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2019
2019
September 2019:Miss Montana USA | Miss Montana Teen USA (Emcee)Two Miss Montana Contestants Form a Unique Bond (Interview)October 2019:Miss World America (Judge)Miss Idaho USA | Miss Idaho Teen USA (Emcee) -
2018
2018
OCTOBER 2018:Just Like Me 2 Enhance Your Awareness of Cultural Diversity Hosted By Washington Association of Educational Office Professionals (Speaker)Miss Sky Valley Pageant (Judge)SEPTEMBER 2018:AUGUST 2018:Miss Uganda North America (Judge)MAY 2018:Girlfriends’ Success Circle (Guest)APRIL 2018:Kahini Fashion (Emcee)
Style By Deidra (Guest)
JANUARY – MARCH 2018:The Global Beauty Awards (Host & Producer) -
2017
2017
DECEMBER 2017Dr. Connie’s House Calls “Beauty and the Attitude of Gratitude” (Featured Guest)
NOVEMBER 2017:OCTOBER 2017:Last Seen In Idaho (Independent Film – Gig Harbor Film Festival – cameo appearance)Good Morning America (Interview)Inside Edition (Interview)SEPTEMBER 2017:JULY 2017:JUNE 2017:How to Be a More Confident Speaker | Spark Public (Speaker)MAY 2017: -
2016NOVEMBER 2016:Miss Idaho USA | Miss Idaho Teen USA Pageant (Co-Emcee)Pageant winner has passion for volunteer work (Interview)OCTOBER 2016:SEPTEMBER 2016:Ascend: Take The Shot and Follow Your Dreams (Host)Redefining Your Future (Speaker)MAY 2016:NW Asian Weekly: Happy Mother’s Day (Featured)IE: Fourth Generation Japanese American Heads to Miss USA (Contributor)Seattle Ascend: Brand Yourself for Leadership and Business SuccessAPRIL 2016:IE: First Asian American Network Anchor Connie Chung Inducted to Asian Hall of Fame http://www.iexaminer.org/2016/
04/first-asian-american- network-anchor-connie-chung- inducted-to-asian-hall-of- fame/ Ardent For Life Business Spring 2016: Travel Tips For Those Who Dare Surrender to Wanderlust (Contributor)Media-Inc.: Washington State’s Most Influential Women in Film, TV and Media (Interview)MARCH 2016:(Her) Story: Conversations with Entrepreneurial AAPI Women Hosted By Cape Project Hing Hay Coworks (Panel Member)FEBRUARY 2016:406 Magazine: Miss Montana USA Is a Tough Beauty Queen (Cover Story/Writer)406 Magazine: Meet Maureen Francisco (Interview)JANUARY 2016:
ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, FOX, HLN, MSN, New York Post, NY Daily News, Seattle Times, Seattle Refined, USA Today, Washington Post, Yakima Herald, People En Espanol, KING, KIRO, KOMO, Q13 (Interview) -
2015
2015
NOVEMBER 2015: Co-Emcee 2016 Miss Oregon USA| Miss Oregon Teen USAOCTOBER 2015: Co-Emcee 2016 Miss Washington USA | Miss Washington Teen USA
Hall of Fame (Silver) Ascend (Recipient)
SEPTEMBER 2015: Co-Emcee 2016 Miss Montana USA| Miss Montana Teen USA & 2016 Miss Idaho USA | Miss Idaho Teen USA
Lady in Red (Interview)
Last Seen In Idaho (Actress/Reporter)
JULY 2015: Inside Edition: Cheryl Burke Will Not Host Miss USA Pageant: I Cannot Move Forward in Participating in this Year’s Pageant (Opinion)
JUNE 2015: KING 5/KONG TV and KGW: NBC’s Decides Not to Air Miss USA Pageant (Opinion)
May 2015: Seattle Pan Asian Youth Paster Gets Ready For a Field Trip on Race and Diversity (Contributor)
MARCH 2015: From Mailroom to Boardroom, Jesse Tam Serves as the Longest Running Volunteer for Seattle University’s Albers Mentor Program (Contributor)
FEBRUARY 2015: From the Rodeo Life to the Spotlight … Exclusive Interview with Miss Montana USA 2015 (Cover Story/Writer)
Coming Full Circle (Mentioned) -
2014
2014
DECEMBER 2014:America Weekend with Valerie Smaldone & Leslie Gold (Guest)
NOVEMBER 2014:International Examiner: Miss Washington Teen USA Spreads Awareness on Domestic Violence
(Writer)
OCTOBER 2014:International Examiner: Record Number of Pan Asian Contestants in Miss Washington USA, Miss Washington Teen USA Competitions (Writer)
International Examiner: Producer Teddy Zee on the future for Pan Asians in the Entertainment Industry (Writer)
2015 Miss Washington USA and Miss Washington Teen USA Pageant (Co-Host/Co-Executive Producer)
Filipino Heritage Month: FAFSA sa University of Washington Tacoma (Panelist)
SEPTEMBER 2014:Miss Montana USA & Miss Montana Teen USA Pageant(Co-Host/Co-Executive Producer)
KTVB: Preview of People’s Choice (Guest)
Miss Idaho USA & Miss Idaho Teen USA Pageant (Co-Host/Co-Executive Producer)
The Hook: Business and Networking Breakfast (Panel Member)
Jesse Tam’s Blog (Featured)
AUGUST 2014:The Janet Love Show (Guest)
JUNE 2014:The 504: “It Takes Moxie” (Guest)
International Examiner: Fil-Am Teen Prepares for Job Interview of Her Life: Miss Teen USA (Contributor)
How to Balance Marriage While Working with Your Husband (Contributor)
Let’s Talk Strategies (Contributor)
MAY 2014:Writing Process Online Book Tour (Contributor)
Marissa Tejada’s Blog Tour Chasing Athens (Mentioned)
UW Daily: Textbooks and Tiaras (Mentioned)
APRIL 2014:Northwest Nazarene University: Power of Social Media (Guest)
KTVB: You’re Fired, Now What (Guest)
MARCH 2014:Northwest Women’s Show (Emcee)
FEBRUARY 2014: The Afro News 10 Questions with Maureen Francisco,author of “It Takes Moxie!” (Featured)
Vancity Pulse (Guest)
KTVB Interview (Guest)
JANUARY 2014Beyond the Crown (Talent & Co-Executive Producer)
Interview with Carmen Carrozza host of Forward Motion (Contributor)
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2013
2013
DECEMBER 2013:How Do You Know If You’re Born To Be An Entrepreneur? Seattle Entrepreneur Brian Ma Says You Must Have Irrational Optimism (Contributor)
NOVEMBER 2013:2014 Miss Idaho USA & Miss Idaho Teen USA (Co-Emcee & Co-Executive Producer)
Tough Talk with Tony Gambone (Guest)
This Christmas Time Music Video (Talent)
OCTOBER 2013:Miss Washington USA & Miss Washington Teen USA (Behind-the-Scenes Commentator)
Life Tips on webmasterradio.fm (Guest)
SEPTEMBER 2013:Entreprenuerial Moment” on ESPN 1510 AM with Brian Sullivan (Guest)
Smallbiz America (Guest)
Career Attraction: Beyond the Crown: Why One Company Focuses on Hiring Former Beauty Queens (Writer)
Ascend Gala 2013(Co-Emcee)
AUGUST 2013:Talk 2 Brazil with Tom Reaoch (Guest)
Audible Authors (Guest)
JULY 2013:Dr. Heavenly Radio Show (Guest)
JUNE 2013:MAY 2013:APRIL 2013:MARCH 2013:KTVB: Workplace Skills (TV Interview)
KNDO/KNDU: Miss WA, Miss WA Teen USA Pageant (TV Interview)
FEBRUARY 2013:Author Magazine – An Interview With Maureen Francisco (Online)
JANUARY 2013:Celebrate Asia (Emcee for Pre-Concert Event)
House Calls on Voice America (Guest)
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2012
2012
DECEMBER 2012:CKNW AM980 (Guest)
International Examiner’s Reader’s Choice Awards (Co-Emcee)
NOVEMBER 2012:Miss Idaho USA & Miss Idaho Teen USA(Co-Emcee)
Getting a Book Published: Remember, It’s a Marathon (Speaker)
OCTOBER 2012:Miss WA USA & Miss WA Teen USA 2013 (Press Releases & Sponsors)
SEPTEMBER 2012:AUGUST 2012:JULY 2012:Kathi Goertzen: News Anchor Faces Her Toughest Assignment Yet — Battling a Tumor (Cover Story)
JUNE 2012:Miss Washington USA & Miss Washington Teen USA (Speaker)
NAAAP WIN Mentor (Panel Member)
MAY 2012:Ascend Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Emcee)
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