Introduction

Staff

TBI is governed by a General Board which has delegated a number of tasks and responsibilities to an Executive Board. The staff at the respective offices takes care of the day-to-day management of the programme (Wageningen, Colombia, Ghana, Indonesia, Suriname and Vietnam). The scientific level of the programme is guarded by a Programme Advisory Committee (PAC).

TBI- Wageningen

Prof. Dr. R.G.A. (René) Boot
Director; Programme Coordinator
TBI-Colombia
Rene.Boot@tropenbos.org
+31 317 481417

 

N.M.J. (Joke) Mahulete
Secretary

Joke.Mahulete@tropenbos.org
+31 317 481416

Drs. H.C. (Hans) Vellema
Programme Coordinator
TBI-Ghana and TBI-Vietnam
Hans.Vellema@tropenbos.org
+31 317 481419

Dr. R.J. (Roderick) Zagt
Programme Coordinator
TBI-Suriname & TBI-Indonesia
Roderick.Zagt@tropenbos.org
+31 317 481418
M. (Marieke) Wit MSc

Programme Coordinator

EU project

Marieke.wit@tropenbos.org
+31 317 481425

Ir. K. (Kees) van Dijk
Senior Advisor
Kees.vanDijk@tropenbos.org
+31 317 481415
H.J. (Henk) Lijftogt
Controller
Henk.Lijftogt@tropenbos.org
+31 317 481424

A.M. (Lyda) Keijzer
Accounting assistant
Lyda.Keijzer@tropenbos.org
+31 317 481422

W. (Wendelien) Ordelman
Communication Officer

wendelien.ordelman@tropenbos.org
+31 317 481423

J.W.(Juanita) Franco MSc
Communication Officer Assistant
juanita.franco@tropenbos.org
+31 317 481421

TBI-Colombia

Dr. C.A. (Carlos) Rodríguez
Programme Team Leader
carlosarodriguez@cable.net.co
+57 1 3203502
Sandra Frieri
Assistant Programme Team Leader
ftropenbos@cable.net.co
Monica Gruezmacher
Communication Officer
comtropenbos@cable.net.co
Yaneth Triviño
Accountant Officer
contatropenbos@cable.net.co

TBI-Ghana

Mr. K.S. (Samuel) Nketiah
Programme Team Leader
tropenbos@idngh.com

+233 51 60310  or +233 51 61361
  Olivia Larbi-Nyanteh
Programme Assistant
lanyanteh@yahoo.com
K. (Kwame) Okae Kissiedu
Communication Officer
onyagh@yahoo.com
  Michael Zusain
Accountant Officer
michaelzusain@yahoo.com

TBI-Indonesia

Dr. P. (Petrus) Gunarso
Programme Team Leader
p.gunarso@tropenbos-indonesia.org
+62 542 820503 / 820504
Monang Panjaitan
Office Manager

monang@tropenbos-indonesia.org

+62 542 820503 / 820504

Alfan Subekti
Forest  Partnership Coordinator
masafang@tropenbos-indonesia.org

Sahid Robijaksani
Finance Manager
sahid.robijaksani@tropenbos-indonesia.org

TBI-Suriname
Mr. S.(Sietze) van Dijk
Programme Team Leader

ptltropenbossuriname@yahoo.com

+597 490128 ext. 245 /

+597 532001

Vanessa Simson
Office Manager
tropenbossuriname@yahoo.com
+597 490128 ext. 245 /           +597 532001

TBI-Vietnam

Mr Tran Huu Nghi
Programme Team Leader
nghi.tbi@dng.vnn.vn
tbi.vietnam@hn.vnn.vn
+84 54 886211

Dr. Nguyen Phu Hung
Co-Programme Team Leader
p.hung.tbi@vnn.vn
tbi.vietnam@hn.vnn.vn
+84 4 6870600 or
+84 4 6870601

Mr Dang Thanh Liem

Forest Adviser

liem.tbi@dng.vnn.vn

 

Ms Suzanne Robertsons

Programme Assistant

suzanne.tbi@vnn.vn

Nguyen Bich Thao
Office Administrator

Ha Noi office
tbi.vietnam@hn.vnn.vn

+84 4 6870601

Ha Thi Tu Anh

Office Administrator/

Accounts Officer

Hue office

hue.tbi-vietnam@dng.vnn.vn

+84 54 886211
Nguyen Thi Quynh Thu
Translator / Interpreter

thu.tbi@dng.vnn.vn

+84 54 886211

Phan Thi Thuy Nhi   

Communication officer

communi.tbi@vnn.vn

+84 54 886211

EU-Project on Chain Saw Milling
James Parker Mckeowon MSc
Coordinator EU-Project Ghana
pmckeown10@yahoo.co.uk
Rohini Persaud-Kerrett
Coordinator EU-Project Guyana
rkerrett@gmail.com


General Board

The General Board of Tropenbos International consists of maximal 17 members which are selected on their personal title taking into account their specific expertise on tropical forests, policy or business. The current members of the Board are:
  • Mrs. Dr. C. Amoako-Nuama
    Former Minister of Forests and Land, Ghana
  • Dr. J. Blaser
    Deputy Executive Director Intercooperation, Switzerland
  • Prof.dr. A.J. Dietz*
    Scientific Director CERES, Research School for Resource Studies for Development, Utrecht University, the Netherlands and
    Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences - Department of Human Geography, Planning and International Development Studies, Universiteit van Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  • Prof.dr.ir. H.H. Haeruman Js, MF
    Professor in Economy, Bogor University, Indonesia
  • Prof. J.L. Jiggins*
    Professor Human Ecology, Wageningen University, the Netherlands
  • Ms Y. Kakabadse Navarro
    Executive President of Fundacion Futuro Latinoamericano, Ecuador
  • Prof.dr.ir. G.M.J. Mohren*
    Professor Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group, Wageningen University, the Netherlands
  • Mr. E. Pelinck*
    Former Director General International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Khumaltar, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Prof.dr.ir. R. Rabbinge (president)*
    Chairman Wageningen Graduate Schools, Wageningen University, the Netherlands

* Members of the Executive Board


Programme Advisory Committee (PAC)

The PAC advises the board on the approval of work plans and projects, with emphasis on the scientific level of the programmes. The PAC also advises the local Steering Committees in the site countries on the scientific content of the programme, upon the request of the Steering Committee or General Board.

Current members of the PAC are:

  • Prof.dr.ir. G.M.J. Mohren (chairman)
    Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group (Wageningen University, the Netherlands)
  • Dr. J.F. Duivenvoorden in cooperation with Prof. dr. A.M. Cleef
    Faculty of Science - Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, Universiteit van Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  • Dr. C. Geerling

Workgroup Ecology & Development, Netherlands Committee for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (NC-IUCN), Amsterdam, the Netherlands

  • Dr. H.H. de Iongh
    Centre for Environmental Sciences, University of Leiden, the Netherlands
  • Dr. G.A. Persoon
    Head of Department Environment and Development at the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML-ED), Leiden University, the Netherlands
  • Prof.dr. J. Sevink
    Faculty of Science - Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  • Prof. A. de Gier
    Natural Resources Department, the International Institute for Aerospace Surveys and Earth Sciences (ITC), Enschede, the Netherlands