Written by Wild Asia on 7 Feb 2010
Wild Asia maintains a lean and passionate team, and it is this dedicated and experienced group that keeps our programmes alive. Our team is small but very efficient, and continues to learn, develop and evolve with the changing times.
One of the striking aspects of Wild Asia is how small our Core Team actually is! We work on projects and build better progammes, and yet, still find time to innovate, nurture younger members and evolve. Here are some of the core people behind Wild Asia.
Management Team
Beyond the technical Advisory Team that drives the innovation and consulting work within Wild Asia, our programmes are managed on a day-to-day basis by a team of three:
Reza Azmi
Reza is the founder and Executive Director of Wild Asia. He is a certified ISO 14001 (Environmental Management) Lead Auditor and has developed his audit experience in both forestry and oil palm certification ... more
Gonthong Lourdesamy
Gonthong joined Wild Asia in 2010 with more than 10 years of experience managing and directing environmental education programmes.... more
Deborah Chan
As Wild Asia's associate programme manager, Deborah oversees several initiatives such as the Responsible Tourism Initiative and Corporate Responsibility projects.... more
Sheila Senathirajah
Sheila Senathirajah is a technical programme manager with Wild Asia. Under the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative, she works to offer support, advice and guidance to industry participants ... more
Technical Resource Team
On hand to support us is a dedicated Technical Team who helps develop our core programmes and also provides the technical input required to drive many of our activities.
Lim Ying Ying
Ying holds a Master's Degree in Community Development from University Putra Malaysia. For her Master thesis, she did a study on the community development of the Semai indigenous people in Perak, Malaysia.... more
Sharyn Lisa Shufiyan
Sharyn holds a Diploma in Advertising from Taylor's College, Malaysia and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Anthropology and Media Studies from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.... more
Jyunichi Washizaki
Jyunichi Washizaki holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geographical Sciences from the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia.... more
Technical Associates
Dave Bakewell
Dave combines over twenty years' experience in education with a lifelong passion for the natural world, in his work as a Biodiversity Associate for Wild Asia ... more
Melissa Cornejo
Melissa Cornejo is an associate responsible tourism specialist for Wild Asia. She joined Wild Asia in July 2009, and works with the RT team to coordinate the Responsible Tourism Initiative, the annual RT Awards, ... more
Read more about the Wild Asia story, our Advisors and Team. Come join us as an intern/volunteer or check out our latest job vacancies.
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