The Philippine Women's University




The Philippine Women's University
President

	Life-time member of the PWU Board of Trustees

	Vice-Chair and Director General - Francisca Tirona Benitez Rurban Development Foundation (FTBRDF)

	Executive Vice-President - Development Institute of Women in Asia-Pacific (DIWA)

	Executive Director - Universities Rurban Center (URC)

	Chancellor for PWU-Cavite

The Philippine Women's College of Davao
President (August 2005)

National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW)
Commission for Culture and the Arts (August 1998 to present), Chairperson (August 12, 1998 - March 2001)

World Association for Cooperative Education (WACE)
Member, Board of Governors (November 2005 to present)

Philippine Constitution Association(PHILCONSA)
Vice-President for Academic (February 8, 2006 to present)

Women's Studies Association of the Philippines (WSAP)
Chair (October 2006 to present), President (June 2002 to October 2006)

National Council of Women of the Philippines (NCWP)
President (July 2005-2007) Lifetime Board Member; Vice President for NCR (June 1997 to July 1999)

Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities (PACU)
Board of Directors (August 2006 to present) Board Member (June 25, 2005 - July 2006)

Management Association of the Philippines (MAP)
Member (February 17, 2006 to present)

International Association of University President (IAUP)
Executive Committee Member (2006 to present)

ASEAN Confederation of Women Organizations (ACWO)
President (November 2006 to present)


Qualifications


Dr. Amelou B. Reyes academic achievements include a double cum laude at the Philippine Women’s University – Bachelor of Arts, major in Psychology, and Bachelor of Science, major in guidance and counseling. She completed her Master of Arts in Psychology at the Ateneo de Manila University. She garnered another masteral degree in Sociology and a doctoral degree in Development Education from Stanford University major in Political Sociology

2nd Helena Z Benitez Global Forum

Side-event to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development 14

United Nations Headquarters, New York

speech

pictures

position paper

On May 10, the 2nd Global Forum was held in Conference Room A at the UN Headquarters. The organizational forum was held in April 2004 as a side event of CSD 12. This year's forum focused on 'Rights-based Approach in Mainstreaming Gender in Local Decision-making on Energy, Industrial Development, Air Pollution and Climate Change"

As well as carrying on the legacy of PWU Chairperson Helena Z Benitez, this forum aims to substantially contribute to engendering sustainable development in global and local policy-making.

The PWU initiatives in the field of environment and habitat were shared, namely, IEMEH course offerings (BS Environmental Management); the HZB Lecture Series on Urban Environment Management that the PWU-co-organized with the Cultural Affairs Office of the U.S. Embassy-Manila on March 28-30, 2006; and EnviroLearn Philippines, a learning network for organizations/groups. individuals concerned with the environment and sustainable development.