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Leon-Guerrero, Jillette Torre Daughter of Justo Torre and Sally Jean (Wessel) Leon-Guerrero.
consultant Nonprofit organization executive publisher writer
Leon-Guerrero, Jillette Torre Daughter of Justo Torre and Sally Jean (Wessel) Leon-Guerrero.
Bachelor in Anthropology, University Guam, 1981. Master of Arts in Human Relations, University Oklahoma, 1991.
Communications officer South Pacific Commission, Noumea, New Caledonia, 1987—1989, New Caledonia, 1991—1995. Executive director Guam Humanities Council, Hagatna, 1999—2005, director marketing and development, since 2005, consultant Guampedia, 2007. Executive director Consortium for Pacific Arts and Cultures, Honolulu, 1996—1997.
Chief operating officer American Red Cross Guam Chapter, Hagatna, 1997—1998. President Guampedia Foundation, 2009. Writer Pacific Daily News, Hagatna, 1985—1991.
Communications consultant United Nations Development Programme, Suva, Fiji, 1989—1991. Nonprofit consultant, Hagatna, since 1990. Freelance writer, researcher, since 2000.
Author, co-producer (video production) Guam Paradise Island (First Guam Produced Video Production Feature, Guam Visitor's Bureau, 1985), producer, writer Challenge to Change: A Documentary of the Fourth Regional Women's Conference in Suva, Fiji, 1987. Producer: (exhibit, video presentation) Families Under Siege: Stories of Family Life in Japanese-occupied Guam, 2005 (Humanities Project of Year, Guam Humanities Council, 2005). Publisher, complier (Through Our Eyes) Prose, poetry and Imagery celebrating a sense of place, 2010.
Author: Seeing Guam Through Our Eyes: Prose, Poetry & Imagery Celebrating a Sense of Place, 2010.
Founding board member Guam Humanities Council, Hagatna, 1990—1991. Member of American Association State and Local History, Guam Women's Club (vice president 2005-2006, president 2006-2007, historian since 2007, guamology president 2009).
Married Jean Paul Lescure, March 17, 1989. Children: Christopher Shawn, Island Bernard Lescure.