On May 2019. LEAD, a leadership program of the Hampton Roads Chamber… hosted a gala event called BRAVO, which features Annual Awards presentation and LEAD Signature Class graduation. One of the event sponsors was Ramiscal Equitan Advisors. During the event, LEAD presented awards to three exceptional leaders from the Hampton Roads region. One of the awards, the 2019 Visionary Leadership Award was presented to the current Chairman of CUFOT or the Council of United Filipino Organizations in Tidewater and the Director of Brock Institute EVMS, Dr. Cynthia Romero.   

Mr. Benjamin Equitan Jr. did the honors in introducing the awardee, the first and only Filipino-American recipient and the pride of the Filipino-American community. Ramiscal Equitan Advisors is not only a proud sponsor of BRAVO but also an alumni of LEAD Signature class. Mr. Elmer Ramiscal was among the first graduates of the program and this year in May, Mr. Equitan  will join the distinguished list of LEAD leadership graduates for 2020.