Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo ta fito daga ƙungiyar harshe ta Karay-a, ta gina hanyar musamman a cikin matsayin gwamnati, tana yi wa hukumomi hudu daban-daban a Philippines. Tsawon aikin ta ya haɗa da muhimman ayyuka a cikin Shirin Gini Gini Gini na Philippines da matsayin Mataimakin Sakatare na Ma'aikatar Bayanan Labarai da Fasahar Sadarwa. Ta bar aikin gwamnati don ci gaba da karatunta a Jami'ar London ta Ilimin Tattalin Arziƙi kuma daga bisani ta kafa Build Initiative. Jagorancinta yana ɗauke da kyakkyawan alkawari na haɗin kai, samun dama, da ci gaban dorewa, tare da mai da hankali kan magance raunin ƙasar ta na gabar canjin yanayi.

Ta kammala karatunta da girmamawa a Jami'ar Philippines Los Baños a shekarar 2012 tare da digiri a Harkokin Ci gaban, inda ta samu mafi girma a cikin Matsayin Ƙarin Daraja na Harkokin Jarida na Ci gaban da kuma kyautar Faculty Medal na Kyakkyawan Ilimi. Ta kammala Horon Executive Education a Ci gaban Tattalin Arziƙi a Jami'ar Harvard Kennedy a shekarar 2018 da kuma shirin Juris Doctor a Jami'ar Dokoki ta UP a shekarar 2020. A halin yanzu, tana ci gaba da karatunta tare da digirin Executive MSc a Birane a Jami'ar London ta Ilimin Tattalin Arziƙi.

A shekarar 2023, ta zama jami'a a cikin Rundunar Kogin Philippines Auxiliary (PCGA) tare da matsayin Auxiliary Commodore (matsayi na tauraruwa ɗaya).

An ba ta kyaututtukan Natatanging Iskolar Para sa Bayan da Oblation Statute don Hanyoyin Kyawawan Aiki da Jinƙai. A shekarar 2019, kungiyar alumni ta Jami'ar Harvard Kennedy ta ba ta kyautar Veritas Medal. An sanya ta cikin jerin sunayen BluPrint a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin masu motsa jiki 50 na ASEAN, ta Lifestyle Asia a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin 18 Masu Canza Wasanni, da People Asia a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin Matar 2019 na Salons da Tabbas. Har ila yau, tana da rubutu a sashen Op-Ed na Manila Bulletin, Balata, People Asia da Esquire Magazine.