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Moreover, California Prep education recognizes individual differences and that everyone deserves to be respected and loved for his/her happiness. Regardless of the depth of human degeneration, each student is viewed as a positive potential for goodness and truth that spans eternity. From the backdrop of the conflict between Light and Darkness, California Prep education offers something different from others as regards to the teaching strategies and broad curricular delivery that identify and/or close the student learning gaps. Finally, it endeavors to instill in each student that “something better” and elevates him/her to the highest ideals in relationship with fellowmen and the Ultimate Designer.

Phakdee Mangmiwatthana, PH.D.

Director & Co-Founder

Adelino T. Libato,
PH.D.

Co-Board Chairman & Co-Founder

Nuengnalin Tawinno

M.Ed. (On Thesis Writing)

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Nattida Intasong

Registrar & Admission

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Michael Alcaide

MS / HS Coordinator

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Paul Coetser

Guidance Counselor / Teacher

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Christine Gomez

Elementary Coordinator

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Jongrak Phenglia

Librarian

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Michelle Alcaide

Kindergarten Coordinator

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Cyril Importante

IT Admin

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Adelino T. Libato, PH.D.

Co-Board Chairman / Co-Founder / Academic Administator

California Prep International School (Kaeng Khoi, Saraburi)

EDUCATION:
• Ph.D.- Educational Administration/Management, Central Mindanao University
(CMU), Philippines. (1987-1992). CMU is a government-operated university. (with
Personnel Management or HRM)

• M.A.- Adventist University of the Philippines (AUP), Silang, Cavite, Philippines

• M.A.- Adventist International Institute of Advanced Students (AIIAS is operated by
the General Conference of the SDA in Maryland, USA. Sister institutions: Loma Linda
University, CA and Andrews University, MI, USA)

• AB Theology (+Education & Business Credits) Mountain View College, Valencia,
Bukidnon
Diploma (Leadership & Management), Southern Christian College, Midsayap,
Cotabato

CURRENT POSITIONS:
• Co-Board Chair/Co-Founder/Academic Administrator: California Prep International
School (Saraburi, Thailand)
• Board Chair/Co-Founder/Academic Consultant: American Prep International School
(Hat Yai, Thailand)
• Chair, Advisory Board: Anglo Singapore International School (Bangkok & Korat)
• Consultant (Management, OB, OD, HR) with CPIS Team: International Schools &
Establishments (Asia)
• Vice-President for Human Resources- Thailand Based: Health and Education
Foundation Inc. (Stegman Pkwy, Jersey City, NJ 07305)
• Board Co-Chair, NIVA American International School, Ladprao, Bangkok. (Former
Accreditation & Management of Learning Consultant)
• Consultant, Sengdara International School, Vientiane, Laos
FORMER POSITIONS/EXPERIENCES:
• CEO-Board Chair/WASC-Academic Consultant, Siam International School, Rangsit,
Pathumtani, Thailand

• WASC Consultant, Adventist International Mission School, Asia-Pacific International
University
• Principal/Acting Director (Academic Administrator & AP Coordinator), Ekamai
International School, Sukhumvit 37
• Principal/Consultant, St. John Mary International School, Saraburi, Thailand (2005-2007)
• ETS CETAS Administrator/Co-founder, SJMIS TOEFL Center, Saraburi, Thailand
• Deputy Director for Development/WASC Consultant, Trinity International School,
BKK
• Board Chair/CIS-WASC Consultant: Anglo Singapore International School (Bangkok,
Thailand)
• Principal (Founding Days), AIIAS International Elementary School, Silang, Cavite
(1992-1994) and Mountain View Academy (MVC), Mindanao, Philippines (1988-
1990)
• Consultant & Board Co-Chair, Glory Singapore International School, Bangkok.

TEACHING & SABBATICAL:
• Associate Professor, School of Graduate Studies, AIIAS, Silang, Cavite. Teaching Ph.D.
& MBA courses in AIIAS & its Distance Learning Centers in various Asian countries
(Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, etc.): Leadership &
Administration, Organizational Behavior, HRM/HRD, Organizational Theory,
Supervision & Instruction, & Youth Leadership. Seminary course taught: Church
Administration, Advanced Strategies in Teaching Bible
• Acting Dean/Chair, School of Graduate Studies & Educational Studies Dept., AIIAS
and Director of Degree Program (MA Religious Education), AIIAS, Philippines
• Sabbaticals (Research & Seminars) in various universities: UCLA, Harvard, Stanford,

Wharton Business School, ECLA-Berkeley, Oxford, Cambridge, Stern Business School-
NYU, MIT-Boston, CA & London.

• Professor; Dean-School of Liberal Arts and Business; Department Chair; Principal:
Mountain View College, Mindanao
• Visiting Lecturer at Asia-Pacific International University, Muak Lek, Saraburi and
Philippine Christian University, Manila, Philippines in Consortium with Belarmine
Global Education, Bangkok, Thailand

ACCREDITATION EXPERIENCES:
• 1988: Chair, MVC, First ACSC Accreditation Visit (College & Academy)
• 1997: Coordinator, 1st AIIAS PAASCU accreditation visit (February)
• 1998: Co-Chair, AIIAS Coordinating Task Force for the Level II PAASCU visit,
Philippines

• 2003: Academic Council Chair/Leadership Team Chair, Ekamai International School
(EIS) for the Team Visit, Western Association of Schools & Colleges (WASC),
California, USA. EIS was awarded a 6-year accreditation from 2004 to 2010
• 2005-2008: Consultant, WASC Accreditation for TRIS, SIS, SJMIS, TAM, etc.
• 2009-2016: WASC/CIS Accreditation Consultant to several international schools in
Thailand

WHO’S WHO LIST:
“The global online community of Filipino graduate scholars harnessing information technology
to
attain international recognition.”
http://www.everyfilipino.com/Thesis.htm
http://www.everyfilipino.com/Thesis26.htm (Thesis) Ph.D., Central Mindanao University
(Dissertation)
http://www.everyfilipino.com/Thesis_add.htm
NOTE:
Accreditation Training Attended- PAASCU, AAA, WASC, CIS, WES, & ACSC-AA (Bangkok, Saigon,
Kuala Lumpur, San Francisco- CA, Philippines- Cebu/Cagayan de Oro, etc.)
Publication/Contribution and Other Highlights:
• Contributor, Ellen G. White Encyclopedia, ISBN: 9780828025041, Review and Herald
Publishing, USA, Copyright 2014
• Wrote two correspondence courses for AIIAS on “Organizational Behavior” and
“Secondary School Principalship” for AIIAS (1993-96)
• Presenter, “In-servicing of Christian Teachers Toward the Integration of Faith
Learning and Life” at the International Conference of Christian College Teaching,
Union College, Lincoln, Nebraska & Published in “Christ in the Classroom”, Vol. 2,
Washington, D.C.: Institute for Christian Teaching 1991. (Also presenter in Palo,
Leyte SDA National Teachers’ Convention-1988)
• Contributed an article titled, “Putting the ‘Team’ in Teamwork”, International Forum,
School of Graduate Studies, AIIAS. ISSN 0119- 2000. October. This was read to the
faculty of Trinity College, Manila on February 21, 2000

• Contributed an article titled, “Giant overall mission/vision rediscovered in church-
related institutions”, International Forum, School of Graduate Studies, AIIAS, ISSN

0119-2000. April
• Contributed an article titled, “The Theo-Scriptura Worldview: A Viable Option for
21st-century Educators”, Intl. Forum, School of Graduate Studies, AIIAS, 0119-2001,
April
• MA Thesis: “A Survey on Personal Values of the Adventist Seniors in Luzon”, Master’s
Thesis, Philippine Union College or Adventist University of the Philippines (1983)

• Ph.D. Dissertation: “Determinants of Administrators’ Facilitative Instructional
Leadership in the Philippines” Doctoral Dissertation, Central Mindanao University,
Bukidnon (1992)
• Adviser/External Critic: Theses and Dissertations in AIIAS, AUP, Cavite & University
of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City
• Speaker (Motivational/Spiritual/Seminar): Myanmar, New Jersey, California,
Micronesia, Thailand, & Philippines; Recent: AYA Conferences, EIS, Bangkok (Dec 15,
2018) & MVAT Conference, EIS, Bangkok (Dec 1, 2018)
• Former Member of AMA (New York), ASCD (Virginia, USA), and other societies
• Panelist: 60th Anniversary of Thai-Phil Diplomatic Relations, August 7, 2010,
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok (Other panel members: Thai Ambassador to
Philippines, Philippine Ambassador to Thailand, and a Thai Professor)
• Certificate: Awarded for passing the first Teachers Board examination for teachers in
Manila: “Pambansang Lupon sa mga Guro (1979)
• Certificate: Awarded Teacher’s License in Thailand (2007-2008)
• Certificate: Awarded an Administrator Certificate (2005-2012) by the Office of
Education, Southeast Asia Union Mission of the SDA, Singapore
• President: MVC Alumni Association; MVC Coop; MVC Student Association; Boys’
Dorm Association; AUP Graduate School Student Association; Joint AUP-AIIAS
Graduating Class
• Editing Experience: Editor of MVC School Paper and Associate Editor of MVC
Yearbook