PUP-PCC First Global Alumni Reunion USA 2016

2016 Outstanding PUP Alumni
Vee Dela Cruz Cristobal
For For more more than than 30 years 30 years Violeta Violeta ‘Vee’ ‘Vee’ Dela Dela Cruz Cruz businesses controversies and high representation. net worth individuals and tax
Cristobal Cristobal has has been been working working as a as CPA a CPA and and CGMA CGMA controversies representation.
She also holds leadership positions in numerous
(Certified Global Global Management Accountant) in in
She accounting also holds leadership organizations, positions past president in numerous of
Brentwood, California, dedicating her her career career to to
accounting Philippine organizations, Society of CPAs, past president past president of of
providing her her clients clients with with the highest the highest level level of of
Philippine California Society Society of CPAs, of CPAs, past Los president Angeles ofChapter,
service, service, skill skill and and integrity. integrity.
California Council, Society American of CPAs, Institute Los of Angeles Certified Chapter, Public
A native A native of the of Philippines, the she she grew grew up as up the as the Council, Accountants American (AICPA), Institute Chairperson of Certified of Public Accounting
oldest oldest of 11 of children, 11 children, known known as the as ‘powerful the and and Accountants Principles (AICPA), and Auditing Chairperson Standards of Committee, Accounting
kind kind Ate.’ Ate.’ She She helped helped her her parents parents raise raise her her siblings siblingsPrinciples CALCPA and LA Auditing Chapter Standards currently Committee, Regional Vice
and and inspire inspire them them to finish to finish college college and and higher higher CALCPA President LA of Chapter National and Council currently of Regional Philippine Vice
education. Despite Despite her her family’s family’s financial financial President American of National Canadian Council Accountants. of Philippine She was chosen
challenges, Vee Vee attended attended and and graduated from from the the American by AICPA Canadian as one Accountants. of CPAs of Color She in was celebrating chosen
Polytechnic University of the of Philippines the with with a a by AICPA their 40th as one Anniversary of CPAs of Color AICPA in Minority celebrating
Bachelor Bachelor of Science of Science in Business Business Education, and and a a their Initiatives 40th Anniversary Committee of AICPA (MIC) Minority 2009. AICPA has
Master’s Master’s in Business Business Education. When When she she came came to toInitiatives more than Committee 412,000 (MIC) members. in 2009. AICPA has
California in the in 80s, the 80s, she she got got a job a job working working as an as an more than 412,000 members.
When she is not in the office, Vee spends time with
office office manager manager in an in accounting an office. office. The The
When her she husband is not of in 39 the years office, and Vee travels spends with time her with two
accountants took took notice notice of Vee’s of Vee’s attention attention to detail to detail
her grown husband children. of 39 years She and also travels trains for with marathons her two (she
and and penchant penchant for numbers, for numbers, and and encouraged her her to to
grown has children. run more She than also 50). trains She is for a marathons professor at (she the
become become a Certified a Certified Public Public Accountant.
has California run more than Trinity 50). University She is a professor in Downtown at theLA,
Even Even though though her her education at PUP at PUP made made her her California teaching, Trinity mentoring University and inspiring Downtown MBALA,
eligible eligible to take to take the California the State State Board Board of of teaching, candidates. mentoring and inspiring MBA
Accountancy exam, exam, she she enrolled enrolled in accounting
candidates.
In addition being an accomplished CPA and
program program at UCLA at UCLA because because she she wanted wanted to become to become
In addition, educator, being Vee is an very accomplished generous with CPA her andtime, and is
not not just just a good a good accountant, but but a great a great one! one! To To
educator, active Vee in Saint is very Monica generous Church with as her Hospitality time, and is
accomplish this, this, Vee Vee spent spent many many long long hours hours of of
active Minister. Saint She Monica is board Church of director as Hospitality of Alma
studying, studying, all done all done while while raising raising two two small small children children
Minister. Backyard She Farms is board that of creates director dynamic of Almaopportunities
and and working working full-time full-time managing the accounting the Backyard within Farms urban farming that creates for dynamic the formerly opportunities incarcerated
firm. firm. With With the support the support of her of her husband husband and family, family,
within to reintegrate urban farming home for from the formerly prison. She incarcerated volunteers
she she achieved achieved her her goal. goal.
to reintegrate teaching high home school from students prison. She and volunteers seniors about
For For more more than than 15 years, 15 years, she she has has been been the founder the founder teaching financial high literacy, school students and has been and seniors collecting about and
and and managing partner partner of Cristobal of Cristobal and and Company,
financial sending literacy, books and to the has Philippines been collecting for years. and With
An Accountancy An Corporation located located in in sending more books than 10,000 to the Philippines books given for to years. date, and Withis on
Brentwood, California. Vee’s Vee’s expertise expertise includes includes tax taxmore track than to 10,000 achieving books one given of her to greatest date, and life is goals, on
preparation and and business business management for for track which to achieving is to build one a of public her greatest library in life the goals, Philippines.
corporations, partnerships, small small to medium to medium which is to build a public library in the Philippines.
businesses and high net worth individuals and tax
22 PUP/PCC ALUMNI USA 1ST GLOBAL REUNION