Atty. Joan D. Adaci-Cattiling has been in the mining industry for more than 15 years. She started as Head of the Legal Department of OceanaGold (Philippines), Inc. in July 2007, and served as Senior Vice President for Legal and Human Resources. She serves as the President and a director of the OceanaGold Group’s other Philippine subsidiaries. Currently, she serves as a Trustee of the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines and Diwata – Women in Resource Development, Inc., as a Member of Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Mining Regulatory Board and the Quirino Provincial Mining Regulatory Board, and as an Industry Representative for Philippine Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (PH-EITI) Multi-Stakeholder Group. Atty. Cattiling earned her degrees in Mass Communications and Bachelor of Laws from the University of the Philippines - Diliman. After graduating in 2000, she placed 5th in the Bar Examination.