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GAPSN Member, Peter J Corpus
Updated Apr 2005
Peter J Corpus is currently the Director of Development & Communications at Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (www.esipa.org) in Historic Filipinotown having previously been a member of SIPA's Board of Directors since 1995. In his career as a professional nonprofit fundraiser has helped raise over $15M over the past 10 years. Peter has held other Chief Development Officer positions at the International House of Blues Foundation, Citrus Valley Health Foundation, Wheels for Humanity, East West Players and St. John's Well Child Center. Before serving in those positions he was Special Events Manager for Project Angel Food.
Mr. Corpus is the founder of the Asian Pacific American Development Roundtable and a former member of the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. He has also been a volunteer fundraiser for the Asian American Alliance Against AIDS and is a co-founder of both the Gay Asian Pacific Support Network (GAPSN) and Barangay - The Gay Filipino Association of Los Angeles. Currently, he is the Membership Coordinator of the 2005 GAPSN Board of Directors and previously served in the positions of Co-Chair, Public Relations Coordinator and of course, Fundraising Coordinator. He also sits on leadership committees for the Philippine American Los Angeles Democrats and the Los Angeles Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
Mr. Corpus helped create an annual, successful special event for the HIV Services Division of AltaMed Health Services Corporation in East Los Angeles called Una Noche de Esperanza (A Night of Hope) & The Mario Tamayo Leadership Awards. Prior to his foray into the world of community-based nonprofit fundraising, Peter worked with Gil Gerald & Associates on the United States Conference of Mayors Gay & Bisexual Men of Color HIV Prevention Needs Assessment - a national study conducted in five cities: Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Oklahoma City, and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
He also spent eight years in the hotel industry as Chef Concierge at The New Otani Hotel & Garden in Little Tokyo and as Regency Club Concierge at the Hyatt Regency Los Angeles in Downtown Los Angeles. Peter served on the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Concierge Association and the California Concierge Council.
Prior to moving to Los Angeles, Peter lived and worked in Yosemite National Park for five years. While there, he worked at all the concession hotel properties including The Ahwahnee, Yosemite Lodge, Curry Village, and Housekeeping Camp. His various positions included Assistant Manager of Cash Operations, Front Desk Manager, and started out as a Rafting Attendant on the Merced River.
Peter was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii and graduated from Kapiolani Community College with an Associate of Arts degree and the University of Hawaii with a B.A. in ethnic studies. Presently, he has lived in a historic Hollywood building for the last 15 years and has been active with the Ivar Hill Community Association and the Hollywood Postal Customer Advisory Council.
