Carmen or Carmz is a Feminist Nurse Leader. Aside from being the Chief Empowerment Officer of HerStore Asia, she is also an Independent Gender and Development Consultant. She has over 14 years of experience in development in both the public and private sectors. She has worked for non-government organizations’ Gawad Kalinga, VSO and CFC and the GREAT Women Project 2 of the Philippine Commission on Women. She acquired her bachelor’s degree from the University of Santo Tomas and obtained her Master of Arts in Women and Development with an Academic Excellence Award from the University of the Philippines. In 2013, she was the youngest outstanding alumna awardee of the Manila Science High School, the first science high school in the Philippines. Carmen is a YSEALI Professional Fellow, ASEAN Youth Fellow and a Swedish Institute Leadership Programme Alumna.

Nguyen Luong Chinh is from from Vietnam. Currently, he has been studying a Master’s Course on sustainability of rural development and environmental systems. In addition, he is also working as a Program Officer at an NGO in Vietnam, where they put more emphasis on community development for ethnic minorities in the fields of natural resource management and income generation. As an ambitious Program Officer and Junior Researcher, he is interested in seeking opportunities to contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and he feels great honor to be a part of a deeply significant project as HerStore.

I Nyoman Muskoni is from Indonesia. He is an architect and also the Co-Founder of Bali Organic Corner, a permaculture farm based in Ubud, Bali. He is interested in sustainable build environment and sustainable agricultural movement.

Mikka is a strategist and storyteller for mission-driven organizations. She has worked in the areas of education, local governance, and community development. She helps non-profit organizations and social enterprises maximize their impact through strategic planning, program design, and organizational transformation.