Dr. Meda D. San Juan has recently been appointed as new Vice President for Academic Affairs of the Naga College Foundation.

Ma’am Meda, as she is usually called, was born in San Ramon, Lagonoy on January 27, 1944.  She graduated valedictorian in both her Elementary and Secondary Education at the Lagonoy Central School and the Lagonoy High School, respectively. She graduated Magna Cum Laude at a university in Bicol, where she acquired her Master’s Degree in Arts and Education as well as her Doctorate Degree.

She started her career as an Elementary Classroom Teacher in 1964.  She then shifted to secondary school teaching at the Camarines Sur National College of Arts in 1971.  After six years in secondary teaching, she set off as a College and Vocational Instructor at the Bicol College of Arts and Trades (now known as the Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges) from 1978 to 2000. Simultaneously she was also an Instructor and Professor at UNC. Ma’am Meda is truly a committed educator as her efforts granted her the Deanship of the Graduate School of UNC from 2004 until her retirement in 2009. It was then that Dr. San Juan was invited to share her wisdom and expertise as the Dean of the Liberal Arts and Education of the Naga College Foundation.

It has been a year since Ma’am Meda came to NCF. She has proven, during her short stint as Dean, that she is indeed a prime addition to the institution. Ma’am Meda introduced various programs and policies in her department, which were all appreciated and welcomed by the faculty and the students.

Now that she has been promoted as Vice President for Academic Affairs, a very vital position in the academe, expect more positive changes at NCF.

The Naga College Foundation is in the process of transformation, wherein a new breed of leaders are coming in, new policies and programs are being introduced, and new facilities and structures are being built and set up – to better serve the students and the entire community.