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Mrs. Bilaibhan Sampatisiri
Present occupation and position:
Chairperson, Nai Lert Park Hotel Co., Ltd. (owning company of Swissotel Nai Lert Park Bangkok)
Education:
- Mater Dei School, Bangkok, Thailand
- St. George’s School of Switzerland, Montreux, Switzerland
- Certificat de la Langue et la Littérature Française, La Sorbonne, L’Université de Paris, Paris, France
- Bachelor of Arts (Foreign Languages), with Honours, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, U.S.A.
Other experience, skills, and interests:
The Siam Society:
- Former Council Member
- Former Honorary Secretary (1992-1996)
- Former President (1998-2004), Elected by the membership to 3 executive terms, 1998-2000, 2000-2002 and 2002-2004 as the first woman president of The Siam Society
- Vice-President (2006-Present)
Others:
- Director, Nai Lert Co., Ltd.
- Director, Lert-Sinn Foundation
- Director, Nai Lert Phatana Co., Ltd
- Independent Director, Jasmin International Public Company Limited (2000–2002)
- Independent Director, TT & T Public Company Limited (2002–2008)
- President, Treasure Our Elephants Fund Foundation
- Committee, Library for Children and Youth Project, Ministry of Education
- Advisor, The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs
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Member of Casa Asia's Scientific Committee, Barcelona, Spain
- International Council, Asia Society, New York, U.S.A.
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POSITION: 1st VICE PRESIDENT
Dr. Wissanu Kreangam
Present occupation and position:
Retired government official; Former Deputy Prime Minister; Chairman of the Juridical Council, Group II
Education:
LL.B (Hons. 1st Class), Thai Barrister at Law, LL.M.,
J.S.D. (U.C. Berkeley, USA)
Other experience, skills, and interests:
Law, history, culture
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| POSITION: LEADER OF THE NATURAL HISTORY SECTION, 2nd VICE PRESIDENT
Dr. Weerachai Nanakorn
Present occupation and position:
President, Naresuan Phayao University
Ministry of Education
Education:
B.Sc. (Biology) Chiang Mai University
M.Sc. (Botany) Kasetsart University
M.Ph & Ph.D. (Plant Systematics) City University of New York,
Campus: The New York Botanical Garden.
Other experience, skills, and interests:
Writing articles about native Thai plants, photographer, hiker and gardening
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POSITION: 3rd VICE PRESIDENT, HONORARY SECRETARY
Mrs. Eileen Deeley
Present occupation and position:
Retired from teaching position at New International School of Bangkok
Council Member of Siam Society 2006-2010
Education:
B.Mus – University of Tennessee, U.S.A.
Diploma - Academy of Music, Vienna, Austria
Other experience, skills, and interests:
Past coordinator of the National Museum Volunteers
Lead study trips both in country and abroad, specializing in China
Present lectures and organize cultural events at the Society
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POSITION: ASSISTANT HONORARY SECRETARY
Mr. Peter Laverick
Present occupation and position:
Retired computer consultant
Education:
Bachelor of Science (Honors) degree in Mathematical Physics awarded by the University of East Anglia, Norwich, England in 1971
Other experience, skills, and interests:
After leaving university I embarked on a computer career, specialising in providing technical support to businesses with IBM 'mainframes'. I soon decided that I wanted to experience more of the world than just Britain, so in 1979 I got my first overseas job in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Between then and now I have lived and worked in Singapore (twice), Brunei, Kuwait and Thailand (twice). For the last ten years of my career I specialised in providing support to companies using the German SAP software.
Throughout my career I've enjoyed travelling, exploring, and visiting places off the beaten track.
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POSITION: HONORARY TREASURER
Mr. Suraya Supanwanich
Present occupation and position:
Business Executive at United Telecom Sales & Services Co., Ltd. as Deputy Managing Director
Education:
Master of Business Administration, Chulalongkorn University, 1985
Bachelor of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, 1982
Other experience, skills, and interests:
Working experience mainly in Finance, Investment and Procurement in Banking and Telecommunications business
Interest in many areas, i.e. advanced technology, finance and human culture, civilization, Thai heritage and Buddhism
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POSITION: HONORARY LIBRARIAN
Mrs. Beatrix Latham
Present occupation and position:
Secretary general and founder of French / Khmer weekly newspaper “Cambodge Soir Hebdo”.
Education:
Boarding school in England. French bachelaureat Latin Philosophie 3 languages. English literature at London University. Cambridge degrees. British Chamber of Commerce degree. Business administration school in Paris. Bachelor in Law. Archaeological Studies about “MARI’ civilization with Prof. André Pazzot (Sumer specialist). Khmer studies with Prince Subhadradis Diskul.
Other experience, skills, and interests:
Addicted to photography. I wrote and took the iconography by myself for a book called “Le Palais du Roi” in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Over the years I have developed a network of friendship and support with many museums and organizations: Guimet Museum, where I am a donor, San Francisco Museum of Legion d’Honneur and The Young, Geneva Museum Foundation Baur, E.F.E.O. (École Française d’Extrême Orient) for which I am a donor. Support for exhibition including exhibition of Daravati Art in Guimet Museum Paris Jan. 2009.
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| POSITION: MEMBER OF COUNCIL
Mr. Jumbhot Chuasai
Present occupation and position:
Business Consultant, Managing Director, Leadership Management International (Thailand)
Education:
B.A. (Politics) Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Wien Scholar)
M.A. in International Relations, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Harvard Ukrainian Institute, Summer Program 1977
Other experience, skills, and interests:
Previous experiences with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva Switzerland (1979-1985)
Past President of Rotary Club Bangkok-Ploenchit. Walked 1000 km. on a pilgrim route from St. Jean Pied de Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Raised 3 million baht to help 1000 people from rural areas receive free cataract operations
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POSITION: MEMBER OF COUNCIL
Mr. Wisoot Karnchanapunyapong
Present occupation and position:
Senior Vice President, Executive Director and Legal Consultant with Dharmniti Law Office Company Ltd., Nai Lert Tower, 2/4 Wireless Road, Lumphini, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Chulalongkorn University (1981)
Other experience, skills, and interests:
Director: Thai Business Consultant Association
Vice Chairman: Treasure Our Elephants Fund Foundation
Gardening
Reading dharma, culture and history
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POSITION: MEMBER OF COUNCIL
Dr. François Lagirarde
Present occupation and position:
Assistant Professor and researcher at the French School of Asian Studies (École Française d’Extrême-Orient or EFEO) in charge of the EFEO Bangkok office in Princess Maha Chakri Anthropology Centre (SAC)
Education:
PhD. Comparative literature (1981, U. of Paris 12) + PhD. History of Religion (2000, EPHE-La Sorbonne)
Other experience, skills, and interests:
Buddhist studies, local historiography, Lanna manuscripts
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POSITION: MEMBER OF COUNCIL
Mr. James D. Lehman
Present occupation and position:
I am presently retired from a career divided between work with USAID and the US Peace Corps. I continue to work past time as a consultant to both organizations.
Education:
B.A. American University, Washington, D.C. International Service
M.A. University of Hawaii, Applied Linguistics
Other experience, skills, and interests:
I have lived and worked in Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, East Timor, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Baltics. I have managed Elderhostel tour groups in South East Asia and trekked around Mt. Kailash in Western Tibet. I am interested in working with the Travel Committee of the Siam Society.
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POSITION: MEMBER OF COUNCIL
Mr. Suthee Nalampang
Present occupation and position:
Retired government official, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand
Education:
B.A. International Relations (Chulalongkorn University)
M.A. (Foreign Affairs) University of Virginia, USA
Other experience, skills, and interests:
Foreign Affairs
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POSITION: MEMBER OF COUNCIL
Mr. Paul G. Russell
Present occupation and position:
Counsel and Director of the Regulatory Affairs Department of Tilleke & Gibbins, an international law firm which is the oldest and one of the largest law firms in Thailand. Based in Bangkok for 20 years, he specializes in Thai Food and Drug Administration and Ministry of Agriculture regulatory matters.
Education:
Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Mass. USA, LLB 1957
Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, USA, AB (Hon.Pol.Sci) 1950
Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio USA 1946.
Other experience, skills, and interests:
Council Member and former Vice President of the Siam Society
Executive Committee-Harvard Club of Thailand
Founder and member of Board of AMCHAM Thailand Charitable Foundation
Chairman of Healthcare Committee of American Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club of Bangkok South
The Royal Bangkok Sports Club
Prior to moving to Thailand in 1990, over 25 years experience as a partner of leading law firms in the United States. |
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Dr. Chaisak Suwansirikul
Present occupation and position:
Executive Vice President
City Realty Co., Ltd.
49 Soi Pipat, Silom Road, Bangkok 10500 (since 1990)
Education:
B. Arch. (Honor), Chulalongkorn University (1967)
Post-Graduate Diploma in Town Planning, Kingston University
Kingston-upon-Thames, England (1972)
Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, U.S.A. (1985)
Other experience, skills, and interests:
Other Works:
Visiting Professor, Department of City and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University (1989–1997)
Executive Architect-Planner, Santhaya & Associates Co., Ltd., Bangkok (1989–1990)
Instructor, Department of City and Regional Planning. Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University (1968–1979)
Committees:
Council Member, the Siam Society (1997–2000)
Director, Thai City Planners Society (1997–2003)
Head of Education Committee, Association of Siamese Architects (1997–1999)
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