The board that governs the organization
As the organization’s highest leadership body, the board sets its mission and strategy, selects and evaluates the Executive Director, oversees its finances and programs, and helps raise its funds.
Leadership of the organization
Our officers lead the organization, keep its records and answer for its accounts.
Executive Director and founder
Yduen Buondap founded the Dega Central Highlands Organization in 2021, after serving as a board leader of the Montagnard Foundation, and leads it as a volunteer. As Executive Director, he runs its day-to-day work with the boards: its programs, fundraising and partnerships, its budget with the Treasurer, and everything it publishes.
Secretary-General
Andy Eya serves as Secretary-General, a volunteer role reporting to the Executive Director. As the organization’s public face, the Secretary-General guides its strategy and policy, represents it before governments and partners, grows its partnerships and membership, and leads the Secretariat. Andy Eya also builds its websites and the Rhade and Jorai dictionaries.
Treasurer
Ylhul Buonya serves as Treasurer, a volunteer role reporting to the Executive Director. The Treasurer keeps the organization’s books and financial records, chairs its finance committee, and brings its budget and financial reports to the board. Ylhul Buonya also presented the trips and accomplishments of its first year at the members’ year-end meeting of 2021.
Supporting the leadership
They advise and support the Executive Director and the boards, each in their own field.
Executive Advisor
Terry Clark gives high-level advice and support to the Executive Director and the Executive Board: on governance, on running their office, from board papers and minutes to correspondence, and on the rollout of key projects. Terry Clark also brings urgent issues to their attention and answers the media when needed.
Security Advisor
Ykruh Pring serves as Security Advisor, a volunteer role reporting to the Executive Director. The Security Advisor watches over the safety of the organization’s people and property: keeping its security plans and risk assessments current, advising the Executive Board on security issues, and coaching staff through a network of security focal points.
Security Advisor
Ysue Eban serves as Security Advisor, a volunteer role reporting to the Executive Director. The Security Advisor keeps the organization’s people and work safe: assessing risks, planning the security of missions in the field, alerting the team when conditions change, training staff, and representing the organization in security forums.
Executive Administrator
Ynuec Eban serves as Executive Administrator, working under the direction of the Executive Board. The Executive Administrator keeps the board’s calendar, meetings, minutes and records in order, and helps plan the organization’s events, mailings, publications and fundraising, from grant research to the website and newsletters.
Executive assistants
Each executive assistant works one-on-one with the Executive Director: managing the calendar and travel, preparing correspondence and reports, researching issues, organizing meetings and events, and serving as a link with the Board of Directors.
Executive Assistant
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