Maria Cynthia Jaya

Co-Founder

Cynthia found her passion for social equality and sustainability through her involvement in community service at a young age. Using her background in law, she channels her passion to help others by working pro-bono cases. As her love for Indonesia’s rich biodiversity grew, so did her desire to be involved in climate action. This passion became the foundation that founded Project Planet ID.

Last Seen: Savouring a delicious grilled corn beachside while contemplating innovations to clean the ocean (e.g. robotic whales that detects and consumes microplastics)

Stephanie Clarissa

Co-Founder

After graduating and working in several different countries to pursue her career in the hospitality industry, Stephanie became increasingly troubled by a pervasive feature of her job: waste. Her passion for sustainability sparked from seeing the industry’s lack of consideration for the environment and its natural resources. She dreams to support the development of Indonesia’s sustainability sector, with a focus on education, tourism, and hospitality.

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Last Seen: Scuba diving in Raja Ampat and basking in the peacefulness and beauty of the underwater world. 

Candice Christania

Marketing Manager

Passionately curious, Candice is always on the hunt. For new ideas, adventures and also great food. Using her background in Business Management, she wants to help local businesses become greener and maybe someday, start her own too. Her passion for sustainability grew through her involvement in community service. 
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Last seen: Physically, crushing a killer barre class. Mentally, enjoying the sunset under the Bali sky.

Pauline Tan

Non-Profit Business Development Associate

Pauline is a Singapore-Indonesian graduate from University of Melbourne with exchange at University of Copenhagen; majoring in Environmental Geography, Politics and Culture. Living in three continents gave her a more in depth appreciation for cultures and languages. She believes environmental knowledge in Indonesia is crucial to sustainable long term social and economical empowerment. Her dream for Indonesia is to develop responsibly, keeping the underprivileged at the heart of its considerations.

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Last seen: Volunteering at the UN City in Copenhagen but really, it was a disguise to steal their top secret recipe for Danish cinnamon buns.

Ranny Angelita

Non-Profit Business Development Intern

A passionate Biotechnology graduate that aspires to create solutions for the current environmental issues through the power of science. Her interest in conservation and sustainability started when she learned about the anthropogenic impacts on the environment and the lack of care for it. Ranny believes the first step of change is to understand the importance of caring for the environment and how a small change could create a big impact.

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Last seen: Trekking down a cliff side beach in Uluwatu.

Eileen Harsono

Non-Profit Business Development Intern 

Eileen’s passion for sustainability began ever since she was a little girl, as someone who had a deep love for her country, yet noticed all the environmental issues that came with it. As someone who loves making things and constructing ideas that can make a difference, she handles business development in Project Planet ID and hopes that her efforts can create a profound impact in the future.

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Last seen: Reading thought-provoking books, making art, or admiring the many plants in her room (her favorite is an arrowhead plant named Simon!) 

Tiffany Hartono

Non-Profit Business Development Intern

Tiffany is a full-time food-enthusiast with an earnest passion for (re)connecting people and communities (to one another and the planet) through food; eating, cooking, celebrating, learning diverse food cultures, and fighting for sustainable food systems. Through this, she hopes to inspire more people to make simple changes in their kitchens and communities, whether it is repurposing food waste, reducing food miles or supporting local & sustainable agriculture.

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Last seen: Converting her backyard into a vegetable garden.  

Carina Kartono

Non-Profit Business Development Intern

Carina is a year 3 student, studying Environmental Science in HKUST. She discovered her passion in environment and sustainability-related issues when she was volunteering years ago in a rural area, where the implementation of waste management and environmental conservation were very minimal. She decided to join Project Planet ID as her next step in creating a greener future.

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Last seen:  Hiking in Lamma Island, Hong Kong, while enjoying the sunset.

Yasmin Nadira

Content Writer Intern

As a university student majoring in Food Technology, Yasmin began to have a dream of creating a healthier and sustainable world through food and science. However, the start of this journey could not wait until graduation since the world is changing at a fast pace. Through her work as a content writer for Project Planet, Yasmin takes action and hopes her writing could spark inspiration in others to build a future for a better together.

Last seen: On the hunt for new and exciting things to learn, whether it be language, culture, hobbies, recipes, etc.

Ahmad Muzaki Syafii

Content Writer Intern

Ahmad Muzaki Syafii is a vibrant person who loves a challenge. He developed an interest in social and environmental issues that originated from his involvement in various social activities and mountaineering clubs. Even though he has a background in language and culture, he dreams to make a better world in the future through cultural-based social activities.

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Last seen: Exploring the Subang district, researching anthropo-linguistics, and enjoying the view on the top of Mount Nokilalaki.

Alyssa Kirana

Content Writer Intern

Alyssa is a hardworking and highly motivated fresh graduate who is the eldest of three girls. One of the important lessons she learned growing up was to always help the community - no matter how small the gesture, you never know how much it could mean to someone else. With her business management degree, she is determined to put the knowledge and skills she learned in the classroom and workplace by promoting a greener and healthier lifestyle and in the future, help businesses and consumers become more sustainable.
 
Last seen: Going for a morning run with her sisters and stopping to get a sneaky iced coffee

Gabriella Hartanto

Graphic Design and Social Media Intern 

Knowing how important it is to start a change as quickly as possible, Gabriella occupies her free time taking part in advocating social issues and human rights using whatever she has at hand. Having learned graphic design from an earlier age, she uses her pen and tablet and most of her laptop's very minimal RAM to voicing out these crucial matters through her works. She dreams of the day when the world could be a truly livable living place for all.

Last seen: Secretly munching away on yesterday's baked goods! (Don't tell her mom, shh)

Ivana Angelica Djaja

Graphic Design and Social Media Intern 

Growing up for Ivana means understanding more about the world, and that includes realizing that the environment isn’t in its prime anymore. This sparks a longing to help change that. As someone who adores the wonders and possibilities science has created, being a scientist who will help fight climate change is Ivana’s biggest dream. She believes change can happen not just with the action of others, but with the actions from within.

Last seen: Rewatching High School Musical to relive her childhood memories.