Master In Development Management

2001-2002

Asian Institute of Management (AIM)

Makati City, Philippines

Included in the Deans List

Bachelor of Arts Major in Philosophy

1987-1991

Xavier University

Cagayan de Oro City

Short Course on Program for Development Managers (PDM)

August - September 1993

Asian Institute of Management (AIM)

Graduated with Superior Performance Award

Current

Executive Director (ED)

Balay Mindanaw Foundation Inc. 

Founding Managing Director, Katilingbanong Pamahandi sa Mindanaw Foundation Inc (Community Wealth Creation Initiatives Foundation Inc.)

Founding Executive Director, Bangko sa Balay Foundation Incorporated

Jan 2003-November 2004

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Balay Mindanaw Foundation Inc.

Manages and supervises the area-based community development work of the institution and the daily operation at the office.

June 2002 – December 2002

Deputy Executive Director

Balay Mindanaw Foundation Inc.

Concurrent Program Manager of its flagship program called “Helping Build Sustainable, Empowered and Peaceful Indigenous Peoples’ Communities in Northern Mindanaw”.  The program focus is on sustainable integrated area development with strong emphasis in participatory development planning, monitoring and evaluation as an integral input toward empowering the partner communities.  The three-year P25 M program is co-funded by FORD Foundation, Christian aid, and Ireland Aid.

Also manages other SIAD Projects funded by Luthetran World Relief (LWR), German Technical Cooperation Project (GTZ) and the German Development Services (DED).

August 199-

June 2001

Program Manager

Consortium for the Advancement of Peoples’ Participation-Sustainable Integrated Area Development (CAPP-SIAD) Program under the Christian Aid-European Union (CA-EU) fund assistance. 

A three year program worth 10.5 million pesos covering ten (10) barangays in Northern and Northeastern Mindanao under  BMFI’s major program entitled “Helping Build Empowered Sustainable Communities in  Mindanao”. 

August 2002 – March 2003

Program Manager

Enhancing Barangay Governance for  Poverty Reduction

A project of the Canadian International Development Agency – Local Government Support Program (CIDA-LGSP) in Region 10 covering eight (municipalities of Misamis Oriental.  The eight month project is capacity-building program for Local Government Units (LGUs) on participatory development planning, monitoring and evaluation.

Jan 1998 – March 2000

Program Manager of Networking, Coalition Building and Advocacy (NCBA) Program

Balay Mindanaw Foundation Inc.

The program is responsible for the popularization of development advocacy agenda of the foundation. Among them, agrarian reform (the Mapalad Struggle), peace building and structural reform.  The program also provides leadership and technical assistance to major coalitions in Mindanao namely Mindanao Congress of Development NGO’s (MinCON), Mindanao Peace Advocates Conference (MPAC) and KOSUG-Mindanaw.

May 1992 – Dec 1997

Program Manager of Tripartite Program for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (TriPARRD)

Philippine Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (PHILDHRRA-Mindanao)

A five year program funded by BILANCE of Netherlands.  The program worked for a PO-NGO-GO partnership for an effective and efficient implementation of agrarian reform with the end in mind of building autonomous people’s organization

February 13-16, 2008

February 3-6 2008

November 28- December 5 2007

Responding to Conflict Co-Trainor, Jerusalem, Israel

Resource Person, Program Mid Term Evaluation, Act for Peace, Cagayan de Oro

Responding to Conflict, Co Trainor, Bangkok Thailand