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Our Core Team

by Wild Asia

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

Admin & Finance

As we grow, our Admin & Finance makes sure our finances are well managed and our mountain of information are organised.

Zulfadly Ruslan

Zulfadly is the Administration and Accounts Assistant at Wild Asia. He graduated from Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) in 2003 with a diploma in Accounting.... 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. She joined Wild Asia in 2005 as a part time researcher.... more

Sharyn Lisa Shufiyan

Sharyn works on the Wild Asia website and editorial. She also assists the advisory team in conducting social assessments.... more

Jyunichi Washizaki

Jyunichi's fixation with the natural world has taken him on numerous adventures spanning from the Sahara Desert to the Great Barrier Reef.... more

Technical Associates

Scott O'Connell

Scott grew up in the US but is an avid traveller and trekker. He has been exploring Asia and Australia for the last eight years.... more

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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Published: 07 February 2010

 

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