By Cesar Antonio Nucum Jr

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO — A distinguished alumna of both the University of the Philippines (UP) and the Golden State University in San Francisco wants a deficit-free city of South San Francisco.

Vivian Raval Ramos who belongs to a large family of accomplished members led by Filipino parents from Ilocos and La Union provinces would like to accomplish the goal by becoming a member of the SFF City Council.

With an MBA from the Golden State University and experience in finance management, Ramos, who now count  58 family members from three-generations, could achieve her goal.

Proudly coming from a family of achievers who include doctors, dentists, nurses/NP, engineers, among others, Ramos wants being in the city council as her “legacy for our children and grandchildren, so they can enjoy it as much as I have.” “My life’s purpose has always been to serve. Even when I was handling global senior executive positions, I was serving SF Bay Area, South City community and the world by helping run my brother’s philanthropic business Professionals to USA (formerly Nurses to USA),” Ramos said.

“I am a retired Financial and Business Executive. I have nothing to gain financially running or going back to work through serving in an elected office,” Ramos added. 

Among Ramos priorities in the council in case elected  are eliminating budget deficit that reportedly now stands at $11 million,  public safety with emphasis on  community engagement and police-resident partnership, and  representation of women putting the interests of grandmothers, career women, single women, and daughters of dads in the Council. 

“I have been a resident of SSF for 23 years. I am committed to ensuring that SSF is a safe place to live, work, and play in,” Ramos disclosed.

“As a mother who has already raised 3 children in SSF and now providing childcare to grandchildren, I understand the challenges of affordable childcare and raising a family in SSF because I did it while keeping a highly demanding full-time job and am doing it again,” Ramos said. 

Ramos also claims to have been involved in global recruitment of USRN that enabled her to bring over 3,500 USRNs, mostly Filipinos from the Philippines, and all over Europe and the Middle East “When not traveling the world for recruitment, I give USRN Master Classes online every month so international nurses can write outstanding resumes and have knockout interviews to secure a USRN job offer and green card sponsorship for themselves and their families. No recruitment fee and no fee for my Master Class,” said Ramos. 

Ramos intimated that she wants to provide inspiration for Filipinos, “that leadership is a mindset that one must live every day… that is unrelated to your educational background, or school, or family ties, and competence.” 

“We need to break the Filipino culture of being followers. Women such as nurses become OFWs and work in different countries. That is not at all contentment. They adapt to different cultures, learn different languages, and hop to the next country to do it again to financially help their families including children who they may have left behind. Who can be more courageous than that? One should view that as leadership,” Ramos said.