Organisation

LEAD is an independent Foundation. The Executive board carries final responsibility for the entire, organisation. The Advisory board may advise the executive board, on request or at its own initiative, on budget, annual statements and reports as well as on societal and scientific developments that are relevant to the foundation. Under the foundation may come researchers or projects and temporary taskforces.

Executive board

The Board of Executives is the managing body of the Foundation and has three members:

Prof. Dr. Dr. (H.C.) L. Jan Slikkerveer (chairman), Dr. Emile. F.L. Dubois (member) and Dr. Sander Gellaerts LLM MBA (member).

Advisory Board

The LEAD Foundation is advised by the Advisory Board, encompassing

H.R.H. Prof. Dr. Anak Agung Gde Agung

  • Member
  • Research in the field of cosmology in Bali, Indonesia

Dr. Martha Tilaar

  • Member
  • Founder Martha Tilaar Group


Loek E.H. Vredevoogd MSc

Researchers

LEAD include scientists from round the world who are interested and working in the newly-developing discipline of applied ethnoscience and its major sub-disciplines such as ethno-economics, ethno-botany, ethno-communication, ethno-pharmacy, and ethno-mathematics , focussed on the three target regio’s of Southeast Asia, East Africa and the Mediterranean Region.

Jan Slikkerveer

Prof. Dr. Dr. (H.C.) L. Jan Slikkerveer

  • Founding Member of the LEAD Programme
  • Doctor Honoris Causa (UNPAD, 2005)
Mady Slikkerveer


Mrs. Mady Slikkerveer MA

  • Project Advisor
  • Founding Member


Loek E.H. Vredevoogd MSc

  • Member/Senior Advisor
  • Former President of Leiden University, The Netherlands

H.R.H. Prof.Dr. Anak Agung Gde Agung

  • Member/Researcher
  • Conducted PhD research in cosmology in Bali, Indonesia (cf. Education).

Dr. Kurniawan Saefullah

  • Member/Researcher
  • Representative of Indonesia
  • Conducted PD research in ethno-economics in Subang, Indonesia
  • cf. Education

Dr. Yeshanu Gheneti

  • Member/Researcher
  • Conducted PD research in ethno-economics in among the Dagaaba in Ghana (cf. Education)

Mrs.Dr. Alfreda Kajira Ibui

  • Member/Researcher
  • Conducted PhD research in ethno-botany in Meru, Kenya (cf. Education)

Dr. Johann Angerler 

  • Member/Researcher        
  • Conducted PhD research in ethnoscience in North Sumatra, Indonesia (cf. Education)

Mrs. Dr. Siti Chaerani Djen Amar

  • Member/Researcher
  • Conducted PhD research in ethno-communication in Lembang, Indonesia (cf. Education)

Mrs. Dr. Prihatini Abaretnani

  • Member/Researcher
  • Conducted PhD research in ethno-medicine in Ranjaeckek, Indonesia (cf. Education)

Dr. Musuto Mutaragara Chirangi

  • Member/Researcher
  • Conducted PhD research in ethno-medicine in Mara, Tanzania (cf. Education)
Member/Researcher**

Mrs. Dr. Judith Aiglsperger

  • Member/Researcher
  • Conducted PhD research in ethno-medicine in Crete, Greece (cf. Education)

Mrs. Dr. Wina Erwina

  • Member/Researcher
  • Conducted PhD research in ethno-communication in Sukamiskin, Indonesia (cf. Education)

Hans C.M. de Bekker

  • Member/Researcher
  • Conducted PhD research in ethno-medicine Serengeti, Tanzania (cf. Education)

Dr. Antar Venus

  • Member
  • Post Doctorate Researcher in ethno-communication

Dr. Asep Mulyana

  • Member/Researcher

Diana Bosch MA

  • Member/Researcher
  • Is working in the field of ethno-education in Eritrea

Mrs. Maria Verivaki, MA.

  • Member/Researcher
  • Mrs. Verivaki is also Senior Lecturer at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (MAICH) in Chania, Crete, Greece

Mrs. Renate La Grange, Dipl. Psych.

  • Member/Researcher

Mrs. Dr. Vina Adriany

  • Member/Researcher

Drs. Bambang Ismawan M.S.

  • Member/PhD Candidate
  • Conducting PhD research in ethno-econimics in Java, Indonesia (cf. Education)

Mr. Patrick Maundu MSc

  • Member/PhD Candidate
  • Conducting PhD research in ethno-agriculture in Kitui, Kenya (cf. Education)

Mrs. Rd. Maya Febriyanti, M.Farm, Apt.

  • Member/PhD Candidate
  • Conducting PhD research in ethno-pharmacy in Java, Indonesia (cf. Education)

Mrs. Raini Diah Susanti, BSN, MNg

  • Member/PhD Candidate
  • Conducting PhD research in ethno-medicine in Java, Indonesia (cf. Education)

Mrs. Ruly Wiliandri, SE, MM.

  • Member/PhD Candidate
  • Conducting PhD research in ethno-medicine in Java, Indonesia (cf. Education)

Mr. Harlan Dimas Isjwara MA

  • Member/PhD Candidate
  • Conducting PhD research in ethno-economics in Java, Indonesia (cf. Education)

Mr. Nurmaya Prahatmaja MSi

  • Member/PhD Candidate
  • Conducting PhD research in ethno-communication in Java, Indonesia (cf. Education)

Mr. Kusnandar MSi

  • Member/PhD Candidate
  • conducting PhD research in ethno-communication in Java, Indonesia (cf. Education)

Mrs. Weny Wydiowati Asmadi MSi

  • Member/PhD Candidate
  • Conducting PhD research ethno-communication in in Java, Indonesia (cf. Education)

Mrs. Yulistyne Kasumaningrum, M.IMM

  • Member/Researcher
  • Conducting PhD research in ethno-economics in Java, Indonesia (cf. Education)