Minister of Housing, Urbanism, and Public Lands Patricia Poblete of Chile

Poblete has wide experience in conflict management and negotiation with members of Congress, union leaders, community leaders and political and business leaders, among others.

Pati Navalta Poblete was 8 years old, a full-fledged American kid with a difference: She was the only Filipina in her white-bread Livemore, Calif.

And in Grandma Patricia, Poblete finds a kindred spirit.

Housing Minister Patricia Poblete said many structures cannot be saved, and firefighters and other workers began demolishing the most severely damaged homes.

Housing Minister Patricia Poblete said many of the damaged houses cannot be recovered and would have to be demolished.