Asia-Pacific Mediation Forum Committees
APMF Executive Committee (2008–2010)
President: Assoc Prof Dale Bagshaw, Director, Centre for Peace, Conflict and Mediation, Hawke Research Institute, University of South Australia, Australia. dale.bagshaw@unisa.edu.au
Vice President: Ambeng Kandekasi, Judge, Supreme and National Court of Justice, Papua New Guinea. ambeng@msn.com
Secretary/Treasurer: Tony O'Gorman, Australia. tonyogorman@optus.net.com.au
Convener, 5th APMF Conference: Firdosh Kassam, India. firdoshkassam@hotmail.com
Convenor, 4th APMF Conference: Dr Ashgar Ali, International Islamic University Malaysia. ashgar@iiu.edu.my
Convenor, 3rd APMF Conference: Graham Hassall, Professor of Governance, University of the South Pacific, Fiji. hassall_g@usp.ac.fj
Dato Tan Yeak Hui, Malaysia. hutana@hotmail.com
Martina K Miller, United States.
martinakmiller@yahoo.fr
martine@recoftc.org
APMF Steering Committee (2008–2010)
(a country representative and alternate for each country in the region)
Australia
Dale Bagshaw, Centre for Peace, Conflict and Mediation, Hawke Research
Institute, University of South Australia.
dale.bagshaw@unisa.edu.au
Alternate: Fiona Hollier, CEO, Association of Dispute Resolvers.
fionahollier@leadr.com.au
Bangladesh
Afsana Wahab, advocate and mediator, Centre for Woman and Child
Development.
awahab@dhaka.agni.com
Fiji
Koila Costello-Olson, Peace Program Coordinator, ECREA.
gencom@ecrea.org.fi
Alternate: Leisi Traill, Unity Promotion Officer, Ministry of
Reconciliation and Unity.
leisitraill@yahoo.com.au
Guam
Patrick Vivian Wolff.
peacemaker@teleguam.net
Hong Kong
Yuen Sze Sze, Solicitor, Advocate, Accredited Family Mediator & General
Mediator. hkapmf@yahoo.com.hk
India
Firdosh Kassam.
firdoshkassam@hotmail.com
Alternate: Prathamesh D Popat.
prathameshpopat@gmail.com
Indonesia
Fatahillah A Syukur.
fatahillahas@yahoo.com
Alternate: Ahmad Fahmi Shahab.
fshahab@pmn.or.id or
fahmisha2001@yahoo.com
Japan
Eriko Okanouchi.
eo-usagi@db3.so-net.ne.jp
Malaysia
Ashgar Ali, International Islam University Malaysia, Convenor: 4th APMF
Conference. ashgar@iiu.edu.my
Alternate: Nora Abdul Hak, International Islam University Malaysia.
ahnora@iiu.edu.my or
noraabdulhak@yahoo.co.uk
New Zealand
Jessica Carter, Department of Building and Housing, www.dbh.govt.nz.
jessica.carter@dbh.govt.nz
Alternate: Anne Edge.
edgewise@paradise.net.nz
Papua New Guinea
Ambeng Kandekasi, Judge, Supreme and National Court of Justice.
ambeng@msn.com
Alternate: Regina Sagu.
rsagu@magisterialservices.gov.pg
The Philippines
Rachel Aquino, Mediators Network for Sustainable Peace (MEDNET) Inc.
saliksik@yahoo.com or
mediator@digitelone.com
Samoa
Fiu Mata’ese.
Fiu.elisara@lesamoa.net
Singapore
Loong Sen Onn, Director, Singapore Mediation Centre.
loong_seng_onn@sal.org.sg
Alternate: Carol Liew, Mediator, Singapore Mediation Centre.
carol_liew@sal.org.sg
Solomon Islands
John Smith Pitabelama, Ombudsman.
pitabelama@solomon.com.sb
Alternate: Nelson Lamere, Ombudsman.
ombudsman@solomon.com.sb
Taiwan
John (Chuan-Cheng) Wu, Associate Professor, I-Shou University.
wucc@isu.edu.tw
Thailand
Vanchai Vatanasapt, Visiting Associate, Office of Peace and Governance,
King Prajadhipok's Institute.
vanchai_v@hotmail.com;
v.vatanasapt@gmail.com;
vanchai@kku.ac.th
Alternate: Chanya Apipalakul, Director, Institute for Dispute
Resolution, Khon Kaen University.
achany@kku.ac.th
Tonga
Betty Blake, Legal Rights Training Officer, Catholic Women’s League. Bbhafoka@yahoo.com.au
Alternate: Feleti Tuita, Registrar, Supreme Court, Tonga.
Tuvalu
Pusineli Laafai. minwe@tuvalu.tv
Alternate: Temukisa Hauma, Principal, Nauti Primary School.
nauti@tuvalu.tv or
temukisa@yahoo.com.au
United States
Martin Laeuchli.
Martin302@hotmail.com
Alternate: Michael Belsky, Director, Mediation and Dispute Resolution,
Southern Oregon University.
mbelsky@jeffnet.org
Association for Conflict Resolution Representative: Trip Barthel,
Neighbourhood Mediation Centre. (The APMF is an affiliate member of
ACR.) trip9@ix.netcom.com
Vanuatu
Robert Cartledge, School of Law, University of the South Pacific.
cartledge_r@vanuatu.usp.ac.fj
Roles and responsibilities of the APMF Executive Committee and Steering Committee (Word 34 kb)
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