Who We Are
Our Team
Jonathan Scherch
Founder & Executive Director
USA
jscherch@pacificbamboo.org
Jonathan Scherch, Ph.D.
Janestic Twikirze
Academic Partner / Social Work
Uganda
jtwikirize@pacificbamboo.org
Janestic Twikirize, Ph.D.
Fred Yikii
Fred Yikii
Sara Hamann
Sara Hamann
Lance Rasmussen
Lance Rasmussen, MBA
Sarah Stuttaford
Apsana Kafle
Arthur Lindhjem
Graphic Design / Web Manager
USA
alindhjem@pacificbamboo.org
Arthur Lindhjem
Steven Boldt
Grant & Partnership Development
USA
sboldt@pacificbamboo.org
Steven Boldt
Our Board of Directors
Eva Otto
Board President
USA
eotto@pacificbamboo.org
Eva Otto
Daniel Lumonya, Ph.D.
Board Vice-President
Uganda
dlumonya@pacificbamboo.org
Daniel Lumonya, Ph.D.
Shyam Paudel, Ph.D.
Aubrey Baldwin, JD
Board Secretary
USA
abaldwin@pacificbamboo.org
Aubrey Baldwin, JD
Anne Deepak, Ph.D.
Board Treasurer
USA
adeepak@pacificbamboo.org
Anne Deepak, Ph.D.
Eularie Mutamuliza, Ph.D.
Director At-Large
RWANDA
emutamuliza@pacificbamboo.org
Eularie Mutamuliza, Ph.D.
Our Partners
PBR has partnered closely with Great Lakes Center for Culture, Peace and Development (GLCPD). Based in Rwanda and working in the African Great Lakes Region. Learn more about their mission and projects.
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Phillippe Rumenera
Program Manager- Information, Knowledge Management, R&D Advisory Services
Rwanda
phillippe.rumenera@glcpd.org
Philippe Rumenera
Jules Kazungu
Jules Kazungu
Our Advisory Board
Kamesh Salam
South Asia Bamboo Foundation
India
Kamesh Salam
Andry Widyowijatnoko
Indonesia
Andry Widyowijatnoko
Julia Washbourne
Owner, Bamboa
Hong Kong
Julia Washbourne
Anlalaura Antúnez Latorre
Specialist in bamboo design
Co-Founder, · ZHÚ · Innovación en Bambú
Uruguay
Analaura Antúnez Latorre
Tani Cerron
Specialist in bamboo architecture
Sub manager, Cerrón Arquitectos SAC
President, Peruvian Bamboo Society (SPB)
Peru
Tania Cerron
Stephen Gitonga
Kenya
Stephen Gitonga
Smitha Rao
Research Liaison
USA
Smitha Rao
Pacific Bamboo Resources
From Rhizomes to Resilience:
We’re positioning bamboo resources for 21st-century sustainability.

Our Location
Seattle, WA
Contact:
info@pacificbamboo.org