Engr. Lea Diane P. Lacbao is a licensed Civil Engineer and Master Plumber, holding a Master of Science in Structural Engineering from Western Mindanao State University in Zamboanga City, Philippines.
Her expertise includes designing and implementing vertical and horizontal infrastructures including buildings, water systems, sanitary landfill, dredging projects, and determining the estimated project costs. In addition to her engineering practice, she teaches civil engineering courses at her alma mater, covering subjects such as Hydraulics, Hydrology, Engineering Survey, Calculus, Engineering Data Analysis, and Construction Project Management. She wrote her thesis on sustainable and structurally safe infrastructure, ensuring that structural designs minimize environmental footprints to the greatest extent possible.
She actively contributes to transforming her city into a climate-resilient community by developing disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation frameworks, which are integrated into the city plans.
Recently, she completed her Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative - Professional Fellowship Program under the Sustainability and the Environment Theme in the City of Saginaw, Texas, USA.
