Carla Mae D. Leonor
Adjunct Faculty
EXPERTISE
Design Thinking, Business Management & Entrepreneurship, Smart City Innovations, Product Development, Materials Development, Design Theory & History, Behavioral Science & Interaction Design in Built Environments, Space Planning, Organization Development, Branding & Communications, UN SDGs
Carla Mae D. Leonor
Adjunct Faculty
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
- Master of Science in Innovation and Business, High Academic Distinction, Asian Institute of Management; Aboitiz School of Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneurship Scholar; VP for External Affairs; Founder & President, Female Innovators for Radical Empowerment (FIRE)
- Master in Entrepreneurship, Ateneo Graduate School of Business
- Bachelor of Science in Interior Design, University of Santo Tomas; Top 1 in the 2009 National Interior Design Licensure Examination
PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
- Adjunct Faculty, AIM School of Executive Education and Lifelong Learning – Program Director for Sustainability and Innovation for Creative Enterprises
- Chief Industrial Design Specialist, Design Center of the Philippines
- Co-Founder & CEO, Bughaw Creative Collective
- Co-Founder & Industry Lead Consultant, BRIDGE Creatives
- Program Director, Foundree Interior Design
- Board of Trustee & Director for PR and Communications, Philippine Institute of Interior Designers
- Co-Founder & Creative Director, Signature Spaces Design Studio
- Adjunct Faculty, Enderun Colleges – College of Architecture and Design
- Former Chairperson, Interior Design Program, SoFA Design Institute
- Contributor, BluPrint Magazine and Columnist for The Philippine Star’s Property & Real Estate Section
AFFILIATIONS, AWARDS AND HONORS
- Overall Best Paper & Best Presenter, 5th Intellectual Property and Innovation Research Conference (2024)
- Special Award, DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (2023)
- Champion, Global Innovation Olympics (2023); 2nd Place (2021)
- Highest Distinction Award, Master of Science in Innovation and Business, Asian Institute of Management (2022)
- Commendation Award, Professional Regulation Commission (2009)
- Academic Recognition Award, University of Santo Tomas (2009)
- Creative Industry Ambassador, Bayan Family of Foundations.
- Founding Member & President, Female Innovators for Radical Empowerment (FIRE)
- Board of Trustees, Philippine Institute of Interior Designers
- Technical Committee Member, Standards Development Division, Department of Trade & Industry
- Member, AIM Management Consulting Club
- Member, Amazon AWS Women Founders Impact Accelerator
- Member, Chamber of Commerce & Industry La Union (2009–2016)
