Ericson J Perez is one of the advisors of the SENIA Manila Youth Group and the Chairperson of SENIA’s Board of Directors. He is the Founder and Headmaster of One World School, Philippines. Before opening One World School, he was the Middle and Upper Schools Student Services Coordinator at Brent International School Manila. He taught middle school science at Sedgwick Middle School in West Hartford, Connecticut, after which he joined the United States Peace Corps and served as a biology and chemistry teacher at a rural school in Kenya. When he returned from Kenya, he taught biology and general science to students with special education needs at Watkins Mill High School in Montgomery County, Maryland. He is a National Board Certified teacher as an Exceptional Needs Specialist, with a specialty area in mild/moderate disabilities. He graduated from Brown University and The George Washington University with a bachelor's degree in biology and a master's degree in special education, respectively.