Date of Birth: September 17, 1949
Place of Birth: Oroquieta City
Spouse: Atty. Antonio H. Cerilles
Child: Ace William
Address: Provincial Capitol, Pagadian City
Contact Nos.: (062) 214-1869; (062) 214-2944

Governor Au Cerilles is a holder of BS in Business Administration Degree from the University of the East (Batch '71). After college, she worked as a bookkeeper and subsequently a window teller of the Philippine National Bank. Her forte being accountancy, she gathered experience in the field adequate to her calling as governor and on top of administrative and financial management.

She is pushing for developmental programs that will keep the province on par with the top economies of the Mindanao cluster of provinces. She is particularly keen on business development, peace and order, social development with emphasis on women's programs, and eco-tourism. She is stepping up the race to make Pagadian City an investment destination in the region.