Likhanan Founding Members

Likhanan's founding members have carved out their own niche in different fields but share a common vision--to help build an empowered Filipino society through social, academic and cultural education.

Likhanan's founding members are:

Eleanor Gonzalez

Nora is Executive Director of the Philippine-China Development Resource Center, a non-government organization that aims to foster mutual understanding and development cooperation between the Philippines and China. She has been serving in the NGO community for the past 10 to 15 years.

Nora's artistic inclination is in poetry and films. The first film she directed, “Ang Babe SA Bintana” won first place (Feature Category) at the 1984 Fourth Manila Short Film Festival, Film Center , University of the Philippines and second place (Short Film Category) at the1985 Experimental Cinema of the Philippines competition. The film was made under the Ateneo-Mowelfund Program for Artists in Cinema and Television (AMPACT), a year-long scholarship at the Ateneo de Manila University. She was a lecturer in film production at UP College of Mass Communication in the early 1990s.

Clarissa Militante

Clark is former editor and publisher of Student Agenda, a social studies supplementary material for high school students. She worked as a journalist, writer and editor for various institutions including Philippine News & Features (PNF) and GMA Special Reports Online. She is co-founder of the Dreaded Poets Society.

Rebecca Lozada

Becky is executive producer of Pluma 1896, a musical album on Filipino political poetry and songs, and the Balangiga 1901 CD compilation and concert. She's been writing and editing for various projects such as Student Agenda for the past 10 years. Becky is also co-founder of the Dreaded Poets Society.

Liezl Formilleza-Dunuan

Liezl is deputy head of the Foundation for Information Technology and Education (FIT-ED) http://www.fit-ed.org/, a non-profit organization that aims to promote the innovative use of information and communications technology (ICT) in education. She's been working for NGOs for more than 10 years now. Liezl was also a writer for Student Agenda and is co-founder of the Dreaded Poets Society.

Mary Grace Mirandilla

Grace is a young research consultant for telecommunications and ICT for development. Her first study was a grant with IDRC-Canada on community telecenters in rural areas in the Philippines. She's been writing for various projects and publications such as Student Agenda and Newsbreak for several years now. She is a big fan of Filipino poets and storytellers, and is co-founder of the Dreaded Poets Society.

Grace has attended writing workshops with the Philippines Educational Theater Association (PETA) and the Writers Bloc http://www.thewritersbloc.tk/, as well as theater acting workshops at the Metropolitan Theater.