1. DENISE DANIELLE G. ATILANO
Unit J-203, Galeria de Magallanes,
Lapu-Lapu Avenue, Brgy. Magallanes,
Makati City
dengalvez@gmail.com
Mobile: +63917-521-4685
5 March 1987
OBJECTIVE
To implement advocacy, communications, and campaigns work that generates sustainable
impacts on its stakeholders, most especially in humanitarian and environmental issues.
WORK
D1 Programme Officer
Economic Justice Programme/ Media Advocacy and Campaigns Team
Oxfam Great Britain
August 2012 – 15 February 2015
 Working in the Advocacy, Communications and Public Campaigning Arm of Oxfam
 Lead: Oxfam’s GROW Campaign ensuring that GROW and Oxfam’s brand are made
more visible and recognizable to the public
 Campaign development, planning and implementation on food security and climate
change campaigns
 National and regional coordination and advocacy work, including partnership
management, supervision, and building linkages
 Resource person and speaker on key public and media events, joint engagements
 Information, education and communication materials conceptualization and
implementation, communications work
 Journalism and writing (i.e. blog entries, press releases, reports)
 Project Manager: The Brown Rice Campaign
 Partnership Manager: Low-Carbon Development Projects, Adaptation Finance
Accountability Initiative, Climate Change Policy and Advocacy Project, The APECO
Anti-Land Grabbing Campaign, The Semirara Corporation Antil-Land Grabbing
Campaign
 Core Member and Manager: CCA-DRR Country Report
 Lead: Take the Challenge: GROW, Share and Live Better Campaign, 2013
Project Officer
Climate Change and Energy
Programme World Wide Fund for
Nature, Philippines
July 2010 to July 2012
 Coordination work for all team projects and project activities
 Research work and data gathering
 Project coordination, facilitation and management, budget monitoring, monitoring and
evaluation and reporting
 Co-organized the 1st Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit, 23-24 November 2010

2.  Co-organized the Sustainable Consumption and Production and the Green
Economy: A Capacity-Building Workshop, 15-16 September 2011
 Provided support to team projects and activities in terms of logistics,
communications, research work, and report writing
 Represented WWF-Philippines and its Climate Change and Energy Programme in
important events and conferences
 Contributor: Global Status Report 2012, Renewable Energy Network 21
 Research and gathered data on energy figures and statistics with a focus on
Renewable Energy Sources available and existing in the country
 Synthesis of existing policies in the different sectors of energy, transport, and
industry with regards to renewable energy
 Project Coordinator: The Ring of Fire Project
 Served as the Philippine coordinator for activities conducted amongst
project partners, stakeholders, and other involved parties
 Lead organizer of the RE-Energizing Philippine Development: The
Mindanao Renewable Energy Forum in Davao City, 28 July 2011
 Contributor: Ring of Fire project document
 Facilitation of project activities for project partners with the Gold Standard
Foundation, and participated and fed input into the Mindanao 3 Local
Stakeholder Consultation, 16 December 2011
 Partnership management
 Earth Hour Social Mobilization Head: 2009-2011
 Developed and Led the Earth Hour Social Mobilization Team
 Implemented Earth Hour on-the-ground campaigns in encouraging
participation and support amongst the corporate, academic, local
government, national government, religious, and residential sectors through
various mediums
 Organizer of the Earth Hour 2009 Mob Dance as promotional material for
Earth Hour 2009
 Performed information, education and communication activities and conducted
lectures
 Co-organized the Puerto Princesa Earth Hour General Assembly at the
Palawan State University for Earth Hour 2009 together with the Department of
Energy as part of the Earth Hour 2009 Road Show
Project Assistant
Climate Change and Energy
Programme World Wide Fund for
Nature, Philippines
June 2009 to December 2010
 Provided administrative assistance and support to both the Climate Change and
Energy Programme National Director and the Asia-Pacific Energy Policy Manager
in terms of delivering communications, project activities, and addressing logistical
needs
 Did research work and content writing as well as coordinated activities with other
WWF regional offices
 Did budget-monitoring for project expenditures and staff operations
 Representative:Global Campaign for Climate Action
 Representative as part of the Global Campaign for Climate Action (GCCA) for the
15th Conference of Parties in Copenhagen, Denmark during the year 2009
 Lead Organizer: Green Strokes, a mural-painting event gathering volunteers
and mural artists during the Global Day of Action, 10 December 2009

3.  Co-organizer: GCCA public parade, during the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Bangkok Intersessionals held in
Bangkok in preparation for the 15th Conference of Parties in Copenhagen, Denmark
Internship
The French Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines
(FCCP) School Year 2007-2008
 Provided assistance to the Managing Director in terms of research work,
communications, logistical support and content writing
 Linked the FCCP together with a French Lingerie supplier and generated a database
of potential lingerie distributors in the Philippines
EDUCATION
 Major in Bachelor of Arts, European Studies – International Relations Track
The School of Social Sciences, The Ateneo De Manila University
o Dean’s Lister
 S.Y. 2006-2007, 2nd Semester
 S.Y. 2007-2008, 1st Semester
 S.Y. 2008-2009, 2nd Semester
 Minor in French Studies
o Certification for Proficiency in French
The School of Humanities, The Ateneo De Manila University
 Poveda Learning Centre (Quezon City, Philippines)
WORKSHOPS & CONFERENCES
 Speaker, The Southeast Asia Climate Change Focal Points and Experts Consultation Meeting
EDSA Shangri-La Hotel, 9 February 2012
 Speaker, The Yuchengco Group of Companies (YGC) Regional Centennial and
Environmental Roll-Out Event
Mambukal Resort, Bacolod, 24 & 25 September 2011
 Speaker, Merck Safety Summit
Diamond Hotel, 19 August 2011
 Participant, Aksyon Klima Climate Change Adaptation – Disaster Risk Reduction Workshop
Meralco Development Center (MMLDC) Antipolo, 8-9 September 2011
 Speaker, Kumon Climate Change and Sustainable Lifestyle Talk
Kumon Head Office, Makati City, 18 August 2011
 Host and Facilitator, RE-Energizing Philippine Development: The Mindanao
Renewable Energy Forum
The Waterfront Insular Hotel, Davao, 28 July 2011
 Speaker, Starbucks Leadership Conference
Meralco Development Center (MMLDC), Antipolo, 6 June 2011
 Speaker, Nestle Partners’ Environmental Summit
Nestle Head Office, Makati City, 18 March 2011

4.  Participant, Asia Clean Energy Forum
Asian Development Bank, 2010-2011
 Faciliator, 2nd National Brown Rice Conference
Subic, 2-3 December 2013
 Speaker, UNESCO International Youth Development Summit
September, 2013
 Participant, East Asia GROW: Advocacy, Campaigns and Communications Workshop
Bali, Indonesia, January, 2014
 Core Member, Asia Regional DRR Face to Face Meeting
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, June 2014
 Core Member, Inception Workshop: DRR-CCA Scoping Study and Campaign
Bangkok, Thailand, July, 2014
 Core Member, Consolidation Workshop: DRR-CCA Scoping Study and Campaign
Jakarta, Indonesia, October 2014
 Representative, Adaptation Finance Accountability Initiative Asia Regional Workshop
Bangkok, Thailand, November, 2014
OTHER TRAINING EXPERIENCE
 Writing (Basic MS Office and Powerpoints)
 Certified Open Water Diver, PADI
29 November 2009
Diver No. 1008AR4696
 Wall Climber-Intermediate Level, La Salle Greenhills Summer Workshop
March-April, 2005