Background
Cordova, Maria Asuncion was born on May 14, 1941 in Punta Arenas, Magallanes, Chile. Came to the United States, 1972. Daughter of Miguel Cordova and Maria Asuncion Requena.
Cordova, Maria Asuncion was born on May 14, 1941 in Punta Arenas, Magallanes, Chile. Came to the United States, 1972. Daughter of Miguel Cordova and Maria Asuncion Requena.
Doctor of Dental Surgery, U. Chile, Santiago, 1965; Doctor of Medical Dentistry, Medical University of Southern California, 1986.
From instructor to associate professor medicine, U. Chile Department Physiology, Valparaiso, 1965-1972; postdoctoral fellow, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1972-1975; from instructor to assistant professor, M.U. South Carolina. Department Physiology, Charleston, 1975-1986; private practice, Charleston, since 1987. Visiting scientist New York Medical College, 1975.
President Circulo Hispanic Charleston. Country specialist Amnesty International United States of America, Spoleto, Charleston, member outreach committee. Past member Charleston Chamber of Commerce Hispanic Council.
Past board director Trident Urban League. Former board director Young Women’s Christian Association. Board director Robert Ivey Ballet, South Carolina Humanities Council, 1996—2002.
Member Academy General Dentists, Governance Credentials & Elections Council, American Dental Association, Charleston Dental Association, South Carolina Dental Association (alternate delegate), Charleston Women's Network (president 1989-1990), Circulo Hispano americano de Charleston (president), Young Women’s Christian Association Charleston (president, board directors 2010).
Married Carlos F. Salinas, July 27, 1963. Children: Carlos M., Claudio A., Lola.