APWS-Asian Professional Women Society

APWS-Asian Professional Women Society A community of Asian women professionals in Southwest Florida.

We gather to form meaningful connections, encourage one anotherโ€™s ambitions, and nurture a space where collaboration flourishes, voices are respected, and success is celebrated.

With a diverse entrepreneurial background spanning healthcare, real estate, and technology, ๐๐š๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฎ๐š ๐•๐š๐ง๐  ๐—๐ข๐จ๐ง๐  builds bus...
08/18/2026

With a diverse entrepreneurial background spanning healthcare, real estate, and technology, ๐๐š๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฎ๐š ๐•๐š๐ง๐  ๐—๐ข๐จ๐ง๐  builds businesses focused on strategic growth, community impact, and empowering others.

For over 15 years, she owned and operated a health-focused adult day care center, leading operations while providing compassionate, high-quality care. Today, she is an active real estate investor and sales professional with experience in fix-and-flip projects and managing short-term, long-term, and sober living properties.

Pafoua also owns an Identity and Access Management (IAM) career placement company, connecting skilled cybersecurity professionals with organizations seeking specialized talent.

Across every venture, her focus remains the same: identifying opportunities, building strong operations, and creating environments where people and businesses can thrive.

Welcome to APWS, ๐๐š๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฎ๐š! We look forward to connecting, growing, and making a positive impact together. #

08/12/2026

A warm welcome to ๐Š๐ข๐ฆ ๐’๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ž, one of our newest members of the Asian Professional Womenโ€™s Society (APWS)!

Kim is a ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ญ ๐…๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐š ๐‚๐จ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ 
and is proudly Korean-American. Weโ€™re delighted to have her join our growing community of women bringing together diverse cultures, professions, experiences, and perspectives across Southwest Florida.
Welcome to APWS, Kim! We look forward to connecting, growing, and making a positive impact together.

Please join us in giving a warm welcome to ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข ๐‹๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ Cheri Belle she steps into her new role as ๐๐จ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ, ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž...
08/12/2026

Please join us in giving a warm welcome to ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข ๐‹๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ Cheri Belle she steps into her new role as ๐๐จ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ, ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐œ ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ & ๐„๐ฑ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ with the ๐€๐ฌ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ (๐€๐๐–๐’)

Cheri brings a wonderful blend of professional experience, cultural perspective, and community connection to APWS. She is a ๐‘๐„๐€๐‹๐“๐Ž๐‘ยฎ, ๐‚๐ˆ๐๐’, ๐”๐’๐‚โ„ข ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Š๐– ๐๐š๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ, serving our Southwest Florida community while building meaningful relationships across cultures and communities.

With her Filipino-Canadian and Filipino-American heritage, Cheri beautifully represents the multicultural spirit at the heart of APWS. Her experience, leadership, and passion for connecting people will be especially valuable as she helps us strengthen strategic alliances, cultivate meaningful partnerships, and expand APWSโ€™s presence throughout Southwest Florida.

Cheri shares her vision for this new role:

โ€œ๐Œ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐€๐๐–๐’ ๐›๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ฐ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐…๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐šโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ โ€” ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ, ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก, ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐€๐ฌ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง.โ€
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Cheri Longo

Cheri, we are so glad to have you on our Board. Welcome to APWS!We look forward to growing together, building stronger connections, and creating an even greater impact throughout Southwest Florida.

At APWS, we believe our strength comes from the women, cultures, experiences, and perspectives that make up our community. Together, we connect, empower, inspire, and grow.

Our Circle. Our Voice. Our Impact.โ€APWS โ€” Asian Professional Women Society โ€” is building a powerful circle of women acro...
08/11/2026

Our Circle. Our Voice. Our Impact.โ€

APWS โ€” Asian Professional Women Society โ€” is building a powerful circle of women across Southwest Florida.

We are professionals. Entrepreneurs. Business owners. Leaders. Mentors. Mothers. Creators. Community builders.

We come from different Asian cultures, industries, generations, and experiencesโ€”but we share one purpose:

To empower one another to lead, grow, connect, and make an impact.

At APWS, networking is only the beginning.

We create opportunities for women to build genuine friendships, find mentors, develop leadership skills, collaborate professionally, support women-owned and small businesses, celebrate our cultures, and create meaningful partnerships throughout Southwest Florida.

From Naples and Marco Island to Fort Myers, Collier County, Lee County, and beyond, we are creating a community where Asian women have a place to belongโ€”and a platform to be seen, heard, and supported.

08/10/2026

What a huge success for our APWS event last night! We were thrilled to welcome 43 attendees from different professions and counties across Southwest Floridaโ€”far beyond what we expected.

I cannot thank our co-founders, committee members, and members enough for putting their hearts, time, and effort into making this event possible. Despite the pouring rain, guests traveled from Fort Myers, Marco Island, Bonita Springs, Naples, and surrounding areas to come together and support APWS.

This incredible turnout shows the strength of our growing community. Thank you to everyone who attended, contributed, and helped make the evening so memorable.

We look forward to seeing you at our next APWS event. Come join us as we continue connecting, supporting, and empowering women across Southwest Florida! ๐Ÿ’›

โœจ What an incredible APWS gathering! โœจ40+ amazing people. ๐ŸŒ Women representing 10+ countries. New members. New friendshi...
08/10/2026

โœจ What an incredible APWS gathering! โœจ

40+ amazing people. ๐ŸŒ Women representing 10+ countries. New members. New friendships. New business connections. And so much positive energy in one room! โค๏ธ

Today marked a special milestone for APWS โ€” our first-ever restaurant event, and what an amazing turnout! We were so excited to welcome many new members into our growing community. ๐Ÿฅ‚

๐ŸŽ We also celebrated 13 prize winners with prizes including $50 gift cards, free meal vouchers, skincare products, bracelets, and more!

A huge THANK YOU to all of our generous sponsors who contributed prizes and helped make today extra special. Thank you to everyone who planned, organized, supported, and joined us. And a special shoutout to our restaurant host, Chinatown, for welcoming APWS and allowing us to gather in their space.

But what made today truly meaningful wasnโ€™t just the prizes or the turnout, it was the connections.

Business connections became conversations.
Strangers became friends.
And our community became a little stronger.

Thatโ€™s what APWS is about: supporting one another, empowering women, supporting businesses, creating friendships, making meaningful connections, and building a strong community together.

And weโ€™re just getting started.

More events. More activities. More connections. More memories to come.

To everyone who joined APWS today โ€” WELCOME! Weโ€™re so happy to have you with us.

Stay tuned for whatโ€™s next!

08/08/2026

Calling all Asian women in Southwest Florida โ€” come meet us and get to know APWS, the Asian Professional Womenโ€™s Society!

Join us this Sunday, August 9, from 4โ€“7 PM at Chinatown Restaurant in Naples for our APWS Membership Mixer โ€” an afternoon filled with good food, great company, and meaningful connections.

Whether youโ€™re a professional, entrepreneur, business owner, community leader, or simply looking to connect with an inspiring group of women, weโ€™d love to welcome you. And if youโ€™re not Asian but love Asian food, culture, and building new friendships, youโ€™re welcome too!

Come enjoy:
Welcome drinks and appetizers
Authentic Chinese food
Fun games and activities
Giveaways and prizes
Networking and new friendships
A chance to learn more about APWS and our growing community

Date: Sunday, August 9
Time: 4:00โ€“7:00 PM
Location: Chinatown Restaurant
2059 Pine Ridge Rd, Naples, FL 34109

Come as you are, bring a friend, and discover what APWS is all about.

DM us for more details and RSVP or to let us know youโ€™d like to join us. We canโ€™t wait to see everyone on Sunday!

08/05/2026

To our APWS Co- Founder โ€œ Happiest Birthdayโ€ - Greetings from your APWS family!

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