Maria Carmen G. Mislang-
My mission in life is to avoid waste, and help people use their time, talent and money on where it matters. My views on sustainability and the future of work dominate my writing, which you can review on maimislang.com.
EducationHARVARD UNIVERSITY, John F. Kennedy School of Government Cambridge, MA, USA
Mid-Career Master’s in Public Administration, Edward S. Mason Program, May 2014
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES Quezon City, Philippines
Bachelor of Science in Tourism, cum laude, April 2002
Experience
Nov 2018BISHOPS-BUSINESSMEN’S CONFERENCE Mandaluyong City, Philippines
presentExecutive Director
Set up the organization’s first church-run soup kitchen (to reduce food waste and malnutrition) through excess food donated by the country’s top food and beverage corporations
Mobilized and funded at least 10 local partners and volunteers that run a community-based drug rehabilitation program to serve as refuge for alleged drug users in the Duterte administration’s watchlist
January 2016WRITER, RESEARCHER AND CONSULTANT Quezon City, Philippines
Present
Lead researcher of a nationwide study that examined the gains and pitfalls of the Philippines’ flagship anti-poverty program – the 4Ps conditional cash transfers of the Department of Social Welfare and Development
Formulated and implemented data-driven strategies that optimized the working capacity of a staff of 6 managing 100 NGO partners, 20 active company clients and 3000+ individual volunteers (Hands on Manila Foundation, Inc.)
June 2010 Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office June 2013(PCDSPO), Office of the President Assistant Secretary/Chief of Staff Manila, Philippines
Helped set up President Benigno Aquino III’s messaging house that contributed to the President’s sustained popularity rating within the 65-78% range for three years
First and only member of the Presidential Communications team to join the official delegation of the President on his inaugural foreign trip to the US as President of the Philippines in September 2010
September 2009 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN OF BENIGNO S. AQUINO III Quezon City, Philippines
June 2010 Communications Liaison Officer
September 2007OFFICE OF SENATOR BENIGNO S. AQUINO III Pasay City, Philippines
February 2010Political Communications Officer
January 2006DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT Quezon City, Philippines
August 2007Technical Consultant/Speechwriter
August 2004MAKATI SHANGRI-LA HOTEL Makati City, Philippines January 2006 Communications Coordinator
Led the Communications team that contributed to the hotel’s consistent 100% occupancy rate through multi-platform marketing communications
November 2003DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT Quezon City, Philippines July 2004Technical Consultant / Speechwriter
On-The-Job Training
March 2009EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT (ALDE GROUP) Brussels, Belgium April 2009Intern
April 2001SINGAPORE AIRLINES Makati City, Philippines
May 2001Intern
Published Work
April 2008“Crossover: From Civil Society to Civil Service”
A project of the International Center for Innovation, Transformation and Excellence in Government
Key Seminars and Conferences
August 2011Seminar for Press Officials of Developing Countries by the State Council Information Office Beijing and Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
March 2012Political Communication in the IT Age / Social Media by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Gummersbach, Cologne and Hamburg, Germany
November 2013Typhoon Haiyan: Response and Recovery in the Philippines, Harvard University (panelist)
Other Skillsbasic Photoshop, HTML, CSS, WordPress, basic French, digital marketing
Interests reading, writing, singing with my band, classical piano, travel, sports and yoga
