De La Salle University - Manila

Staff

The Student Media is composed of the Director, the Coordinator, the Council of Editors (CoEd) and the four major publications, namely Ang Pahayagang Plaridel, Green & White, Malate Literary Folio, and The LaSallian. The SMO Secretary assists the office in carrying out administrative duties.

Randy C. Torrecampo
Director

Job Description
He supervises and coordinates all programs and activities of the Student Media Office.

Career Background
Randy C. Torrecampo regularly conducts workshops in journalism, particularly in layout, graphic design, news writing, feature writing, and English grammar. Through the years, he has already developed several modules on the said topics for different sets of audiences.

He earned a master's degree in communication at De La Salle University-Manila to learn more about the various ways by which technology may be applied to facilitate learning. This led him to write a research study on the use of hypertext as a learning tool. This is in line with his vision of using multimedia to facilitate learning.

Prior to joining DLSU-M as the director of the Student Media Office, Randy wrote for the Manila Bulletin for four years. He contributed for several publications like the Philippine Daily Inquirer, the Philippine Star, and several titles from Mega Magazines and Publications. He was also the head of the Student Media Office of De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde where he pioneered the development of a comprehensive operations manual and training curriculum for campus journalists.

In the future, Randy plans to pursue more research on journalism and the new media. His vision is to transform the Student Media Office of the University to a media center where information is disseminated through television, radio, the Internet and print media.

Email Address: randy.torrecampo@dlsu.edu.ph

Rosanna Luz F. Valerio
Coordinator

Job Description
She assists the Director in the overall monitoring and supervision of operations as well as the development of all student publications. She also assists the Director in designing, implementing and evaluating training programs provided for the members of the four major student publications.

Career Background
Rosanna Luz F. Valerio had her formal social research training as BA Sociology major at the University of the Philippines in Los Baños (UPLB), where she graduated cum laude. She had her first close encounter with qualitative social research when she worked as project officer and research staff at Balikabayani Foundation, Inc., a non-government organization that caters to Filipino women migrants. In October 2002, the group launched a book titled "COMING HOME: Women, Migration and Reintegration." She wrote four articles, namely "Iisang Pisa: Clans in Chain Migration," "Pag-ahon sa Kumunoy ng Utang: The Debt-Ridden Life of Migrant Women," "Fiesta, Tong-its at Iba Pa: Importing Pinoy Culture Abroad", and "Pagtitimpi at Panggigigil: Sex and Migrant Woman.

She had her first teaching job as an instructor at UPLB (1995-2001) where she was a recipient of a Local Faculty Grant and a General Education Faculty Grant in Social Sciences. Her accomplishments include a teacher's manual (An Introductory Handbook to Social Science I) and a chapter in a book (Sosyalisasyon: Ang Panlipunang Ugat ng Personalidad).

She also became a part-time lecturer at De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (2003-2006). At present, she is a part-time language instructor at the DLSU Center for Language Learning (CeLL). Among others, she teaches Business English, Preparatory College English, Technical Writing and Writing Skills. Simultaneously, she serves as the coordinator of the Student Media Office of DLSU.

Email Address: rosanna.valerio@dlsu.edu.ph

Virginia C. Pastor
Secretary

The SMO Secretary assists the office in carrying out administrative duties.

Career Background
Ate Virgie, as she is fondly called by generations of SMO members, has been working at De La Salle University-Manila for more than 30 years. She knows a lot about the history of the SMO and is reliable in handling the nitty-gritty of the office's operations.

Email Address: viriginia.pastor@dlsu.edu.ph