Ratu Wina Widyawati (Wina) joined the Director General’s Office in May this year where she assists with proposal development and the forestry funding database. Prior to CIFOR, Wina worked with the EU Forest Liaison Bureau in Jakarta. She has a degree in Forestry from Bogor Agricultural Institute, Indonesia.
Lia Wan started as CIFOR’s Facility Services Officer in June, managing travel and conference services, guest house operations and cafeteria operations. Lia has a diploma in Hotel and Restaurant Management from Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, USA.
Indra Kaliana began working at CIFOR's Bogor office in June as a Programmer with the Information Services Group. Indra maintains and develops software applications for the Information Services and Corporate Services Divisions.
Janneke Romijn, a Dutch funded Junior Professional Officer, joined CIFOR in September. Following three months orientation in Bogor, Janneke will work in communications at CIFOR's Cameroon office. Janneke has a Masters degree in Communications from Tilburg University, the Netherlands.
Marieke Sandker joined CIFOR in September as a Dutch funded Junior Professional Officer. Following her orientation in Bogor, Marieke will work with CIFOR’s Forests and Livelihoods program in Cameroon. Before CIFOR she worked as a Tropical Forest Ecologist and as a consultant with FAO. Marieke has a Masters degree in Biology from Wageningen University, the Netherlands.
Alison Ford joins CIFOR's Bogor office as a Communications Associate, under sponsorship from the Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development program. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and has worked for a Sydney radio station, the NSW Department of Environment and Conservation, and Oxfam Australia.
Moving on:
Several colleagues have moved on from CIFOR in recent times. We would like to thank them for their contribution to CIFOR and wish them and their families every success.
- Michael Spilsbury left CIFOR in April after ten years of service. Mike’s last assignment was as an Impact Assessment Scientist in the Director General’s Office. He is now a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer with the UN Environmental Programme in Kenya.
- Herlina Hartanto worked with CIFOR as a Scientist in the Forests and Governance Program for eight years before resigning in May. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D at Monash University, Australia.
- Sonya Dewi resigned in May following six years of service with CIFOR as a scientist with the Forests and Livelihoods Program. Now with ICRAF’s Spatial Analysis Unit in Indonesia, Sonya will continue to work closely with CIFOR.
- Julia Maturana finished her assignment in June after three years as a Dutch funded Associate Expert with the Environmental Services and Sustainable Use of Forests Program. Julia and her family have returned to their home in Peru.
- Joris Siermann finished his three-year assignment as a Dutch funded Associate expert in July. Joris worked as a Geographical Information Systems Analyst with CIFOR’s Information Services Group. He and his family have returned to Amsterdam.
- Marieke Sassen finished her three-year assignment in July. Marieke worked with CIFOR’s Environmental Services and Sustainable Use of Forests Program as a Dutch funded Associate Expert. She continues working with CIFOR as a consultant from the Netherlands.
- Luluk Suhada left CIFOR in August after three years of service as a Library Assistant in the Information Services Group. She is now studying for a Masters degree at Wageningen University, the Netherlands.
- Eva Wollenberg said farewell to CIFOR in August after 11 years service. Lini was as a Principal Scientist in the Forests and Governance Program. She still works for CIFOR as a Senior Associate from the USA.
- Purabi Bose finished her assignment with CIFOR in October following three years as a Dutch funded Associate Expert. Purabi was involved in CIFOR’s Research Uptake and Impact Assessment study. She has now returned to Mumbai, India.
Contributors:
Renata Zampollo, Sven Wunder, Kristen Evans, Eric McGaw, Reginald Mumba, Dennis Kayambazinthu, Judith Kamoto, H. Bouda, Crispen Marunda, Daniel Tiveau, Kresno Santosa, Haris Iskander, Greg Clough, Alison Ford, Cathy Reade, Axel Poulsen, Henri-Noël Bouda, Guni Mickles-Kowe.