“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.”
-Albert Einstein
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Wisdom From My Elders
These are interviews with the Dueñas - Timbreza family members and it’s about life advice and life stories. Our hope is that you find this inspiring and also fun.
Read more about Florentino Timbreza’s works
Dr. Florentino Timbreza is dubbed as the "Father of Filipino Philosophy." He teaches philosophy at the De La Salle University and University of Santo Tomas.
“Nobody can discount the achievements of Dr. Timbreza in the field and teaching of philosophy. His professional life – spanning some four decades – concretely translates to the dedicated pursuit of scholarship in both teaching and research. For many years prior to his mandatory retirement at age 65 in 2003, Dr. Timbreza was at his best element embarking on his continuing education, taking on the task of a school administrator, writing textbooks, attending conferences and presenting papers, giving lectures and delivering speeches, undertaking research projects, and popularizing philosophy along with other diverse academic and professional preoccupations.” - DLSU
“Aliza Carpio is Director, technology evangelist at Autodesk, focused on building Autodesk's tech story aligned with its brand and vision to enable everyone to create a better world designed and made for all. Prior to this role, she was tech evangelist and open source program leader at Intuit. She started her career as a systems engineer and has followed her passion for learning which has led to her current role. She is an inventor with over 10 filed patents. Outside of work, she helps female led micro businesses grow their business using social media platforms and coaches San Diego-based startups on design thinking. She was a speaker at GHC 2019, 2020, and 2021, and is the GHC 2020 & 2021 Open Source co-chair. Aliza graduated from the University of California, San Diego with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry.” - Academy Software Foundation.
