Sornxay Phimsithong

Administrative and Finance officer, NGS Laos

Sornxay holds a master’s degree in business management from National University of Laos. she has more than 12 years of experience in administrative work and has mostly worked for charitable organizations.

Matt Burgess

Head of technology

Matt has been the head of technology for the FFF since 2013, coming from a background in IT consultancy.

Sokhema Nara

Country officer, Cambodia

Sokhema holds a master’s degree in International development from Manchester University. She is passionate about education and anti-corruption. She has been working, among others, with the UN, Transparency International Cambodia, and Teach for Cambodia.

Khavi Homsombath

Programme Manager NGS, Laos

Khavi holds a master’s degree in International Development from University College of London. He started working for the UN in Laos before going to the United States for a few years. There, he acquired experience working for different organizations, before moving back to Laos to work as the Head of Program of Aide et Action Laos while also teaching at the Lao-American College in Vientiane.

Chloe Laskar

Programmes officer

Chloe holds a master’s of science in International Politics from Trinity College Dublin. She has been working at the Refugee representation department in the New York office of Human Rights First. Prior to joining the FFF, she extended her experience in Human Rights and International Development as a project coordinator at Destination Justice in Cambodia. Chloe is also very interested in gender equality, and Women’s Rights.

Aarthi Kuppuswamy

Financial Controller

Aarthi has been part of FFF team since 2009. She holds an MBA finance from India and CIMA qualified. She has 20 years of work experience Banking and Accounting in varied locations in India, Hong Kong, USA and now UK. Aarthi also volunteers in local schools in her spare time.

Vanhlee Lattana

Director and Board Member

Vanhlee holds a master’s degree in International development from Ohio University and a master of Public Health from University of Glasgow. She has over 10 years of experience working in international development. Prior to joining the Foundation, Vanhlee worked as Programme Secretariat Manager of Scaling Up Nutrition Civil society Alliance. She also was a Programme Manager and National Gender Focal Point of World Vision. She has worked with many organizations such as Plan International, Population Service International, French Red Cross, and Oxfam. Vanhlee is also currently serving as a board member of Friends without a Borders, an organization establishing and managing two children hospitals in Laos and Cambodia.