{"id":4543,"date":"2023-08-07T08:10:11","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T13:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.avancesa.org\/staging\/3878\/?page_id=4543"},"modified":"2024-01-11T13:35:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T18:35:00","slug":"founder","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.avancesa.org\/staging\/3878\/50th\/founder\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Founder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avancesa.org\/staging\/3878\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DrGGR-23.png\" alt=\"Dr. Gloria G. Rodriguez\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"560\" width=\"400\" title=\"DrGGR-23\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<h2>Dr. Gloria G. Rodriguez<\/h2>\n\t<p><strong>Dr. Gloria G. 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