 Rolando R. Dizon FSC, former Commissioner of the CHED and former University President; Dr. Carmelita I. Quebengco, former University Chancellor; and Dr. Flordeliza C. Reyes, former Dean of the College of Saint Benilde.The department is currently chaired by Dr. Michaela Perez Munoz.Prior to being a part of the College of Education, the Department of English and Applied Linguistics was part of the College of Liberal Arts as the Department of Languages.