The COHREP Board

Joji Ilagan Bian is the chairperson and founder of eight schools and one call center namely that are all well-known in whole Mindanao: Joji Ilagan Foundation, Inc. – College of Business and Tourism, Stockbridge American International School (Davao and General Santos), JIB E-Academy and Solutions, Jib Welding Academy, International Culinary and Hospitality Entrepreneurship (IChef), International School of Hotel and Tourism Mgt ( General Santos City), International Management School Of Tourism And Entrepreneurship, Career Institute Of Southeast Asia and Six Eleven Global Solutions (Call Center).

Aside from being a successful business, Joji Ilagan Bian is also connected to some of the country’s prestigious business groups. Her professional affiliations includes: Mindanao Technical Vocation Schools Association (Founding Chair), Mindanao Commission of Women (Vice Chair), Brunei Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Socio-Cultural Education Cluster, Philippine Call Centers Alliance (Founding Chair), Council of Hotel and Restaurant Educators of the Philippines (National Board), Council of Hotel and Restaurant Educators of the Philippines – Region XI (Founding Chair), Asia pacific Council of Hotel and Restaurant Institution (Treasurer).

Dr. Mark Irvin C. Celis is the current Assistant Vice President of the Lyceum of the Philippines University Cavite Campus. He is a former College Administrator of Parañaque City College. He is the former Dean of the College of International Tourism and Hospitality Management and the Director of the Center for Technical Education of the Lyceum of the Philippines University – Cavite. He holds a graduate degree in International Hospitality Management and a post graduate degree in Business Administration.

He is also a Certified Hospitality Educator awarded by the American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI).

His research background includes publications, presentations, and paper reviewer in various international and local research journals and conferences.

He authored books in food service, front office, and other tourism and hospitality courses.

In 2013, he participated in the Faculty Exchange Program in South Korea.

He is tapped by both private and government agencies to ensure quality in hospitality and tourism education in the Philippines. 

He serves as: 

o PACUCOA Accreditor

o CHED Rqat IV Member

o TESDA TM Trainer and Assessor

o DOT, TESDA, and TIBFI –National ASEAN Master Assessor

o ISO 9001 Internal Auditor

He is a frequent guest speaker, lecturer, research adviser and panelist and judge in various hospitality and tourism academic events. 

His humble beginning in the hospitality industry started when he worked as a Front Office Associate in an international hotel chain. At present, he is working as a part time resort business consultant.

Has more than 15 years of teaching experience in the field of Tourism and Hospitality Management. Currently, the Dean of the College of Hospitality Management of Systems Plus College Foundation which, initiated plans to develop the programs under Tourism and Hospitality Management into programs that are parallel to the existing ASEAN footprint of academic paradigm and adapted the Outcomes-based education system. 

An active Accreditor of the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA) and currently the Secretary of the National Board of Directors of the Council of Hotel and Restaurant Educators of the Philippines (COHREP).

A member of the following organizations:

· Council of Hotel and Restaurant Educators of the Philippines (COHREP), 

· Leadership in Education Academy and Development Philippines, Inc. (LEAD)

· Association of Administrators in the Hospitality, Hotel and Restaurant Management Educational Institutions (AAHRMEI), 

· Union of Filipino Tourism Educators (UFTE), 

· Philippine Association of Researchers for tourism and Hospitality (PARTH)

· Culinarya Pampanga

Dr. Francia Yvette A. Magpantay is the Dean of the College of Tourism and Hospitality Management at University of Batangas, Batangas Campus since October 2016. She became the department head of the college from June 2007 until October 2016. She started as instructor, also in the same university last June 2001. After graduation, she worked as a Front Desk Clerk at City Garden Hotel in Makati. Dr. Magpantay finished her BS in Hotel and Restaurant Management at St. Scholastica’s College Manila. She graduated with Masters in Business Management major in Hospitality Management at St. Paul University Manila last September 2007 and she got her Doctor of Business Management major in Hospitality Management at Philippine Women’s University last October 2012. She also earned her Diploma in Leadership and Management at Australian Skills Institute last November 2015.

Dr. Magpantay won 2nd Runner up in the National Search for the 2016 Idol ng Tesda for the Wage employed category last September 22, 2016. She was also awarded as the 2012 Most Outstanding TESD Trainer for Private Institution. Moreover, Dr. Magpantay also finished the course for National Master Trainer/Assessor for Food and Beverage Services Division last May 2015. She also is a PACUCOA Accreditor and TESDA Trainer and Asessor for Tourism Sector. She holds title of Certified Guest Service Professional and Certified Hospitality Professional. 

Dr. Yvette Magpantay’s recent research are on Farm Tourism Awareness and its Integration in the Curriculum of BS in International Hospitality Management and BS Tourism Management in CALABARZON which was presented in the 9thICLEHI, in Osaka Japan in May 10-11,2018 and Correlation of the Required Competencies of Hospitality Industry during On-Job-Training to the Acquired Competencies of Students in Their Food & Beverage and Housekeeping Classes. 

Currently, she is the treasurer of COHREP National.

Dr. Lee Majors M. Fajilan, holds a Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. He also finished his Masters of Management from the University of the Philippines, Baguio City. He earned his PhD in Management at Saint Louis University, Baguio City.

At present, he is a Professor for Hospitality and Tourism Management Department at Saint Louis University, Baguio City.  He teaches Asian and International Management in the Graduate Studies of SLU.  He also teaches basic French.

He worked at Discovery Suites Ortigas Center, Pasig City from 1999 to 2006 holding various positions in the Front Desk, Rooms Division, and Banquet and Sales Catering Departments. He is also doing Consultancy Work for 1966 Real Estate Corporation, Lafayette Luxury Suites Resort.

He is a resource and motivational speaker specializing on customer service and international travel and tours.  He has visited over 80 countries and territories around the world. 

Mr. Raymund Gerard I. Guerrero is an Assistant Professor in the University of the Philippines, College of Home Economics, Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management.

He was a Visiting Professor Woosong University, Daejeon, South Korea in 2009.

He is a graduate the University of Philippines Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Administration and Master of Business Administration.

Before joining the academe in 2002 he was with the hospitality industry occupying different positions at the Rooms Division of the Westin Philippine Plaza (now Sofitel Philippine Plaza) until his retirement as Reservations Manager. 

During his stint at the Westin he was the Resident Trainor of its Front Office Department and he was also tasked to open the Westin Resorts Hotel in Tumon Bay, Guam.

Shirley V. Guevarra is the current Dean of the College of Home Economics; Professor, a Professor and former Chairperson of the Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management at the University of the Philippines (UP). She is also the immediate past Officer-in-Charge of the UP Office of Student Housing, a former Director of the UP Business Concessions Office and member of the Board of Overseers, University Hotel. 

Prof. Guevarra is the current Director for Education of the Asia Pacific Council of Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Education (APacCHRIE) and its immediate past Country/Regional Director for the Philippines from 2018 to 2020. She has been a member of the International Council of Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Education (ICHRIE) since 2008. 

Prof. Guevarra is also the Philippine Country Representative of the Asia Pacific Tourism Association (APTA) and a member of the Editorial Board of the Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research (APJTR).  She currently sits as a Board Member of the Council of Hotel and Restaurant Educators of the Philippines (COHREP). She heads the COHREP PEARL, the Council’s research and education arm. Prof. Guevarra also served as Associate Division Director of the Hotel and Restaurant Association of the Philippines (HRAP).  

Rhoda came from a family of teachers, from grandparents to sisters. So without really planning for it,

even if she took BS in Hotel and Restaurant Administration at the University of the Philippines, she has

found her place under the sun as an educator and academic administrator for 22 years now. To make

sure that she’s competent to handle the professional responsibilities in her shoulders, she’s currently

taking up Doctor in Hospitality Management at the Philippine Women’s University.

She now leads the ET Yuchengco College of Business at Malayan Colleges Laguna but still oversees her

first love, the Hospitality Management Program. As an academic administrator, Rhoda is involved in the

development, monitoring and marketing of five programs under ETYCB namely Accountancy, Accounting

Information System, Tourism Management, Entrepreneurship, and their newest baby, BS Business

Administration major in Marketing. With the challenges faced by educational institutions now, she is

part of the academic team developing the online delivery of courses at MCL.

Life outside work, Rhoda loves spending time travelling, eating out and cooking for her 3 grown-up sons

and husband.

Dr. Jocelyn Y. Camalig has been in the academe for 27 years as faculty member and as an administrator in the College of International Tourism and Hospitality Management of the Lyceum of the Philippines University Cavite and Manila. She is currently the Hotel and Restaurant Administration Chairperson of the College of International Tourism and Hospitality Management at the Lyceum of the Philippines University Manila and serves in various academic committees such as an Internal Auditor for the ISO 9001 -2015 (Quality Management System), the College Chair of Quality Circle 5- Research, to name a few, leading to the attainment of excellence in education. She is a graduate at the University of the Philippines, Diliman Quezon with the degrees in Master of Food Service Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant and recently completed her Doctor in Business Management degree at the Philippine Women’s University-Manila. Administration. 

She is a Certified Hospitality Educator (C.H.E.), a Certified Guest Service Professional (CGSP) from the American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute, a SERVSAFE practitioner and National Master Trainer/Assessor for Food and Beverage Service Division.  A current Board of Director of COHREP and the Board of Director in Charge for Panay Chapter, I found joy in facilitating the learning of students. 

Dr. Mitch Borja is the Dean of Arellano University School of Tourism and Hospitality Management Main Campus. He is a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management at The Philippine Women's University. Acquired his Master of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management and his Doctor of Business Management, with Specialization in Hospitality Management at The Philippine Women's University, Dissertation: Best Practices of Higher Education Institutions: Basis for the Development of a Proposed Quality Assurance Model for Hospitality Management Education.

He is a member of PACUCOA (Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation) CHRIE (Council on Hotel Restaurant and Institutional Education, Active Member, Washington DC, USA) COHREP (Council of Hotel and Restaurant Educators of the Philippines, Board of Director, Makati, Manila Philippines) HRAP (Hotel and Restaurant Association of the Philippines, Member, Intramuros, Manila) TESCU (Tourism Educators, Schools, Colleges and Universities,) and RQAT (Regional Quality Assurance Team Region IV-A).

Prof. Rodolfo Cabardo is an Associate Professor and Hospitality Management Program Chairperson at National University Manila. Candidate for Doctor in Hospitality Management and graduate of Master of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management, and with degrees in Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management and Bachelor of Science in Commerce.

COHREP Board Director In-charge of Membership, Secretariat, and Ethics Committee.

Over thirty years industry experience in Institutional Food Service Sales & Operations, Human Resources – Recruitment, Training & Development, Employee Relations, and Organizational Development.