Prof. Maryanne Jenelle S. Yabut-Montalvo completed both B Sports Science and MS Human Movement Science degrees at the College of Human Kinetics in UP Diliman. She taught in UP Manila for 5 years and is currently a Graduate Studies lecturer at University of Batangas. She is a karatedo athlete and is former national athlete of Amigas-Philippine Women's Handball Team and Siklab-Pilipinas National Netball Team. She has also won various awards in both local and international levels as an International Latin DanceSport athlete.