AMERICAN SAMOA'S FIRST LADY MARY ANN TULAFONO

Introducing Mary Ann Tulafono, First Lady of American Samoa

First Lady Mary Ann Tulafono brings her dedication to children's welfare to Leadership. In 2006, Mrs. Tulafono was awarded a Leadership stipend for developing and implementing a comprehensive effort to mobilize communities to fight childhood drinking in American Samoa.

Mrs. Tulafono was born in Pago Pago, American Samoa, and raised in American Samoa. She attended the University of Hawaii. Mrs. Tulafono has chaired a program in support of early intervention services for toddlers with disabilities. She currently serves as the president and CEO of Nayram Samoa, Ltd., a conglomerate of insurance brokers and adjusters. She has held various positions with the Bank of Hawaii, including branch operations manager.

The First Lady served as chair of the board of directors of the Development Bank of American Samoa, and as an adviser to the American Samoa Delegation to the United Nations for the 1999 UN Conference on Small Island Nations' Sustainable Development. She and her husband, Governor Togiola Tulafono, have six children and seven grandchildren.