Christina Marie B. Gaston
Managing Director, Senior Designer
Hacienda Crafts Company, Inc.
SPECIALIZATION: Design, Marketing, Organization, Production
Christina Marie B. Gaston is a crafter at heart, a designer by profession, and an entrepreneur by choice. She’s from Cebu but has lived in Negros for over 30+ years, designing & working to build a community-based enterprise while helping MSMEs along the way. She is an advocate for sustainable production, an exporter, a mentor, and a coach. She learned most of her entrepreneurial knowledge from experience and training in the real world.
EXPERIENCE:
- Managing Director, Senior Designer: Hacienda Crafts Company, Inc.
- Co-Founder: Holistic Coalition of the Willing HoliCOW
- Chairwoman: Association of Negros Producers
- President: Cebu Design Week, Inc.
- Mentor & Coach: Kapatid Mentor Me Program Go Negosyo
- Designer Consultant: DTI Region 6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT:
BS Architecture, Univ. of San Carlos, Cebu 1987