DR. ROWENA A. LUNAR
Lecturer, Hospitality, Tourism and
Business Management
Lot 1 Block 3 Phase 3 Mt. Sinai St.
Montevista Subdivision, Dolores,
Taytay, Rizal, Philippines
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/rowena-lunar-897011187/ September 6, 1963
PROFILE
Eight years of experience as Dean/Program
Head of Hotel and Restaurant Management
Department/Tourism Management Department
(March 2006 to November 2014)
Twenty two (22) years of teaching experience in
the Department of Hotel and Restaurant
Management/Tourism Management/General
Management (November 1996 to September
2019))
Three years experience on managing and
operating Sardua Enterprises and S&R Coffee
Shop at Polillo, Quezon (1996-1999)
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
Education should be made accessible to all
regardless of their race, socio-economic status,
age, gender preference, cultural orientation and
religious beliefs. Every student deserve a devoted and compassionate teacher who will consider their
diverse needs while equitably holding them to high expectations and encouraging them to rise to their greatest potential.
QUALIFICATIONS
Doctor of Education
Major in Educational Management
May 2013
Eulogio “Amang” Rodriguez Institute of
Science and Technology
Graduate School, Nagtahan, Manila
Master of Arts in Industrial Education
Major in Hotel and Restaurant Management
March 2003
Eulogio “Amang” Rodriguez Institute of
Science and Technology
Graduate School, Nagtahan, Manila
Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant
Management
April 1994
Mindanao State University
Marawi City
Diploma in Modern Human Resource
Management - Revised
June 8, 2020
Alison Free Online Education
Galway Technology
Parkmore, Galway
H91 E309, Ireland
Diploma in Business Management and
Entrepreneurship
June 19, 2020
Alison Free Online Education
Galway Technology
Parkmore, Galway
H91 E309, Ireland
Certificate in International and Strategic
Human Resource Management
June 9, 2020
Alison Free Online Education
Galway Technology
Parkmore, Galway
H91 E309, Ireland
Certificate in Human Resources in the Food
Service and Hospitality Sector
September 17, 2020
Alison Free Online Education
Galway Technology
Parkmore, Galway
H91 E309, Ireland
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TEACHING & ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPERIENCES
Skill Power Institute
M.L. Quezon Ave. Ext., Brgy. San Roque, Antipolo
City
October 23, 2020 - May 30, 2021
College Head for Business Studies/Computer
Science and Education
Responsibilities:
Oversees the day-to-day activities of the 8
program offerings namely: BA Marketing
Management; BA Financial Management;
Ba Human Resource Management; BS
Hospitality Management; BS Tourism
Management; BS computer Science; BS
Elementary Education and BS Secondary
Education.
Supervises the faculty and staff of the
different departments;
Plans for the faculty loading and
scheduling of course offerings; and
Advises the students during enrollment
period and day-to-day school operation.
Gulf College, Oman
Sanaya 10, Al Mabellah, Muscat, Oman
February 19, 2015 - September 30, 2019
Lecturer for Faculty of Business and Management
Studies
Module Leader and Tutor: Managing &
Leading Change; Managing People and
Organisation; Managing People and
Performance; Marketing Communications for
Tourism; Introduction to Tourism; Tourism,
Leisure & Culture; Tourism Destination;
Tourism, Events & the Environment;
Contemporary Issues in Tourism; Tourism in
Action; and International Leisure and Tourism
Marketing,
Module Tutor: Entrepreneurship (Creativity &
Innovation); Research Projects; Human
Resource Strategy and Professional Practice;
Strategic Management; Academic Skills in
Practice; International Business and;
Management of Contemporary Organisations.
Prepares assignments and examinations as
assessments for modules handled.
First Mark and Second Mark students’
assignments.
Records students’ marks on the grid for
submission.
Participates in group research.
Handles academic advising on a daily basis
and during the registration period.
STI College, Ortigas Cainta
STI Academic Center, Ortigas Extension, Cainta,
Rizal
June 3, 2013 – November 15, 2014
Program Head/Lecturer for Hotel and Restaurant
Management/Tourism Management Department
Responsibilities:
As a Lecturer:
Handles Introduction to Marketing; Hotel
Housekeeping Operations and Management;
Introduction to Principles of Management;
Principles of Tourism 1 & 2, Travel Operations
and, Entrepreneurs of Hospitality Industry;
Tourism Marketing, and Research Projects.
As a Program Head:
Oversees the day-to-day activities of the
Hotel and Restaurant/Tourism
Management Department both academics
and non-academics;
Work for the initial CHED permit for Travel
Management and Tourism Management
CHED recognition;
Supervises the faculty and staff of the
department;
Plans for the faculty loading and
scheduling of subject offerings; and
Advises the students during enrollment
period.
Trinity University of Asia
Cathedral Height, Quezon City
November 3, 2011 to November 2012
Associate Professor 1, CHTM Department
Responsibilities:
Handles Research Design, Facilities
Planning and Layout, Food Cost Control
and Analysis, Hotel Housekeeping
Operations; Hotel Sales and Marketing,
Front Office Operations for Tourism
students, Tourism Marketing and;
Entrepreneurship with Business Plan for
Hotel and Restaurant Management
students using a systematic daily lesson
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plan of lectures, demonstrations,
brainstorming, role dramatization,
simulation, group dynamics and laboratory
activities;
STI College, Ortigas Cainta, 5th Flr Rubluo
Building,
Junction, Ortigas Extension, Cainta
November 5, 2010 – October 2011
Program Head/Lecturer, HRM Department
Responsibilities:
As a Lecturer:
Handles Introduction to Marketing
Management; Introduction to Principles of
Management; Tourism Planning and
Development ; Tourism Marketing; and
Research Projects.
As a Program Head:
Oversees the day-to-day activities of the
Hotel and Restaurant Management
Department both academics and
non-academics;
Work for the CHED Recognition for the
Hotel and Restaurant Program
Work for the initial CHED permit for
Tourism Management Program;
Supervises the faculty and staff of the
department;
Plans for the faculty loading and
scheduling of subject offerings; and
Advises the students during enrollment
period and day-to-day school operation.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Succor College
Concepcion, Marikina, Philippines
November 3, 2009 to October 25, 2010
Program Head/Lecturer, HRM Department
Responsibilities:
As a Lecturer:
Handles Total Quality Management;
Principles of Management; Strategic
Management; Principles of Tourism; Tourism
Marketing.
As a Program Head:
Work for the CHED recognition of the Hotel
and Restaurant Management Program
Oversees the day-to-day activities of the
Hotel and Restaurant Management
Department both academics and
non-academics;
Supervises the faculty and staff of the
department;
Plans for the faculty loading and
scheduling of subject offerings; and
Advises the students during enrollment
period and day-to-day school operation.
PNTC Colleges-International
5th Flr of Intramuros Corporate Plaza
Intramuros, Manila
October 27, 2008 to September 15, 2009
Program Director, Hospitality Management
Responsibilities:
Plans, directs and evaluates efficiency of
academic and other activities of the
College Faculty and Staff, recommend and
approve faculty work loads and
appointments;
Supervises and monitored faculty
members' performance through constant
checking of their attendance, punctuality
as per record of the checker, and weekly
course outlines;
Prepares teaching materials such as
manuals and PowerPoint presentations;
Works hand in hand with the Marketing
Director to advertise and promote the
program; and
Coordinates with different agencies for
hotel and restaurant practicum.
Asian College of Science and Technology
Aurora, Quezon City
April 3, 2007 to October 24, 2008
Dean of Hospitality and Tourism Management
Department
Responsibilities:
Recommends course curriculum and
syllabi development in-line with CHED
CMO 30, s. 2006 and work with the school
administrators for initial CHED permit;
Managed all program related facilities and
equipment;
Supervises and evaluates performance of
faculty members through class
observation using the faculty performance
evaluation form; and
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Plans for the faculty loading and
scheduling of subject offerings;
Advised the students during enrollment
period;
Worked with committees responsible with
matters such as budgets for purchase of
kitchen, dining and housekeeping tools
and equipment and budgets for the
academic and non-academic activities of
the Hospitality and Tourism Management
Department.
Enderun Colleges
19th Flr Corporate Plaza, Emerald Avenue
Ortigas Center, Pasig City
March 16, 2006 to April 1, 2007
Interim Dean
Responsibilities:
Work with the school executives and
administrators for the initial CHED permit
of the program Intenational Hospitality
Management;
Assists the administrators to attain
institutional goals, e.g. instruction,
research, community extension services
and all related matters;
Centro Escolar University
University Belt, Mendiola, Manila
November 4, 2005 to March 15, 2006
Special Lecturer, Hotel and Restaurant
Management Department
Responsibilities:
Handles Principles of Food Selection and
Preparation (Basic Culinary Arts and
Sciences) Food and Beverage
Management Classes; and Food
Sanitation and Personal Hygiene.
The National Teachers College
Quiapo, Manila
June 15, 1999 to October 25, 2005
Instructor 1, Hotel and Restaurant Management
Department
Responsibilities:
Handles Business Organization and
Management; Human Resource
Management; Hotel Sales and Marketing;
Principles of Sanitation and Hygiene;
Principles of Food Selection and
Preparation; Housekeeping Operations;
Bakery Science and Production;
Personality Development and Public
Relations; Introduction to Tourism; Front
Office Operations; Housekeeping
Procedures; Food Cost Control and
Analysis and; Entrepreneurship with
Business Plans for Hotel and Restaurants
using a systematic daily lesson plan of
lectures, demonstrations, brainstorming,
role dramatization, simulation, group
dynamics and laboratory activities;
Eulogio “Amang” Rodriguez of Science and
Technology
Nagtahan, Sampaloc, Manila
June 15, 1997 to June 1, 1999
Assistant Instructor of Hotel and Restaurant
Management Department
Responsibilities:
Handles Business Organization and
Management; Sales and Marketing; Human
Resource Development; Food and Beverage
Purchasing; Principles of Food Selection and
Preparation; Principles of Food Safety,
Sanitation and Hygiene; Quantity Food
Production; Front Office Management;
Principles of Tourism and; Food and Beverage
Management.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Conducted a 2-day training courses titled
“Innovation and Design Thinking” and
“Lean Management and Work
Environment” for staff of Be’ah Company
on October 13 & 14, 2019 in Al Ghubrah,
Muscat, Oman.
Developed curriculum for Hospitality and
Tourism Management and work with the
school executives and administrators for
the initial CHED permit and accreditation
of the program Hospitality and Tourism
Management in various universities and
colleges in Manila, Philippines;
Served as panelist for Business Planning
and Feasibility Studies Defense of Hotel
and Restaurant Management Students in
different universities and colleges in
Manila, Philippines; and;
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Served as thesis adviser of the following
research papers: Syllabus-based Modules
on Food and Nutrition (2004); Competency
Based Curriculum on Food and Beverage
Management (2004) and Proposed
Manual on Catering Management (2005).
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
29 - 30 December, 2015
Presented a paper entitled “Diversity in the
Workplace: Evidences from Gulf College
Oman” at the 21st International Research
Conference on Business Economics and Social
Sciences, IRC 2015, Dubai UAE.
29 - 30 December, 2015
Submitted a conference paper entitled “Cultural
Entrepreneurial Characteristics of Gulf College
Oman Business Students” at the 21st
International Research Conference on Business
Economics and Social Sciences, IRC 2015, Dubai
UAE.
17 July, 2016
Published a paper entitled “Diversity in the
Workplace: Evidences from Gulf College
Oman” Online ISSN: 2225-4226; Print ISSN:
2309-8295 pp. 73 – 84. (Co-author), Journal of
Asian Business Strategy.
August 4 – 5, 2018
Presented a paper entitled “Oman as a Tourist
Destination: An Exploratory Study of Visitor’s
Satisfaction” to International Conference on
Recent Trends in Science, Technology
Management and Social Development
(ICRTSTMSD-18) at Bali Indonesia.
November 4, 2020 - date
Peer reviewer of the International Journal of
Academe and Industry Research. SEC
Registration Number CN202004359
South Spring Village, Candelaria, Quezon,
Philippines
CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY
July 18, 1993
Career Service Professional Examination,
85.41%
IELTS TEST RESULT
Listening 5.5, Reading 6.5; Writing 6.0; Speaking 6.5; Overall Band Score 6.0
Hawthorn in Muscat, Oman on April 21, 2018.
ACADEMIC REFERENCES
Dr. Khalid Abu Zayed
Head of Faculty
Gulf College
+968-**-****** – Ex :111
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Anwaar Alabduwani
Director- Centre for Human Resources
Gulf College
+968-**-***-*** – Ex :284
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Dr. Elvira V. Gabriel
Department Head
Lourdes College
0063) 099********
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I hereby certify that the facts and information stated above are true and correct.
Rowena A. Lunar, Ed. D.
November 2021