About Me

Pinky Valdés, PhD 
Driven by Three Forces: Poetry and Music. Education. An unending passion for Mysticism and Spirituality.

WORK and ADVOCACIES:
*Presently … Professor at Loyola School of Theology (LST) Ateneo. *President of “Sacred Springs, Dialogue Institute of Spirituality and Sustainability,” LST. *President, AWARE, Alliance of Women in the Philippines. *Board Member, “Breaking Free,” (a group of outstanding women organizing to set up a home for abused women to be launched in 2022). *Executive Coaching.
* Was … *Theology Professor Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU). *First lay President of Assumption College, Philippines. *Extensive background in Corp. Exe. Development, Family Counseling, facilitation of Transformational Leadership Programs. *Dean of Assumption College MESIL, Creative Director of METTA. *As President of Assumption, with a fabulous team, introduce new student-centered curriculum called, ABLe (Ability Based Learning). *Vice President HR, Steelcase/Metro. *HR Director, The Gap, San Francisco. *Director, Ayala Corp. Manila. *Marketing Director, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manager of Ballet Philippines.

LECTURES: *On lecture circuit, Educational and Leadership Development in Southeast Asia, California and the Philippines in Spirituality. *Spiritual Accompaniment, and Leadership Training.

COUNSELING: *Spiritual Accompaniment. *Involved in psychological counseling. * Education for protecting women who are sexual, physical and/or psychologically abused. *Spelt out in her book, “Educating Women Leaders.”

DEGREES: *Two Master’s Degrees – Educational Management from De La Salle University Manila and Theology from University of San Francisco. *Doctorate in Spirituality, GTU/UC Berkeley, Ca.

AWARDS: First awardee, “Bravo Empowered Women for Education in Recognition of Her Unwavering Commitment to Leadership and Service,” from Makati and Zonta International. *“Speaker of the Year by Makati Rotary.” *One of two to receive International Marie Eugenie Award, Sala Nervi, Vatican. *Recipient Professorial Chair, Loyola School of Theology, ADMU. *Two Platinum Musical Awards, PARI for compositions with Jose Mari Chan. *Three personal CDs “I See the Dawn,” “Sandalwood” “Sandalwood Seasons” and “Tempo Instrumental Series” used in workshops for Performing Arts.

NOTE: *Of course, all this means nothing if it cannot touch the lives of others for the better. May those who listen to these podcasts might pick up a light or two to give them courage to continue to grow spiritually no matter how difficult the path.