Azucena Valenzuela Poblete
After graduating from high school at Philippine Women’s University (PWU 1960) she continued her studies at the same university. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, major in Finance from PWU, 1964. Shortly after working with Far East Bank and Trust Company, Philippines, she moved to New York in 1970 and has lived in Queens, New York since that time. She loves living in Queens and considers it her second home. This is where Ening, as friends and family fondly call her, bloomed. Even Ening has marveled at how she matured when she established herself in New York City. She had worked for General Telephone & Electronics Corporation, Air India, Mobil Corporation, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Ernst & Young, TIAA-CREF, and the United Nations. All these employers had relied heavily on Ening’s job knowledge, dedication, efficiency and close attention to details. Although Ening retired from the United Nations at age 60 (an automatic age retirement at UN), she was offered and continues to work as a consultant for her executive UN boss, who can’t seem to manage without her. Ening is quite active in organizations that promote the Philippine culture.
She was married to the late Cesar A. Poblete and is blessed with one daughter, Raquel, a flutist who is a member of the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra and Queens Philharmonic in New York. Raquel, who is Ening’s pride and joy, is a flute teacher and performer. The renowned Julliard School of Music in New York is one of the schools where Raquel teaches flute when needed.
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