Alumni

Mr. Thein Tun Aung holds a BA degree in Library and Information Studies from East Yangon University, Myanmar in 2008 and MSc in Regional and Rural Development Planning from Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand in 2015. He serves as the program manager in MATA to lead in all sector of our organization businesses. As the second highest people in the organization, he has to lead in all sector of MATA’s work. He has experience in various aspects such as M&E, Project Management and other fields.

She is a research assistant at the Myanmar Development Resource Institute – Centre for Economic and Social Development (MDRI-CESD). MDRI-CESD is a local Myanmar think tank that focuses on research, advocacy and training activities to further the process of reform and development in Myanmar. As a research assistant, she has studied Decentralization and Local Governance and has supported research associates in research and translation. She is also serving as a program assistant for the Myanmar Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (Myanmar – EITI) National Coordination Office. She is currently learning how the other countries implement EITI and manage their natural resources. She hopes other countries can serve as a model for Myanmar and that in turn, Myanmar can serve as a model for other countries.

Thin serves as the admin and finance officer of MEITI secretariat office at Budget Department in the Ministry of Planning and Finance. She is responsible for Financial Statement of the Sources and Uses of fund and assisting work plan of MEITI Project in collaboration finance team of the World Bank. Her task is preparing the expenditure, reconciling Bank Statement of the MEITI Project, and supporting data analysis process of MEITI reconciliation Report. Prior to this assignment, she served as a finance officer at Yangon Electricity Supply Board, Ministry of Electric Power from December 2010 to January 2016. She holds master degree from Meiktila University of Economics.

Thomas Rapak works at JPIC SVD Ruteng since 2013. SVD JPIC is an integral part of the mission of universal Society Verbi Divine (SVD).  JPIC is a commission to coordinate and carry out the mission of the SVD, such as policy in the field of Environment, Forestry and Mining; education and training Law and human right; as well as economic empowerment and social development.

Prior to his role at JPIC, Thomas served as a teacher at SMAK Syuradikara Ende (2007-2008). He worked also as a Pastoral agent in the catholic church, parish of St. Arnold Janssen Tambolaka, Sumba and worked in cooperation of Lembu Nai Manggarai (2012-2013).

Thomas graduated from catholic Institute of Philosophy Ledalero, Maumere (2007) and holds Master of Theology from the same Institute (2011). He concerns on social and cultural problem as well as environmental problem, markedly ecological crisis due to human life style. He actively involves in campaign to save the environment. He believes that save our live will save the world.

She is Coalition Facilitator for Pyoe Pin Program. The program supports the development and partnership and participatory process to assist the people of Myanmar to improve their standard of living, building
opportunities for more effective delivery services, social justice and economic growth. Pyoe Pin Program engages with CSO, indivisual and private sector to identify commision and implement issues based project
(IBPs) that will contribute to furthering the principles of democratic and accountable governance in Myanmar. One of her responsibility is facilitate the process of defining partner roles and activities to be financed by the project in such a way they contribute coherently to the achievment of the objective of the IBP.

Married to Novy V. Miñon; blessed with 3 kids (Vince Mikael, Bjorn Von & Tiara Justine); a CPA by profession; an assistant professor at Romblon State University; an extensionist and enjoys working with the community; an advocate of environmental protection; and loves outdoor activities. 

Tommy Apriando works as journalist in the online media Mongabay Indonesia for three years. He concerns on environmental issue. He has written many articles to show the excessive social and environmental impacts of mining to the local people. He also serves as a volunteer at The Commission for “the Disappeared” and Victims of Violence (Kontras) in Jakarta.

Since 2007, officially worked as a science editor for the news website ThienNhien. Net (www.thiennhien.net) before moving to the Environmental Policy Department in late 2010. Has concern about enviromental law and policy since 2009. Conducting many surveys in mining sites on environment and social impacts. Editing moving Ahead with REDD (Vietnamese version), Assessment the rehabilitation after mining exploitation: inadequacy in policy and impact on the community, Pilot sub-national EITI model in Binh Dinh, Policy Reviews in 2011 and 2012, 2013.

Tricia Yeoh is Chief Operating Officer of IDEAS (Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs). She was up to recently Research Director of Institut Rakyat, an independent think tank affiliated with Parti Keadilan Rakyat (KEADILAN), a Malaysian opposition party. She was formerly Research Officer to the Selangor Menteri Besar at the Selangor State Government, and has previously served as Director of the ASLI Centre for Public Policy Studies. She is a regular columnist at theSun, the Penang Monthly magazine, and wrote for Selangor Times before it had to wrap up. She writes on national socio-economic policy and has delivered various presentations at national and international platforms. She is qualified in Econometrics and Marketing from Monash University, and holds a MSc. in Research Methods in Psychology from theUniversity of Warwick. She sits on the Monash University Business School Advisory Board and Centre for Public Policy Studies’ Advisory Panel.
She is editor of the newly published book “The Spirit of Merdeka” and its Malay version "Jiwa Merdeka" (jointly edited with Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad), the book “The Road to Reform: Pakatan Rakyat in Selangor” and its Malay version, “Liku-liku Reformasi: Pakatan Rakyat di Selangor” and author of the book, “States of Reform: Governing Selangor and Penang”. Her documentary, “The Rights of the Dead”, which tells the story of the Teoh Beng Hock who died in 2009 under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s watch, won the Justin Louis Award at the FreedomFilmFest 2012 and was selected for screening at the Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival,
Doha, Qatar, in 2013. She is recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (Pingat Jasa Kebaktian), conferred by the Selangor Sultan (Pingat Jasa Kebaktian, PJK).

War War serves as the Deputy Director of Budget Department in the Ministry of Planning and Finance. She is responsible to analyze the development of public sector and submit policy recommendations to the authorities. She conducts regular review of impacts on budget implementation of public sector by analyzing financial flows between agencies and government in connection with financial program and macroeconomic policies. In regarding the resources management, she has duty to analyze State Economic Enterprises concerned with the natural resources sectors budget data and their performances as well as evaluate of oil and gas sector reform.

Prior to joining Natural Resource Governance Institute, Wissem Heni worked in a number of relevant departments within the Tunisian government, namely the ministry of interior and the prime ministry office. Most notably, he was part of the Hydrocarbon and the Mining Advisory Commissions, which provide consultation and technical advice to the Ministry of Industry prior to signing licenses with international oil companies. As deputy director of Legal Assistance Services within the prime ministry office focused on extractives, he put to use his extensive knowledge of the sector to monitor the legality of hydrocarbon and mining permits and licenses. Besides having built strong relations with key actors in the hydrocarbon sector, he   worked closely with the Ministry of Industry on the interpretation of Article 13 of the constitution. Wissem holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from Tunis and a Masters in Administration. He also received trainings on sustainable development, anti-corruption, and bilateral investment treaties. At NRGI, he is supporting the implementation of NRGI’s engagement in Tunisia by providing capacity development, technical assistance and project management support to the program sector. He is focusing mainly on official stakeholders (government and parliament).

Ye Lin serves as the national coordinator of MATA office which a part of Myanmar EITI process. He has been working for Civil Society Organizations, INGOs and NGOs continuously for more than 16 years and involving in EITI process since 2012. For years, he was active in Paung Ku, a civil society strengthening initiative established in 2007 by consortium of international and local agencies in Myanmar. Prior to this position, he served as the community project assistant at IOM and peer team leader at MSF Switzerland Dawei.

Ye Thein Oo is the Coordinator of Myanmar-China Pipeline Watch Committee (MCPWC) since 2014. He is also a National Steering Committee member of Myanmar Alliance for Transparency and Accountability (MATA). Prior to his role at MCPWC, he was a farmer producing chili, banana, and sunflower (2003-2007) and merchant of rice and oil (2007). He has experienced in NGO for more than ten years. He obtain Economic education at Distance Education University Mandalay (2003) and various training course from CSOs such as Human right and Citizenship (2012); Human right , Environmental , Land law (MCPWC, 2013); EITI Standard (NRGI & MATA, 2014); Community Health Impact Assessment (MCPWC, 2014); and Research Training on Social Accountability (MCPWC,2015)

Yee Mon Oo is a Research Associate at Myanmar Development Institute. She holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from Chiang Mai University, Thailand. She is a member of core technical team to analyse loss-making state owned enterprises (SOEs) to determine whether they should continue their operation, or they should be recommended for termination, or privatization. MDI is also a part of the study committee organized to systematically review these factories and to offer factory-specific recommendations to the government in moving forward. 

Yesi Maryam graduated from University of Indonesia majoring in Political Science. Before joining the IESR, she had been working as the communication officer for several community development programs, such as
Kecamatan Development Program (KDP), Australia Indonesia Basic Education Program (AIBEP) and Community-based Solid Waste Management Program. Yesi has put her interests in developing community
media-especially in grass root level- and joined with Yakoma PGI as the freelance facilitator in developing community video. She’s also a member of social network community in improving the quality of environment in Jakarta. During 2009-2011 She was taking a master degree for communication management in Trisakti University Jakarta, yet never complete this degree. She’s a single friendly aunt of two nieces and nephews. She likes travelling, movies and meeting with authentic peoples.