James Dodge Perez

JAMES DODGE V. PEREZ PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Habitat for Humanity International – Asia Pacific Regional Office 3F 111 Paseo Condo Bldg., Paseo De Roxas, Makati City, Philippines +62 - ext. 4210 Volunteer Programs Specialist- Asia Pacific April - September 2017 Program Support and Coordination - In partnership with volunteer-hosting and sending countries, coordinate all aspects of the Global Village volunteer journey (marketing, recruitment, training, deployment and post-build activities) and provide specialized support on regional volunteer engagement initiatives such as but not limited to Habitat Young Leaders Build, Women’s Build and annual special/big builds; Information Management - Manage the international teams calendar and ensure efficient utility of the database working with at least 18 national organizations in Asia-Pacific, the US, Canada, and other parts of the world where Habitat recruits international volunteers and work teams; Capacity Building - Lead in the design and delivery of training opportunities to upgrade staff skills in volunteer management, program development, volunteer fundraising and events, and collaborate with other departments and offices in providing holistic support to national organizations; Monitoring and Evaluation - Ensure timely consolidation and submission of reports including documentation of critical volunteer program milestones and achievements such as annual and quarterly reporting, divisional and global reporting, monitoring of program metrics and compliance to Habitats standards of excellence (SOE) in volunteer engagement; Resource Development - Support the Impact Asia Leadership Builders with the area office Resource Development team and assist in expanding Habitat’s donor portfolio by tapping domestic volunteers, international work teams, youth leaders, ambassadors, major donors and celebrities and activating them to form part Habitat’s pool of donors and supporters. Exxpert Communications Incorporated -F IT Tower 2, Cebu Business Park, Cebu City, Philippines +63 - Sales Manager (Echo Department ; Client: Feature Films for Families) Oversee Daily sales performance of the team - 20 heads Impose and Assure above average stats of the Key Performance Indicators per hour as a team vis-à-vis the daily target – Films sold, Sale / No Sale percentile , Sale / Used leads percentile Manage sales agents' performances, call quality, and stats Does coaching of low performing agents and motivate them to improve Send daily reports to the Director in Sales and CEO including Attendance, Daily goals and tasks achieved, Sales count report, QA assessment and coaching result, Sales campaign performance tracker Training Recruitment Sales Agent 2010 - 2013 Top Sales Performer Call Backer for Lost Sales University of San Carlos 2013 - 2016 Brgy. Talamban, Cebu City, Philippines +63 - ext. 143 Part-time English Teacher – College Level Subjects handled: English 1 for General Education, Engineering, and Pharmacy/Nursing; English 2 for General Education, and Business; English 3 Aural-Oral Communication; English 21 Business Communication; Speech 61 Public Speaking ACADEMIC BACKGROUND Cebu Normal University Osmeña Boulevard, Cebu City, Philippines +63 - Master of Arts in Communication 2011 – 2015 Candidate – Comparative Analysis: Packaging Strategies of Online Marketing Sites (Thesis study on-going) Certificate of Proficiency for passing the Comprehensive Examination Bachelor of Arts in Communication 2006 - 2010 Cum Laude Awardee Academic Excellence Awardee 2010 Student Leader of the Year Governor – Communicators’ Club- (Founder/Facilitator of COMMplishments, Green Screen Film Festival, Cine-U Film Festival) Senator – Supreme Student Government- Councilor – College of Arts and Sciences- Cebu Daily News (Inquirer)Summer 2009 Internship-Journalism internship News Correspondent-Post-internship Cebu Alliance of Mass Communication Students2008 – 2010 Participating Universities (Benedicto College, Cebu Normal University, Southwestern University, University of San Carlos, University of San Jose-Recoletos, University of the Philippines, Saint Theresa’s College, University of the Visayas, Cebu Institute of Technology – University) President – Cebu Alliance of Mass Communication Students- Press Relation Officer – Cebu Alliance of Mass Communication Student- Projects established: CAMPUS PATROL with ABS-CBN Cebu, CAMS WelCAMS You (with Press Secretary to former Pres. Arroyo, Cerge Remonde), Prayer Rally with Local Media ABS-CBN and GMA re Maguindanao Massacre, Team Building Activities with member-universities New Ormoc City National High School , Ormoc City, Leyte, - Sto. Niño Elementary School, Brgy. Sto. Niño, Ormoc City, Leyte - CIVIC AND HUMANITARIAN WORK Purpose Driven Adventures – NCR July 2017 – present Mount Tagapo, Talim Island Day Hike and Tree Planting Activity Volunteer Saving Stray Cebu Volunteer Visayas Disaster Risk-Reduction Network (VDRN) 2013 – 2017 Oplan Sagip Bayan at Kalikasan - Mactan Channel Oil Spill in August 2013 In partnership with the University of San Carlos and private sectors Network Officer (Relief operation, Volunteer-scouting, Income Generation Program) between VDRN and volunteers Bohol Earthquake in October 2013 In partnership with Local Government Units, Bayanihan Foundation Worldwide Network Officer (Relief Mission, Donation Campaign) Typhoon ‘Haiyan’ in November 2013 In partnership with Center for Emergency Aid and Rehabilitation Network (CONCERN – San Fernando, Pampanga) Volunteer Surveyor, Network Officer, and Media Liaison (Damage Needs and Capacity Assessment/Survey, Relief Mission, Medical Mission, Organizing of Volunteers, Income Generation Program) for Province of Leyte – Ormoc, Isabel, Palompon and Province of Cebu – Medellin, Daan-Bantayan, Bantayan Island, Bogo Psycho-social and Stress Debriefing Facilitators Training through the Arts Held at the University of San Carlos Facilitator Sining Dilaab Cultural Group 2006- present In partnership with Visayas Mindanao Peoples Resource Development Center (VMPRDC) Secretariat – Sining Dilaab Cultural Group – 2015 - present Media Liaison Officer in 2009 – present Network and Formation Building Officer in 2008 – 2009 Youth Organizer and Facilitator in 2007 – 2008 Youth Leader and Workshop Teacher in 2006 – 2007 Youth Volunteer in 2006 Founded Organizations Founder, Workshop Facilitator , and mentor – Lunhaw Reeltime Production, an off-shoot after an Environmental Youth Camp “Filmmaking Workshop” held at Jansenville, Compostela, Cebu in 2014 “What He Saw” – a short advocacy film showing the contrast between healthy environment and the destroyed earth portrayed by a blind boy – WINNER at the Metro Manila Film Festival ‘CinePhone’ in 2013 ; Finalist – Korean and American Film Festivals thereafter “Simbulo” – a short advocacy film showing the environmental condition of Urban Poor Area- WINNER at the Cine-U Film Festival held at Cebu Normal University in 2014 Founder/Head Organizer – Sto. Niño Youth Performing Group, an off-shoot after an Environmental Youth Camp held at Brgy. Sto. Niño, Ormoc City in 2007 Co-Founder and Workshop Facilitator – Environmental Youth Group- Sta. Rita, an off-shoot after an Environmental Youth Camp held at Brgy. Hinangutdan, Sta. Rita, Samar in 2008 Founder and Workshop Teacher– Binhing Sinag Cultural Group, Cebu Normal University,- Performer and Organizer - Environmental Advocacy through the Arts Earth Day Celebration in 2006, 2009, 2010, and 2011 in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Region 7 Sining Dilaab Debut Album “Sugatang Kalikasan” in 2006 Concerts for a Cause Integrated Bar of the Philippines on Extra Judicial Killing held at the IBP Building, Capitol Site, Cebu in 2006 Environmental Youth Summit held at the University of Southern Philippines in 2006 In partnership with Breaking Barriers for Children held at the University of the Philippines in 2010 Cultural Shows for a Cause at Mabolo Parish, Saint Alphonsus Catholic School, Cebu Normal University, University of San Carlos in partnership with Movement of United Students for the Better Environment (MUST-BE), Punta Engaño, Lapu-Lapu City Communication Workers of the Philippines- Telecom Workers Assembly in partnership with Mangagawa ng Komunikasyon sa Pilipinas (MKP) held at Quezon City, Philippines in 2007 Resource Speaker - Leadership and Organizational Management, Training, and Activities Disaster Response Management, Students Drill and Training held at the University of San Carlos- Downtown Campus in 2011 Network Officer - Community Immersion/ Outreach Program in Brgy. Kalawisan, Lapu-Lapu City, Brgy. Calero, Liloan, Cebu, Brgy. Ablayan, Dalaguete, Cebu Teacher/Facilitator - Literacy and Numeracy Program in Alaska, Mambaling and Tabay-Lawum Network Officer - Mangrove Planting, and Team Building Activities in Lapu-Lapu City Facilitator, Organizer and Mobilizer - VMPRDC Founded Community Groups and Co-Facilitating NGOs Kaisa Ka (Women’s Rights Advocate) Jennifer Lauder Justice Campaign (LGBT) Women Empowerment programs Reproductive Health Rights Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC- IDC) JPIC Got Talent JPIC Kindergarten Commencement Exercise Feed the Children Panaghiusa sa mga Gagmayn’g Mananagat sa Syudad sa Lapu-Lapu (PAMASOL) Pakigbisug sa mga Kabus nga Mananagat (PAKAMA) Sitio Naba Neighborhood Association – Mambaling Visayas Mindanao Peoples Resource Development Center 2009- present In partnership with Bayanihan Foundation Worldwide – Los Angeles, California, USA Facilitator, Organizer, and Workshop Teacher - Environmental Youth Camps and Youth Leaders- Advocates Camps Don Bosco Retreat House, Brgy. Mantalongon, Dalaguete, Cebu in 2011, 2012, 2013 Jansenville, Compostela, Cebu in 2014 Brgy. Panugnawan, Medellin, Cebu in 2015 Network Officer - Mangrove Restoration Program (Eco-Tour) at Brgy. Calero, Liloan, Cebu Hosting of foreign visitors Community Integration Facilitator - Community Empowerment Training Officer for volunteers Visayas Mindanao Peoples Resource Development Center - In partnership with Laughs Together in the World (LTW) – South Korea and Japan Facilitator, Organizer - Volunteer Work Camp (8 days) held at Brgy. Calero, Lioan; and Brgy. Kalawisan, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu International Volunteer Work Tour Hosting of Delegates Preparation Toilet Building Multi-Purpose Kios (Community Training Center) Elementary School Teaching and Feeding Environmental Input Solidarity Show Visayas Mindanao Peoples Resource Development Center - In partnership with Philippine-Australian Community Assistance Program (PACAP) Network Officer - Sloping Agriculture Land Technology Program held at Brgy. Mantalongon, Dalaguete from- Youth Volunteer (Information Dissemination and Advocacy) Mobilization of Schooled youth for reforestation Formation Building of Volunteers Volunteer - Sustainable Potable Water System held at Brgy. Ablayan, Dalaguete, Cebu from- Installation of the Water system Information Dissemination and Advocacy Capability building Tree Planting (Reforestation Project) Visayas Mindanao Peoples Resource Development Center 2006 In partnership with United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Network Officer - Mangrove Reforestation Projects in Barangays of Babag, Kalawisan, Looc, and Canhulaw of Lapu-Lapu City Information Dissemination Capability building Student and Volunteer mobilization Policy Advocacy References Ms. Loilla Bendulo Manager, Human Resource Exxpert Communications Inc. -- Mr. Mark Borja Team Lead Exxpert Communications Inc. -- Dr. Maria Fe Gocotano Former Dean, Students’ Affairs Cebu Normal University - Ms. Amelsa Niña Perez Board Member VDRN - Sta. Rita, Samar, Philippines Ms. Emalyn Aliviano Spokesperson Sining Dilaab Cultural Group -- 690-c D. Jakosalem, Cebu City, Philippines Ms. Normalyn Alonso Board Director VMPRDC +63 999 -- Mr. James Jullian Castillo Board Member Bayanihan Foundation Worldwide-;-PO Box 261039, Los Angeles, CA 90026 Mr. Bienvenido Fernandez Adviser Cebu Alliance of Mass Communication -; -- ______ tltural Group - 2015 ation , and Canhulaw of Lapu-Lapu City n, Dalaguete estroyed earth portrayed by a blind boy Cebu Re