Joann Zyrell Salazar, Operations Specialist
Joann grew up in the Philippines and recently moved to Canada. She earned her B.A. in Public Administration from University of the Philippines and rendered 8 years of public service back home.
Prior to joining Pillar, Joann worked as a Protocol Officer at the Office of the Vice President of the Philippines. From 2016 through 2022, she led advance teams in providing efficient and seamless execution of the Vice President’s ceremonies, engagements, and working visits. She was dispatched to far-flung, disaster-stricken, and war-torn communities across the country, and had the privilege of arranging the Vice President’s official trips to the United States, Thailand, Hong Kong, and South Korea. Aside from doing advance work, she also managed special programs and COVID-19 response efforts, most notably the relief operations and inventory management of donations.
Earlier in her career, she served as an Executive Assistant to the Secretary of the Presidential Management Staff of the Philippines, which instilled in her the power of completed staff work and public service values.
In her spare time, Joann enjoys watching video contents, eating out, and exploring the city.