TEAM LEADER

CASSAVA UNIT COORDINATOR

Neng works with both private and public sectors to stimulate and promote systemic change in agricultural markets in Cambodia. Neng has investigated and/or developed market interventions for potential crops such as rice, cassava, maize and pulses. Following her passions in agriculture and food security, Neng joined CAVAC with a Master’s degree in Agricultural Sciences from the University of Melbourne.

IRRIGATION & WATER MANAGEMENT MANAGER

Ab has led the Irrigation Team since joining CAVAC in 2012. He has been working in Cambodia since 1995 on a broad range of Rural Infrastructure and Irrigation projects. He earnt his Master’s Degree in Water Resources Management from Cranfield University in the UK.

OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE COORDINATOR

Daravy coordinates all the relevant stakeholders from the government, private sector, local authorities, and farmers’ groups to deal with issues related to the successful operation and management of CAVAC’s irrigation schemes.

Daravy holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Management from the Royal University of Phnom Penh, and gained her Master of Science from the University of Sydney in Human Geography.

CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING COORDINATOR

Phirom is in charge of irrigation and hydraulic design as well as technical support to the engineering team. He has an Engineering Diploma in Water Resources from Institute of Technology of Cambodia, and a Master’s Degree in Hydraulics from ENSEEIHT – INP Toulouse, France.

RICE UNIT COORDINATOR

COMPETITIVENESS MANAGER

Edo leads a team working to improve the competitiveness of the Cambodian rice export sector. The quality of the paddy received by the rice mills depends largely on the quality of the seed farmers use. Because of this the team is focused on seed quality improvement, working closely with seed companies and seed producers. Edo holds a Master’s degree in Tropical Agriculture with a specialisation in plant pathology.

COMPETITIVENESS COORDINATOR

Ponleu is responsible for implementing an ambitious strategy to strengthen the Cambodian rice sector. Ponleu works closely with relevant partners such as CARDI, GDA, CRF, millers, rice seed producers and development partners.

Ponleu has a Bachelor of Economic Business from the National University of Management in Phnom Penh, and a Master’s of Economics from Kobe University in Japan.

OPERATIONS MANAGER

Pieter oversees the financial, logistical, human resource, procurement, ITC and administrative systems of CAVAC.

He has experience in operations management, international education, international volunteer program management, and poverty reduction. Professional experience in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, France, Laos, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.

Pieter has an MSS (International Development) and a BA (International Studies), from RMIT University, Australia.

PRIVATE SECTOR ADVISER

Chanty joined CAVAC in 2012 as an Agriculture Advisor, then became Coordinator of the Innovation Unit, and has recently moved to the Irrigation team in charge of private sector development.

In her current role, Chanthy is supporting the Farmer Water User Communities to build their financial management skills with the introduction of mobile banking systems. She is also developing strategies for the FWUCs to partner with other private sector players.

Chanthy has a Master’s Degree in Development Studies from Australia. She is passionate about the environment, social work, and particularly curious about technology and entrepreneurship.

O&M EXPERT (KANDAL)

Sreymom is responsible for the identification and conceptual design new irrigation schemes and reports. She coordinates and assists in the establishment of FWUCs’ establishment and capacity building in Operations and Maintenance.

Sreymom graduated with a Master’s Degree in Water and Irrigation Management from Kyushu University of Japan. She also has two Bachelor’s Degrees: Environmental Science from Royal University of Phnom Penh and English for Translation and Interpretation from the Institute of Foreign Languages, Cambodia.

O&M EXPERT (PREY VENG)

Ratanak works closely with the Provincial Departments of Water Resource and Meteorology (PDWRAMs), and Farmer Water User Communities to develop, operate and maintain small to medium scale irrigation schemes.
Ratanak has a Master’s Degree in Environmental Management from Flinders University, South Australia (2014-2016) and a Master’s Degree in Natural Resource Management at Royal University of Agriculture, Cambodia.

O&M EXPERT (PREY VENG)

Somica Meas is responsible for the establishment and capacity building of Farmer Water User Communities (FWUC) in terms of scheme operation, management and maintenance to ensure the sustainability of the schemes. He works closely with the Provincial Department of Water Resource and Meteorology (PDWRAM), and other local authorities.

Somica has a Bachelor’s Degree of Agronomy Science from the Royal University of Agriculture, Cambodia.

IRRIGATION ENGINEER

Kosal is responsible for the design and construction of irrigation schemes in Prey Veng Province. He has a degree in Civil Engineering from the Institute of Technology, Cambodia.

IRRIGATION ENGINEER

Ping Sang is responsible for all construction activities at the provincial level, including selection of irrigation schemes, feasibility studies, layout and design of irrigation systems, budgets, supervising construction work, and working closely with contractors to prepare work plans and schedule.

Sang has a Master’s Degree in Geo-technical Engineering from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Water Resources Management and Geo-technical Engineering from the Institute of Technology of Cambodia.

IRRIGATION ENGINEER

Pheakdey supports CAVAC’s provincial teams and Farmer Water User Communities manage operations plans for irrigation schemes and suggests improvements for completed schemes. He has a Master’s Degree in Infrastructure Planning from Stuttgart University, Germany, and two Bachelor’s Degrees: Civil Engineering from Pannasastra University of Cambodia, and Enterprise Management from the Royal University of Law and Economics.

AUTOCAD ENGINEER

Seyha is a CAD (Computer Aided Design) Engineer who produces the drawings of irrigation canals, pump houses & produces Bill of Quantities (cost estimation) for irrigation systems. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering.

AUTOCAD ENGINEER

Sopheak is responsible for drafting technical drawings of irrigation structures including both structural and rebar drawings.

Sopheak graduated from the Institute of Technology of Cambodia with a Bachelor’s Degree in Rural Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering.

IRRIGATION ENGINEER

Nop Channpisey is responsible for identifying new irrigation schemes for the feasibility study, design of irrigation systems, Water Management plans, coordinate construction, and technical training materials for irrigation schemes.

She has an Engineering Degree in Water Resources Engineering and Rural Infrastructures from the Institute of Technology of Cambodia, and a Master’s Degree in Water Resources Engineering from Kyoto University, Japan.

WATER MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Sreysor Kim supports Farmer Water User Communities in the overall operation and maintenance of their irrigation schemes. She delivers training and guidance on a daily basis so that local farmers groups are able to manage the operations and maintenance of their schemes. Sreysor has a degree in Social Sciences.

WATER MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Panha works with the Wat Thmey Farmer Water User Community (FWUC) to build their capacity in the operation and maintenance of the scheme. She is based in Prey Kabas district of Takeo and La-vea Em district of Kandal. She loves working as a coordinator within the community to strengthen their ownership and management of the irrigation scheme. She has two degrees, in Teaching Pedagogy and Agro-Industry.

WATER MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

INTERVENTION MANGER (RICE)

Sokhour works in cooperation with private sectors with an aim to help farmers for better agricultural practices. She has experiences working with agricultural input supplier companies where she proved her skills in sale, marketing, and product development.

Sokhour has two Bachelor’s Degrees in Agronomy and English and a Master’s Degree in Tropical Crop Management and Ecology from Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague.

INTERVENTION MANAGER (RICE)

Songly conducts research and value chain analysis of various crops. His main task is to develop and manage results measurement of interventions in crop protection and fertiliser use in rice.

He has a BSc in Agronomy, MSc in Integrated Management of Agricultural and rural Development and MSc in International Horticulture.

JUNIOR INTERVENTION MANAGER (RICE)

Kreosna is responsible for organizing CAVAC’s ICT4Ag Competition, which has involved special events at campuses all over Cambodia
Before joining CAVAC, Kreosna worked for two years as a volunteer in workshops and in the field to improve the New Seed Cleaner, Hand-transplanter, Drum Seeder and other agriculture equipment. Kreosna has a bachelor degree in Agricultural Engineering.

RICE SEED PRODUCTION MANAGER

Phousana identifies potential partners amongst seed companies and seed producer groups, working with relevant private companies and government departments to promote mechanisation, rice seed production and rice exports.

He has degrees in Agronomy, English, Translation and Interpreting in English and Computer Sciences.

STAKEHOLDER LIAISON MANAGER

Sola works with the private sector to improve service delivery to farmers in the rice sector in Cambodia. She has more than 10 years experiences in working with governmental agencies, NGOs and private sectors.

Sola has a Master’s degree in Rural Development Management from Khon Kaen University, Thailand.

STAKEHOLDER LIAISON MANAGER

Sereyvathana works with relevant stakeholders, private sectors and rice producer groups to promote rice production for export market. Before joining CAVAC, he has worked with both development and private sector to improve livelihood of small-scale farmers in Cambodia, including CADTIS Consultant, ACTIONAID, LWD, PADEK, AFSC, AGRISUD, and MEDIVET Co. Ltd.

Sereyvathana has a Master’s Degree in Global Food and Agricultural Business from the University of Adelaide, South Australia and another Master’s Degree in Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine from Royal Academy of Cambodia.

TRADE PROMOTION MANAGER

Heimkhemra Suy now serves as trade promotion manager at CAVAC. Prior to that, Heimkhemra was Senior Political Officer at the British Embassy in Phnom Penh. Heimkhemra holds a master’s degree from Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University, which he earned through the Australia Awards Scholarship.

M&E ADVISOR

Joseph’s role is to measure the impact of CAVAC’s interventions, implementing an M&E system that tracks, analyzes, validates and reports program achievements.

Joseph has implemented M&E systems for programs in complex, high-speed programming environments such as Kenya, Afghanistan, Nigeria and Tunisia. He has a Master’s in Agricultural Economics, and a Bachelor Degree in Agricultural Engineering.

WOMEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ADVISER

Seltik is responsible for making sure Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) is embedded across all our activities. She provides strategic advice and support to all CAVAC’s technical teams in the implementation of CAVAC’s WEE and Gender Strategy.

Seltik has more than ten years’ experience in promoting WEE through her work for the ILO, UNDP and ADB – helping women and men entrepreneurs to develop and improve their businesses, promoting women’s voices, and mainstreaming gender in national policies. Seltik holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration.

INTERVENTION MANAGER (CASSAVA)

Chetra works with the private sector to develop new interventions to increase the incomes and productivity of small cassava farmers in Cambodia.

He has worked in both the private and development sectors, worked at AIESEC to promote youth leadership in development, and at the Protection of Juvenile Justice to protect children’s rights in Cambodia.

He has a Master’s of Public Policy from New Zealand, a Bachelor of Education & a Bachelor of Business Administration from Cambodia.

IRRIGATION & WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ADVISER

FINANCE MANAGER

Leang is responsible for providing oversight of the program’s financial management. She contributes to budget development, financial planning, cash flow management, reporting, financial policies and guidelines, and capacity building for all staff in financial processes. Leang has a degree in Accounting.

OFFICE & HR MANAGER

Voeun is very experienced in Cambodian HR laws and administration procedures and is currently familiarising himself with our Operations Manual and is producing CAVAC’s HR Handbook. Voeun also supervises the Administration Officer and Office & Logistics Officer and has a Master of Business Administration and a degree in Mechanical Engineering.

ICT & KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM MANAGER

Chanthoeun is responsible for managing the entire IT system and its security. He is also responsible for updating content on the website and is CAVAC’s cheerful helpdesk.

Chanthoen has a Master’s of Science in Information Technology and he has completed Certified Ethical Hacker (CEHv8) training in Malaysia.

PROGRAM SUPPORT MANAGER

FINANCE OFFICER

Sreylen is responsible for managing staff advances and acquittals, maintaining petty cash, coordinating banking and statements, preparing payments, and other duties in support of the Finance Team. Sreylen has a degree in Finance and Banking.

FINANCE OFFICER

Min Samon is responsible for preparing staff advances and liquidation, checking documents for payment to suppliers, data entry into MYOB systems, and banking administration, including all fund transfers. She has over ten year’s experience supporting the financial administration of international NGOs and has a Bachelor degree in Accounting.

ADMINISTRATION & PROCUREMENT OFFICER

Nary is responsible for managing timesheets, staff leave and health insurance, vehicles and office asset insurance, visa extensions for expatriate staff, induction of new staff, and recruitment support.

Nary holds Master’s Degree in Management.

OFFICE & LOGISTICS OFFICER

Phally is responsible for office logistics and operations, ensuring our technical teams are mobilised and accommodated throughout Cambodia. She works closely with the Project Support Officer to provide administration support for technical activities in-country. Phally has a Master’s degree in Business Administration and has Bachelor Degree in Agricultural Economics and Rural Development.

OFFICE ASSISTANT

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Sinith is responsible for vehicle maintenance, safely transporting staff and equipment to CAVAC’s activities in the field, while respecting the traffic law. He also provides administrative and logistical support as needed.

Sinith holds a Bachelor degree in Business Administration and certificates in Defensive Driving, Road Safety and First Aid.