The Borneo Project is a voluntary organization.  Our Project Committee helps raise funds for Borneo partners and educates Americans and people around the world about issues of survival confronting peoples, forests, and ecosystems in Borneo. The Project is associated with Earth Island Institute.  A volunteer Operational Committee makes decisions and supports project activities on a day to day basis.  Project Advisors with expertise and experience in particular areas help direct specific activities. Current members of the Operational Committee and active Project Advisors are listed below.

Judith Mayer, Ph.D. Coordinator A Borneo Project founding member, Judith has worked with NGOs and communities in Borneo since 1987. She focuses on issues related to land rights and natural resource planning. A practicing environmental planner with extensive experience in the United States and Southeast Asia, Judith has taught at Humboldt State University and Virginia Tech, balancing community action at home and abroad. Judith holds a PhD in City and Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley. Recent research focuses on social causes and impacts of fires in Kalimantan, and links between environmental conservation and community rights related to climate change. Judith lives in Arcata, California. Email: borneo (at) borneoproject.org

Wick Pancoast, Project Committee member  Executive Director of the Borneo Project from 1996-2001, Wick has a B.A. in Environmental Politics from the College of Wooster. He has worked in the fields of indigenous rights, environmental protection and rural development in Southeast Asia for over 12 years. In 1995-96, he collaborated on a community reforestation initiative and experimental organic farm in Southern Laos. Under his leadership at the Borneo Project, Wick spearheaded the development of community-based GIS mapping; established the Micro-hydro Program; promoted community resource management; increased the project's operating budget by 25% a year; and significantly increased international awareness and support for Borneo communities and NGOs. Wick owns and operates a residential construction company in Berkeley, California.   Email: dwickp (at) yahoo.com Joe Lamb, Project Founder Joe established The Berkeley-Borneo Project in 1990, and is an active member of the Operational Committee.  He has worked as a medic, an environmental educator, a political activist, and, most recently, an arborist. He has taught field ecology in the United States and Mexico, worked in the construction of solar homes, was a field organizer for the Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign, and is currently an owner of Brende&Lamb, a LLC specializing in promoting the health and aesthetics of landscape trees. Joe has degrees in Biology, Ecology and Filmmaking.  Email: joe (at) borneoproject.org Anna Goldstein, Project Committee Member:    Anna is an organizational expert and has extensive experience in progressive organizing.  She promotes international climate activism with 350.org at their global headquarters in Berkeley. Anna holds degrees in development studies from American University.  Email: goldstein.anna (at) gmail.com Liz Varnhagen, Operational Committee Member :   Liz is a longstanding supporter of The Borneo Project. Liz has a Masters Degree in Ecology from UC Davis, and a professional career administering US environmental laws working for the Army Corps of Engineers, Environmental Protection Agency, and currently the National Park Service. Liz served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Borneo and loves returning to Malaysia.  She has volunteered with orangutan conservation organizations, and takes a keen interest in helping to protect the natural forests and unique cultures of Borneo. Email: cikgu.liz (at) comcast.net

Jessica Lawrence, Project Advisor:  Jessica was Executive Director of the Borneo Project from 2004-2007. She has worked for rainforest conservation and indigenous rights in Indonesia and Malaysia for 15 years. She holds a BA in Biology from Vassar College and a Masters in Ecosystem Science and Management from Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. She is the primary author of Importing Destruction: How U.S. imports of Indonesia’s tropical hardwoods are devastating indigenous communities and ancient forests. Jessica lived in Malaysian Borneo in '06-'07 working with local communities and NGOs. She and her partner Shawn Sullivan also helped an Iban community make a video documentary of their struggle, Rumah Nor: A Land Rights Test for Malaysia. Jessica advises The Borneo Project on community preschool and training programs, and ongoing legal struggles. She is a research analyst with the International Program of EarthJustice in Oakland, California.  Email: jess (at) borneoproject.org

Mike Philley, Project Advisor:  Mike served with the Peace Corps in Malaysian Borneo from 1970-73.  During a 25-year career with USAID, he managed a village-based family planning and nutrition  program in Indonesia, directed a multi-sector environment and natural resources project in Thailand, and led global programs in biodiversity conservation and environmental education from Washington, D.C.   In partnership with the Academy for Education Development and Indonesian NGOs, Mike helped launch a three-year national campaign to combat illegal logging and build public support for forest conservation.  Mike has a Masters Degree in Ecological Anthropology from the University of California at Davis.  Now retired, he and his wife, Sue, live in Boise, Idaho.  Email: mphilley (at) cableone.net

John Paisley, Project Advisor:  John advises The Borneo Project and our partners on technical issues, especially sustainable energy, ommunity power systems, sustainable building, and local concerns about mega-dam impacts.  John was a founding member of The Borneo Project, and has returned to Borneo numerous times to help coordinate projects on the ground.  John is an electrical engineer and contractor, and owns a construction firm in Portland, Oregon. Email: jpbi (at) johnpaisley.com

Dan Scollon, Project Advisor:  Dan is a founding member of The Borneo Project, and continues to advise the Project on community resource mapping.  Dan lived in Sabah as a child, and has returned to Borneo in many roles since then. Dan holds a Masters degree in Geography, and teaches Geography and Cartography at Shasta College in Redding, California.  Email:  dscollon (at) gmail.com