The BabyTree Projects committee (Australia)
Koky Saly – Founder and President
Koky Saly was born in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge regime in a temple that had been converted to a prison camp for pregnant women. This is where his mother was kept and where he spent the first three years of his life. After escaping Cambodia with his family, Koky found himself in Australia but never forgot all the people that helped his family and himself which enabled them to survive. Koky has a degree in Performing Arts, an Honours Degree in Media Arts and will complete his Masters in International Development in 2012. He founded BabyTree Projects in 2007 in Australia, Cambodia and Japan. He believes in freedom, a sense of humour, finding beauty in the smallest things and happiness.
Pete Raab – Vice President
Pete has been involved with Baby Tree Projects since 2006, and is amazed that despite this it is still going strong. Pete has worked in development at the NGO and donor level and is completing a development related Masters; he occasionally finds these experiences helpful in his work with Baby Trees. Pete likes long walks on the beach.
Claire McRae – Treasurer
Claire was a founding member of BabyTree Projects in Australia during 2007 and has been a committee member and volunteer on each project since then. For several years she was Vice President where her major role was keeping Koky sane and on track. Recently she has taken the reigns as Treasurer because, as she happily declares, no one else wanted to do it. Claire's professional background is in engineering and she completed a Masters of Business Administration in 2009. This has mainly improved her ability to identify and deflect people with high levels of unjustified arrogance before they join the charity. Her fellow committee members are most grateful to her for this.
Mitchell Miller – Secretary
Details coming...
Zoe Kidd – Development Officer
Zoe has been involved with Baby Tree Projects since 2009 and thinks she quite likes it. Zoe has a Master of International Relations and strong experience working in child rights and child protection. Zoe thinks she is more organised than everyone else, but despite this is generally well liked.
Lucy Berry – Gender and Development Officer
Lucy Berry is a Melbourne-based writer/NGO worker/vegan/feminist/funny bitch. She is about to complete a master's in international development and really believes we can change the world for the better, but hopes you won't hold that against her.
Profiles and pictures of our people in Cambodia is also coming soon!!!
