Boards and Advisory Councils


GPOCP Board of Directors

PresidentCheryl Knott, Ph.D. Executive Director, Gunung Palung Orangutan Conservation Program; Director, Gunung Palung Orangutan Research Project; Professor, Department of Anthropology, Boston University
SecretaryAndrea Johnson
TreasurerTerri Breeden
Board MembersTim Laman, Ph.D, Rainforest Ecologist and Wildlife Photojournalist
Elizabeth Yaap, M.A. Co-Founder, Gunung Palung Orangutan Conservation Program; Consultant, Rainforest Biodiversity, Bogor, Indonesia
Noemi Rosa
Rebecca Martin

Yayasan Palung Governing Board

Yudo Sudarto Ketapang Culture and Tourism Board
Barita O. Manullang, Ph.D.
Darmawan Liswanto Fauna & Flora International (FFI)
Sri Suci Utami Atmoko, Ph.D. Indonesian Primatology Association (APAPI); Professor, Indonesia National University (UNAS)
Dedi Darnaedy, Ph.D. Indonesian Institute of Sciences
Jito Sugardjito, Ph.D. Indonesia National University
Dadan Kusnandar, Ph.D. Tanjungpura University (UNTAN)

Advisory Council

Diah Permata Hildi Kayong Utara National Handicrafts Association
Ade Mulia Ketapang Department of Forestry
Yohanes Terang Laman Satong Community Leader