
Fernando Alejandro C. Ligot, MHPEd, CSP-PASP
Chairperson, Board of Trustees
Prof. Fernando Alejandro C. Ligot, "Sir Bal" to most, obtained his Bachelor of Science in Speech Pathology degree in 1988 from the UP College of Allied Medical Professions and his Master in Health Professions Education degree from the UP National Teachers' Training Center for the Health Professions in 1997. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Educational Administration at the College of Education in UP Diliman.
An academician for most of his career, Sir Bal is an associate professor at the UP-CAMP and also a former Chairperson of its Department of Speech Pathology. He is currently a speech pathology consultant at the Operation Smile Philippines -Manila Cleft Care Center in Sta. Ana Hospital and at the Cleft Rehabilitation Program of H.O.P.E. Volunteers Foundation, Inc. in Bacolod City.
Sir Bal is a founding member of the Philippine Association of Speech Pathologists and is a member of the Board of Trustees of PASP since 2014. An active volunteer of Operation Smile Philippines, Sir Bal is a member of both the organization's Medical Advisory Council and Speech Council.
Working actively to improve speech language pathology education in the country, Sir Bal is also a member of the Technical Committee on Speech Language Pathology Education of the Commission on Higher Education.
He is a recipient of several prestigious recognitions, including "Outstanding SP Faculty" in 2003 from UP-CAMP, "Outstanding Faculty for Extension Service" in 2006 from UP Manila, "Outstanding Volunteer for 2013" from Operation Smile Philippines, and as one of the 50 Outstanding Alumni of the College of Allied Medical Professions in 2012.

Jocelyn Christina B. Marzan, PhD, CCC-SLP, CSP-PASP
Secretary, Board of Trustees
Prof. Jocelyn Marzan, known more as Joyce or Ma'am Joyce, has been working for the development of speech pathology in the Philippines for over 30 years.
She earned her BS Speech Pathology degree from UP Manila in 1986, and Master of Arts (Speech Pathology and Audiology) from New York University in 1990. She did a year of Clinical Fellowship at the Kennedy Child Study Center in New York and received a Certificate of Clinical Competence from ASHA in 1991. She has since maintained that certification.
She completed two years of coursework towards a doctorate in communication science and disorders at the University of Pittsburgh before returning home to complete both a master's and a doctorate in Developmental Psychology at UP Diliman with a focus on language development in Filipino toddlers and pre-school children. She has been a faculty member of the Department of Speech Pathology at UP Manila on a full time basis since 1993, and has been part of enhancing instructional designs and teaching-learning materials over the years, including the recent major revision that strengthened SLP foundations in normal communication development, the role of communication competence across the lifespan, and the importance of intervention for maximal participation and inclusion in society of persons with communication and/or swallowing disorders.
Upon the request of the Commission on Higher Education, Prof. Marzan led the development of the initial Policies, Standards and Guidelines for Speech-language Pathology Education. This effort was participated in by more than 40 Filipino speech pathology practitioners and educators based both in the Philippines and in various countries around the world.
She served as president of PASP from 2004-2006 and as a member of the PASP Board of Trustees from 2014-2019. In this role, she has played a part in developing and lobbying for the recently passed Speech Language Pathology Act (RA 11249). Prof. Marzan envisions the opening of several graduate and undergraduate programs in speech pathology throughout the Philippines, with each serving as a nerve center for the development of service and locally relevant research in the Philippine major languages and with all programs collaborating constructively for the good of Filipinos with communication and/or swallowing conditions and their families.