Assistant Professor Prof. Blancaflor Piores–Arada is from the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS), UP Open University. She has served as Program Chair for the Associate of Science in Information Technology (ASIT), Master of Information Systems (MIS), and Diploma in Computer Science (DCS) programs. She has also been the Assistant to the Faculty Secretary of the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) and has acted as PDA for various programs.

She earned her Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of the Philippines Baguio in 2004 and her Master of Information Systems from the University of the Philippines Open University in 2016.

Asst. Prof. Arada was appointed University Registrar on 1 August 2025.