About Niña

Niña Terol-Zialcita

Communicator| Connector | Creative Soul | Changemaker

Niña is a creative soul whose passion lies in advocating causes, evangelizing ideas, working with civic groups, blogging and social media, performing poetry, and enjoying the performing arts.

She first established herself as a writer and a communicator, having co-authored books and written for a long list of publications and clients. Her pieces have been published in MEGA Magazine, Entrepreneur Philippines, Cosmopolitan Philippines, METRO Magazine, Smart Parenting, Starfish, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inquirer Blogs, and Good News Pilipinas, among others.

Her first book, S4: Success Secrets of the Sales Superstars (2003), was co-written with author, trainer, and entrepreneur Ardy Roberto. Her second book, [r]evolutionaries: Stories of young Filipinos who have turned the world around, upside down, and inside out, was co-written with Silvie Bandiola-Agravante and published by the Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO) Foundation. It is scheduled to be released in the second quarter of 2010.

More than these, Niña is a communications strategist who uses her wide range of skills, experiences, and interests to connect the dots and cook up messaging and branding ideas that infect audiences and markets and incite them to positive action. When she is not working, blogging, or practicing yoga, Niña is addressing young Filipinos about their potentials to bring positive change to the country through alternative means.

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Niña Terol graduated from the Ateneo de Manila University with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications and a minor in Hispanic Studies. A student leader throughout her college days, she served for three consecutive terms in the Sangguniang Mag-aaral (University Student Council) of the Ateneo and was part of the pioneer batch of the Ayala Young Leaders Congress, the most prestigious leadership search in the Philippines.  Her 10-year-career has spanned work in the private sector with Globe Telecom, in the non-profit sector with Venture for Fund Raising, and in the public sector with the Office of Senator Francis Pangilinan and the Liberal Party senatorial campaign. She has also done consulting work for a wide variety of multinationals, SMEs, and non-profits.

Niña is married to percussionist and performance artist Paul Zialcita. Together, they perform spoken word pieces for Romancing Venus and Bigkas Pilipinas.