Gene is a recovering lawyer now working to produce and preserve affordable housing in Washington DC. Prior to joining DC's Department of Housing and Community Development, Gene practiced real estate, municipal and corporate law for over 20 years in Chicago, London, DC and Singapore. He worked for small and large firms, including managing his own firm and represented individuals, small and large corporations and governments.

Gene received his law degree from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago after receiving his Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from the University of Illinois and passing the CPA exam.

Douglas is an American lawyer and the founder of Justice Without Borders. An expert on international human trafficking, Douglas’s research and publications focus on the legal issues surrounding migration and human exploitation throughout East and Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, Mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea. He has previously served as a Fulbright Legal Scholar at the University of Tokyo, as a legal fellow at the UN Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking (UNIAP) in Bangkok, and in numerous positions at domestic and international anti-trafficking NGOs in the United States and Japan.

An alumnus of Georgetown University Law Center, Douglas was previously an associate with the Center for Documentation of Refugees and Migrants at the University of Tokyo. He speaks Japanese and Mandarin Chinese.

Michelle is currently Vice President, Legal and Compliance for DFS Group. She holds a B.A. from Pomona College and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. Michelle has worked for a number of different public interest and for-profit organisations, including Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, Arnold & Porter LLP, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP and Morgan Stanley. Michelle was born in Hangzhou, China, and moved to the United States at the age of six.

Chiann Bao is an Advisory Board Member of Justice Without Borders (JWB), having previously supported JWB on a case settlement when she was in private practice. Chiann currently practices exclusively as an independent arbitrator and mediator, and is a member of Arbitration Chambers in Hong Kong. A first-generation Chinese American and raised in the United States, Chiann moved to Hong Kong as a Fulbright scholar in 2000 for a few years and then returned again in 2010 to serve as the Secretary-General of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre.

Ng Joo Kim is an Advisory Board Member of Justice Without Borders (JWB), having volunteered with and supported the work of JWB since 2016. Currently serving as the APAC Head of Legal of a European wealthtech company, Joo Kim is a seasoned corporate lawyer with broad-based experience in financial services and a special interest in wealth management, payment services, fintech, and migrant worker issues. Joo Kim is a third generation Singaporean Chinese. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree from the National University of Singapore and is admitted to practise law in Singapore, England and Wales, and Hong Kong.

Justine is the Head of Office for JWB in Hong Kong. She spearheads all migrant worker cases that involve Hong Kong as a host country, where she deals with various procedural and logistical challenges that arise in cross-border civil claims. Justine graduated from the University of Hong Kong with an LLB, minoring in Politics and Public Administration. Justine was a Legal Fellow at JWB during her final year at university and she has contributed to the drafting of our recent strategic research publication: Accessing Hong Kong Courts from Abroad: A Strategic Guide to remote video link for Migrant Workers. Justine is also very active in volunteering work in Myanmar. She has co-organised several volunteering projects and conducted a series of human rights workshops for local Myanmar students since 2015.

Nanor Wong is a Legal Officer under Justice Without Borders’ Hong Kong Graduate Fellowship. She holds a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a J.D. from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Nanor has a strong interest in helping vulnerable populations, and she has experience in other organisations including the Hong Kong Society for Community Organization and the Eviction Defense Collaborative of San Francisco. Having lived in Hong Kong, the Philippines, and the United States, Nanor sees the importance of looking at situations from multiple perspectives.

Yooke Damopolii is the Head of Office for Justice Without Borders in Indonesia. Heavily involved in the development and humanitarian field in Indonesia since 1997, Yooke has worked on issues such as community development, conflict resolution, peacebuilding, human rights, disaster risk reduction, and emergency responses. Her various projects have spanned from the local to international level, including Pikul, Search for Common Ground, ICMC, the European Commission Delegation, UNDP, ChildFund, and many others. Yooke graduated from the University of Gadjah Mada in 1997 with an International Relations major before pursuing Conflict Resolutions at the University of Bradford, and graduating in 2003.

Eva Maria Putri Salsabila, “Salsa”, is a Legal Officer at JWB’s Indonesia office. Salsa recently graduated from the University of Indonesia with a Bachelor’s degree in Law. Salsa has authored over 10 books, and her passion for writing and social issues spurred her interest in research. She has conducted research on migrant workers, child marriage, sexual violence, and legal aid, and has been invited by the University of Leiden to present her research based on her undergraduate thesis about access of information for women migrant workers during the pre-departure phase. During her time in university, she spent three years in the student executive board, conducting advocacy on human rights and social-political issues in Indonesia. In an effort to make her university a safer place, Salsa co-founded a crisis centre and hotline for sexual violence in her university.

Cut Sevka Sachrul is the Communications and Operations Officer for Justice Without Borders in Indonesia. She has worked in the communications field since 2006 in areas such as peace building, community development, baby and mother health and environmental issues. She honed her administration and PR skills by working for international NGOs like the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Mercy Corps Indonesia, Conservation International, WWF and many others. Sevka Graduated from London School of Public Relations in 2006. By working with Justice Without Borders, Sevka believes that she can be part of the change for a better life for migrant workers. She hopes that her skills will have a positive impact for the organisation and raise public awareness of JWB.

David is the Head of PR and Development at Justice Without Borders. He oversees JWB's public communications across the markets and supports the Executive Director with fundraising activities. David has over 16 years of public relations/marketing communications experience in the Asia Pacific region with Philips Consumer Electronics across a diverse range of lifestyle categories. As the previous regional head of Public Relations, he worked with senior management and business category leaders in developing and executing public relations strategy and integrated marketing campaigns for more than a decade.