Maricen serves as the liaison for the projects of Hilti Foundation in Asia which covers affordablehousing and technology, economic empowerment and music for social change. She is also the President and Chairperson of the Board of Trustees for Base Bahay Foundation in the Philippines, an initiative supported by the HILTI Foundation.
She is responsible for providing the strategic direction of the organization, in coordination with the other Board members. She also ensures that the foundation continues to live up to its vision and mission as a technology provider for high-quality social houses that have a social, environmental and economic impact.
This involves working with a network that can initiate, organize, undertake and participate in livelihood, economic, cultural, educational, and social development programs and activities for the benefit of selected beneficiaries.
Prior to the Hilti Foundation and Base Bahay Foundation, Maricen has over 30 years of sales, marketing and operations experience covering consumer goods, banking and real estate, in different senior management positions.