User:Valred Olsim

He is a humanities-professional having been trained in diverse areas which include; English Language and Education, Development Communication, Tourism and Events Management, and Political and Legal Studies. He also completed an International Economic Administration course in Ehime, Japan. He was also an active youth leader for various organizations and served as one of the youngest and re-elected Village Councilman in Benguet’s most populated barangay at 21 years old. He was chosen as one of the top 100 youth by the Ateneo School of Gov’t in 2010.

Up to the present, he remains to be an active organizer and volunteer to many various humanitarian and community development advocacies and endeavors.He is a teacher by profession. He taught at the Benguet State University – International Language Center as an ESL educator, and was also an Instructor at King’s College of the Philippines for three years teaching Business Communications, Political Science, and Literature. Before joining the government service, he had a short teaching stint at Saint Louis University, Baguio City.

On the sides, he is a local writer; maintaining blogs and journals since 2012, and contributing essays for various publications. He also writes for SunStar - Baguio City newspaper as a columnist. He authored the book entitled “The Eternal Student” in which 100% of the proceeds were donated to a group of dialysis patients in his hometown. Aside from writing, he is also a local artist and musician.

Finally, he is presently a simple local government worker serving as the Tourism Officer of La Trinidad, Benguet.