Author

Jillette Leon-Guerrero graduated with summa cum laude honors from the University of Guam in 1981 with a bachelor’s degree in anthropology with a minor in Micronesian area studies. She earned a master’s degree in human relations from the University of Oklahoma in 1991. She holds certifications in news editing from the University of Southern California and is working toward a certificate in fundraising management from the Fundraising School at Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis.

Currently she is a freelance writer/researcher focusing on the history and culture of Micronesia. Her first book, a historical novel of Guam, is in development and focuses on island life through the eyes of the Leon-Guerrero clan.

Leon-Guerrero was a founding member of the Guam Humanities Council Board of Directors and served as its executive director from 1993 to 1996 and again from 1997 to 2005. Under her leadership, the Guam Humanities Council established Guampedia and successfully obtained federal funding for the planning and development of the online encyclopedia.

Leon-Guerrero’s professional background includes serving as CEO of the American Red Cross Guam during Super Typhoon Paka in 1997, executive director of the Consortium of Pacific Arts and Cultures, a regional organization based in Honolulu, and editor and writer with the Pacific Daily News. She is the immediate past president of the Guam Women’s Club and also serves as its historian.