Ms Baklai
TEMENGIL
2017
23 October 1966
MEMOS VI participant, Masters for Executive Management in Sports Organisations, International Olympic Committee (IOC); Trainer/Instructor, Management of Oceania Sport Education Programme (Oceania); MOSO – Certificate in Managing Olympic Sports Organisations Programme in Oceania; Training for Trainers for Sports Development at Australia Institute of Sports; Diplomatic Training, Ministry of State (Palau); IOC Women and Sports Leadership Training; Specialised Degree on legal assistant and management
Secretary General, Palau National Olympic Committee (current, since 2000); Minister, Ministry of Community and Cultural Affairs, Republic of Palau Government (2013-2020); Administrative Officer in the Office of the Public Auditor Republic of Palau (1987-1989); Administrator in the Palau Liaison Office in Washington DC (1989-1995); Administrative Assistant in the Office of the Vice-President, Republic of Palau (1995-1997)
Active paddler, running, outrigger canoeing
Member of the women Outrigger Canoe (Va’a) Team at the 1998 Micronesian Games (Bronze Medal); Outrigger Canoe (Va’a) Team 2006 Micronesian Games (Gold Medal), and the 1999 Pacific Games, 2003 Pacific Games, 2005 Pacific Mini Games, 2011 Pacific Games. Sports Technical Director for Canoe competitions at Micronesian Games, Micronesia Cup Races, and Pacific Games in Oceania.
Secretary General, Palau National Olympic Committee (PNOC) (2000-); Vice-President of the Oceania National Olympic Committee (ONOC) , Chair of the ONOC International Relations Commission (2017 –) and Member of the ONOC Intergovernmental Relations Commission, Member of the Executive Board of the Association of National Olympic Committee (ANOC) (2014 – ) (member of Oceania) and Member of the ANOC Communications Commission (2007); Executive Director of the Micronesian Games Organising Committee (1998 and 2010); Official of the Team Palau to the Olympic Games Sydney 2000; Member of the Canoe Association of Palau, the Belau National Games Council, the Micronesia Games Council, the Pacific Games Council, the South Pacific Mini Games Organising Committee for Palau (2005); Member of the National Curriculum Committee for the Health and Athletics ROP President’s Initiatives (2005); );
Volunteer in Community Building Programmes, Environmental Clean Up and Management of Activities, Sports Festivities and Games, Youth Programmes through Palau National Youth Congress and other NGOs in Palau
Traditional title of Ebil ra Skesang of Ngesang, Elab Village, Ngaraard State, Assistant Member and support to Women Traditional Leadership Council of Palau – Mechesil Belau; Palau National Coordination Mechanism (NCM) on NCD Funds for Palau; Member of Centre for Women Empowerment Belau (CWEB) – Women Organization; Member of Ebiil Society; Member of Ngara Tuich Organisation; Member of the Palau Women’s Organisation, the Milad L’Dil
Member of the following Commissions : Women in Sport (2017-2018), Sport and Active Society (2018-2021), Olympic Education (2019-2026) Sustainability and Legacy (2020-2026); Olympism 365 (2022-2026); Coordination of the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad Los Angeles 2028 (2019-), Sustainability and Legacy (2020-); Coordination of the Games of the XXXV Olympiad Brisbane 2032 (2021-)