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.

Jonathan Crompton is a Board Member of Justice Without Borders (JWB). He has supported JWB's work since 2014, including presenting on civil and employment claims in Hong Kong to migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong and to front line organisations in the Philippines, and helping a domestic worker physically and verbally abused by her former employer. Jonathan is a Partner at the law firm RPC in Hong Kong, with a particular focus on complex cross-border disputes and investigations in the finance and technology industries. He leads RPC's Asia 'ReSecure' cyber incident response service as well as its Asian pro bono initiative. Jonathan obtained his LLB (Hons) in Law with European Legal Studies from King's College London and Uppsala University, is admitted to practise in England and Wales and Hong Kong, and speaks English, French and conversational Swedish. He is also a member of the Sustainability Committee of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce and the Vis East Moot Advisory Council, and is a Judicial Officer of the Hong Kong Rugby Union.

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.

As Deputy Director, Eveline works closely with the Executive Director and the JWB team in developing the infrastructure, capacity and capability needed to sustain the organisation’s rapid growth across the region. She specialises in helping organisations navigate decisive organisational transitions, combining her original background in psychology and HR with extensive experience in organisational development, operational excellence and change management. Eveline has worked across a wide range of countries, industries and types of organisations. Both business-driven and mission-driven, profit and non-profit, and from small organisations with a handful of employees to global multinationals with over 120,000 staff, like Shell International and ING Banking & Insurance.

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.

Ahmad Abdullah is the Head of Office for JWB in Indonesia. He leads the Indonesia team in developing its case work and strategic legal research, as well as outreach and capacity building. Ahmad has more than twenty years’ professional experience in practical training in projects directed by both international and local NGOs with a focus in capacity building (policy, organization, and individual development) at the district, provincial and national levels. He provided technical assistance and advisory services for performance-based projects, particularly in the needs analysis required for project design and training plans, and for determining the tools for capacity-building action plans.

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.

It has always been Vivi’s passion to join an NGO that focuses on helping migrant workers in the legal field. Before joining JWB, Vivi’s passion led her to successfully obtain a Bachelor’s degree in Law and a Master’s degree in Social Work. She looks forward to assisting Indonesian migrant workers in her new role and to contribute to Justice Without Border's growth across its jurisdictions.

Jun is the Head of Office for JWB in Singapore. She leads the Singapore team in developing its case work and strategic legal research, as well as outreach and capacity building. At a regional level, Jun oversees projects initiated pursuant to JWB’s partnership with the International Labour Organisation. At present, this entails publishing research on the regulatory structure around agency fees along the Philippines-Hong Kong migration corridor. Jun also heads JWB’s ongoing expansion into the Philippines. Before joining JWB, Jun was a Singapore-qualified lawyer for three and half years where she specialised in criminal defence litigation.

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 a multinational consumer electronics corporation. 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.