Chyntia obtained a Bachelor’s degree majoring in International Relations at Gadjah Mada University and graduated in 2021. During her academic year, she had the opportunity to study abroad at Ubbo Emmius and Utrecht University, the Netherlands for 1.5 years, and this occasion provided a great chance to further develop her language skills, and can now speak Dutch fluently.

In her previous role as a junior technical officer for RPOA-IUU Secretariat, she excels in providing comprehensive support for day-to-day office operations. She has demonstrated a solid commitment to ensuring smooth office functionality for RPOA-IUU Secretariat. Her responsibilities include maintaining coordination meetings, managing schedules, handling correspondence, and actively contributing to the organization’s mission of promoting responsible fishing practices and combating IUU fishing.

As a project assistant, She will provide administrative and financial support to the Regional Project Management Unit (RPMU), as well as support the strategic partnership, communication, and resource mobilization implementation.

Yulia Dewi earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Governmental and International Relations from Griffith University. During her time in college, Yulia worked as Diplomacy Delegates Officer for the ASEAN-Australia Strategic Youth Partnerships (AASYP) where she developed and executed the AASYP Digital Dialogue.

As the Communications Assistant for the ATSEA Regional Secretariat, she is responsible for:

1. Supporting the implementation of ATSEA’s Communication and Social Media Strategy
2. Supporting the implementation of ATSEA’s Stakeholder Engagement Strategy
3. Escalating the project’s visibility and raise awareness of the program findings to the wider audience through various communications platforms

Prior to joining the ATSEA-2 team, Ingrid has worked with PEMSEA over three phases of GEF/UNDP projects that supported the development and implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia (SDS-SEA), a shared regional marine strategy that was adopted by 12 countries in East Asia in 2003. She coordinated the development and implementation of the SDS-SEA projects in Indonesia, Thailand and Timor-Leste, including capacity building on and demonstration and scaling up of integrated approaches for managing marine and coastal areas and resources. She worked previously with the Marine Science Institute of the University of the Philippines as part of the Chemical Oceanography team. Ingrid obtained her Master’s Degree in Chemistry from the University of the Philippines.

An experienced marine biologist, diver and conservationist, Cassie has worked to protect whale sharks in Teluk Cenderawasih National Park and supported the implementation of a GEF-funded Dugong and Seagrass Conservation Project with WWF-Indonesia. She brings her extensive knowledge and a deep affinity for the ocean to the ATSEA Program.

Qualifications, skills & experience:

• 7 years’ experience as Marine Species Officer at WWF-Indonesia
• Underwater surveying, marine surveillance, analysis, reporting and project management
• Erasmus Mundus MSc in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation from Ghent University, Belgium
• MPhil in Conservation Leadership from the University of Cambridge, UK

Dr Susanto has over 15 years of experience in coral reef ecology and coastal management, working with USAID projects and organisations like The Nature Conservancy, Wildlife Conservation Society, and RARE. He also served as a marine management advisor for Timor-Leste under the USAID-CTSP program. Since January 2020, Dr Susanto has been with the ATSEA-2 Project in Bali, now leading as the Interim Executive Director of the ATSEA Regional Secretariat.

Qualifications, skills & experience:

• Planning and management of Marine Protected Areas, policy development and public funding
• Doctorate degree in Marine Biology and Conservation from Kyushu University, Japan
• MSc in Integrated Tropical Coastal Zone Management from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Bangkok, Thailand