Nessalyn F. Mendiola

Ness Mendiola has been a practicing HR & OD professional for about 12 years. Her exposure is a unique combination of business experiences during her stints in sales & service, media, advertising, banking & finance, and pharmaceutical industries. She was Head for Training and Organization Development in Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company and led a team of HR and Operations professionals to design and deliver training and development programs nationwide for around 8,000 Bank employees. Alongside her training function, she also handled the Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives of the Bank in partnership with Metrobank Foundation, Inc. Then, she pursued her HR & OD practice in United Laboratories, Inc. where she took the lead in the development and implementation of the company’s leadership development initiatives and acted as an HR Business Partner to major technical and support groups in Unilab. She also handled employee care and wellness programs and events, which she branded LifeMatters@Unilab, in collaboration with Unilab’s top brand groups. In March 2010, she was part of the core organizing team who staged the 2010 Run UNITED event for Unilab – one of the most recognized running events in the country.
At present, she is the Associate Director for OD and HR Solutions in Ateneo CORD. As a consultant with CORD, she is engaged in business development efforts of the Center, working with clients in identifying their needs and relevant OD and HR solutions.

Ness graduated from the University of the Philippines Diliman with a degree in B.A. Psychology. She also finished her Certificate in Organization Development with Ateneo CORD.