Kharla Vianca S. Mendez

Kharla is IIRR Philippine Program’s Researcher and has been with the Institute since 2016. She handles research protocol and data management of Quezon and Ivisan Learning Communities. She is stationed at Quezon Field Office in Guinayangan. She works closely with Learning Community Project Managers and Facilitators in documenting participatory action researchers and other community-based adaptation strategies on climate resilient agriculture.  Kharla holds a Master of Science degree in Agronomy, major in Crop Physiology cognate in Soil Science from the University of the Philippines Los Baños.