Elvira Lapuz
Senior Lecturer at the UP School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) handling courses in Management of Library and Information Center, Collection Development and Management, and Archives and Records Management.
Former National President of the Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. (PLAI) 2015-2016 and the Philippine Association of Academic and Research Librarians (PAARL) in 2009.
Member of the Professional Regulations Commission- Continuing Professional Development Council (PRC-CPDC) for the Accredited and Integrated Professional Organization (AIPO) of Librarians that is PLAI.
Elected member of the IFLA Regional Division Committee for Asia Oceania and the NCCA National Committee on Library and Information Services (NCLIS) 2021-2025
Advocacies include promoting the achievement of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (17 SDGs), information literacy and lifelong learning, preservation of cultural heritage, and the role of libraries in development.