Leadership Team

Jade holds a double degree in a Bachelor of Business and Arts, majoring in Economics and Indonesian from Monash University. She was the president of AIYA Victoria in 2021 and has been involved in NAILA for the past 3 years. Her passion stems from her love of Indonesian back in high school and from her experiences in Indonesia. 

Jade has completed various internships including a risk consultancy firm, Hill & Associates in Jakarta, the AIBC (Australia Indonesia Business Council) in Melbourne and Global Victoria (Indonesia). She is currently working as a Graduate for ASG Group, an IT Consulting firm

Sophie holds a Bachelors degree in International Development, and recently graduated with a Masters of Logistics Management at UNSW. She is also continuing to study a Diploma of Indonesian language at Deakin University. 

For the past few years Sophie has worked as a Governance & Logistics Advisor for a Melbourne-based NGO. She is also an ACICIS alumni, where she worked with an environmental conservation organisation in East Java, researching plastic pollution in Indonesia’s waterways. 
In the future Sophie hopes to work in coordination of humanitarian response in the Asia Pacific region.

Icha is a final-year student studying Business Management at Bina Nusantara University. She has been working as a program assistant at the Directorate of Student Affairs, IPB University since 2021. Related to their current work, Icha has an interest in the Australian-Indonesian relationship and wants to implement their skill in education through NAILA. Also, she wanted to know more about the culture that had been built between this amazing two country. Icha's really like reading a book and one of the characters in Toy Story; "Buzz Lightyear". #To Infinity and Beyond!.

Caleb is currently teaching Indonesian at a secondary school in Shepparton, Victoria. Caleb is a graduate of Monash University after completing a Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Arts (with a major in Indonesian studies). While he was studying, Caleb joined the ACICIS Immersive Language Short Course in Salatiga (2018), was part of the AIYA Victoria Committee for two years, and was an AIYEP delegate in Jawa Timur (2019/20).

As Language Co-coordinator, Caleb is hoping to work with NAILA to inspire students in Australia to pursue Indonesian language learning.

Christina is a Bandung-born mutlidispilinary designer. As an Indonesian living in Melbourne, she enjoys being able to learn about different cultural experiences in such a diverse city! Through NAILA, she hopes to showcase the colourful parts of Indonesian language and highlight the amazing people in Indonesian studies

Kimberly holds a commerce degree from UNSW and has exposure within the business and tech ecosystem in Australia and Indonesia. Having immersed in both countries, Kimberly enjoys learning more about both cultures especially through food. Through NAILA, Kimberly hopes to promote young people in learning about Australian and Indonesian culture. In her spare time, you can catch Kimberly swimming at the beach, cooking, or binge watching David Attenborough's documentaries.

Tom Nethersole is a 19-year-old performer and content creator from regional Victoria who joined the NAILA team in 2023. Although initially a compulsory subject, Tom continued his studies of Indonesian into Year 12 and VCE. Having travelled to Indonesia twice where he worked as a volunteer helping communities and villages around Sumatra as well as being the 2022 Senior Awardee of NAILA’s speaking competition for his innovative entry, Tom continues to deepen his knowledge and understanding of Aus-Indo Relationships and their respective cultures.

Nourman is a youthful expert who possesses a strong interest in technology and science. He completed his Bachelor of Science degree, with a focus on Internetworking and Security, from Murdoch University. Nourman is convinced that comprehending the Indonesian language and culture is fundamental to fostering harmonious relations between Australia and Indonesia.

Anastasia is an undergraduate student majoring in Asian Studies and History at Murdoch University who also works full-time within the public sector. Within her recent appointment as Vice President of the Murdoch University Indonesian Students Association (MUISA), she has reinvigorated MUISA’s involvement within the community and bilateral Indonesian-Australian relationships at a state level. She has worked hard to grow professional networks between MUISA and the WA Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia, the Indonesia Institute, PPIA WA, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce WA, as well as the public sector.

Post-COVID, Anastasia decided to purse one of her lifelong dreams of obtaining a PhD in Indonesian History and her passion unexpectedly led her to being involved within the discourse of Indonesian and Australian bilateral relationships. As a trilingual migrant and having completed her Diploma of Interpretation (English – Mandarin) with the Australian Institute of Workplace Training, Anastasia works with a CaLD and migrant lens. Anastasia hopes to complete further research on Chinese Ethnics in Post-Colonial Indonesia

Charlie is in his final semester of an Economics and Asian Studies degree at ANU and is currently a New Colombo Plan Scholar based in Jakarta. Charlie was involved in AIYA for a number of years and was President of AIYA ACT in 2021. He is currently interning at think-tank the Centre for Strategic and International Studies and has previously worked as a Research Assistant at ANU and on the editorial staff at the East Asia Forum.

Bayan is a Senior Consultant at Nous Group with extensive experience promoting Asia-Australia Relations. He is an alumnus of the New Colombo Plan, ACICIS and the Australia-Indonesia Youth Exchange Program. Bayan is also an AFS Intercultural Programs Qualified Facilitator, enabling him to drive international engagement between youth. He speaks conversational Indonesian.