The Editors
Editors Maya Ong Escudero (left) and Maria Beebe showing off FWN's first Filipina leadership book, "DISRUPT. Filipina Women. Loud. Proud. Leading Without A Doubt." The book launch and press conference was held at A_Space Manila, Philippines, October 6, 2014, during the 11th Filipina Leadership Global Summit. (Photo courtesy of Maria Beebe)
Maria Beebe, Ph.D.
Chief Editor;
Board Member
Filipina Women's Network
Maria is a sociolinguist interested in intercultural communication and has an M.A. in Anthropology and Ph.D. in Education from Stanford University.
Her 25 years of global development work and research interests led her to launch Global Networks, a Portland, OR-based consulting, research, and education not-for-profit that works at the intersection of technology, content, and pedagogy.
Her research interests include critical discourse analysis, women’s leadership, and ICT for development.
She co-edited the book AfricaDotEdu: IT Opportunities and Higher Education in Africa.
She read papers at international conferences; including a paper on MOOCs, m-Learning and ICT Smart Hubs at the World Summit on Information Society in Geneva in 2013.
Maria had academic appointments at Washington State University and Oregon State University while working on international development programs. She is a visiting researcher at Portland State University.
Maria Beebe can be reached at mariab {at} ffwn {dot} org.
Maya Ong Escudero
Board Member
Filipina Women's Network
Maya Ong Escudero has over twenty years of experience in education and development, combined with community activism and fundraising. Maya continues to pursue her interests in intercultural networking and intergenerational relationships. She believes that these two aspects of social interaction foster greater understanding and more positive role-modeling between girls and women of different cultural experiences and economic backgrounds.
Maya has served on various boards including Filipina Women’s Network, Literacy Initiatives International Foundation, Association for Senior Day Health, Ayala Foundation USA, Youth Community Service, Vanguard Public Foundation, and United Way of Santa Clara.
Maya has a Master of Arts in English, with a minor in Education. She finished coursework in U.S.-Philippine Political and Economic Relations at Goddard College, Cambridge, MA.
She is a 2003 graduate of the Ambassador Program and a 2001 graduate of the Leadership Midpeninsula Program, both with the Chamber of Commerce of the City of Palo Alto, California.
Along with her husband Nick Selby, and children—Ben and Ruth, Maya is an active supporter of youth leadership training in sports, the arts, and in community activism.