Through collaboration between DowCorps and the company’s Human Resources function, this year’s Leadership in Action (LIA) program is harnessing the skills of 40 employees who have formed teams to work on six important projects in partnership with non-governmental organizations in Cebu, Philippines.
Now in its fourth year, the novel LIA approach develops solutions to critical needs in the host country while simultaneously enabling new leadership development opportunities, giving participants a chance to learn more about the realities of international business, as well as identifying new business opportunities. This is an investment in the leaders of tomorrow, who in turn are making an investment in the Dow of tomorrow.
Dow will leverage Human Resources, Sustainability, DowCorps, Global Citizenship and in-country resources to develop solutions for these six projects:
Partner Organization: All R Up (Pagtambayayong Foundation, PFI)
Sector: Packaging
Objective: Establish proper branding, marketing, and packaging solutions for pork and milk products to make them competitive within the mainstream market, without compromising affordability for the organization’s current urban poor partners.
Partner Organization: Cebu Technological University
Sector: Education/Agriculture
Objective: Develop global linkages and networks with foreign universities and organizations to improve the professional employability of graduates of the agricultural programs, as well as develop partnerships with various industries for collaborative research and product development.
The Creating Pathways for Employment in Ag Fields team includes, clockwise from left, Rachael Christiansen, Thiago Esteves, Josh DeVelvis, Stefan Boesenberg, Stephanie Wu, and Rebekah Feist.
Partner Organization: Lamac Multi-Purpose Cooperative
Sector: Agriculture
Objective: Educate farmers on techniques to increase the production of high-quality crops, reduce post-harvest loss, and support their financial literacy.
The Increasing Crop Production through Better Farming team includes, from left, Everton Luz dos Santos, Maureen Shi, Jason Ramps, Anthony Mitus, Sadie Bell, Marloes Wigman, and Facundo Lamot.
Partner Organization: Department of Science and Technology Region 7
Sector: Agriculture
Objective: Promote the production and commercialization of dried food products that are acceptable to local and export market consumers, through the development of a hybrid (solar and boiler) dryer.
The Promoting Exportation of Dried Foods Using Hybrid Dryer team includes, clockwise from left, Silvia Pena Alonso, Poompichate Eakawut, Guillaume Artois, Matt Lendzinski, Amanda Ciccone, Eunice Ch’ng, and Umashankar Sistu.
Partner Organization: Philippine Business for Social Progress
Sector: Water
Objective: Increase access to sufficient and affordable safe water to 50 households of Sitio Kabatbatan, on the Buhisan Watershed, for their personal consumption and to boost their ornamental plant production, which is the basis of their livelihood.
The Water Access for Enhanced Consumer Plant Production team includes, from left, Lotheronie (Teenie) Raby, Jack Chen, Lisa Malik, Marta Feliu Pamies, Arthur Bremski, Ayush Bafna, and Arda Ozkaynak.
Partner Organization: University of San Carlos School of Engineering
Sector: Water
Objective: Develop recommendations for funding sources and methodologies to assess the water quality and quantity of Tinago Creek, as a pilot for subsequent river rehabilitations throughout the city of Cebu.
The Water Quality Assessment and River Rehabilitation team includes, from left, Tong Wu, Rogerio Mantovani, Mohammed Sami, Cristina Fandino, Abhishek Roy, Gregore Tom Oliveira, and Elizabeth Uhlhorn.
Silvia Pena Alonso
Title: TS&D Specialist
Functional Area: Research & Development
Location: Spain
Project Team: Department of Science and Technology
Guillaume Artois
Title: Geographic Communication Manager
Functional Area: Government & Public Affairs
Location: France
Project Team: Department of Science and Technology
Ayush Bafna
Title: Lead R&D Manager
Functional Area: Research & Development
Location: USA
Project Team: Philippine Business for Social Progress
Sadie Bell
Title: I/S Architect
Functional Area: DSS IT
Location: USA
Project Team: Lamac Multi-Purpose Cooperative
Stefan Boesenberg
Title: Strategic Sourcing Manager
Functional Area: Purchasing
Location: Switzerland
Project Team: Cebu Technological University
Stefanie Boos
Title: Lead Marketing Manager
Functional Area: Marketing & Sales
Location: Germany
Project Team: All R Up
Arthur Bremski
Title: Lead Commercial Manager
Functional Area: Marketing & Sales
Location: Canada
Project Team: Philippine Business for Social Progress
Jack Chen
Title: Lead Marketing Manager
Functional Area: Marketing & Sales
Location: China
Project Team: Philippine Business for Social Progress
Eunice Ch’ng
Title: Lead Marketing Manager
Functional Area: Marketing & Sales
Location: Singapore
Project Team: Department of Science and Technology
Rachael Christiansen
Title: Product Manager
Functional Area: Marketing & Sales
Location: USA
Project Team: Cebu Technological University
Amanda Ciccone
Title: Lead Product Manager
Functional Area: Business Management Administration
Location: USA
Project Team: Department of Science and Technology
Josh DeVelvis
Title: Lead Supply Chain Planning Manager
Functional Area: Supply Chain
Location: USA
Project Team: Cebu Technological University
Poompichate Eakawut
Title: Production Manager
Functional Area: Manufacturing & Engineering
Location: Thailand
Project Team: Department of Science and Technology
Thiago Esteves
Title: Lead BPSC Operations Manager
Functional Area: Business Process Service
Location: Brazil
Project Team: Cebu Technological University
Cristina Fandino
Title: Manufacturing & Engineering Manager
Functional Area: Manufacturing & Engineering
Location: USA
Project Team: University of San Carlos, School of Engineering
Rebekah Feist
Title: Lead R&D Manager
Functional Area: Research & Development
Location: USA
Project Team: Cebu Technological University
Marta Feliu Pamies
Title: Production Manager
Functional Area: Manufacturing & Engineering
Location: Spain
Project Team: Philippine Business for Social Progress
Carolina Gregorio
Title: Marketing Manager
Functional Area: Marketing & Sales
Location: Spain
Project Team: All R Up
Yung Jin Kim
Title: Account Manager
Functional Area: Marketing & Sales
Location: South Korea
Project Team: All R Up
Facundo Lamot
Title: Supply Chain Planning Manager
Functional Area: Dow AgroSciences
Location: Argentina
Project Team: Lamac Multi-Purpose Cooperative
Matt Lendzinski
Title: Lead Marketing Manager
Functional Area: Marketing & Sales
Location: USA
Project Team: Department of Science and Technology
Everton Luz dos Santos
Title: Accounting Manager
Functional Area: Controllers
Location: Brazil
Project Team: Lamac Multi-Purpose Cooperative
Lisa Malik
Title: Marketing Manager
Functional Area: Marketing & Sales
Location: USA
Project Team: Philippine Business for Social Progress
Rogerio Mantovani
Title: Lead Account Manager
Functional Area: Marketing & Sales
Location: Brazil
Project Team: University of San Carlos, School of Engineering
Anthony Mitchell
Title: I/S Security Manager
Functional Area: Workplace Services
Location: USA
Project Team: All R Up
Anthony Mitus
Title: Lead Treasury Manager
Functional Area: Treasury
Location: USA
Project Team: Lamac Multi-Purpose Cooperative
Gregore Tom Oliveira
Title: Production Manager
Functional Area: Manufacturing & Engineering
Location: Brazil
Project Team: University of San Carlos, School of Engineering
Arda Ozkaynak
Title: Lead Production Manager
Functional Area: Manufacturing & Engineering
Location: Turkey
Project Team: Philippine Business for Social Progress
Lotheronie (Teenie) Raby
Title: Mechanical Engineering Manager
Functional Area: Manufacturing & Engineering
Location: USA
Project Team: Philippine Business for Social Progress
Jason Ramps
Title: Lead Site Operations Manager
Functional Area: Manufacturing & Engineering
Location: USA
Project Team: Lamac Multi-Purpose Cooperative
Abhishek Roy
Title: Senior Research Scientist
Functional Area: Research & Development
Location: USA
Project Team: University of San Carlos, School of Engineering
Mohammed Sami
Title: Lead Commercial Manager
Functional Area: Marketing & Sales
Location: South Africa
Project Team: University of San Carlos, School of Engineering
Amit Shah
Title: Commercial Manager
Functional Area: Business Management Administration
Location: India
Project Team: All R Up
Maureen Shi
Title: Lead Bus Finance Manager
Functional Area: Dow Agrosciences
Location: China
Project Team: Lamac Multi-Purpose Cooperative
Umashankar Sistu
Title: Production Manager
Functional Area: Manufacturing & Engineering
Location: USA
Project Team: Department of Science and Technology
Cynthia Smith
Title: Lead Production Manager
Functional Area: Manufacturing & Engineering
Location: USA
Project Team: All R Up
Elizabeth Uhlhorn
Title: Lead EH&S Remediation Manager
Functional Area: EH&S & Sustainability
Location: USA
Project Team: University of San Carlos, School of Engineering
Marloes Wigman
Title: Payroll Leader
Functional Area: Human Resources
Location: Netherlands
Project Team: Lamac Multi-Purpose Cooperative
Stephanie Wu
Title: Strategic Sourcing Manager
Functional Area: Purchasing
Location: China
Project Team: Cebu Technological University
Tong Wu
Title: Associate R&D Manager
Functional Area: Research & Development
Location: China
Project Team: University of San Carlos, School of Engineering
