within the community to not only raise awareness about our organization, but raise funds and in-kind donations.