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Nida is a regular contributor to CAUpdate.com, an online magazine, with articles about her travels and life in the Philippines and the United States.
Nida currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Sacramento Youth Symphony (SYS). Her articles about SYS have been published in Valley Community News. She is a Distinguished Toastmaster and has served as District 39 Area Director and as President, Treasurer, Public Relations Officer and Secretary for different Toastmaster clubs. She is the Treasurer for the International Philippines Association.
Nida was born in Larena, a town in the enchanting and mystical island of Siquijor, Philippines. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication at Silliman University. As a reporter for the Weekly Sillimanian, the official student newspaper, she covered the office of the University President. She worked as a summer intern in DYLA in Cebu City. After college, she worked as a writer for the Tourist Research and Planning in Metro Manila, Philippines. In 1980, Nida migrated to Northern California. Before joining the California Highway Patrol (CHP) where she worked for 22 years, she worked for Verbatim Corporation and the U.S. Postal Service. At CHP, Nida rose through the ranks and attained the position of Commander for the CHP’s Office of Equal Employment Opportunity. Before retiring, she accepted a promotion at the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation as a Program Manager then as Chief of their Office of Civil Rights.