Staff & Associates
CERS Field Staff
Dr. William Bleisch
Bill is a Field Biologist with long years of experience in China, once serving as Residence Advisor for China’s Forestry Ministry. With degrees from Harvard,
Tsering Drolma
Tsering Drolma is a graduate of Duke University with a BA in sociology and a certificate in markets and management. She joined CERS in June
Li Na
Li Na has been a long-time office assistant of CERS offices in Kunming, managing all travels and hospitality for staff and guests who travel through
Liu Hong
Liu Hong has been involved with CERS since the mid 1990s. Formerly a key member of our Hanging Coffin conservation team, now Liu focuses on
Zhang Fan
Zhang Fan is CERS China Director, having been involved with CERS since 1990. Zhang also serves as Director of Yunnan University’s Institute of Geography. He
ZHOU CHEN SU
Zhou Chen Su is a professional caving and mapping expert who also has many years of experience in outdoor activities such as rock climbing, cycling,
ZHOU ZHEN
Zhou Zhen is a long-term volunteer and associate for the CERS education program and field expedition since 2001. Over the years, he has joined many student outdoor activities, and expeditions, and helped with our projects on various sites. In 2017 and 2019, Zhou Zhen participated in the CERS Yarlung River Source exploration trip and the northern Sichuan expedition. In 2023, Zhou Zhen officially joined CERS as our Engineer, field logistic, vehicle maintenance and repair support.
Ei Thantar Myint Sandra
Ei Thantar Myint Sandra received her undergraduate degree from Myanmar’s National Management College and her MBA from Assumption University in Thailand. She has worked for
Su Hlaing Myint
Su Hlaing Myint, CERS Field Biologist in Myanmar, took her Master’s degree at Mandalay University. Her research has been focused on freshwater fish and communities
Headquarters Staff
Brenda Kan
Brenda works at CERS Hong Kong office. She is responsible for human resources matters, connecting with CERS remote staff in China and other locations, taking
Natalie Lai
With a background in video productions and communications, Natalie records and makes films for our expeditions and projects. She also manages the CERS film archive.
Xavier Lee
Xavier has been making films for a number of years, of significance for Action Star Jackie Chan in recording his many off screen activities and
Tracy Man
Tracy Man is CERS accountant and she is responsible for keeping control over financial records and all fiscal reports.
Berry Sin
Berry Sin is Logistics Director for CERS and has been working for the Society since 1997. She is in charge of all behind the scene
Laos
Mr. Airkhun Khamvongxay
Mr Airkun has training in accounting, and he previously studied to be a teacher. He also worked as an assistant trekking guide for eco tours
Ladasone Phompunya
Ladasone joined CERS team in Laos, 2019. Lada is a native of Luang Namtha Province, one of the northernmost provinces of Lao PDR that borders
Chan Deang Souliya
Chan Deang Souliya studied business and English in college and worked for 6 years as a trekking guide. Perhaps his most important training, however, was
Myanmar
Ei Thantar Myint Sandra
Ei Thantar Myint Sandra received her undergraduate degree from Myanmar’s National Management College and her MBA from Assumption University in Thailand. She has worked for
Su Hlaing Myint
Su Hlaing Myint, CERS Field Biologist in Myanmar, took her Master’s degree at Mandalay University. Her research has been focused on freshwater fish and communities
Associates
Liu Hong
Liu Hong has been involved with CERS since the mid 1990s. Formerly a key member of our Hanging Coffin conservation team, now Liu focuses on
Aung Myo Chit
Aung is a biologist from Myanmar with many years of field experience in particular with fish, reptiles, birds, bats and large mammals, including dolphins and
Katia Buffetrille
Katia Buffetrille is an Antropologist, research fellow at the École pratique des Hautes Études (Sorbonne) in Paris. Her main interests are directed to the study
Chu Hongjun, PhD
Chu Hongjun serves as Director of the Forestry Bureau of Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang. Chu has been associated with CERS since 2003. Earning his Ph.D. at
Chris Dickinson
Chris is founder of Wildlife Asia, with emphasis on filming wildlife and conservation films. A UK national with over 20 years industry experience, he is based
Cathy Hilborn Feng
Cathy has been CERS newsletter editor since the first issue was published in 1997. She is originally from Canada but has made Hong Kong her
Gen Wei
Gen is an expert in diving and has done many inland lake dives within China. In many cases, he performed such duties as a government expert
Lau Pok-chi
Lau retired in 2013 as professor of photography at the University of Kansas School of Fine Arts. His teaching career spans three decades at the
Luo Sang Choma
Choma is Tibetan and has been associated with CERS since 2004 when the Society launched the Yak Cheese Experimental Project. She is now proprietor of
Ranee May
Ranee May, retired University of Wisconsin – River Falls faculty associates in the Animal and Food Science Dept. specializing in Dairy Foods. She has taught
Song Haokun
Song is a long-term research associate with CERS specializing in rural economics. He is also a researcher of the Institute of Geography at Yunnan University.
Martin Ruzek
Martin was former NASA scientist and Jet Propulsion Lab researcher. He has been involved with CERS since its inception in 1986 in assisting in all
Wang Chi Hong
Wang Chih Hong is from Taiwan and has been involved with CERS in field expeditions since 1990. Wang is Editor in Chief of Taiwan’s Rhythms
Prof. Yu Shuenn-Der
Prof. Yu is a Research Fellow of the Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica in Taiwan. He acquired his PhD in Anthropology from the University of