An architect specialized in Community Architecture and a senior member and mentor of the Technical Assistance Movement for People and Environment, Inc. (TAMPEI). She has more than 10 years experience of working with grassroots communities specifically with Homeless People’s Federation Philippines, Inc. (HPFPI) and actively advocates for their inclusion and participation in design, planning and finding solutions to issues in their built environment. Emz, as most people know her, currently sits as one of the Board of Trustees of the Philippine Action for Community-led Shelter Initiatives, Inc. (PACSII). She is particularly interested in community development, housing, Queer Studies concerning architecture and community development, and participatory processes in design and planning.