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FALL 2009 PROGRAM: THE RIGHT CLIMATE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE?
OCTOBER 24 – NOVEMBER 14, 2009
Honolulu, HI  Monterey, CA  Palo Alto, CA  Boulder, CO  Washington, DC
Participant Biographies
Rosslyn Beeby
Science and Environment Reporter, The Canberra Times, Canberra, Australia
Ms. Rosslyn Beeby is science and environment reporter for The Canberra Times, the daily
newspaper of Australia’s national capital. She has worked at the newspaper for six years,
breaking several nationally significant stories on climate change politics, renewable energy,
biodiversity and funding cuts to agricultural research. One of her stories, which involved
obtaining a suppressed Federal science agency report on the economic feasibility of solar
thermal energy, sparked a parliamentary debate to urge the report’s public release. She began
her career in journalism with The Age newspaper in Melbourne, subsequently working with
Radio Australia, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s overseas service and for several
years as a freelance public affairs consultant.
She has written two popular books on environmental action, “It’s Easy Being Green’’ and
“The Easy Being Green Handbook’’ as well as an environmentally-themed opera, orchestral
narration and choral works with Australian composer Michael Easton.
Rosslyn has a Masters Degree in literature from Monash University in Melbourne, and a
Bachelor of Arts with honours majors in literature and philosophy.
Amit Bhattacharya
Assistant Editor, The Times of India, New Delhi, India
Mr. Amit Bhattacharya is an assistant editor with The Times of India, a broadsheet newspaper
that has been in publication since 1838. The Times of India is counted among India’s most
influential media brands and is the world's largest selling English newspaper with a circulation
of 3.14 million copies (2008) across India.
As an assistant editor, Amit edits copy appearing on the newspaper’s front page as well as
anchoring special packages and pages for the main section of the newspaper.
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Amit also writes on environmental issues, particularly weather trends and the effects of climate
change. He also has a blog, EarthShastra, on the newspaper’s website which mostly revolves
around topics connected with the environment and climate change.
Prior to joining The Times of India, Amit worked as an assistant copy editor at Outlook, the
second largest-selling weekly news magazine in India. There, he edited reports and looked
after production aspects of the magazine. Prior to that, he spent eight years at The Pioneer, a
newspaper published from New Delhi and a few other Indian cities. Amit began his career in
1993 with the Hindustan Times, another influential daily newspaper of the country.
Amit graduated with honors in Chemistry from the University of Delhi in 1991. He has a
diploma in computer applications in journalism from the Press Institute of India, New Delhi.
Elly Faizal
International News Reporter, Suara Pembaruan Daily Newspaper, Jakarta, Indonesia
Ms. Elly Burhaini Faizal is an international news reporter for Suara Pembaruan Daily
Newspaper in Jakarta, Indonesia. First published in 1987, the Suara Pembaruan is a national
evening newspaper with a circulation of around 300,000.
Elly has been working for Suara Pembaruan Daily Newspaper since September 1, 2002 and
regularly covers the international negotiations addressing climate change. In particular, she
covered the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali from December 3 – 14, 2007
where she covered a press conference featuring several members of the U.S. delegation,
including Harlan L. Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative; James L.
Connaughton, Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); and
Paula Dobriansky, Undersecretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs.
She also participated in the Republic of Indonesia delegation’s to the 63rd Session of General
Assembly of the United Nations in New York. During the 63rd Session, she filed a special
report on the UN Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD)
Programme. She also covered the press conference on “United Nations and Climate Change,”
which was attended by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon among others.
Elly has been recognized with the Best Journalist of Adam Malik Award 2007 for her coverage
of international issues as well as matters related to Indonesian diplomacy. The award was
presented to her by Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda in a ceremony held at the Foreign
Ministry.
Elly graduated from the Mass Communication Department in Social and Politics Faculty,
Diponegoro University, Semarang.
Pippin Fotu
Senior News Reporter, Tonga Broadcasting Company, Fasi Moe Afi, Tonga
Ms. Pippin Vuvui Sivoki Fotu is a senior news reporter and currently leads the News and
Current Affairs Department at the Tonga Broadcasting Commission (TBC). Tonga
Broadcasting Commission is the first and largest broadcasting station in Tonga, solely owned
by the government of Tonga. It operates two free-to-air TV channels, one AM commercial
radio channel, one FM commercial radio channel and a 24-hour Radio Australia relay channel.
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Since 2000, Pippin has been a reporter for both Radio and TV Tonga covering stories on issues
ranging from politics, crime, health and science. During her 9 years with TBC, she has proven
herself a valuable asset to the Radio and TV team and frequently represents TBC at both
regional and international gatherings. Pippin recently attended the Pacific Islands Forum in
Cairns, Australia.
In 2005, she received a Reham al-Farra International Scholarship in journalism, which brings
journalists from developing countries to UN Headquarters in New York for training. Pippin is
fluent in both Tongan and English.
Dilrukshi Handunnetti
Editor Investigations Desk, The Sunday Leader, Ratmalana, Sri Lanka
Ms. Dilrukshi Handunnetti currently works for The Sunday Leader as its investigations editor.
The Sunday Leader is an English language Sri Lankan Sunday newspaper privately owned by
Leader Publications. The Sunday Leader and the Morning Leader, also published by Leader
Publications, have frequently criticized the Sri Lankan government and espoused opposing
political views. The newspaper, as well as the editors of both newspapers, have been
repeatedly harassed and threatened.
A journalist for over 17 years, Dilrukshi has extensively covered politics, the environment,
culture, and history and gender issues. In her current role, she writes the parliamentary column
for the newspaper in addition to writing and editing investigative stories carried in her
publication. Dilrukshi has also covered the ethnic conflict from a non-military perspective and
written extensively on issues of good governance, graft and corruption.
Dilrukshi is the recipient of many national journalism awards in Sri Lanka, including: the
Young Reporter of the Year 2001, Best Environment Reporter of the year 2002, Best
Environment Reporter of the year 2003, Best English Journalist of the Year 2004 (Merit)
Award and D B Dhanapala Award for the Best English Journalist of the Year 2005, all
presented by the Editors' Guild of Sri Lanka.
She has also received several scholarships for training aboard including the British High
Commission scholarship to study and report on the Northern Ireland conflict as well as a US
State Department initiative that offered a crash course in investigative journalism to 22
investigative journalists around the world.
Dilrukshi received her law degree in international law from the Sri Lanka Law College.
John Heilprin
United Nations Correspondent, UN Bureau, The Associated Press, New York, United States
Mr. John Heilprin has been assigned to the AP’s two-person bureau at U.N. headquarters in
New York since 2007. He is responsible for investigative reporting and coverage of all aspects
of global diplomacy, climate change and other environmental issues. His travels with the U.N.
secretary-general have taken him throughout Africa, Europe and Asia, including two trips to
Burma, one to Sri Lanka and to the 2009 World Business Summit on Climate Change in
Copenhagen.
From 2000 to 2007 he worked in the Washington, D.C. bureau where he was the AP’s national
environmental writer. Before joining AP he worked for a decade on a succession of daily
newspapers in New Hampshire, South Carolina and Utah, covering politics, military and
courts.
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He has won a number of journalism awards for his investigative work. His coverage of Burma
won the United Nations 2008 Gold Medal award for international reporting.
John’s first career was as a year-round mountaineering instructor for Colorado Outward Bound
School, guiding people of all ages throughout the American West. He climbed all over the
U.S., including the Alaska Range, and in the French and Swiss Alps, and went on months-long
expeditions to Nepal’s Everest region and K2’s North Ridge in China and Pakistan, which was
filmed for National Geographic television.
John grew up in the Washington, D.C. area and received his Bachelors Degree in European
History and a minor in Creative Writing from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Hiromi Minami
Staff Writer, The Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo, Japan
Ms. Hiromi Minami is a staff writer in the Tokyo headquarters of The Asahi Shimbun, which
was established in 1879 and publishes 8 million copies of morning edition and 3.4 million of
evening edition daily. The Asahi Shimbun has about 2500 reporters scattered across Japan and
around the world. Since July 2009, Hiromi has covered health issues including cardiovascular
diseases and organ transplants. Prior to this, Hiromi worked for the lifestyle and social security
news section which covers the environment, food security and the social security system.
At the beginning of her career, Hiromi reported on local government policy, elections and
crimes. It was through these early experiences that she became interested in the environment.
She has since written articles on such topics as how local governments motivate citizen action
in CO2 reduction activities, what kind of traffic policy local government should launch in a
car-oriented community, prevention of desertification in Mongolia, and university students
who raise rice and vegetables for nature conservation in a city. Recently she has focused on the
effect of biodiversity loss on drug production.
Hiromi received her Bachelor of Arts in Language and Culture from the Osaka University of
Foreign Studies (present Osaka University), majoring in International Relations as well as a
minor in Danish. She also studied journalism at the University of Oregon in the U.S for a year.
Beverly T. Natividad
Reporter, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila, Philippines
Ms. Beverly T. Natividad is a reporter for the Philippine Daily Inquirer; the Philippines’ most
widely read and circulated newspaper. She reports on education and health issues as well as
local environmental problems, particularly those regarding solid waste management, lake
rehabilitation, and biogas plants. She has also covered the Commission of Elections and
produced human interest features about Philippine religiosity.
Prior to joining the Inquirer, Beverly worked as a business reporter for the business broadsheet
BusinessWorld where she wrote extensively environmental, mining, agricultural and agrarian
reform issues. As an economic writer, she has also covered the departments of Transportation
and Communication, Labor, Health, Securities and Exchange Commission, and the
Socioeconomic Planning Office.
In 2006, she was one of the recipients of the Binhi Agri-Journalism Awards, a yearly
competition sponsored by the Philippine Agricultural Journalists, Inc. for articles about
agriculture and the environment.
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Prior to her journalistic work, Beverly taught History to first year high school students at
Xavier University, and has worked at the Appointments Office of the Office of the President.
She graduated from the University of the Philippines with a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Sociology. She also attended a Marine Biology for Non-Biologists course for media facilitated
by the De La Salle University in 2006.
Shahed Siddique
Senior Reporter, The Daily Jugantor, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Mr. Shahed Siddique has been with The Daily Jugantor, the second largest news daily in
Bangladesh since 2008 as a senior reporter. He covers economic issues including, but not
limited to, energy, power, agriculture, national budget and telecommunications for the daily.
Shahed has been in the journalism profession for the last 14 years. He has experience working
with print media, electronic media and on-line news agency in the country. He stared his career
as a reporter with The Daily Azadi, which is the oldest and largest news daily in the port city,
Chittagong. He has worked for the leading national daily -The Daily Bhorer Kagoj, Ekushey
Television (the first private TV channel in the country), CSB NEWS, and many others. He
produced a number of programs for the DW Radio Bangla service during his assignment to
cover 'world renewable energy conference ' held in Bonn, Germany, in 2004. He has also
attended a number of international seminars and conferences.
Shahed has received two prestigious national awards including 'Best Investigative Reporter"
for the year 2001 by Dhaka Reporters' Unity and 'Best Reporter' for the year 2005, jointly
given by the Ministry of Finance and Dhaka Reporters' Unity. He is a professional member of
Chittagong Press Club and Dhaka Reporters' Unity and the founder Secretary of Chittagong
Environment Journalists and founder member of Chittagong University Journalists'
Association.
Shahed holds a master's degree in Bengali Literature from the University of Chittagong.
Hang Thi My Tran
Reporter, Lao Dong Newspaper, Ha Noi, Vietnam
Ms. My Hang has been with Lao Dong Newspaper, a leading nationwide daily in Vietnam, for
the past fourteen years. The Lao Dong Newspaper has been in existence for 80 years and was
the first newspaper in Vietnam to publish an online version.
My Hang covers international news and foreign relations. In particular, she is responsible for
covering Vietnam’s engagement with the United Nations as well as the political relationship
between Vietnam and the United States. In 2005, My Hang and her colleagues published a
critically acclaimed book about US veterans returning to Viet Nam 30 years after the war. My
Hang also covers environmental issues from an international perspective and has taken a
personal interest in improving environmental awareness in Vietnam. In 2001, she was selected
to cover the 6th UN Conference on Climate Change in Bonn, Germany.
Ms. Hang received her bachelor of arts in journalism from Ha Noi University in 1995.
Liang Yang
Senior Editor, Caijing Magazine, Beijing, China
Mr. Liang Yang has been a journalist for over ten years, mainly focused on economic, business
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and finance news and analysis, with particular interests in the intersection of technology and
economics, environmental protection and development economics, foreign policy and
economic policy. Now based in Beijing, he is a senior editor of Caijing Magazine. The
magazine is China's most independent news organization and its most highly regarded business
news publication. It boasts top-level readers from government, business and academic circles.
Liang began working for Caijing magazine as a news editor in 2006 and became senior editor
and editorial board member of Caijing in 2008.
Liang joined Caijing from The Beijing Daily where he started his career as a staff reporter
covering regional political, business and finance news. During this ten year span, he has
travelled extensively to 32 of China's 34 provinces and autonomous regions. In 2003 he was
named executive editor, with responsibility for the editorial operations of economic and
finance news reporting team.
Liang received his B.A in journalism from Renmin University of China, and his MBA from
The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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Liz A. Dorn
Seminar Specialist, East-West Center
Ms. Liz A. Dorn is a Seminars Specialist with East-West Seminars. She is responsible for
programming the Fall Jefferson Fellowships, the Senior Journalists Seminar, the Japan-U.S.
Journalist Exchange and the Changing Faces Women's Leadership Seminar. Prior to this, Liz
served as a Program Associate with the U.S. Asia Pacific Council (USAPC) at the East-West
Center in Washington, DC where she budgeted, planned and executed numerous seminars and
conferences, ranging in size from 15 to 200 domestic and international participants. In
particular, she managed the East-West Center's Congressional Study Groups on Asian Security,
the Asia Pacific Economy and the Pacific Islands as well as the programmatic and fiscal
responsibilities associated with the USAPC's Annual Washington Conference.
Before joining the East-West Center in Washington, Liz spent several years as an accountant
in the private sector and has worked for the former Chairman of the Armed Services
Committee, Congressman Duncan Hunter (R CA-52).
Liz received her Masters in International Pacific Affairs from the University of California at
San Diego, with a regional concentration in China. She also holds Bachelors Degrees in both
Political Science and Asian Studies as well as a minor in Religious Studies from the University
of Colorado at Boulder.
Liz will be escorting with the participants in Honolulu and throughout the U.S. mainland.
Ann Hartman
Jefferson Fellowships Coordinator, East-West Center
Ms. Ann Hartman is a Seminar Program Specialist in the Seminar and Media Programs
Department of the East West Center. Since 2002 she has been the coordinator for two major
exchange programs for Asia, Pacific and United States professionals: the East-West Center’s
flagship media program, the Jefferson Fellowships for journalists and the New Generation
Seminar for young leaders. Ms. Hartman also serves in an administrative capacity for the EastWest Seminars program, helping insure smooth and efficient day-to-day operations of the
department.
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Prior to coming to the East-West Center, Ms. Hartman was the Associate Peace Corps Director
for programming and training for the Peace Corps operation in Uzbekistan, Central Asia,
where she insured quality work assignments for volunteers and a positive development
outcome for the Uzbek government in Peace Corps’ three areas of activity: education,
business development and health. Ms. Hartman has been a teacher, trainer, program
coordinator and evaluator in a wide range of international and U.S. contexts. She was a Peace
Corps volunteer in Pakistan from 1990-1991 and was in the first group of volunteers ever to
serve in Bulgaria from 1991-1993. She has a master’s degree in international education from
the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a B.A. in psychology and teaching
certifications in English as a second language and social studies from St. Olaf College in
Minnesota.
Ann will be escorting the participants throughout Honolulu, Hawaii.