Samantha Kay L. Lisay is a licensed Architect and a Certified BERDE Professional from the Philippines. After finishing her Bachelor of Science in Architecture at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in 2014, she had been involved in a number of projects in the residential and commercial sectors. In 2019, she joined Build Change Philippines, to be a Design Architect in charge of using architecture and design to promote resilient housing worldwide. She is an advocate for disaster risk reduction and sustainable development, being a youth fellow at Disaster Busters - a group empowering young leaders for resilience, and a member volunteer at the United Architects of the Philippines Emergency Architects.