Who We Are | Base Bahay Foundation

Maricen serves as the liaison for the projects of the Hilti Foundation in Asia which covers Affordable Housing 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. She is responsible for providing the strategic direction for the organization, in coordination with the other Board members, as well as ensuring that it 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.
Prior to BASE, Maricen presents over 30 years of Sales, Marketing, and Operations experience covering consumer goods, banking, and real estate, in different senior management positions. She is also engaged in entrepreneurial ventures and continues to support private relief and livelihood projects and is focused on her calling for nation-building.

Luis takes on the role of General Manager of BASE effective July 1, 2024. As a native of Colombia, Luis moved to the Philippines in 2014 to take on the role of Base Bahay’s Head of Product Development for Bamboo Housing. Prior to BASE, he was a consultant of the HILTI Foundation in determining the best bamboo
construction system for the Philippines.

Luis graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering from Universidad Nacional de Colombia in
2000. He is one of the authors of the Colombian Bamboo Structural Design Code NSR-10 and
collaborated actively in the development of the Peruvian and Ecuadorian bamboo Codes as well. Currently, He is part of the ISO Committee TC 165 (Timber and bamboo structures) representing Colombia, where he worked keenly on the update of the ISO 22156 “Bamboo structural design” standard, published in June 2021. He is also the newly appointed Co-Chair for the National Structural Code of the Philippines (NSCP) 8th Edition, 2022 – Chapter 8 Bamboo Volume I.

Tanya manages the financial transactions of Base and ensures its compliance with internal and external financial and accounting policies and procedures. Likewise, she oversees and supervises the administrative function of the organization including employee and facility management, all financial commitments, and legislation relevant to the organization. Prior to Base, Tanya has 13 years of experience in financial and organizational management.

She graduated Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Major in Business Management at De La
Salle University, and finished her Master of Commerce in Finance at the University of New
South Wales (Australia).