CURRICULUM VITAE
Violeta A. Laraya
#12 Santa Teresita Street, Barrio Kapitolyo, Pasig City 1603
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Expertise:
1. Proofreading/editing of books, conference papers, manuscripts, theses, dissertations, etc. in preparation for publication;
2. Broad experience of working in a cross-cultural environment.
Educational Background:
Master of Arts in Education, Philippine Women’s University, 2008
Thesis Topic: An Analysis of Ten Palanca First Prize Award Winning Short Stories in English -): Implications to Curriculum Management
Rating: Excellent
Bachelor of Arts, major in English and Comparative Literature, University of the Philippines, 1966
Secondary, UST - Education High School, Espana, Manila, 1962
Elementary, Juan Sumulong Elementary School, Manila, 1958
Professional Background:
International Consultant, President Translation Service Group International (PTSGI), 2005 to date.
PTSGI is a company that undertakes the translation of documents from one language to English, e.g., Chinese to English, Korean to English, Thai to English, etc. The work entails copy-editing the final document to bring it to a more internationally accepted English language proficiency level.
Editorial Consultant, Asian Scholarship Foundation (ASF) 2000 to 2011.
ASF is an educational foundation funded by the Ford Foundation and operating out of Bangkok, Thailand. In consultation with the Executive Director, I would final edit the Minutes of Board Meetings and draft resolutions; final edit of its research publications;
Consultant, Center for Conscious Living Foundation, Inc (CCLFI), 2007 to date,
CCLFI is an NGO specializing in personal change. Work assignments entail synergistic editing of CCLFI publications in consultation with its Executive Director.
Free-lance writer and editor, 1994 – to date
Undertakes writing, editing and translation projects for private clients in the academe.
In-house Editor and Asst to the Director, Colombo Plan Staff College for Technician Education (CPSC),-; 2010.
CPSC is an international technician training institution with twenty-one member countries located in Asia and the Pacific.
Chair, Kabataan Essays in English Category, 2007, Palanca Awards.
The Palanca Awards is an annual nation-wide literary contest on various literary genres - novels, plays, short stories, essays, poetry, etc
Member of the Panel of Judges: Palanca Awards, Essays in Filipino Category 2006; and the Kabataan Essays in English Category, 2005.
President, UP Sigma Alpha Alumnae Assn, Inc, December 2009 to date.
Advertising Copywriter, Nation-Ad, Philippines, 1969 – 1970
Part-Time College Faculty Member, teaching English Literature and Grammar, Philippine Women’s University, 1968 – 1970
Full-Time College Faculty Member, teaching English Literature, Humanities and Grammar, Mapua Institute of Technology,-
Publications:
Talisayon, Serafin and Violeta A Laraya (assoc editor) Healing our Divided Planet, a collection of personal essays, (to be published)
Majumdar, Shyamal (ed) and Violeta A Laraya (assoc ed). Emerging
Challenges and Trends in TVET in the Asia-Pacific Region. UK: Sense Publishing House, 2010. A compilation of articles on tehnical and vocational education and training in sixteen countries in the Asia-Pacific, 200 pp.
Laraya, Violeta (ed). The UP Sigma Alpha Sorority: 45 Years and Beyond.
Quezon City: The Sigma Alpha Sorority, 2009. A compilation of essays about the sorority as seen through the eyes of its members, 382 pp.
Talisayon, Serafin and Jasmin Suministrado, Violeta Laraya (ed). Community
Wealth Rediscovered: Knowledge for Poverty Alleviation. Quezon City: Peace and Equity Foundation and the Center for Conscious Living Foundation. 2008.
Talisayon, Serafin and Violeta A. Laraya (eds). Case Studies on Knowledge
Management (KM) of some APO Member countries. Asian Productivity Organization. 2008.
Laraya, Violeta A. (ed). Through Asian Eyes: A Compilation of Research
Abstracts. Research outputs of 126 Asia Fellows who have been awarded research grants by the Asian Scholarship Foundation in the fields of the arts, humanities and social sciences over a period of six years. Bangkok, Thailand: Asia Fellows Awards, November 2004, 136 pp.
Mercado, Monina A. and Violeta A. Laraya (eds). God Provides, Pasig City:
Gabriel Books, 2003, 252 pp.
Goodine, Isaac T. and Violeta A. Laraya (co-author). Leaders Leading
Leaders: International Dimensions of Distinguished Leadership, Pasig City: Colombo Plan Staff College, 2002, 270 pp.
Laraya, Violeta A. (ed). Technician Education and Training (TET) Systems in
some Asia and Pacific Countries, Pasig City: CPSC, 2002, 220 pp.
Laraya, Violeta A. (ed). Re-Engineering TET: Non-Traditional Approaches
that Worked. Pasig City: CPSC, 2002, 462 pp.
Laraya, Violeta A. (ed). Transforming TET Institutions: the CPSC Way, Pasig
City: CPSC, 2001, 538 pp.
Laraya, Violeta A. (ed). Asianizing Asia: Reflexivity, History and Identity,
Proceedings of the First Annual ASIA Fellows Conference, Bangkok, Thailand: ASIA Fellows Program, 2001, 392 pp.
Laraya, Violeta A. (ed). The New Educational Computing Course, 1st Year –
4th Year, Pasig City: Eduvision 2000.
Laraya, Violeta A. et al. 100 Years of Technical and Vocational
Education and Training in the Philippines: Foundations for the New Millenium, Taguig, Metro Manila: Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), 2000, 229 pp.
Alto, Romulita C., Violeta A. Laraya and S. D. Patki (eds). Proceedings of the
International Conference on Technician Education and Training, Pasig City: CPSC, 1999, 339 pp.
Alto, Romulita C., Violeta A. Laraya and S. D. Patki (eds), Leading Change in
Technician Education, Pasig City: CPSC, 1999, 349 pp.
Laraya, Violeta A. Working in a Cross-Cultural Environment, Pasig
City: CPSC, 1998, 131 pp.
Laraya, Violeta A. A CPSC Primer, Pasig City: CPSC, 1999.
Editor, CPSC Newsletter, December 1986 to December 1994.
Editorial Consultant, CPSC Quarterly, July 1999 to June 2002.
(Aug 2016)
