Legacy

Ms. Aguirre holds the distinction of being the first, and only, female President of the AFA, to date. Her leadership at AFA – serving as Deputy President (2012-2013) and President (2014-2015) – was described by members and officers of the Federation as “transformative”. Having noticed that the assignment of activities was being done through temporary assignments to whoever volunteers, she initiated the creation of Task Forces (patterned after PICPA’s Committees) to handle priority projects during her administration, the most notable of which was the Task Force on “Closing the Gaps Between and Among ASEAN Member Bodies”. The Task Forces served as the workhorses of the Federation, and proved to be so effective that they were institutionalized and are now part of the permanent structure of the AFA. It may also be noted that prior to 2014, AFA staff were borrowed from the Institut Akuntan Publik Indonesia (IAPI) and the home country of the incumbent President, and worked in a borrowed space from IAPI. In a historic move, Ms. Aguirre organized a Strategic Planning Conference held in Cebu City, where she initiated the establishment of the very first AFA Secretariat Office, appointing Indonesian Aucky Pratama as its very first Executive Director.