Kevin Roy Serrona

・     Monitoring and Evaluation

・     Solid Waste Management

・     Community Organizing

・     Ecological Sanitation

・     Local planning

Intern, Global Environmental Facility Evaluation Office (GEFEO), The World Bank, 1818 H Street, NW Washington DC, USA

・      Evaluated GEF country portfolio projects in South Africa

・      Contributed to the evaluation of the project cycle of GEF projects

・      Assisted in the review of literature for the meta-evaluation of the Small Grants Programme (SGP)

Chief, Monitoring and Evaluation Unit, Land Administration and Management Project (LAMP), Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Philippines (supported by the World Bank and the Australian Government), Jan 2005 – March 2005

・      Conducted spot checking of project activities

・      Prepared monitoring and progress reports as required by oversight and funding agencies

・      Facilitated community-based monitoring and evaluation activities

Social Development Officer, Land Administration and Management Project (LAMP), Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Philippines (supported by the World Bank and the Australian Government)

・      Conducted project-wide mainstreaming of social development activities

・      Conducted consultation with partner communities on the emerging social issues arising from project operations

University Research Associate, Research and Extension for Development Office, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City

・      Developed training proposals for community organizations, government and non-government organizations in the area of participatory monitoring and evaluation and ecological waste management

・      Facilitated capability-building trainings

・      Conducted research on ecological sanitation

Community Development Officer, Metropolitan Environmental Improvement Program (MEIP), Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Philippines (supported by the World Bank) July 1994-July 1995

・      Assisted pilot communities in the implementation of community-led solid waste management initiatives

・      Conducted capacity-building activities for partner communities

・      Ph.D. Student., Department of Science, Technology and Environment, Graduate School of International Cultural Studies, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan (April 2006-present)

・      Research Student, Department of Science, Technology and Environment, Graduate School of International Cultural Studies, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan (April 2005-March 2006)

・      Master of Arts in Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines

・      Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines

・      Bachelor of Science in Community Development, University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines

Workshops, Seminars and Trainings Attended

Local Conferences: M&E process documentation, community-based monitoring and evaluation, gender, technical writing and ecological waste management

・      Urban Research Symposium (Washington D.C., USA), 2007

・      Japan Society of Waste Management Experts’ 17^th Annual Conference (Kitakyushu, Japan), 2006

・      Japan Society of Waste Management Experts’ 16^th Annual Conference (Sendai, Japan), 2005

・      International Training Course on Ecological Alternatives in Sanitation (Stockholm, Sweden), 2000

“Waste-to-Energy Development from Municipal Solid Waste in the Metro Manila, Philippines: Possibilities and Processes through the Clean Development Mechanism” presented during the 5^th Annual City Planning Conference held on December 10, 2006 at the University of Tokyo, Japan.

“Waste-to-Energy Development in Metro Manila, Philippines: The Case of the Payatas Controlled Dumpsite” presented during the 17^th Japan Society of Waste Management Experts Annual Conference held on November 22, 2006 in Kitakyushu, Japan (awarded as Best International Poster).

“Disposal and Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste in Metro Manila” presented during the 16^th Japan Society of Waste Management Experts Annual Conference held on October 31, 2005 in Sendai, Japan. 

・      Japan Society of Waste Management Experts

・      Philippine Institute of Environmental Planners

・      Municipal Solid Waste Management in Metro Manila: Challenges and Options. Japan Macro-Engineers Society Macro Review, Vol. 18, No. 1-2 2006

・      People’s Attitudes and Perceptions on the Use of Human Feces and Urine for Agricultural Purposes: An Ecological Sanitation Case Study in the Philippines. University of the Philippines. 2002

・      Working with the Independent Movement of Pasay. U.P. College of Social Work and Community Development Journal, Volume III, No. 1, January-June 1998

Computer Skills: Knowledgeable in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Language Fluencies: Tagalog and English (written and oral)