Executive Director & Founder of the Christian Cultural Development
Foundation, Philippines (1990) & USA (2002).                                                                          Founder, Mission Gifts, a global  Fair Trade business featuring organic & recycled products from the poor.                                                                                                                           Founder, Upper Room Art Gallery
Mother of two boys and wife of Mark C. Merrill.

Education:
Undergraduate Studies:
Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan 1979
Center for Creative Studies, Detroit 1980-82
California College of Arts & Crafts, Oakland - Bachelors of Fine Arts with
High Distinction 1982-84
Graduate Studies:
New College Berkeley, California 1984
William Carey International University, Pasadena, California 1984-85
Fuller Theological Seminary 1985
Asean Institute of Arts, Manila 1987

Shows:
Various group & solo shows in Michigan and California, 1975-1984
Thomas Jefferson Cultural Center, Makati, Philippines, "Double Exposure",
photography, 1991
Thomas Jefferson Cultural, Makati, Philippines, "Duo Imagery", paintings &
photographs, with Mark Merrill, 1995
West Gallery, SM Megamall, "Big Paintings, Small Photographs" solo show 1998
Gallery 139, Alabang, "In the Garden" paintings, with Mark Merrill, 1998
Saturday Group shows, paintings & photographs, 1985-1998
Gallery 139, SM Megamall, "Heaven & Hell", paintings, 1999
Gallery 139, Glorietta, "In the Garden-2," paintings, 1999
Gallery 139, SM Megamall, "Arleen, Remy, & Robin," paintings, 2000
Gallery 139, Glorietta, "Arleen, Remy & Robin," paintings, 2000
The Hortt (juried show) 2002, painting, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida                                           Upper Room Gallery “Abstract Realities”, retrospective paintings & photographs, 2007

Works in the Collection of:
U.S. Veterans Administration, Manila, Philippines
Manila Hotel, Philippines
Northwest Airline, Manila Office

Publications:
Photography & artwork featured on the covers of:
World Christian Magazine, 1986 & 1988
Taipan Magazine, 1991
Aglow Magazine, 1991
Editor, "Musae: A Poetry/Prose Project" a collection of artist's writings,
Harlo Publishers, Detroit, 1981
Christianity Today, Sept. 2000, Feature article "The Art of Dodging Bullets".                      “Women Moving Forward, Vol. 3”, chapter 6, 2008. Peace Education Foundation, Publisher.

Other:
Lecturer, China & Inner Mongolia, Art Institutes, 1986 & 1988, with FACE.
Assistant Producer, "The Rainbow Film", a joint venture with FACE & Hefei Television, 1990.
Co-founder: The Evangelical Coalition of Ministries Amongst Prostitutes, Philippines.               Designer: Union Church of Manila, Philippines, 1997-2000                                                    Member, International Christian Alliance on Prostitution.                                                       Leadership Board, Green League of Broward County.                                                          Member, Broward County Human Trafficking Work Group                                                        Robin Haines Merrill is listed in the World Who's Who of Women in the World