Member

Name: Reynaldo C. Castro
Club : Rotary Club of Pag-Asa
Profession: University External
Relations, Professor




Rey has a bachelor's and master's degree in Economics and is pursuing a Ph.D in Development Studies. He has more than 13 years of teaching experience as External Relations Officer of the University of Mindanao (UM). Part of his job is to establish/initiate partnerships and collaborations with various sectors and organizations for the university. He went to Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong for the university's various linkage programs.

Another main responsibility of Rey is to maintain an employment facilitation program that are geared to enhance personal, interpersonal and educational skills of UM graduates needed for them to enter and advance in their careers. He initiated in organizing career and employment fairs, pre-employment forum and training, and students' scholarship fund drive.

Rey received the Student Achiever's Award in college, Outstanding Faculty during his third year of teaching, Outstanding Public Employment Service Office (PESO) Manager in Davao Region and Best National PESO Award in 2007 by the Department of Labor and Employment.

He has been invited as speaker and trainer by different government, professional and private organizations. His field of interests are in economics, livelihood training, leadership, team building and quality assurance for academic institution. Further, he has special interest in astrology.