Br. Armin A.

Luistro FSC
Department of Education Secretary
He began his steady but dynamic education career at De La Salle Lipa as a religion teacher. As is the way with gifted and dedicated teachers, he was eventually given more work and responsibilities as classroom adviser and campus minister. Alongside these jobs, he had already discerned that he would like to devote his energies to the education of youth and so joined the religious congregation of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, more commonly known as the De La Salle Brothers. He was assigned increasing responsibilities as sub-director of a community, to director, and finally to the post of Brother Provincial of the congregation. He was not only appointed chancellor and president of De La Salle University-Manila, but also as head of the Lasallian network of educational institutions composed of 17 schools scattered all over the Philippines. He is now the Secretary of the Department of Education. As head representative for education, he emphasizes selflessness and service in public administration: he makes it a point to visit far-flung schools himself, and he does so with as little fanfare as he can possibly underline with school officials and teachers who are always drawn to him because of his simplicity and humility, and who all the more desire to give him all the fanfare he so avoids.

Br. Carlito M. Gaspar CSsR

Archbishop Clovis Thibault Awardee
Mindanao Church worker and anthropologist, artist and peace advocate, Bro. Carlito Karl Gaspar CSsR is a man of God and the world with a spirituality that embraces the poor and the oppressed. Karl has authored many books. His books are personal, spiritual and political examining the theology of struggle and the Martial law era. He tells the history of the Redemptorists in the Philippines and reveals his personal journey as a Mindanawon. He investigates Mindanaos peace advocacy, contemporary Church issues and the lumad social movement. In recognition of his untiring advocacy and achievement for over three decades for justice, peace and development, especially on behalf of the Indigenous Peoples communities and other marginalized sectors in Mindanao, the Ateneo de Davao University conferred the Archbishop Clovis Thibault Award on Bro. Carlito M. Gaspar CSsR, development and social worker, researcher, writer and religious brother.

Engr. Rodolfo Jun Lozada

An accidental hero but a hero nonetheless to a people starved for real-life, modern-day heroes. Rodolfo Noel I. Lozada, Jr. is an electronics and communications engineer and former chief executive officer of the Philippine Forest Corporation who served as a technical consultant to former Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Romulo Neri on the national broadband project. A graduate of the University of Santo Tomas, he has a 20-year experience in executive and management positions in the private sector. Lozada assumed the post of president and CEO of PhilForest, a corporate arm of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, in 2004. He directed the government's program for the propagation and commercial cultivation of tuba-tuba or jatropha plant, a source of biodiesel. He has contributed immensely to the movement of social transformation. He has used communication for better and nobler means. His presence is a living witness to the power of truth to unite people, to mobilized people, to inspire people to believe, to hope, to care and to act at least to the young people (who are his greatest followers nowadays). He has given them hope that truth can be found out, and acquire the energy to seek it.

Dr. Leah H. Vidal

Asst Dean for Graduate Programs, School of Arts and Sciences, Ateneo de Davao University A formator, researcher, feminist, facilitator-trainer, organizer, advocate for socio-cultural development Leahs varied interest and engagements include anthropological research: gender and feminism, psychological and religious; psycho-spiritual processing and formation; social development training and organizing, program conceptualizing and evaluation. Leah finished her Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology at Xavier University (Ateneo de Cagayan), Cagayan de Oro City. She has been involved in various Research projects e.g. Co-Facilitator, Education Program Strategic Planning. Team Member, Education Program Impact Assessment; conducted Training programs e.g. Training Courses in Student Organizing: CEAP Basic Orientation Seminar / Organizers Training Seminar, Social Formation in a Global Society: Reinventing Student Formation Work, Third Workshop for Formators. Dr. Vidal served as Guest Faculty, School of Arts and Sciences Graduate Program, Ateneo de Davao University; Executive Director, Mindanawon Initiatives for Cultural Dialogue; Junior Associate to Senior Associate, Emmaus Center Foundation, Inc. Marikina City; Organizer-Trainor, TAGASAN Network of Student Organizers, Nationwide; Project Officer to Program Coordinator, Social Development Index, Quezon City. She continues to inspire individuals, groups, communities, institutions, etc. with her passion and commitment for formation and growth harnessing the wellspring of culture, psychology, and religion.

Br. Noelvic H. Deloria SC

Director, Asian Religious Formation Institute of SAIDI, Antipolo City A brother, an educator, formator-facilitator-lecturer, youth minister, student of organizational development Br. Noel joined the Brothers of the Sacred Heart in 1980, an Institute of Religious Brothers founded in Lyons, France. He served in various capacities: as an educator he taught at Cor Jesu High School, Mabini, Comval Province and became the schools principal; as a formator for aspirants, postulants and novices; as Youth Ministry Director; as Superior of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart Philippines. A lecturer/facilitator especially on themes

about leadership, human and spiritual growth, values formation, Spirituality of Compassion, youth, peace, etc. A leaderfacilitator in the creation of the programs such as visual-performance arts workshop and Sports Clinic for children and youth, especially the poor and less privileged. One of these projects is the Film Production on Hunghong sa Yuta (Earths Whisper). He served the Archdiocese of Manila as Campus Minister, assigned at FEU Campus Ministry and as Program Coordinator. At present he is the Director of Asian Religious Formation Institute (ARFI) of Southeast Asia Interdisciplinary Development Institute (SAIDI) and is currently enrolled in their MA-PhD program on Organization Development.

Ms. Marie-Paul B. de Luna

Director, Partners and Consulting and Registrar of SAIDI School of Organization Development. Apple/Ma-Paul also provides close oversight to the Microfinance Management and Social Project Officer, Office for Social Concern and Involvement, Entrepreneurship programs of SAIDI, an executive graduate school that advocates open learning using a Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City (19791981)modular approach to earn an MA or PhD. Apple/Ma-Paul was also the former Director for Customized Training Programs for the Ateneo Center for Organization Research and Development (Ateneo CORD). Prior to her return to the academic setting three years ago, she provided Executive oversight and has more than 12 years experience in employee and sales management training, training design and facilitation in a multinational corporate setting. To date, she remains passionately attached to the fields of OD consulting for local and multinational organizations, community development and social performance for non-government organizations, team and training-trainers facilitation.