Good morning everyone, I am pleased and honored to

introduce our guest speaker for today’s event. She has been an

inspiration to everyone because not only that she is hard working

and dedicated to her job but also because of her passion. Today,

she will share to us her experience in disaster management and

project planning.

She is a graduate of Bachelor of Arts in Chinese History and

Politics in Kenyon College in Ohio and in the year 1992 she was able

to finish her Masters in International Public Health in Tulane University,

New Orleans. Some of you might be wondering about the nature of

her job. She told me that after graduating she worked in the United

Nation’s World Health Organization as a technical officer for

program management that went on for 21 years and was based in 5

countries namely, Cambodia, Vanuatu, Samoa, Papua New Guinea

and, of course, Philippines. She also helped in planning and

implementing an effective response and disaster support to the

Cambodian floods in 1994, Samoa’s Tsunami in 2009, Cook Island’s

cyclone and Tokelau’s drought. What’s more impressive is that she

has also managed multimillion dollar budgets for two projects that

were based in Pakistan.

As for now, she has decided to take a break from her job but is

very active in giving talks, just like this one, to share her knowledge to

the youths. So without further adieu, let’s welcome Ms. April Vivien

Cu.