ITINALAGA ni Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista si Sonia B. Malaluan bilang Officer-in-Charge Administrator ng Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA).

Si Malaluan ay nasa MARINA na ng 32 taon at umukopa ng iba’t ibang posisyon gaya ng OIC-Deputy Administrator for Planning (ODAP), Director ng MARINA Regional Office – National Capital Region (MRO-NCR), at Maritime Attache sa London, United Kingdom.

Siya ay isang Certified Public Accountant (CPA) ay tinapos ang kanyang Master’s Degree in Public Administration (MPA) sa Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy sa National University of Singapore; Master of Science Degree in Shipping Management sa World Maritime University sa Sweden; at Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Major in Accounting, sa University of Batangas, Philippines.