Leadership Team

Alexandra Lyons

Co-Director

Alexandra recently graduated with a Bachelor of International and Global Studies majoring in Indonesian studies with Honours from The University of Sydney. Having studied the Indonesian language since kindergarten, she is passionate about learning about Indonesia’s cultural and linguistic diversity and sharing this knowledge with others by working as an Indonesian tutor. Alexandra was a 2023 New Colombo Plan Scholar where she spent 6 months studying at Universitas Indonesia followed by a 6 month internship at Bali Children Foundation. She was an Australian delegate for the 2024 Australia Indonesia Youth Exchange Program and currently serves as NSW Chapter President of the Australia Indonesia Youth Association and Language Coordinator for the National Australia Indonesia Language Awards. These experiences have solidified Alexandra’s goals of strengthening the Indonesian-Australian bilateral relationship

Angus Baranikow

Co-Director

I've been studying and practicing Indonesian since high school and have completed a Bachelor of Arts majoring in politics and Indonesian studies at the University of Melbourne (2020), during which I also completed a summer intensive program at Universitas Udayana in Denpasar. I was chosen as one of eighteen Australian delegates for the Australia Indonesia Youth Exchange program (2021). And I have since been volunteering as an education officer at the Australia Indonesia Youth Association Victoria chapter