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We are pleased to provide you with a brief description of the members of the Board of Directors (BoD) of the Leuser International Foundation. This Board of Directors have been legally registered in the presence of Notary Public Ms. Dorothea Samola, SH through the Declaration of Result of a Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Leuser Internasional Foundation.

The structure of the Board of Directors for the period, 2011-2016 is as follows :

Chairperson	:	JAMAL. M. GAWI
Vice Chairperson	:	HENDARDI
Vice Chairperson	:	DEBRA H. YATIM
Vice Chairperson	:	DORIS P. SUGIHARDJANTO
Secretary	:	DWIYANTO PRIHARTONO
Vice Secretary	:	SYARIFAH NULY NAZLIA
Treasurer	:	TUTI PUJIARTI

Jamal M. Gawi is the Chairperson of the Board of Directors (BoD) of the Leuser International foundation. He earned his Master's Degree in Environmental Studies (MES) at York University, Canada. At the moment he is the Chief Advisor to the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) for its Restructuring and Rehabilitation Program in Aceh and Nias.

He had also worked for several years as Coordinator for the Forestry Program and Development of the Buffer Zone under Leuser Management Unit which was funded jointly by the European Union and the Government of Indonesia.

He had also served as Chairperson of the LIF Board of Advisors and also as Advisor for the Environment and Natural Resources Management for CIDA in Indonesia. In the past he had also been the Academic and Training Director at the Centre for Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Syiah Kuala (Unsyiah). He is also a fellow of Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD) International located in London.

Hendardi is currently serving as Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Leuser International Foundation. Actually, he is also a member of the LIF Board of Trustees for the period, 2002-2007.

He is currently active as the Chairperson of the Board of Legal Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI), a member of the Expert Council of the Indonesian Lawyers' Association (SPI), a Founding Member of Human Rights Working Group (HRWG), a Founding Council Member of the Bandung Rural Development and Educational Institute (LPPP) and Chairperson of the Ambonese Tapak Legislative Council. Previously he had been active in a variety of teams and committees such as Vice Chairman of the Human Rights Violation Investigation Committee (KPP HAM) for the case of Trisakti and a Member of the Fact Finding Committee relating to the death of Munir, a human rights activist (Keppres No. 111 of 2004).

His international experience included participation in a six-month apprentice program at the Human Rights Information Study Centre at Utrecht, the Netherlands (September 1986 - March 1987), the World Human Rights Conference in Vienna, Austria (1993), the session of the UN Human Rights Sub-Committee in Geneva, Swiss in 1995 and the session of the UN High Commission for Human Rights in Geneva, Swiss in 1997, 1998, 1999 and also 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. He had followed a course at the Civil Technological Institute in Bandung (1978 to 1986, not completed). His works included the production of 750 articles, and the presentation of more than 200 papers at various seminars, dialogs and discussions.

Awards received included the Human Rights Award from Human Rights Watch in New York and Washington D.C, USA (December 1991) for his role in monitoring and investigating the Military Operation Area (DOM) in Aceh and the Lampung case (Way Japara and Pulo Panggung). He was also selected to represent Asia with five other representatives from other continents to attend the 20th anniversary celebration of Human Rights Watch and the 50th anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human Rights in Los Angeles, USA (November 1998). He also received an award from Paul Harris Fellow of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International for his role in promoting human dignity and relationship (June 2000) and another award from the State Minister for Human Rights Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia for his contribution to the enforcement and development of Human Rights in Indonesia (29 August 2000).

Debra Yatim is the Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Leuser International Foundation. She is also a media consultant working in a public relations office, Komseni, specializing in public campaigns, and promotion of social, cultural, gender, environmental and democratization issues.

She Is also an Advisor to BRR on gender issues in Aceh. She is involved in a major campaign to promote the idea of multi-culture in Indonesian among children through books, museum, and a serial program on television.She is also active in campaigning to promote traditional arts in the mass media in the midst of the popular global campaign with Ford Foundation. In the last several years, she has been involved in a major campaign on education for potential voters on television, radio and discussions in municipal buildings in 26 cities. In addition to that she also provides training on advocacy to environmental NGO's in East Kalimantan and North Sulawesi through a USAID project.

In cooperation with more than 50 organizations, Debra is involved in peaceful campaigns for Acehnese women. Working together with UNIFEM/UNFPA Project Office in Jakarta she is involved in campaigns against violence towards women in the media. Besides participating in radio and tv training programs in Australia, Debra ia also a recipient of Professional Journalism Fellowship from Stanford University in the United States under the National Endowment of the Humanities.

Doris P. Sugiharjanto is the Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Leuser International Foundation. She is Secretary of the Board of Trustees of Del Foundation in Jakarta speaks three languages, namely Indonesian, English and French.

She earned her Master's Degree (Drs) from the Department of Political Science (FISIP) of the University of Indonesia and her MA degree in History & DEA (Diplome d'Ecole Approfondie, kandidat doctor)from Paris. She had also been a journalist of the KOMPAS national newspaper.

R. Dwiyanto Prihartono is the Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Leuser International Foundation. He is an Advocate and a Managing Partner of the PRIHARTONO & PARTNERS Law Office. He is also active in the Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights Association, and the National Council of Legal Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI) to this day and had worked for the Jakarta Legal Aid Body (1989-1997).

A graduate of the University of Krisnadwipayana in Jakarta (1989), he had also participated in several international training courses in the Netherlands and Australia. He had also worked with various organizations in the past such as Indonesian Law Students Association (IKA PERMAHI), the Indonesian Lawyers' Association (IKADIN), and the National Committee on Legal Matters (KHN).

He was also Chairperson of WALHI on the national level (199-2002) and Head of the Operational Section of the Legal Aid Society in Jakarta (1989).

Syarifah Nuly Nazlia was appointed Vice Chairperson of the LIF Board of Directors in July 2011. She is the General Manager of PT. Dharma Putra Pratama where she had previously worked as the Operation Manager for 1.5 years. She is also the Deputy Director of Gabungan Usaha Penunjang Minyak dan Gas Bumi (GUSPEN MIGAS), and the Secretary General of Asosiasi Pengusaha Wellhead Indonesia (APWI). She started her career in 2000 where she worked for Asian Development Bank (ADB) “Privatization of Water Supply in Sumatera” project. After finishing her contract in ADB, she pursue her career in the private sector as director to PT. Hanly Bina Mandiri and PT. Nusaraya Mitra Energi. From 2005 to 2009 she dedicated herself in the public sector where she worked in BRR NAD –Nias and also Bappenas as Technical Assistant to the coordinating unit in the central Government for the continuance of BRR NAD-Nias programs (BKRAN).

Tuti Pujiarti was appointed Treasurer of the Board of Directors (BoD) of Leuser International Foundation in July 2011. Prior to that, she was assisting this BoD as a Financial Consultant. She has more than 15 years of experience working and supervising the Admin and Finance Division of several private companies and NGO’s. At the moment she is also the Treasurer of Perkumpulan Arus Pelangi and the Finance Coordinator of Perhimpunan Bantuan Hukum dan Hak Asasi Manusia Indonesia (PBHI).