Prof. Shirley Guevarra
Prof. Shirley V. Guevarra
Dean, College of Home Economics
Professor of Hospitality Management
Dept. of Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management
The University of the Philippines
Quezon City, Philippines
Dr. Shirley V. Guevarra is a Professor of Hospitality Management at the University of the Philippines, the country’s national university, a former chair of the Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management. She holds two administrative positions in the University, on top of academic functions. She is Officer-in-Charge of the Office of Student Housing (OSH) and member of the University Hotel’s Board of Overseers. In 2006, she was Director of the University’s Business Concessions Office.
Dr . Guevarra is actively involved in professional organizations. She is Philippine Representative and External Secretary of the Asia Pacific Tourism Association (APTA), and also serves as associate editor of its peer reviewed international journal, the Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research. She is also a Board Member of the Council of Hotel and Restaurant Educators of the Philippines (COHREP), and a former Director of the Hotel and Restaurant Association of the Philippines (HRAP), Associate Division.