Mentors and Organizers

In BEAT Years 1 & 2, each team was guided by three mentors: two from the Yang Center and one from an institution in Malaysia or Indonesia. Several participants from Year 1 played leadership roles in Year 2, with 6 serving as mentors. Year 3 is co-organized by BEAT Alum.

Instructors

Dena Clink
Wendy Erb
Ben Gottesman

Mentors

Saliza Bono (Sangihe Dugongs)
Léa Bouffaut (Sangihe Dugongs)
Ben Buckley (Pematang Gadung Apes)
Kristin Brunk (Babi & Lasia Endemics)
Rebecca Cohen (Penang Bats)A
Mei Yi Lee (Penang Bats)
Yen Yi Loo (Kukar Mining)
Rahayu Oktaviani (Rimba Raya Gibbons)
Dasi Ong (Genung Gede Bleeding Toads)
Ashik Rahaman (Babi & Lasia Endemics)
Vijay Ramesh (Kinabalu Birds)
Riri Retnaningtyas (Kinabalu Birds)
Larissa Sugai (Gunung Gede Bleeding Toads)
Laurel Symes (Genung Gede Bleeding Toads, Penang Bats)
Irina Tolkova (Kuamut Rainforest Conservation)
Pramana Yuda (Babi & Lasia Endemics)

Organizers

Years 1 & 2

Aini Hasanah Abd Mutalib
Ben Gottesman
Dena Clink
Muhammad Ali Imron
Wendy Erb

Year 3