Leadership and Human Resource Department

Ma. Teresa L. Pacis is seasoned corporate communication practitioner now handling independent projects.

She has worked in both the government and the private sectors, designing and spearheading campaigns ranging from export promotion and consumer welfare to volunteerism and other corporate citizenship endeavors. She has written speeches for former Presidents Fidel V. Ramos and Joseph Ejercito Estrada and has spearheaded several events with former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. She counts GMA Network, Intel Technology Philippines and the Department of Trade and Industry among her former corporate affiliations.

Pacis was a former columnist (the column focused on design and was entitled “In and Out”) of the erstwhile Manila Standard, a contributor of Sense and Style (Manila Bulletin’s glossy monthly magazine), and a segment host (Consumer Watch segment) of the radio show “Kartada Ocho Ocho Dos” (aired over DWIZ).

Aside from handling Business Communication at the AGSB, she teaches Public Relations at the Communication Department of the Ateneo de Manila University.

She was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Philippine chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC Philippines), serving as its Treasurer and head of the Publicity and Media Committee. She was also the Corporate Secretary of Anak TV Foundation.

A Certified Crisis Communication Planner (CCP), Pacis finished Master of Arts in Communication at the Ateneo de Manila University and Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Communication at the University of the Philippines (Diliman, QC).