MARIA JOSEFINA Y. BENARES, aka Mariejo

#`* Rizal Avenue, Unit A, Medina Compound, Taytay

Metro Manila, Philippines 1920

Tel.: 092******** Email: ac3box@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Related Qualifications:

One year and 11 months Teaching English Online (ESL) to students in China; and more than a year teaching English person-to-person to Korean nationals

(Freelance) Instructor-Trainer on Effective Public Speaking and International Trainer in sales/marketing

Bachelor’s Degree in English (college); (selected units) Master’s Degree in Mass Communication; Master’s degree in Ministries 2014 and Post-graduate studies in Asian Institute of Christian Communication

With special skills in inter-personal relations

Well-traveled: 17 countries, Belgium, Amsterdam, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Austria, Italy, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Jerusalem, and United States and Canada

Work Experience and Positions Held:

Three (3) years of experience teaching ESL to Chinese and Korean nationals, using all sorts of visuals and at high energy to sustain the interest of five (5) year old students up to 70 year old housewives. I was a consistent Top 5% Performer, the highest ever reached by teachers, and a Tenured B teacher, also the highest position teachers could achieve.

Seven years Free Lance teaching experience in a classroom setting: Speech classes for Kinder to Senior High School students; Public Speaking to marketing people and executives; On Inter-Personal Communication and Personality Development to marketers and church leaders

15 years of experience in conducting seminars & workshops as Training Director for church-based and NGO organization

More than 18 years of experience in producing computer graphic designs, labels, flyers, brochures and other print materials using Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Publisher

Chief Operating Officer for more than ten years for a manufacturing companies exporting to the USA, Japan and Europe

Extensive experience as Event Organizer for seminars, conventions, school affairs, sales training and others

Seminars and Training Offered to the Public:

High Impact Public Speaking Seminars with 30-40 page Manual

8-10 sessions at 4 hour per session

Basic Sales Process: Prospecting, Follow-up, Presenting, Closing;

Accompanying (4) Booklets

Ten Pitfalls in Network Marketing (adopted to Filipino audience)

Power of Network Marketing

Team Building & Leadership Seminars

How to Produce Cloth Mache, Figurines & other “How to” Seminars

Facilitating Strategic Planning Seminars for Christian groups

How to Use Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Publisher

Interpersonal Communications Seminars

Personality Development Seminars

Special Functions, Awards & Special Membership:

Commissioned as the exclusive independent designer for all marketing materials of Paglingap Power Saver’s Program

Special Cooperation Award from Capiz Province for the donation of 20 thousand books/computers from the USA

Board of Trustee Confederation, Philippines, La Salle Antipolo for 10 years

Philippine Exporters’ Association, Philippines for 10 years

V-Team GoldQuest International, Top 7 Networkers in the Philippines

College: President of Drama Club

Member of Glee Club (Choir)

Best in Extemporaneous Speaking

Member of Debate Team

Varsity Player: Basketball, Guard

Volleyball, Stopper

High School: Best in Debate

Best Actress & Best Support Actress

Best Declaimer (3x)

Provincial Champion as Declaimer

Provincial Champion in Table Tennis, Singles & Double

Varsity Player: Sprinter, (Hundred-meter-dash sprint)

Employment History:

Since 2008 - current Free Lance online teacher, layout artist, designer, graphic designer

Dec 21, 2016- Nov 2017 Tenured Senior Teacher B (top level), 51Talk HBT (Home-based

Teacher)

Oct 16,2014 – June 30,2015 Documentation Officer, Cleopatra Int’l Placement Agency, Inc.

9-A Catalina Bldg., 9 New York St., Cubao, Q.C., MM

March 14, 2012 to date Chief Executive Officer, Big Heart2, Inc. a non-government organization, Unit A, Medina Compound, Brgy. San Isidro, #1 Rizal Avenue, Taytay, Rizal, Philippines 1920

May, 2007 - Dec, 2007 Buying Office representative of BMJ Enterprises and as Consultant of People Process Integrators, a placement agency in Calgary, Canada (established this company in Canada, eight months)

Nov, 2006 - April, 2007 Communication and Information Technology Director

Crown Stewardship Ministries, Philippine Chapter

Century NS Bldg., Shaw, Mandaluyong City, Philippines

June 2004 - June 2006 Executive Vice President and Marketing Director

Master’s Touch, Inc.

Strata 100, 10th flr, Emerald Ave., Ortigas Complex, Pasig City

July, 1999 - Nov 2005 Country Training Consultant: Vision Unlimited (Phil-based), TNRI Management and Development Corp. (Phil-based); My7 Diamonds (Hong Kong), Gold Quest International (Hong Kong)

Sept 1987 - January 2012 VP for Operations and Marketing 12 years

BMJ Enterprises (Export Manufacturer and Buying Office)

182 Sunset Drive, Brookside Hills, Cainta, Rizal, Philippines

(Soft toys products, handicrafts and housewares for Japan, US, Europe)

May 1977 - Sept 1987 Communication Manager

World Vision Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines

Sept 1975 – April 1977 TV Announcer-Talent, Producer and Assistant to the General Manager, Visayas Educational Radio and Television Association, TV 10 (currently GMA, Bacolod City)

Education:

June, 1966 – March, 1971 Bachelor’s Degree in English

College of the Holy Spirit, Manila City, Philippines

Sept, 1979 – Oct, 1981 Post-Graduate Study, Christian Development Communication

Asian Institute of Christian Communication, Singapore

March 22, 2012- 1991 Master’s in Ministry, Institute of Global Ministry, Valley View

Building, Ortigas Ext., Cainta, Rizal, Philippines

References:

Dr. Rev. Samuel Lee, Founder, Paul College of Leadership Seminary, Prayer Mountain,

Montalban, Philippines Phone 092********

Cora V. Chan, Crown Financial Ministries, Executive Director, Mandaluyong, Philippines

Phone 092********; 091********

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