MEET THE 4A TEAM

Grace Espiritu Dising graduated with a Bachelors of Science degree in Nursing in 1980, and passed her Nursing Board Examination with flying colors becoming a Registered Nurse. Mrs. Dising then worked at the Manila Doctors Hospital for almost 13 years as a Staff Nurse and was promoted to be a Charge Nurse at the Ultrasound Department. Grace became an expert within her chosen career and she excels in everything she does. She especially enjoyed all of the projects she participated in with the Manila Doctors Hospital contributing towards a lot of Medical mission helping the underprivileged.

Mrs. Dising left the Philippines for a greener future and got married, she was blessed with a beautiful daughter, and now enjoys the company of her beautiful family. She previously worked at the Chalmette Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana in the Medical Field for a long time until the disastrous Hurricane Katrina hit and her and her family relocated to Arizona in 2005 starting all over again after losing everything. She states that, “everything happens for a reason” and feels that it was a blessing in disguise for her and her family to have survived the hurricane’s wrath and felt a sense of hope which she wants to continue to give to others through her community service.

She is presently employed as a Medical Coder and Quality Assurance at Integrity Home Health Care Services LLC. Grace enjoys being involved in different organizations work such as: Lions Club to further any humanitarian work that she can share her blessings and efforts to and now with the Arizona Asian American Association promoting our Diverse cultures, not to forget our roots and share it to the next generation to come after us as she has been apart of AAAA since 2012/2013. 

Emily leads the Directors-At-Large at 4A Team.  She's a graduate of University of Yangon and has an eminent background on social work, handling case loads of human developmental services.  Besides her profession of serving families and children with development disabilities, Emily's passion is to help and support Myanmar refugees, asylees and other immigrants to thrive in Arizona.

AFFILIATIONS:  State of Arizona Dept. of Developmental Disability ; Burmese Community Interpreter ; AZ Burmese Community

Marie is Hmong American, her Hmong lineage comes from the hilltop of Laos mountainous regions.  Growing up Hmong American, she was very involved in her community, her family and friends.

Marie comes from a business minded family who travel for business ventures as a huge influence from their culture.  

Currently, residing in Arizona and is on a mission to build a stronghold of Hmong community involvement and engagement representing their culture and people.

AFFILIATIONS:  Mai Holistic Beauty Shop ; Arizona Hmong Community

Middle Eastern Cultural Director of Arizona Asian Association has been active in the community and others for over 10 years. A proud Graduate of GCU she holds a BA in English Emphasis in Professional Writing and a Minor in Musical Voice Performance. 

Promoting cultural awareness and unity across cultural communities is a passion that she holds close to her heart. She is pleased to build that connection through cultural engagement and community involvement with AAAA. 

AFFILIATIONS:  Miracle Life Church of Arizona ; Theatrical Ministries Inc. ; Giving University ; Nhu Lai Thien Tu ; Neighborhood Christian Clinic ; Gallop International ; Million Dollar Diamond Beauty Pageant

I am serving Bangladeshi community since 2011 and joined 4A in 2016 as a cultural director.  

I am dedicated to my role and actively organize, participate and promote Asian cultural events to promote our culture, values and other cultural activities. I wish to take our AAAAs to the next level.

AFFILIATIONS:  International Mother Language Day AZ

 Suzanne Marge Celine Silvosa Kennedy has been an active member in the Filipino and Asian-American community of Arizona for over a decade. The former 2015 Miss Teen Philippines Arizona titleholder is a proud Visayan who was born in Davao and was raised here in the valley of the sun; Phoenix, AZ. As an immigrant of the Philippines, she values the preservation of Filipino culture and aims to continue promoting its deep-rooted heritage through various events such as the highly anticipated Philippine Independence Day Celebration and 3A Arizona Asian Festival. With her love of international travel and business, she graduated in December 2019 with a Bachelor’s of International Business and Global Management from ASU’s Thunderbird School of Global Management. Today Suzanne works at Honeywell Aerospace as a traveling Senior Program Manager focusing on Advanced Air Mobility programs for electric vertical take-off and landing aircrafts. Suzanne is passionate about leading others towards success not only at her work environment but most importantly the younger generation. 

AFFILIATIONS: Filipino Families Support Team of Arizona ; Phoenix Lions Without Borders

Pimm Jintasawang McDermott was born in Bangkok, Thailand, and now calls Arizona home. Proud of her Thai heritage and bicultural identity, she brings over 20 years of experience in marketing, design, and administrative operations to her work with small businesses, nonprofits, and community organizations.

Her advertising and marketing career includes key roles at Bates Asia Thailand and 141 Worldwide, followed by leadership positions in Phoenix at Knoodle Advertising and the Paul Mitchell Group, where she provided executive-level support, media coordination, and IT oversight.

In 2025, Pimm launched PimmCo WebCreator, a creative consultancy operating under McDermott Aviation Marketing. The firm offers branding, website development, and digital systems tailored to local entrepreneurs and mission-driven teams. Her services include social media management, Google Business optimization, and merchant services setup—helping clients enhance visibility and streamline operations with precision and heart.

Outside of work, Pimm enjoys travel, photography, and festival planning. She brings warmth, creativity, and purpose to every project—whether designing marketing materials, troubleshooting systems, or coordinating community events.

AFFILIATIONS:  McDermott Aviation Services; Thai Community of Arizona

Leizel Anyayahan was born and raised in the Philippines, where she earned a Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Nursing. Since relocating to the United States in 2011 with her son, she has passionately advocated for children with Autism, drawing from her personal experience as a parent.

Leizel is actively engaged in the Filipino community and contributes through the Phoenix Asian American Lions Club, participating in humanitarian missions and volunteer initiatives that give back to the community. She also holds the title of Mrs. Philippines Arizona 2023–2024, exemplifying her dedication to leadership, service, and empowering others.

AFFILIATION: Phoenix Asian American Lions Club 

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Babu has been involved in community outreach programs performing in various leadership roles since last more than 15 years.  He is involved with quite a few community organizations as advisor and board member. 

Professionally has worked as project leads in the Health Information Systems and Financial Data Management sector.  

He loves to spend time in music, reading, traveling and various creative pursuits.  He has served 4A as the 2020-20221 President.

AFFILIATIONS:  India Association of Phoenix ; Indo American Cultural Connect ; Samhita

Mari has a diverse background in manufacturing and management. Mari

works for the Boeing Company in Mesa since 1999 and has had various

responsibilities during her tenure. 

Mari is an avid community volunteer and leader working with various non-profit organizations.

Mari has served as the Global Service

Chairperson on the District level and has been leading medical mission

and humanitarian outreach globally.  She has served 4A as the President from 2010-2014.

AFFILIATIONS:  Phoenix Lions Without Borders ; Asian Pacific

Community in Action ; Mesa Martin Luther ;  King Celebration Committee ; Boeing Asian American Professional

Association ; Mary Mother of the Poor USA