Cynthia brings 20 years of entrepreneurship, socio-environmental justice and community activism, through her roles as founder/co-founder, board director and/or CEO of numerous organizations, both for-profit and not-for-profit in South East Asia and in the U.S. Her experience has been in the fields of organizational leadership, special events and project management, and group facilitation/mediation.

Nancy is the President of the Alexander Abraham Foundation as well as the Flying Elephants Foundation, and has supported LEAP and conservation in Sabah since 2005. Her influence and support of LEAP has been pivotal to its success and she continues to provide a breadth of knowledge and valuable connection.

Caroline is the Founder & CEO of the Shared Earth Foundation and has supported orangutan conservation since 1991. She began her work in Sabah in 2005 following her first trip to that Malaysian State on Borneo. She supports orangutan, elephant and rhino conservation through LEAP and HUTAN. Caroline is a ‘veteran’ board member who sits on 10 boards of various environmental organizations.

Katie has worked in environmental and social issues in developing countries over the past 6 years, with a specific love and interest in Borneo.  After completing a MPA in Environmental Science and Public Policy from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, she joined the LEAP USA team as a Borneo project manager.

Sue joined the LEAP team at the start of 2009 and brings with her a wealth of experience in graphic design, photography and events management. Born and bred in Sabah, she lived and worked in the UK for 7 years and has also led educational expeditions for young adults to the rainforest of Central America and Borneo and is experienced in jungle training. Sue will be handling the LEAP website and all things graphic and photographic for the Borneo Team!

Jacquie graduated from Monash University, Melbourne with Bachelor of Economics (Accounting) and is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. She has 15 years of experience in the audit line with a big five professional accounting firm and 12 years of experience in the hospitality industry. She loves gardening.

Winnie brings 20 years of experience in financial management, holds a professional degree in Corporate Secretary & Administration, is a qualified Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and is a qualified TESOL teacher with a Diploma in TESOL from the London Teachers Training College, United Kingdom.

Neville has a Certificate in Mechanical Engineering from Polytechnic Kota Kinabalu with a distinction in Physics and was previously a wildlife warden for the Sabah Wildlife Department. He has volunteered with government agencies and has undertaken small scale marine and wildlife conservation efforts in the tourism industry. Neville enjoys playing basketball and has a great love of dogs.

Heather is an environmental attorney who has worked as a litigator, policy director and advocate since obtaining her JD from Stanford Law School in 1996. She also has a degree in Economics. She spent ten years working on legal and policy issues related to water quality and land and species conservation in Los Angeles before moving to Sabah in 2007, where she worked with LEAP on various conservation and community projects. She is now part of the LEAP USA team focusing on project and policy issues, as well as grant development and management.