Areté Advisory Board (Memo U2223-061)

I am pleased to inform the University Community of the appointment of the following members of the Areté Advisory Board for a term of 3 years, from February 2023 to January 2026:

Ms Emily A Abrera
Fr Albert E Alejo SJ
Ms Lisa Macuja-Elizalde
Dr Roberto Martin N Galang
Mr Chris B Millado
Dr Maria Mercedes T Rodrigo
Ms Deborah Anne N Tan

Dr Estelle Marie Ladrido, Areté Executive Director, shall serve as ex-officio Chair of the Advisory Board.

The main functions of the Advisory Board are to:

1. Review Areté projects' achievements and identify their strengths and difficulties;
2. Assess the adequacy of Areté’s human and capital resources to meet the high standards expected of its work;
3. Seek paths that will enhance the use of performance spaces during this period of venue restrictions and when authorities have lifted those restrictions;
4. Envision Areté’s work and purpose in terms of the larger vision and mission of the Ateneo de Manila University.

I would like to thank the members of the Advisory Board for generously giving their time amidst their many other commitments.