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Technical Team

Dr. Fouad Bendimerad (PhD, Stanford)
Executive Director
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Dr. Bendimerad has served as consultant and advisor on risk management to several international organizations and corporations, including the World Bank, and United Nations organizations, as well as governments and corporations worldwide. He also served as Principal Scientist to RMS, a California Corporation and leader in the development of risk assessment models for the global insurance and reinsurance industry. Further, he used to be a faculty of the School of Engineering at Stanford University and in charged with the University’s seismic reduction program, which recently received the ATC-ENR award of one of the ten top seismic project in the country. Dr. Bendimerad earned his Masters and Doctorate degrees in Civil Engineering from the same university, and has written numerous articles and papers on the subject of disaster risk assessment and management.

Jerome Zayas (MA Int'l Relations and Affairs, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy)
Technical Manager III
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Jerome Zayas leads the EMI Secretariat as Technical Manager on DRM. His portfolio includes serving as Project Manager of the DRM Master Plan for Greater Mumbai project, Project Coordinator of the Mainstreaming DRM in Megacities: Pilot Studies in Kathmandu and Metro Manila project, Social Mobilization Specialist of the Risk Sensitive Urban Redevelopment Planning project of Makati City. Prior to EMI, he has worked in various capacities in the areas of post-disaster community based rehabilitation, interfaith partnerships and conflict prevention, inclusive development, alliance building, and advocacy and social mobilization, mainly in Muslim Mindanao in the Philippines and Yogyakarta and Aceh in Indonesia.

Moses Kent Borinaga (MA Int'l Studies, Univ. of the Phils.)
Assistant Project Manager
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Kent obtained his Master's degree in International Studies and Bachelor's degree in Public Administration at the University of the Philippines in Diliman. He was involved in the DRR in Greater Mumbai and UNWFP-CNADPR projects. Currently, he is assigned in the UNDP-Jordan Aqaba project. His current tasks revolved mainly on project management, research and in providing support to the Emergency Management Experts. He once worked in the UP Diliman CHED-Zonal Research Center—which caters on development of research among Higher Education Institutions (HEI) as a Senior Research Coordinating Officer. He was a delegate of the Philippines to the International Youth Summit for the World Food Summit in Rome in 1996.

Jerome Cruz (BA Dev. Stud., Univ. of the Phils.)

Research Assistant for Technology and Information Management

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Jerome currently works as Research Assistant for the EMI's Knowlegde Management unit. He graduated from UP Manila with a Bachelor of Arts' degree in Development Studies and is presently taking up his Masters in Technology Management in UP Diliman.

Joyce Lyn L. Salunat (BS Geography, Univ. of the Phils.)

Research Assistant

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Jaja currently works as Research Assistant for the Earthquakes and Megacities Initiative. She graduated from University of the Philippines, Diliman with a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography and is presently taking up her Masters in Urban and Regional Planning in the same university. Before joining EMI, Jaja worked as market researcher for North America at Environments Global, Ltd. She also worked as research assistant in UP Diliman in cooperation with GRIPS (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies).

Jesus Dominic Dizon (BS Community Development, Univ. of the Phils.)

Research Assistant

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Domz graduated from the University of the Philippines with a bachelors degree in Community Development. As a student, he has had experience working with multi-disciplinary institutions like NGOs, Local government units, scientists and academe in the context of DRR. He provides technical and administrative support to EMI's  training programs.

Admin Personnel

Ms. Zenaida L. Tejerero (BSBE, PUP)

Operations Coordinator

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Zeny has wide experience in handling administrative matters. Her skills were honed through various stints in international organizations such as USAID, the World Bank and GTZ.

Jesus Dominic Dizon (Dip. Industrial Relations, Univ. of the Phils.)
Training Specialist
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Domz is currently the Training Specialist for EMI's trainings and e-learning programs. He holds a post graduate degree in Industrial Relations from the University of the Philippines. He was involved in various EMI projects ,such as the Kathmandu Risk Sensitive Land Use Planning, DRR in Greater Mumbai, UNWFP Capacity Needs Assessment  and the Pasig City Resilience to Earthquake and Flooding Project, in providing technical and administrative support in the conduct of trainings and workshops.

Leigh Lingad (BS Geography, Univ. of the Phils.)
GIS Analyst
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Leigh is the GIS Analyst for EMI.  He participated in the development of maps for DRR in Kathmandu and Makati City.  He is a major contributor in the development of the Mumbai Disaster Risk Atlas.  Currently he is developing a DRR GIS Capability Maturity Model.  Prior to working with EMI, Mr. Lingad has various experiences with community based disaster risk reduction and development of participatory 3d mapping, and other GIS projects.  Leigh is taking up is Masters of Science in Geography in the University of the Philippines Diliman.

EnP Joyce Lyn Salunat-Molina (Dip. in LMISR, IHS, Erasmus University, the Netherlands)
Assistant Project Manager
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Jaja is an Urban Planner and a full-pledged licensed Environmental Planner. She currently works as an Assistant Project Manager for EMI. She holds a post graduate Diploma in Land Management and Informal Settlement Regularization (LMISR) from Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands and a Diploma in  Urban and Regional Planning at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, School of Urban and Regional Planning. Jaja also obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Geography from the same university. Before joining EMI, she worked as market researcher for North America at Environments Global, Ltd. She also worked as research assistant in UP Diliman in cooperation with GRIPS (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies).

Ma. Bianca Perez (BS Geography, Univ. of the Phils.)
Research Assistant for GIS and Knowledge Management
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Bianca started her professional career in disaster risk management at EMI. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Geography at the University of the Philippines Diliman. She works as Research Assistant for GIS and Knowledge Management for the Pasig City Resilience to Earthquakes and Floods Project and the ADB Earthquake Impact Assessment on Services, Preparedness and Response Project. She has had previous experiences in using Community-based Monitoring Survey (CBMS) and other various geographic geographic research methods. 

Admin Personnel

Ms. Zenaida L. Tejerero (BSBE, PUP)
Operations Coordinator
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Zeny has wide experience in handling administrative matters. Her skills were honed through various stints in international organizations such as USAID, the World Bank and GTZ.

Ms. Jenie G. Darang (BS Accountancy, Lyceum of the Philippines)
Finance Officer
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Jenie is a certified public accountant and has more than five years experience in international NGOs. Before joining EMI, she has worked for the Knowledge Channel Foundation, a non stock, non- profit organization with primary objective to educate and empower poor and marginalized children through media in the Philippines, Oxfam Great Britain, and Winrock International – Amore (Alliance for Mindanao Off-Grid Renewable Energy a USAID Project.

Ms. Myrtle Kempis
Accounting Assistant
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Mr. Ronwaldo T. Olivo (BSBA, Financial Management, University of the East)
Finance and Admin Asst.
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Ron graduated from the University of the East major in Financial management, he is the Finance & Administrative Assistant, he performs accounting, payroll, treasury and administrative duties.