The OPCC Board of Directors is composed of volunteers nominated and then elected by the members of the association. Our last election was held in December 2022 for a one-year mandate.
2022-2023 OPCC Board of Directors
President | Gerald Flynn
Based in Cambodia since 2019, Gerald Flynn is a staff writer for Mongabay, covering environmental issues across Southeast Asia. He was previously a freelance reporter with bylines in VOD English, South China Morning Post, Al Jazeera 101 East, Southeast Asia Globe and more. He was a Rainforest Investigations Network fellow with the Pulitzer Center from 2022 to 2023.
Vice President | Quinn Libson
Quinn Libson is a freelance writer and audio producer based in Phnom Penh since 2018. Her work has appeared in NPR, New Naratif, South China Morning Post, and elsewhere. She also mentors emerging Cambodian researchers as part of her role as editor for New Voices, a forthcoming publication from Future Forum, a Cambodian public policy think tank.
Treasurer | Jack Brook
Jack Brook is a freelance journalist based in Phnom Penh who focuses on human rights and environmental issues. Previously, he worked as an associate editor at CamboJA News and as a staff writer at Southeast Asia Globe. He has also written for Nikkei, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, Rest of World, South China Morning Post and Mongabay. Originally from Palo Alto, California, he arrived in Cambodia in 2020 as a Henry Luce Scholar
Secretary | Fiona Kelliher
Fiona is a freelance investigative and features journalist whose work has appeared in outlets such as The Guardian, Coda Story, Rest of World and VOD. She previously worked in California.
Regular Board Members
Ananth Baliga
Ananth Baliga is a journalist who has worked at VOD, VOA and The Phnom Penh Post.
Leila Goldstein
Leila Goldstein is an associate editor for CamboJA News and a freelance journalist. Her reporting has been published by NPR, Marketplace, The World and Prachatai.
Name withheld for security purposes
A freelance photographer and videographer, they have covered news and events globally and has work has in print and digital outlets including the Washington Post, The Players’ Tribune, VICE Sports, BBC, NBC News and others.
PAST PRESIDENTS
| Year | President | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| 1993/94 | Leo Dobbs | Reuters |
| 1994/95 | Mark Dodd | Reuters |
| 1996/97 | Matthew Lee | Agence-France Presse |
| 1997/98 | Matthew Lee | Agence-France Presse |
| 1998/99 | Matthew Lee | Agence-France Presse |
| 1999/00 | Christopher Fontaine | Associated Press |
| 2000/01 | Chris Decherd | Associated Press |
| 2001/02 | Chris Decherd | Associated Press |
| 2002/03 | Luke Hunt | Agence-France Presse |
| 2003/04 | Michelle Vachon | Freelance |
| 2003/04 | Michelle Vachon | Freelance |
| 2005/06 | Bronwyn Sloan | EFE |
| 2006/07 | Bronwyn Sloan | EFE |
| 2007/08 | Bronwyn Sloan | EFE |
| 2008/09 | Brian Calvert | Voice of America |
| 2009/10 | Patrick Falby | Agence-France Presse |
| 2010/11 | Robert Carmichael | Deutsche Presse-Agentur |
| 2011/12 | Robert Carmichael | Deutsche Presse-Agentur |
| 2012/13 | Rick Valenzuela | Freelance |
| 2013/14 | Rick Valenzuela | Freelance |
| 2014/15 | Rick Valenzeula | Freelance |
| 2015/16 | Lauren Crothers | Freelance |
| 2016/17 | Nathan Thompson | Freelance |
| 2017/18 | Nathan Thompson | Freelance |
| 2018/19 | David Hutt Ate Hoekstra | Freelance Freelance |
| 2019/20 | Ate Hoekstra | Freelance |
| 2020/21 | Ate Hoekstra | Freelance |
