DEBORRA C. ILAGAN

Ms. Deborra C. Ilagan was elected Vice President for Human Resource and Administration in October 2020. She has been a Human Resources practitioner for well over 20 years with solid background in various HR roles and office administration functions, as well as Finance. Her longest stint (1991-2014) was with Metro Drug, Inc. – a leading distributor of pharmaceutical and healthcare products – where she rose through the ranks from Management Services Supervisor, Treasury Supervisor, Assistant Manager, HR Manager, and Vice President for HR. She was instrumental in building the HR department’s resources, led collective bargaining agreement negotiations from 2002 to 2013, and implemented 3 rightsizing and early retirement programs of the company. She transitioned to her role as Associate Director – Human Resources and Systems in 2017 at Pacific Cross Insurance, Inc. where she led overall HR operations