Meet the current APCG team
The building blocks of IofC’s vision and action are thousands of individuals around the world who live out its mission and message. The Regional Coordination Groups are teams who facilitate and support local, national and regional initiatives.
Alex Leung, Hong Kong
Alex has been part of the Chinese in Action program since 2015. After completing his legal studies, he dedicated himself to mental health and family reconciliation initiatives. He has also been actively facilitating the exchange between the Chinese-speaking community and the rest of the Asia Pacific IofC family. He is eager to learn from and serve the region.
Aparna Khatri, Fiji/India
Raised in Fiji and India, with schooling in both countries, a study and work background in engineering, IT, and project management in several countries, and an extended family of relatives andfriends around the world, Aparna feels a sense of belonging to, andresponsibility for, many parts of the world. She is part of several IofC programmes, focused on bringing people together to listen, share, understand each other, build community, and attempt to address needs of the world around us.
Mayur Milan, India
An engineer and a communicator by qualification and an entrepreneur by profession, Mayur first met the ideas of IofC in 2007 as a student. During the four-day programme at Asia Plateau, Mayur felt challenged to bring about a change in his life and to find his purpose by following the core philosophy of IofC. That transformation enabled him to connect deeply with the movement and contribute to it in various capacity for multiple initiatives, specially youth programmes across the region.
Nigel Heywood, Australia
Nigel worked in leadership training and community development programs with IofC from 2001 – 2013. He is interested in how the APCG plays a role in developing leaders, networks, and initiatives across the Asia Pacific regions to address needs arising out of conflicts, injustice, and inequality. Nigel has completed a two-year master in Folklore at the University of North Carolina as part of an International Rotary Peace Fellowship. He is passionate about peace, storytelling and the creative alternatives that come out of a community.
Yeonyuk Jeong, South Korea
Yeonyuk has worked full-time with IofC over 25 years. He has participated and organized APYC over 12 times since 1992. He decided to work full time with IofC while he was in Australia between 1996 and 1998. Since then he is searching for the truth, the small voice within his heart. Now he serves as director of IofC Korea. He believes in world changing through personal life changing and would like to take a part in remaking the world in a peaceful and positive way.
Yofrina Gultom, Indonesia
Yofrina has known IofC since 2011 when attending the 8th Youth Camp organized by IofC Indonesia. She found her passion in writing and education. In 2021 she got a scholarship to learn Chinese language and culture in Taiwan and was involved with some IofC activities during her stay there. “Apart from my family, I find support systems through IofC, a network of people who provide me with practical and emotional support. IofC has strength in its people who are committed to living their lives with IofC values, giving their times and energy and taking initiatives to make a better world.”
Kamal Kandel, Nepal
Kamal is part of the IofC Nepal’s leadership team. He is also part of the team carrying out the Trust Building Initiative in Nepal, under the flagship program of IofC International.
Kandel holds a Master of Philosophy in Peace and Conflict Transformation from The Arctic University of Norway. He also holds a Master’s in International Relations from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and Masters in Conflict, Peace and Development Studies from Tribhuvan University, Nepal. He has facilitated workshops on Restorative Justice that focused on social healing among conflict victims and other stakeholders in Nepal.
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