Mardi is Country Manager for The Fred Hollows Foundation, an international development organization working to end avoidable blindness in the Philippines since 2014. Mardi has managed various NGOs and foundations these past thirty years, with expertise in strategic planning, health system strengthening, policy dialogue, social mobilization, and multi-stakeholder collaboration. Mardi has also held top government posts as Chair of the National Youth Commission, Negros Occidental Provincial Board Member, and OPAPP Director. She was recently Public-Private Partnership adviser for CIDA and USAID projects, and Local Governance specialist for AusAID Manila. Mardi also facilitates Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People workshop.