Maria Felda (Dada) Alarkon is a consultant with the World Bank’s Education Global Practice in the Philippines. She has more than 20 years of experience in institutional strengthening, organizational development, and capacity building, including over 14 years supporting government reforms through international development programs. Her work has covered organizational diagnostics, functional and structural reviews, capacity needs assessments, leadership development, change management, and the design and implementation of institutional capacity development programs. She has worked with a wide range of Philippine government institutions, including the Department of Education, ministries of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, and several national departments and oversight agencies. Her current work supports the implementation of World Bank-financed education reforms by strengthening institutional coordination, implementation capacity, and delivery systems across national and subnational levels.