Making Moves — October 2026

Pay-Less Markets Inc. has announced the following appointments:

Mark Alviz has been appointed vice president of finance. He previously served as controller since July 2023.

Bringing more than 18 years of experience in public accounting, private equity, and operational finance Alviz formerly worked as a senior controller at Pathway Capital Management and business accounting manager at United Auto Credit Corp. in California. He also worked as an audit senior at Deloitte in Guam.

Alviz holds a 2007 bachelor’s in accounting from the University of Guam.

Brianna Benito has been appointed assistant general manager of the Pay-Less Distribution Center. She previously served as sales manager since August 2019 and has been with Pay-Less since 2011. She formerly was an industry development specialist for the Guam Economic Development Authority’s business and economic development division.

Benito holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in marketing from the University of Guam.

Liezl Tolentino has been promoted to store manager. Tolentino previously served as head cashier and shift supervisor and has been with the company since 2009.

Jayrose Leones has been promoted to store manager. Leones previously served as head cashier and shift supervisor and has been with the company since 2011.


Bank of Guam has announced the following appointments:

Bernadine Q. Pereda has been appointed vice president, director of loan support, loan support and servicing department. She previously served as the vice president, loan support manager. She has been with Bank of Guam for more than 40 years.

Byron M.S. Evaristo has been appointed vice president, director of sales and business development. He previously served as the vice president, credit officer VI-special assets.

Evaristo was formerly senior vice president of credit administration and vice president of commercial/consumer financing at BankPacific.

Chelsey Lynn T. San Nicolas has been appointed vice president, director of learning and engagement. She previously served as the assistant vice president, employee engagement manager since 2019 and a communications officer II since 2016.

San Nicolas holds a 2015 bachelor’s and a 2024 master’s in business administration from the University of Guam.

Dina San Nicolas has been appointed vice president, and director the branch relationship management group. She previously served as the vice president, branch relationship manager since 1987.

San Nicolas also serves as the president of Soroptimist International of the Marianas and director of training for the Employer Support of the Guard & Reserve.

Joiz Angelina M. Salas has been appointed vice president, and relationship banking manager. She previously served as the assistant vice president and relationship banking manager and has been with Bank of Guam for more than 20 years.

Lisa M. Leon Guerrero has been appointed vice president and branch manager for the Saipan branch. Prior to her appointment, she previously served as the assistant vice president, quality assurance and risk manager since 1998.

Patrina A. Perez has been appointed as vice president and director of compliance. She previously served as the vice president and wire department manager and has been with Bank of Guam for nearly 15 years.

Atkins Kroll Saipan has announced the appointment of Jalen Jefferson as sales manager, overseeing new and used vehicle sales operations for the Toyota and Lexus brands.

He was formerly inside sales manager for Greentech Renewables in Sacramento, Calif. and brings nearly seven years of business experience to the position.

Jefferson holds a 2016 degree in legal studies from the University of California, Berkeley, and is a former NCAA Division I student-athlete, playing football at UC Berkeley before signing as an undrafted free agent with the Houston Texans.

The Commonwealth Ports Authority has announced the election of its officers.

Bartley A. Jackson was re-elected chairman of the board of directors.

He has served as chairman since February 2025. Jackson is the managing director for Marianas Beach Resort.

He previously served as the vice president/general manager of Bridge Capital LLC since 2019. He has also been a member of the St. John’s School Board of Trustees.

Antonio B. Cabrera, formerly a Saipan seaport manager, has been elected vice chairman of the board; Carline B. Sablan has been elected secretary of the board. She previously served as the project management director at Tan Holdings since 2022.

Sablan has more than 22 years of government service, having served as the economic development analyst for the Commonwealth Development Authority and marketing assistant for the NMI Department of Commerce. Vincent N. Camacho has been elected as treasurer of the board.

Max Ronquillo Jr. received the Fulbright Teacher Award for 2026-2027 from the U.S. Department of State. Ronquillo is currently a music educator at Okkodo High School and is president of the Guam Philharmonic Foundation Inc. as of 2017.

He has previously served as an IPPS-A National Guard liaison officer for the Army National Guard Bureau, commander/bandmaster for the Guam Army National Guard, and music director/chief band master for the Guam Territorial Band.

Ronquillo holds a 2002 bachelor’s in music from the University of Guam, a master’s in distance education and E-learning from the University of Maryland Global Campus, and doctorate degree in philosophy from the European American University, Paris.

The Northern Mariana Islands and Guam have been included in Tripscout’s inaugural Most Engaging Mountain Destination Awards. NMI received the award for “#1 Most Engaging Mountain Destination in the Western Pacific” with Guam awarded “#2 Most Engaging Mountain Destination in the Western Pacific.”

GTA was named a finalist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce 2026 Citizens Awards as a nominee for the “Best Corporate Steward: Small and Middle-Market Business” award. Winners will be announced at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Business Solves Conference from Oct. 27 to Oct. 28.

Triple J Ford received the Henry Ford Excellence Award and the President’s Award for Sales from Ford Asia Pacific Distributor Markets. mbj