Myrna Calma , CPA, PhD

A reliable and hardworking Professional Accountant and Accounting Professor with a practical hands-on approach, who always perseveres to achieve the best results. Able to collect and analyze information and quickly grasp what needs to be done. Excellent communication and problem-solving skills with demonstrated leadership strengths and proven ability to manage multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced environment with critical deadlines. Worked throughout college to partially self-finance education. Well organized with attention to detail. Works well independently as well as collaboratively in a team setting. Proven ability to think outside the box in identifying problems and implementing innovative solutions. As Professional Accountant and accounting and business educator, I advocate to educate, empower and enable poor and yet deserving students to plan for their future, allows for their economic growth and equality in opening doors to their dreams. Poverty motivates me to work harder in achieving my dreams independently. Families are my inspiration in doing all the best I can in every step and possible way towards the realization of my dreams in life. I am lucky to have been trained by mentors who are highly dignified, humble, with unquestionable integrity, and have respect for everyone regardless of status in life. I served the community by providing a free review for students before taking up the TESDA assessment for Bookkeeping NC III. Most of the students I have provided with a free review are those selected individuals/students who cannot afford to pay for a reviewer’s fee before the scheduled competency assessment. Another is sponsoring some of the CPA reviewees for their CPA Review Fee and Allowances. Because I believed that it is only through proper education and training that these poor students or individuals can be able to have a better place in society.