[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 86 (Thursday, May 19, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E537]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING ALICIA TULLO AS A DISTINGUISHED LEADER IN CENTRAL FLORIDA FOR 
           ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH

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                            HON. DARREN SOTO

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 19, 2022

  Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, Alicia Tullo was born in Mindanao, Southern 
Philippines. She attended the San Pedro College School of Nursing and 
earned her bachelor's degree in nursing from Far Eastern University in 
the Philippines. She also earned a bachelor's degree in Health and 
Human Sciences from Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida. She later 
earned a master's degree in Nursing Administration and Education from 
Mountain State University, West Virginia.
  Mrs. Tullo has held several positions in the medical field. She is so 
passionate about her field that she has dedicated her time to teaching 
others. Mrs. Tullo has worked as a Nurse Educator at Mount Sinai 
Medical Center, Miami Dade College School of Nursing, Everest 
University in Healthcare Administration programs, and the American 
College for Medical Careers in Orlando.
  Mrs. Tullo was previously the Director of Nursing Services at John F. 
Kennedy Hospital in Palm Beach, Florida. She also owned and operated a 
medical billing company and consulted in physician practice management. 
Mrs. Tullo also owned and operated a free-standing breast imaging & 
diagnostic center in Maitland, Florida. She has held the position of 
Program Director at Remington College and is currently an adjunct 
professor.
  Her contributions to our community do not end there. Mrs. Tullo is a 
member of Rotary International. She previously served on the Board of 
Trustees for the YMCA/YWCA, Community Health Services of Muscatine 
County, Iowa. She is currently serving as the President of the 
Philippine Nurses Association of Central Florida. Mrs. Tullo also 
organized a nutrition program for an Elementary School in a remote 
village in the Southern Philippines and conducts medical missions to 
remote villages in the Southern Philippines every 2 years.
  Mrs. Tullo is an active member of Sigma Theta Tau, an Honor Society 
in Nursing. She currently serves as Board of Trustees for the 
Philippine Nurses Association of America Foundation providing 
humanitarian relief services to victims of disease and disasters in the 
Philippines.
  She is a Girl Scouts leader and lifetime member. She has served as a 
lector and Eucharistic minister at various churches for over 50 years. 
Mrs. Tullo has served as the Board of Directors for the Philippine 
Cultural Foundation of Florida, which works to educate Filipino 
Americans and the general public about the culture of the Philippines. 
She is also an active member of the Florida Action Coalition, which 
aims to advance the nursing profession and ensure that all Floridians 
can access safe, high quality health care.
  Mrs. Tullo is married to a physician and has one daughter.

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