Our Team
Our multilingual and diverse staff is based in China, Thailand, Myanmar and the United States; Asia Catalyst also has a subsidiary in Hong Kong.
Karyn Kaplan
Executive Director
kkaplan@asiacatalyst.org
Palida Awassadaporn
Administrative Assistant
admin@asiacatalyst.org
Jessie Torrisi
P/T Development Manager
jessie@asiacatalyst.org
Board of Directors
Laurence Bates,
Panasonic Corporation
Randall Chamberlain,
Law Office of Randall Chamberlain, PLLC
Yvonne Y.F. Chan,
Paul,Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (Board Chair)
Joanne Csete,
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Linda Lakhdhir,
Human Rights Watch
Leon Mar,
CBC/Radio-Canada
Bruce Rabb,
Legal Advisor
Steve Rasin,
Cedar Management Consulting
Minky Worden,
Human Rights Watch
Narissara Udomvongsa,
Head of Legal, Allianz Ayudhya Assurance Public Company Limited, Thailand
Tina Zonars
Christie’s
EMERITUS MEMBERS
Jerome A. Cohen,
NYU School of Law/US-Asia Law Institute
Sophie Richardson,
Human Rights Watch
Sarah “Meg” Davis,
Geneva Center for Education and Research in Humanitarian Action (CERAH)