Former National Press Club scholar is Modern Day Bayani awardee

DENVER, Colorado – Harmony Cabie-Quinto, the Founding President and CEO of the Philippine American Chamber of Commerce of Southern Colorado, Inc. (PACCSoCo), a 501(c)(6) non-profit corporation in the State of Colorado, is this year’s Modern Day Bayani awardee of the Mountain Region of the United States.
The National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) Region V announced the award will be given during the NaFFAA Filipiniana Gala on October 14 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel DTC in this capital city, which coincides with NaFFAA Region V’s 25th Anniversary.

Cabie-Quinto, a National Press Club-McDonalds scholar while pursuing her Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, currently serves in four boards of non-profit organizations.
Often sought by peers as an effective mentor, she has been described as “a woman of vision, integrity, and honor.”
At age 14, she was the youngest accredited regular member of the National Press Club while she was writing for Associated Editors and DepthNews Asia.
The Mountain Region of the United States covers the states of Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Kansas, and Colorado.
The wife of Chris Quinto, a US Air Force retiree and Iraqi war veteran, she has been recognized for her leadership in PACCSoCo which helped provide much needed advocacy, awareness, and support.
Cabie-Quinto has spearheaded the formation of PACCSoCo’s Outreach Program “Chamber on the Go (ChaGo)” which allows PACCSoCo to take outreach trips with Immigration Specialist Atty. Ed Allan Lindain as they aim to reach various kababayans in rural areas of Colorado to help them answer their immigration concerns.
Most of those reached by the program are Filipino teachers, mostly in the fields of Mathematics and Science, with J1 status.
A staunch DEI (divesity, equity and inclusion) advocate, Cabie-Quinto continuously pushes boundaries to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion by encouraging PACCSoCo officers and members to attend leadership training programs to earn them multiple seats at the table.
“More seats at the table means a stronger and more cohesive Filipino voice,” Cabie-Quinto says. Cabie-Quinto has been