Thida C. Khus

SILAKA’s Executive Director/Trainer/Consultant, has over 20 years of hand on management and organizational development experiences in Cambodia and in the United States. During her services in human services in San Antonio and in Washington DC, USA, the organizations received numerous awards for excellent services to the community and in good management of volunteers’ resources by The Texas Department of Human Resources and the National Association for the Advancement of Education of Cambodian, Lao and Vietnamese Americans. She founded SILAKA and continues to lead SILAKA’s professional team to implement the innovation strategy and support services to partners in the government department and local institutions in Cambodia. She also sat on the Executive Committee of Social Watch International and LDC Watch International to advance the observation of human rights. In 2006, she has moved to become the Secretary General for the Committee to Promote Women in Politics in Cambodia, advocating for equal participation of women in the process of development and in decision making, using CEDAW, and the MDGs. She serves as the Chairperson and Board Members of several national organizations and active in local scene among civil society actors in the country.

Mrs. Hong Sovanny

Ms. Hong Sovanny is the Trainer on Communication, Administrative Management, TOT, Reporting and Conflict Management. She has been with SILAKA since 1997. She has developed specialized curriculum and design courses on communication, training methodology and training plan, and conflict mediation. Previously, Ms. Hong Sovanny was a researcher on middle school’s Biology training curriculum and handbook from 1994 to 1999. Ms. Sovanny was a Biology professor at Boeung Trabek Hi School. She holds a BA on Biology from the University of Phnom Penh. She received additional training on Training of Trainer and Management by INWENT, Germany in 2003. She played key role in the implementation of the training with the collaboration with the Ministry of Water Resources Management. She has built additional specialization on gender issues, communication, dialogue and consensus building, and conflict mediation.

Ms. Vary Khus

Ms. Vary Khus joined the SILAKA Administrative department as the new Administrative Supervisor in 2006. Vary has maintained an active participation with community involvement activities in Cambodia including Japan Relief as an English Language Instructor for 2 provincial orphanages in Cambodia and helped design and produced an English Language Insert for the leading English Language Newspaper, the Cambodia Daily. Vary has wide experiences in customer service, administrative, and supervisory work and brings to SILAKA Administrative team. She has over 14 years in the service industry and finance industry, where she coordinated and supported a range of customer service initiatives with the leading banking institution, Chase Manhattan Bank, and Providian Financial. She was rapidly promoted to management positions, due to her very strong commitment to meeting customers' needs and her ability to help teams work effectively.

Mr. Ouk Chanvuthy

Mr. Ouk Chanvuthy is SILAKA Lead Trainer since 2000. He has brought in SILAKA the private business experiences perspective. He has BA in Business Administration and was trained in the University of Hanoi, under the program of MPDF in 2001, on Business skills curriculum and training methodology. He also received hand on training experiences with the Super T training methodology by a team of international professors in Thailand. Mr. Chanvuthy is SILAKA’s trainer for TOT; Project Planning, Design & Management; Proposal Development; Monitoring and Evaluation and Finance trainer; and Marketing. He develops tailored curriculum on his area of specialties.

Ms. Kong Sary

Ms. Kong Sary have worked as a Pedagogical Research Department (Curriculum Develop office ) Ministry of Education youth and Sport Science 1995 as a writer of textbook and TM guidelines before joining SILAKA training team. She have worked as a researcher and usually conducted the training on how to use the book and also monitored teachers, Product test Evaluation and Teaching Aid book, write the Life skill, Project Work as Pedagogical researcher with Save Children Norway in almost of the 24 provinces. Presently Ms. Sary is the Trainer in SILAKA. She provides training facilitation in Office skills, Leadership, Monitoring and Evaluation, Report Writing, Project Management, Leadership, Communication Skills and Empowerment of women in better decision making skills. Ms. Sary holds MSc. On of Chemistry University of Dagestan 1995 (Russia) and a Master of Science in Vocational Education of Technical University Dresden 2003 (Germany).

Ms. Leap Kirany

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Mr. Khiev Vuthoun

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Ms. Meas Lida

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Mr. Chan Bunthoeun

Mr. Chan Buntheoun has a Bachelor Degree in Computer Science Engineering at the Royal University of Phnom Penh. He has been with SILAKA since 2002 as a volunteer in Administration Department. He was later promoted to be a full time staff in 2004 as an Information Assistant. He assisted SILAKA professional staff in maintaining and solving all IT problems in SILAKA's computer system, and maintaining internal network. Bunthoeun also is responsible for assisting SILAKA in securing quality publication of materials and maintain closed working relationship with the print shops.

Ms. Heng Leakhena

Ms. Heng Leakhena is graduated with a Bachelor in Finance and Banking at the University of Law and Economic, Phnom Penh. She also Completed an Associate Degree in Banking at the Center for studies, Cooperated with the National Bank of Cambodia. Leakhena has had 3 years experiences as Accountant and Teller at Angkor Bank. She joined SILAKA in 2002 as receptionist and later moved to be an Administrative Assistant in charge of management of SILAKA support team to the operation of SILAKA. She is also monitoring the contract and payments from partners.

Mr. Yan Panha

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Ms. Keung Sokea

Mrs. Keung Sokea is an experienced customer service representative, working in the retail sector since 2005. She is a graduate of Human Resource University where she acquired here BA in Accounting. Sokea is a new recruit joining SILAKA in 2008, where she just returned to join the work force after taking time to start a family.

Mr. Chan Sovann

Mr. Chan Sovann has been SILAKA’s Night Guard since 1999. His responsibilities include supporting the set up of the training facilities for event/training, and to make sure that the training place is tidy up every evening before the event, or the next day training. His other responsibilities include to security for SILAKA property at night.

Ms. Pin Marin

Before joining SILAKA in 2007, Miss. Pin Marin is currently studying at Build Bright University majoring Business Management. She is currently has a dual responsibility as a Day Guard and Courier for the Administrative Service Department. Though new to the NGO sector, Marin has adapted well and occasionally provides administrative and office support when required.

Ms. Chea Sreytouch

Before joining SILAKA in 2007, Mrs. Chea Sreytouch was a homemaker in the Takdol village where she resides with her family and husband of 3 years. She made a move from a garment worker to work in NGO SILAKA.

Ms. Mao Kim Sea

Mrs. Mao Kimsea joined SILAKA in late 2007 as a cook for SILAKA. She is in charge of food preparation and dining coordination of all events and training held at SILAKA.

Mr. Im Phanim

Before joining SILAKA, Mr. Im Phanim worked as a Training Assistant assisted in identifying materials needed in preparing material for training. He gave inputs as necessary: in course presenting, explaining, and questioning, types and collect all outputs of training and workshops. Most recently, he worked as a Community Development Facilitator and Project Assistant in the Community Development for Saboras NGOs in Battambang province for years. He has been trained on Integrated Community Development and Management Programs by partner NGOs and graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Animal Science at Prek Leap National School of Agriculture. Currently he is pursuing his Master Degree in Business Administration at Preston University.

Ms. Chan Sophoan

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Mr. Sin Hong

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Mrs. Chan Kunthea

Mrs. Chan Kunthea graduated with a Bachelor degree in Management from National Institute of Management. She took accounting course at The National Bank of Cambodia and Ministry of Economy and Finance. She later worked with the Program Resource coordination Unit (PRCU) at the Cambodia United Nations Development Program Country office as an administrative/secretarial support to the PRC. She later moved to be an accountant at Win Computer land. She joined SILAKA in November 2004 as a Training Assistant and later moved to be a Trainer in May 01, 2006. She was trained as an in an advocacy strategy and techniques development internship program of the Southeast Asian Committee in Advocacy (SEACA) in Manila, Philippines. She serves as the Cambodia country representative to the SEACA board. She has moved to be the Coordinator of the Secretariat of the Committee to Promote Women in Politics, CPWP. She coordinates 7 organizations in planning, implementing activities to promote women in decision making position in public office since 2006.

Ms. Aum Borany

Mrs. Aum Borany graduated with a Bachelor degree in Project and Program Development Management and a Master Degree in Management at Build Bright University. She also has a diploma of Accounting and Finance at Cambodia Youth Volunteers Organization. She joined the training team on Leadership and Public Speaking at a local university. She has an experience in working as an Assistant to the Project Coordinator in implementing the action program at Supporting Children and Young People Organization, in a HIV/Aids Prevention project. Ms. Borany has brought her human skills to SILAKA in 2005, in supporting SILAKA's senior staff in the collection of information from the Ministry of Women Affairs staff and develop job descriptions to fit the new mandate of the Ministry. She is an active member of the training team on project design, monitoring and evaluation, proposal writing, and gender mainstreaming.

Mr. Um Phanna

Mr. Um Phanna started at as SILAKA photographer and Support staff, has been with SILAKA since 1999. He had training with Health Net and Posat Komas of Malaysia in photography. Phanna was given the honor of serving as one of the official photographer for the SEAsia People festival in November 2002. Since then, Phanna was later promoted to Librarian and caretaker of SILAKA material resources. During which he graduated with a BA in Business Management from Build Bright University in 2006. In 2007, Phanna efforts and determination has earned his the opportunity to advance to the position of Officer Manager. In addition to his promotion to the management position, Phanna has been given the added responsibility of supervising administrative staff and coordinating daily operations of the front office.

Ms. Men Moline

Miss. Men Moline graduated with a diploma in marketing at the National Institute of Business before earning her Bachelor degree of English literature at City University. Prior to joining SILAKA in 2008, she was an English Teacher at a local organization. Moline has been active with the implementation of the Women Outreach to Women, a project of CPWP. She is being trained to become trainer in gender mainstreaming courses.

Mr. Ry Sotharith

Mr.Ry Sotharith graduated with a Bachelor degree in Philosophy at Royal University of Phnom Penh is currently pursuing his Master Degree in Business Administrator at Cambodia Mekong University. He also has a Pre Master in Private Law in Royal University of Law And Economic. He participated in a training course on Civil Society by Professor from Full Bright Scholarship USA. In 2008, Sotharith joined the SILAKA Team as a Training Assistant. With him he brings his experience in working as Peer educator, Peer for service for peace, and team leader for file research for local NGOs in Cambodia.

Mr. Keo Som Onn

Mr. Keo Som Onn earned his Master Degree of Finance at National University of Management (NUM) 2007 and a Bachelor Degree of Banking & Finance (NUM) in 2005. He also holds an Associate Degree of Spanish language at Republic of Cuba. Mr. Keo Sam Onn began his professional career as an Assistant to Administrative/Finance & Procurement Officer and moving and as a Deputy Chief at the International Cooperation Office. Before joining SILAKA, Mr. Keo Sam Onn served as lecturer of English at Center for Banking studies and also a member of Working Group (WG)-Accounting & Finance Officer. He joins Silaka as Financial Management Trainer in 2008.