Managing Director

Andrew Thornley

Andrew has lived and worked in Southeast Asia since 1998. He has managed and evaluated a range of pioneering innovation programs, managed large multi-year democracy and governance projects in Indonesia, advised on the establishment of a human rights organization in Cambodia, coordinated humanitarian assistance to refugee camps in West Timor and worked as an election manager for the UN in Timor-Leste.

Assistant Project Manager

Chairunnisa

Chica is a Public Relations graduate with several years of experience in marketing and administration in the education sector in Jakarta as well as in accounting for a private company. She supports the design and management of Saraswati’s administration system and manages DEVI's social media account. She helps to manage Saraswati's events and trainings, working closely with event collaborators and participants.

Technology Associate

Dimas Satrio

Dimas is a developer, designer and community organizer. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Ordent, a company that specializes in complex and integrated software solutions for public and private sector clients. Dimas has been a Technology Consultant with The Asia Foundation and is active in his hometown of Bandung as a community leader for the Google Developer Group and Forum Web Anak Bandung, a tech-based community and creative circle.

Director of Financing & Administration

Kadek Sudianti

Kadek manages Saraswati's day-to-day operations and coordinates Saraswati events. She previously worked for several years in Villa management before building and managing a successful small business in Bali.

Design Associate

Ola Santo

Ola is an innovator and entrepreneur. In 2000, she established Studi Rancang Imaji, a Creative Design Company, in Jakarta. Since then, she has launched a successful café called Bean There, and co-founded babacucu.com, the first free commerce startup in Indonesia – which was recognized by Tech in Asia in 2015 as one of the "10 Bootstrap Alley startups that caught our eye". Ola also has significant development experience, including pioneering designs for online monitoring and evaluation platforms since 2012.

Technology Associate

Pratiwi Sukmawati

Tiwi is a front-end developer and community organizer. She is Creative Director of Ordent, a company that specializes in complex and integrated software solutions for public and private sector clients. Tiwi leads design and front-end development team so the application will express what the owner feels, imagines, emotional self-expression, and high art. Tiwi is also working as technology consultant of The Asia Foundation and active in developer community GDG, FOWAB, and also Women Techmaker of Bandung.

Project Manager

Ester Margaretha

Ester manages and supports several Saraswati projects. Her professional interests include climate change, gender, and child participation. She has project management, research and communications experience in development and humanitarian projects, primarily working with child-focused organisations. Ester has also worked independently with a range of institutions on gender equality, economic justice, disability and inclusion, and UNGP for SMEs. She holds a degree in International Relations from Universitas Gadjah Mada.

Assistant Project Manager

Dahlia Rera O.

Rera is passionate about media professionalism, environmental and maritime conservation, as well as empowerment of youth, women and people with disability. With Saraswati, she has supported projects designing tech for people with disability, management information systems, and community-based initiatives to reduce the use of single-use plastics. Prior to joining Saraswati, Rera worked in journalism for more than ten years. She was editor of an anti-corruption tabloid, a contributor to Tempo English, and a community development manager at the Tempo Institute.

Assistant Director

Yulies Puspitaningtyas

Yulies has more than 12 years of experience in development and humanitarian programming in Indonesia. She has been involved in a number of humanitarian responses and development projects in Indonesia, with the focus on various sectors including WASH, livelihood recovery, rural economic development, disaster risk management and urban resilience, child protection and sexual reproductive health rights. In the past three years, she has been leading in business development which covers specific areas in the project and program design, partnership strategy, funding and grants management, and donor relationship building. She is experienced in developing successful proposals for institutional donors such as DFAT, EC, SIDA, GAC, DFID/FCDO, and Netherlands’ MOFA, and major corporations, such as Google, AstraZeneca, JP Morgan, and Hyundai.

Designer Associate

Tia

Ghisani Ghina Bakhitah (Tia) is a Graphic and User Interface / User Experience Designer. She has several years of experience in design for the private sector as well as participation in co-design workshops in support of development innovation. Tia is active in environmental and other volunteer activities, including an initiative with her sister to support marginalized children to learn design and drawing skills.

Marine Conservation Associate

Yurifa (Ipeh)

Yurifa, or Ipeh, has sustainability development, community and marine conservation experience, having worked with the Marine Megafauna Foundation in Bali as both Operations Manager and Indonesia office consultant, with Kopernik in Bali, as well as with The Asia Foundation, Partnership for Governance Reform and Save the Children in Jakarta. She also founded WarnaWarni Kids Banda, a space for children to read and learn in Maluku and is a Padi-certified Divemaster. Yurifa leads Saraswati’s strategies on marine conservation.