Our Team
APPEND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Mr. Eduardo Jimenez, KMBI
Chairman
President and Acting Executive Director of Kabalikat para sa Maunlad na Buhay Inc. (KMBI) and Microfinance Consultant of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines or BSP looking at all policy issues affecting the practice of microfinance in the banking sector. Ed held various positions at BSP and his last posting was to help manage its USD3.5 billion portfolio. Ed participated in the Haggai Institute-Special Leadership Seminar at Maui and taught Biblical & Contemporary Methods of Evangelism and Stewardship. A graduate of BSC Economics and with graduate studies at the University of the Philippines- Diliman and Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.
Mr. Angel L. de Leon, Jr., KMDC
Vice Chairman, Founder
He is the President and CEO of Taytay sa Kauswagan Inc. and several social enterprises that are into tourism, agriculture, education, microinsurance, housing. Founder of Append Inc. Mr. De Leon left his prestigious job as Area Manager of Banco de Oro, Visayas Region in 1986 to work with TSKI as founding Executive Director. The organization started with one client and now has 636,139 members. He studied Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy at St. Vincent Ferrer Seminary and Masters degree in Business Management from the University of the Philippines.
Mr. Jose D. Fider
Treasurer, TSPI
Mr. Fider is a Board of Trustee in TSKI. He is also the Vice Chair of the BOT Risk Committee. He is a Service Team member at Tahanan ng Panginoon and a Trustee of Puso ng Ama Foundation and of Cradle of Joy (COJ) Catholic Progressive School. He is the President of BFL Bookstores Inc. and Trans Access Corp.
Mr. Peter Montalban
Member
Mr. Montalban is President and CEO of Kauswagan Micro-Solutions Corporation, Zenvida HealthCare Corporation, Modello Global Solutions, Corporation and a Trustee of TSKI. A certified Public Accountant. He was the Head of Internal Audit at Taytay sa Kauswagan Inc. Operations Auditor of Central Philippines University, and Executive Director of Iloilo Juvenile Welfare Association Inc. and Municipal Accountant of Local Government of Maasin, Iloilo.
Peter graduated BS in Accounting and with Masters in Public Management from University of the Philippines-Visayas.
Ms. Liza D. Eco, ECLOF
Member
Ms. Jane M. Manucdoc, ASKI
Member
Executive Director, Alalay sa Kaunlaran Inc. (ASKI)
Started as Auditor of ASKI and rose from the ranks by introducing state of the art microfinance products and services that build ASKI’s client outreach from 50,000 to more than 150k client-members. She is a member of the Board of Trustees and Board of Directors of several non-profit and stock corporations around the Philippines.
Ms. Norina Calupit, PALMFSI
Member
Ms. Maria Rosario P. Apostol, CEVI
Member
Dr. Virginia P. Juan, APPEND
President & CEO
President of APPEND Inc. since 2008 and Board of Director of several social enterprises. She worked with the government for 9 years as socio-economics researcher in agriculture and on how to better the lives of the farmers. She helped set-up stock corporations in financial technology, microfinance banking, micro-insurance.
A graduate of Doctorate in
Transformational Leadership, Bakke Graduate University, Seattle USA; Masters in Agricultural Economics, University of London, United Kingdom & Bachelors degree in Agricultural Economics, CLSU, Philippines
Atty. Raineer Q. Chu
Corporate Secretary
Lawyer & Corporate Secretary of APPEND for 21 years. Member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, a prominent anti-corruption and tax lawyer.
Published several books on transparency and anti-corruption program, walking with the poor and Christian advocacy and social justice (primarily land rights). He has helped hundreds of poor
Families secure their own lands. Taught at several schools on how to build Christian communities in the slums. Graduated from the University of the Philippines, College of Law and a doctorate in leadership from the Bakke Graduate School in Seattle.