| Corazon Legaspi Dones Fort Washington, Maryland Exemplary Career Professional and Community Leader |
In a world of advanced technology and scientific breakthroughs,
one can easily surmise that this is indeed the world of Corazon
Legaspi Dones. It is almost difficult not to see her in this kind of
set up — a laboratory, volumes of scientific journals in industrial
chemistry, formulate of chemical compositions. But these are
not all, however, because aside from the technical aspect of her
work at the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission in
Maryland (WSSC), she has to attend to the administrative and
operational aspects of her job as Regulatory Compliance
Manager with a total staff of 54. In this position, she directs all
laboratory activities related to the monitoring of water, wastewater,
bio-solids, air quality and receiving streams to ensure that WSSC
complies to all government regulations for a clean, healthy and
safe environment. WSSC is the 7th largest water and wastewater
treatment agency in the United States and serves over 1.5 million
people in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland.
Cora is a product of Adamson University in Manila where she
attained a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Chemistry and
a Master of Science in Chemistry right after. She has applied her
skills well having developed a thorough academic and technical
track record of work exposure. She started her career as a
one can easily surmise that this is indeed the world of Corazon
Legaspi Dones. It is almost difficult not to see her in this kind of
set up — a laboratory, volumes of scientific journals in industrial
chemistry, formulate of chemical compositions. But these are
not all, however, because aside from the technical aspect of her
work at the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission in
Maryland (WSSC), she has to attend to the administrative and
operational aspects of her job as Regulatory Compliance
Manager with a total staff of 54. In this position, she directs all
laboratory activities related to the monitoring of water, wastewater,
bio-solids, air quality and receiving streams to ensure that WSSC
complies to all government regulations for a clean, healthy and
safe environment. WSSC is the 7th largest water and wastewater
treatment agency in the United States and serves over 1.5 million
people in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland.
Cora is a product of Adamson University in Manila where she
attained a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Chemistry and
a Master of Science in Chemistry right after. She has applied her
skills well having developed a thorough academic and technical
track record of work exposure. She started her career as a
Physics and Chemistry Instructor at the San Sebastian College in Manila for three years and proceeded on to
assume the position of Chemist at the Sugar Regulatory Commission (Philippines) for five years. Greener
pastures and higher challenges beckoned and she left for the U.S. She joined the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission after a brief stint with Olin Chemical. As of this writing, Cora has chalked up a good 21
years of dedicated service with the WSSC.
A most informative speaker, resource person and an environmentalist at heart, Ms. Dones has been invited
on numerous occasions to give lectures and to talk in symposiums here, in the Philippines and in other parts
of Asia under the sponsorship of the United States-Asia Environmental Partnership (US-AEP) and the Water
Environmental Federation (WEF).
In coordination with the Water Environmental Association of the Philippines (WEAP), she recently gave a
lecture in Manila and Cebu City as a member of a team of U.S. environmental experts who conducted
workshops on water and wastewater management. The conference was attended by experts from nine
countries in Asia as well.
Realizing the Philippines’ need for an advancement in technology in order to maintain its development
towards further industrialization, Cora was able to personally coordinate the conduct of a seminar on sugar
technology. Although she went out of her way in coordinating this seminar which was made possible by her
job-related alliance with Dr. Chung Chi Chou, Technical Director of Domino Sugar Company and President of
the Wellbrook Foundation in New York and Dr. Steven Clarke, Associate Professor of Louisiana State
University and Editor of the American Sugar Journal, she felt that such an opportunity to do something for the
Philippines is worth her personal time and effort. Indeed the Philippine Sugar Millers Association and the
Sugar Regulatory Administration of the Philippines were most appreciative as were those participants from
the sugar industry who benefited from the seminar.
On October 15-18, 1997, Cora will be hosting a 50-member delegation from the Philippines composed of
business owners from the private sector, government representatives and technologists who are all involved
in environmental issues as they affect the natural resources as well as the economy of the Philippines. They
will be here for site tours of the WSSC facilities and attend lectures and workshops on water and wastewater
technology where Cora will be one of the lecturers. This event will afford the networking of both Filipino and
American industrialists and provide the opportunity for business associations to be established. Sponsored
by the US-AEP, the goal of this symposium is to increase initiatives in the Philippines.
As a member of the Filipino-American community and also a leader in her own right, Cora Dones is a
recipient of several awards because of her outstanding community service and humanitarian efforts. From
the Philippine Association of Metropolitan Washington Engineers (PAMWE); Combined International Pilipino
American Association CIPAA); Zambalenos, Inc.; Cavitenos, Inc.;; Kababaihang Maka-Rizal; and the Potomac
Landing School (MD) are certificates and plaques of appreciation for assisting newly graduated engineers
and immigrant Filipino engineers in job placements and for fund-raising activities towards assisting calamity
victims as well as for computer literacy programs. She treasures a plaque awarded to her by her very own
office, the WSSC, in recognition of community service for the senior citizens and the handicapped.
In 1992, Cora was bestowed the title of Mrs. Philippines - Nation’s Capital. She was very much involved then
with the establishment and operation of the Mrs. Philippines Home for Senior Citizens. As an organizer, she
has been the coordinator and chairperson of past activities of the Filipino-American community activities and
humanitarian work will not be complete if there is no mention of the Arlane Samonte Kidney Transplant Fund
which Cora spearheaded and administered for the ailing young Filipina who was near death but was able to
survive her medical crises because of the Fund. Cora considers this the highlight of her humanitarian work
and she is right!Corazon Legaspi Dones is a doting mother of five and married to Magin “Jun” Dones. She is
President of CDL, Inc. which owns and operates the Golden Dragon Restaurant and Supper Club located at
the Forest Plaza, Ft. Washington, Maryland. #
assume the position of Chemist at the Sugar Regulatory Commission (Philippines) for five years. Greener
pastures and higher challenges beckoned and she left for the U.S. She joined the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission after a brief stint with Olin Chemical. As of this writing, Cora has chalked up a good 21
years of dedicated service with the WSSC.
A most informative speaker, resource person and an environmentalist at heart, Ms. Dones has been invited
on numerous occasions to give lectures and to talk in symposiums here, in the Philippines and in other parts
of Asia under the sponsorship of the United States-Asia Environmental Partnership (US-AEP) and the Water
Environmental Federation (WEF).
In coordination with the Water Environmental Association of the Philippines (WEAP), she recently gave a
lecture in Manila and Cebu City as a member of a team of U.S. environmental experts who conducted
workshops on water and wastewater management. The conference was attended by experts from nine
countries in Asia as well.
Realizing the Philippines’ need for an advancement in technology in order to maintain its development
towards further industrialization, Cora was able to personally coordinate the conduct of a seminar on sugar
technology. Although she went out of her way in coordinating this seminar which was made possible by her
job-related alliance with Dr. Chung Chi Chou, Technical Director of Domino Sugar Company and President of
the Wellbrook Foundation in New York and Dr. Steven Clarke, Associate Professor of Louisiana State
University and Editor of the American Sugar Journal, she felt that such an opportunity to do something for the
Philippines is worth her personal time and effort. Indeed the Philippine Sugar Millers Association and the
Sugar Regulatory Administration of the Philippines were most appreciative as were those participants from
the sugar industry who benefited from the seminar.
On October 15-18, 1997, Cora will be hosting a 50-member delegation from the Philippines composed of
business owners from the private sector, government representatives and technologists who are all involved
in environmental issues as they affect the natural resources as well as the economy of the Philippines. They
will be here for site tours of the WSSC facilities and attend lectures and workshops on water and wastewater
technology where Cora will be one of the lecturers. This event will afford the networking of both Filipino and
American industrialists and provide the opportunity for business associations to be established. Sponsored
by the US-AEP, the goal of this symposium is to increase initiatives in the Philippines.
As a member of the Filipino-American community and also a leader in her own right, Cora Dones is a
recipient of several awards because of her outstanding community service and humanitarian efforts. From
the Philippine Association of Metropolitan Washington Engineers (PAMWE); Combined International Pilipino
American Association CIPAA); Zambalenos, Inc.; Cavitenos, Inc.;; Kababaihang Maka-Rizal; and the Potomac
Landing School (MD) are certificates and plaques of appreciation for assisting newly graduated engineers
and immigrant Filipino engineers in job placements and for fund-raising activities towards assisting calamity
victims as well as for computer literacy programs. She treasures a plaque awarded to her by her very own
office, the WSSC, in recognition of community service for the senior citizens and the handicapped.
In 1992, Cora was bestowed the title of Mrs. Philippines - Nation’s Capital. She was very much involved then
with the establishment and operation of the Mrs. Philippines Home for Senior Citizens. As an organizer, she
has been the coordinator and chairperson of past activities of the Filipino-American community activities and
humanitarian work will not be complete if there is no mention of the Arlane Samonte Kidney Transplant Fund
which Cora spearheaded and administered for the ailing young Filipina who was near death but was able to
survive her medical crises because of the Fund. Cora considers this the highlight of her humanitarian work
and she is right!Corazon Legaspi Dones is a doting mother of five and married to Magin “Jun” Dones. She is
President of CDL, Inc. which owns and operates the Golden Dragon Restaurant and Supper Club located at
the Forest Plaza, Ft. Washington, Maryland. #
Washington D.C. Since 1987
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