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Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL DATA
Name : Edwin B.R. Gbargaye
Nickname : Ed, Badu-Gban
Birthday : 29 April 1963
Birthplace : Harbel, Firestone, Margibi County, Liberia
Hometown : Marshall City, Margibi County, Liberia
Height : 6’0’’
Weight : 155 lbs.
Nationality : Liberian
Religion : Seventh Day Adventist
Home Address: 2235 Police Academy Road, Paynesville City, Liberia
Marital Status: Divorced with Children; Peace, Rose, Robertha, Edwin Jr., Danforth & Edmund
State of Health: Good
Email: edwingbar@yahoo.com
edgbargaye@gmail.com
edgbargaye.ul@gmail.com
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Doctor of Public Administration National College of Public Administration& Governance
Major: Social Development University of the Philippines
Diliman, Quezon City
2013
Master in Development Management Pangasinan State University (PSU)
Major: Public Management Urdaneta City, Pangasinan
Philippines
2010
Master of Public Administration - National College of Public Administration & Governance
Specialization: University of the Philippines- Diliman
Public Fiscal Administration Quezon City, Philippines
2008
Bachelor Science in Economics - College of Business and Public Administration
Major in International Economics University of Liberia
Capitol Hill, Monrovia, Liberia
1998
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Asst. Professor:
Research Methodology
Public Sector Accounting
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Introduction to Public Management
Graduate Program in Business & Public Administration
University of Liberia
II Semester 2013
Adjunct/Instructor
Development Planning &Administration
Theories and Concepts in Public Administration
Undergraduate –College of Business & Public Administration
University of Liberia
II Semester 2013
Professor
Policy and Program Management
Urdaneta City University
Urdaneta City, Pangasinan, Philippines
S.Y. 2 2009-2010
Research Assistant –
Council of Economic Advisors to the President of Liberia
1999-2006
General Manager –
Nipenjo Incorporated
1996-1999
Marketing Director
Southeastern Corporation
1995-1996
Vice President/ Marketing
Intermix Service Incoroporated
1993-1995
Marketing Manager :
Nipenjo Incorporated
1991-1993
TRAININGS AND SEMINARS ATTENDED
Certificate
Results-Based Project Management, Implementation,
Monitoring & Evaluation
Development Center for Asia Africa Pacific (DCAAP)
SOLAIR Bldg., University of the Philippines
Diliman, Quezon City
November 7-14, 2011
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Certificate
82nd Manager’s Course
Institute of Small Scale Industry (ISSI)
University of the Philippines Diliman
Quezon City, Philippines
June-December 2006
FOREIGN SCHOLARSHIP
International Course on Local Economic Development
Weitzman Institute
Rehovot, Israel, 2004
INTERNATIONAL TRAINING
Certificate
Course on Administration of Political Development
Korea Study Tour on Comparative Political Systems of Korea and the Philippines
September 28 –October 1, 2009
Korean Civic Education Institute for Democracy (KOCEI)
Seoul, South Korea
Certificate
1st Asian Cooperative TEAMshop
Cebu International Convention Center
Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines
November 18-20, 2009
SCHOLARSHIP/ AWARDS
Scholar
University of the Philippines: 2009-2011
President
University of the Philippines International Center Association (UPICA), UP IC, 2007- 2008
Outstanding Member
Board of National and Regional Representative (BNRR) UP IC, 2007- 2008
EXPERIENCE
Resource-Facilitator in Governance and Development Issues
Resource-Facilitator in Cooperative Development and Management
Advocate on Good Governance and Anti-Corruption
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SKILLS
Lecturer/Facilitator in Public Administration
Microsoft Office Application (MSWord, Excel and PowerPoint)
Conduct of Research
UNPUBLISHED BOOKS
Management Performance of Pangasinan Credit Cooperatives in the Context of Collective Action
and Good Governance
Dissertation
National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG)
University of the Philippines, Diliman Quezon City
2013
Cooperative Governance and Poverty Alleviation:
The Pangasinan Experience
Masteral Thesis, Pangasinan State University, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan
2010
Bureaucratic Reforms in Liberia (2006-2008)
Special Problem Paper (SPP)
National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG)
University of the Philippines, Diliman Quezon City
2008
AFFILIATION AND MEMBERSHIP
Member, Committee to Review the Functions/Programmes of the Bureau of State Enterprises
(BSE) (2004)
Representative, Council of Economic Advisors
Sub-Committee on the State of the Liberian Economy (2004)
Proxy Member, Cash Management Committee (CMC)
Ministry of Finance (2005)
Member, Public Procurement Reform Steering Committee (PPRSC) (2005)
Pilgrim to the Holy City of Jerusalem, Israel (2004)
Member, Weitz Center Friends Network, Israel
Technician-NTGL Chairman’s Mandate to Review of Monrovia City Corporation (MCC)
Performance (2003)
Member, National Rice Committee of Liberia
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Ministry of Commerce (2003)
Member, Policy Review Committee
Liberia Business Association (LIBA) (1998)
Founder and Interim President
Foundation for Liberian-Israeli Salam-Shalom Club (2005)
KEYNOTE SPEAKER/PANELIST
/RESOURCE PERSONS/FACILITATOR
Project Development & Management Forum
“Entrepreneurship Through Project Development and Management”
Pangasinan State University Conference Room
Urdaneta City, Pangasinan, Philippines
March 25, 2006
Panelist: Project Development & Management Forum
“Entrepreneurship Through Project Development and Management”
Pangasinan State University Conference Room
Urdaneta City, Pangasinan, Philippines
March 25, 2006
Plaque of Appreciation
Resource Speaker
Review on the Cooperative Articles and By Laws
St. Isidore Multi-Purpose Cooperative
Labrador, Pangasinan, Philippines
September 17, 2006
Certificate as Guest of Honor & Speaker
16th Annual General Assembly Meeting
Theme: Creating Opportunities for all
St John Multi Purpose Cooperative
Dagupan City, Philippines
March 18, 2007
Certificate as Resource Person MDM Forum
“Liberia’s Local Government Administration”
Course: DM 215 Local Government and Regional Administration
Pangasinan State University, Urdaneta City, Philippines
January 23, 2008
Certificate as Resource Person
“Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness”
Master in Development Management
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Pangasinan State University
February 28, 2009
OTHER TRAININGS ATTENDED
Certificate
Three Months on –the job training (OJT)
Cooperative Course
Dagupan City, Philippines
February- April 2006
Certificate
Provincial Cooperative Month
Active Participation and Attendance
Dagupan City, Philippines
October 29, 2006
Certificate of Participation
Seminar Lecture: “Strategy Stripped Bare: Why Today’s Human Institutions Fail to Cope”
Multipurpose Hall, UP Baguio
February 17, 2007
Certificate of Participation
Paper Presentation: “The Determinants of Demand in Manila Baguio Airline Market”
Multipurpose Hall, UP Baguio
February 17, 2007
Certificate
Multi- Purpose Cooperative
Department of Education Region 1
Pangasinan Division 11
Benigno V. Aldana National High School, Pozorrubio
October 23, 2007
Certificate
Provincial Cooperative Month
Active Participation and Attendance
October 21, 2007
Certificate of Participation
MDM Teamwork Exercises Entitled: “How to Build a Team Work Culture”
Pangasinan State University, Urdaneta City, Philippines
January 5, 2008
Certificate of Attendance
Forum on Current Issues on Governance and the Constitution
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UP NCPAG, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
January 10, 2008
Certificate of Participation
Strategic Plan Review & Management
Pangascasan Women’s Multi-Purpose Cooperative
Pangascasan, Sual, Pangasinan
March 22, 2008
Certificate
Enhancement Course on Cooperative Operations Management
Cooperative and Resource Management Center Inc.
Baguio City, Philippines
May 31, 2008
Certificate
Enhancement Course on Coop Operations Management
Cooperative and Resource Management Center Inc.
Bayview Park Hotel Manila, Philippines
June 28, 2008
Certificate
Good Enough Governance: Poverty Reduction and Reforms in Developing Countries
Lyceum-Northwestern University
Graduate School
Dagupan City, Philippines
August 23, 2009
Certificate
Seminar on Human Behavior at the Workplace and LNU Graduate School
Orientation
LNU-MPA Club and the Commission on Higher Education Region 1
La Trinidad, Benguet, Philipines
August 30, 2008
Certificate
Forum on Good Governance: Local Governance
Lyceum-Northwestern University
Graduate School
Perez Blvd., Dagupan City, Philippines
August 30, 200
Certificate
S & T Paper Presentation on Climate Change
2009 Northern Luzon Cluster Science and Technology Fair
(NLCSTF) December 4, 2009
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Department of Science and Technology
Northern Luzon Cluster
Regions 1, 2 and CAR, Philippines
Certificate
Public Consultation On The Rules and Regulations Implementing
The Special Provisions of R.A. 9520
Cooperative Development Authority
Imperial Palace Suites, Quezon City, Philippines
February 8, 2010
Certificate
Seminar on Good Governance in Cooperatives
NATCCO Party-List
Dagupan City, Philippines
February 10, 2010
Certificate
Anti-Corruption Colloquium
Challenges to Good Governance: Tackling Corruption; Changing Lives.
National College of Public Administration & Governance
University of the Philippines Diliman
July 15-16, 2010
Certificate of Participation
Forum on Cooperative Branching
Cooperative Development Authority in Partnership with Regional Coop
Development Council – RI (RCDC-RI) and Federation of Sual Multipurpose
Cooperative
Calasiao, Pangasinan, Philippines
May 25, 2012
Certificate of Participation
Seminar-workshop for Faculty and Students
Theme: Pushing the Frontiers of Knowledge in a Total University
LNU Institute for Graduate School and Professional Studies
Dagupan City
September 28-30, 2012
Country Visited
1. West Africa: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal
2. East Africa: Ethiopia, Kenya
3. Middle East: Israel, United Arab Emirates
4. Asia: Philippines, South Korea, Macau, Hongkong, Thailand
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References
Dr. Edna Estifania A. Co
Dean and Professor, National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG),
University of the Philippines Diliman; Philippines. Expertise: Campaign Finance; Citizen,
Democracy and Governance; Electoral Administration and Reforms; Organization Studies; Policy
and Advocacy; Public Administration Education; Public Administration Theory; Social
Development; and Voluntary Sector Management. Dr. Co has referred International and an EROPA
expert and practitioner.
Dr. Alex Bello Brillantes, Jr.
Professor at the National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG), University of
the Philippines (UP), Secretary- General of the Association of Schools of Public Administration of
the Philippines (ASPAP), and Deputy Secretary General of the Eastern Regional Organization for
Public Administration (EROPA). He served as Executive Director of the Local Government
Academy (LGA) of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), and Director of the
Center of Local and Regional Governance (CLRG) of the UP-NCPAG. He was also visiting
Professor at Kobe University, in Kobe, Japan; Visiting Fellow at Queensland University of
Technology in Brisbane, Australia and Guest Professor at Meiji University in Tokyo, Japan.
Dr. Virgina A. Teodosio,
Professor, UP SOLAIR and former Administrator, Cooperative Development Authority;
Administrator July 2000-January 2005), Consultant, National Biofuels Board, Department of Energy
on Cooperatives, Poverty Reduction, Energy Security and Climate Change Adviser, Buklod Filipina,
Party List Adviser, Advocacy of Women for an Alternative Industrial Relations Office Address: UP
School of Labor and Industrial Relations Diliman, Quezon City
Dr. J. Prospero E. De Vera III
Incumbent Vice President for Public Affairs of the University of the Philippines. A full professor of
public administration, he previously served as director of the U.P. Center for Policy & Executive
Development (CPED) and the UP Center for Leadership, Citizenship and Democracy (CLCD).
Before joining the academe, he worked as a technical assistant, chief-of-staff, senior consultant and
senior adviser to Senate President Nene Pimentel, Senate Presidents Protempore Sotero Laurel,
Leticia Ramos-Shahani, and Juan Flavier, and Senators Gringo Honasan and Ramon Magsaysay Jr.
Dr. De Vera also spent time working at the California State Legislature in the United States.
Professor De Vera is an internationally recognized political analyst whose views are regularly sought
by foreign and local media. He earned his Doctor of Public Administration (DPA) degree from the
University of the Philippines and went to the Univeristy of Southern California and California State
University-Sacramento as a visiting scholar under a Fulbright-Hayes Scholarship. He was Senior
Fulbright Visiting Professor/Fellow at the Johns Hopkins University from 2000-2001
Dr. Vicente D. Mariano
Professor and Director Publications Office
National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG), University of the Philippines
Diliman
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Dr. Josefina B. Bitonio
Professor and MDM Program Coordinator at Pangasinan State University (Master in Development
Management and Master in Management Engineering); Lyceum North Western University (Master in
Public Administration, Doctor in Public Administration, MPA for Philippine Councilors League);
Urdaneta City University (MPA). She is currently the Assistant Regional Director, Cooperative
Development Authority – Dagupan Extension Office, Dagupan City, Philippines. Expertise:
Lecturer/facilitator for Cooperatives, Strategic Planning; Volunteerism; Public Order and Public Safety;
4-H and VLAP of the Department of Agriculture, webmaster and editor of the CDA-Dagupan.