Teresita Batayola

Term: October 2020 - September 2025

Teresita Batayola serves on the Board of Trustees for Seattle Colleges and is a Commissioner for President Joe Biden’s White House Initiative for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. She is President Emeritus of International Community Health Services, a regional community health center serving 70 language groups and their communities with high quality comprehensive healthcare and support services.

A public speaker and advocate for equity and women in leadership, Batayola has received numerous awards, including the 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the World Award, presented in 2019 by the Filipina Women’s Network in Paris, France. She has since received lifetime leadership and achievement awards from the Northwest Primary Care Association, the National Association of Community Health Centers and the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations.

Batayola holds a BA in Public Affairs from Seattle University and an MS in Urban Administration from Bucknell University. She is a past president of the Washington Association of Community Health and served on the boards of the National Association of Community Health Centers, Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations, the Community Health Plan, Community Health Network and Forterra Strong Communities Fund. Prior to entering the health care field, she worked and practiced in economic development, community and international development, and strategic planning.