Global Team

Meena Palaniappan

Founder. CEO
An award-winning entrepreneur and social impact leader, Meena Palaniappan founded Atma Connect, a tech non-profit to build the infrastructure for impact at scale, developing technology and engagement solutions that empower people and organizations for social good.

Karen Risa Robbins

Business Development and Partnerships Lead
Extensive track-record negotiating multi-sector partnerships and building communities of purpose. An entrepreneur and advisor on using digital platforms to build networks that drive social and institutional transformation and scale social impact.

Aisyah Gunung

Head of Product
Bringing over a decade of experience in driving impactful tech-based initiatives, Aisyah combines technology with human-centered design to empower marginalized communities and foster social cohesion.

Dave Turner

Senior Technology Adviser
David was the CTO at a series of technology startups in Online Advertising, Search Engine Marketing in Australia. Upon successfully exiting those companies David was founder and CTO of biNu, a company delivering phone technology solutions to the least connected in Africa through specialised apps.

Technology Team

Pevrizal Ef

Technical Lead and Software Engineer
As the Tech Lead and Software Engineer at Atma Connect, Ef drives the development of scalable and reliable architectures for the organisation’s applications. He plays a critical role in defining best practices, conducting code reviews, and collaborating across teams to shape product roadmaps and initiatives..

Eka Jayani Ayuningtyas

Front-End Developer
Passionate about user experience, progressive enhancement, and accessibility, Eka is a self-taught Front-End Developer and active in Indonesia’s local tech community. With her technical expertise, she ensures Atma’s platforms are responsive, accessible, and user-centred..

Okta

Full Stack Developer
Okta specializes in building and maintaining robust, user-friendly applications across diverse projects. He has played a key role in rebuilding the AtmaGo Android app, enhancing backend APIs, and managing the platform’s admin dashboard. Beyond AtmaGo.

Dian Manullang

Software Quality Assurance
Dian is a meticulous and fast-learning QA Engineer with a passion for ensuring seamless user experiences through rigorous testing. She plays a vital role in maintaining the quality of mobile and web applications by creating test cases, running manual and automatic tests.

David Wibisono

UI/UX Designer
David is a well-rounded, human-centric UI/UX designer responsible for the design of Atma Connect’s platforms and websites. With a background that began in operations, he transitioned into design, bringing a thoughtful and empathetic approach to every project..

Rahma Batari

Product Manager
Rahma is passionate about product and business management, with experience in digital businesses across the marketplace, property, and EduTech sectors. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Padjadjaran University, majoring in Information Systems..

Field Teams

Alfan Rodhi

Field Director – Indonesia
With over 14 years of experience leading grassroots initiatives across Indonesia, Alfan has empowered marginalized communities through large-scale, community-driven programs. His expertise in multi-stakeholder engagement.

Jimmy Welles

Social Media and Evaluation Manager
Jimmy is member of the Indonesian team, where he focuses on understanding, measuring, and evaluating the social impact and outreach of Atma Connect’s initiatives. .

Francisco J.

Project Director – Puerto Rico
As Project Director for Atma Connect PR, Paco empowers the organization with world-class project management, quality assurance, and financial management, driving measurable results and sustainable growth..

Erika Marrero

Program Manager – Puerto Rico
Erika is in charge of community outreach, growing AtmaGo presence, and project design. Having lived Hurricane María and its aftermath, Erika was interested in learning what others did to overcome the disaster and enjoyed sharing her ingenuity in fighting crisis..

Indra Alfonso

Operations Manager
Indra Alfonso is Finance and Operational manager with experience in finance, accounting, and operational field for more than ten years in commercial & development fields. An experienced leader with a history of development in Business Planning and Development, Data Management,.

David Khoirul

Community Manager and Designer
David is a translator, graphic designer, and community outreach specialist. He speaks English, Indonesian and Javanese. David has worked for HBO Asia, Google, Uber, and Motorola.

Communications

Daniel Morton

Grants Consultant
Daniel Morton is a fundraising professional from Canada, currently living in South America. After graduating in Journalism in 2008, Daniel’s career took him from newspapers to television and finally to international development.

Laurie Kretchmar

Communications Lead
Laurie Kretchmar, communications lead, is a communications strategist and former business journalist (FORTUNE, The Wall Street Journal and founding editor in chief of Women.com Networks, the first major U.S. for women)..

I am delighted to be the Board Chair of Atma Connect, now an award-winning technology non-profit in the San Francisco Bay Area, and take part in Atma Connect’s exciting future.

– Lisa Nash

Board

Lisa Diaz Nash

Board Chair
Lisa is a seasoned community leader, social entrepreneur and consumer marketer with proven success building communities, companies, and causes. She currently is a candidate for San Mateo City Council, the President of the San Mateo Library Board and Co-Captain of Sister District CA Peninsula.

Bapon Fakhruddin, PhD

Board Member
Dr Fakhruddin is an expert climate change risk assessor with 16 years’ global experience in working on disaster risk and climate resilience projects. Dr Fakhruddin is currently working as a mentor and supervisor for post graduate study in disaster risk management in University of Auckland (UoA).

Joseph Porceli

Board Member
Joseph is passionate about neighboring and an expert in disaster management. He joined Nextdoor, a US based hyperlocal social networking company, in May 2014 and serves as its Global Public Agency & Disaster Response Lead.

Soodeh Montazeri

Board Member
Dr. Soodeh Montazeri is a design researcher and user experience consultant, with over 15 years experience in human-centered design, design with intent, and design for sustainable behavior change. A native of Iran, she believes that good design can bring out the best in people and induce positive social change..

Nicholas Cain

Board Member
Nick is a cofounder of Atma Connect and served as VP and Deputy Director for four years. Nick currently teaches public policy at USC’s Sol Price School of Public Policy and works as a consultant. He has worked for the Sierra Club, the Pacific Institute, and Southern California Edison among other organizations..

Bill Johnston

Board Member
Bill is a pioneering community strategist and the founder of Structure3C. At Structure3C, Bill helps organizations structure and engage their community ecosystems. With over 20 years of experience, Bill has worked with global organizations such as Salesforce, Autodesk, Siemens, IBM.

Sergio Paluch

Board Member Emeritus
Sergio has 20 years of experience and has worked for Autodesk, Scribd.com and Wells Fargo. Sergio is the co-founder of Atma Connect and the founder of Montparnas, a firm that helps start-ups grow business lines and customer retention strategies..

Adrienne Bloch

Board Member Emeritus
Adrienne is a highly accomplished legal expert and climate strategy consultant with over 20 years of experience driving environmental justice and sustainable energy solutions. As Managing Attorney at Earthjustice, she leads efforts to prevent fossil fuel extraction through the “keep it in the ground” strategy.

Jennifer Mitrenga Maymon

Board Chair Emeritus
Jennifer is the Founder and Managing Partner for Kijamii Capital and Vice President of Global Business Development and Women’s Philanthropy at Opportunity International..

Kush Amerasinghe

Board Member Emeritus
Kush is a Computer Scientist / Futurist at Adobe, exploring new frontiers of creativity, business, and technology. He has co-founded 4 technology and media companies and pioneered many internal initiatives within them..