ROSANNA TUASON-FORES

Rosanna Tuason-Fores is the advisor to the One World Filter Corp. Board and brings experience and expertise in business enterprise and sustainability initiatives. Her management skills range from setting up ventures in call centers (now the biggest industry employer in the Philippines) to running agricultural conglomerates (with operations in banana, coconut, food processing, port operations).  In 2018, Rosanna was featured by London-based Earth Security Group  for her pioneering  efforts in  sustainable development in eco-system based climate adaptation.  Aside  from  her role  as  the CEO  of  HIJO Resources, she is  also  President of the Tuason Development Foundation, which received support from USAID to find and fund entrepreneurs in Mindanao. She also served two terms as President of the Tourism Congress of the Philippines; the private-sector entity mandated by law to work with the Philippine government to develop the tourism industry.

A Management graduate of Santa Clara University, Rosanna returned to the Philippines determined to make a difference in both business and nation-building. She involved herself in agribusiness and became VP for Marketing at Blue Bar Coconut. She also served as the President of the Association of Philippine Coconut Desiccators. She was the owner representative of Cardinal Ceramics, which counted the Metropolitan Museum of New York among its customers. Rosanna was part of the early wave of investors who saw the potential of business process outsourcing in the Philippines. She helped form Ambergris Solutions, which quickly became one of the top three call centers in the Philippines before its acquisition by Telus Canada. She continues to sit as Chairman of the Telus Community Board. Rosanna was also a Founder-Shareholder of Enderun Colleges, Inc., one of the leading hospitality & culinary schools in the Philippines. Rosanna is a recipient of Signum Meriti Medal of Saint Paul School of Business and Law, Inc. for her exemplary achievements in the fields of Business, Education, Tourism, Agribusiness and Property Development.