Maria Socorro Cristina L. Fernando, Ph.D.

Maria Socorro Cristina L. Fernando, Ph.D.

Maria Socorro Cristina L. Fernando (Marissa) is a full time  lecturer of Masters and Doctoral Programs in Management and Organization Development  and also holds the position of  Associate Director of the OD Program and OD Institute of the Graduate School of Business , Assumption University - Thailand. She is also the Lead Editor of two journal publications, the Organization Development Journal: Vision.Action. Outcome (www.odijournal.au.edu) of the OD Program, Graduate School of Business,  and the International Research E-Journal on Business and Economics (www.yiejournal.org) , a joint publication between the Yangon Institute of Economics, Myanamar and the Graduate School of Business, Assumption University. 

An Organization Development expert who has practices her field in education, management, business, research, training, and consultancy in various organizations. She works  for various institutions such as schools, universities, non-government organizations and groups, microfinance and business where she  conducts training and planning workshops geared to lead the organizations to positive change. She specializes in Positive OD. She has attended training under David Cooperrider in the USA and in Asia. She has helped organizations develop their optimum potential through participative positive OD approach. She conducts organizational analysis and planning with stakeholders. She has also contributed to the field of applied research in organization development through her various publications such as books and research journal articles.She is also an Associate Trainer of the Brain Technologies, Texas USA.