Before joining ICLEI, Merlin had 4 years experience working for the Environmental Protection Bureau of Macau SAR, during which he was dedicated in the first ten-year environmental planning of the city and its compliance on international environmental conventions. He has also developed his expertise on GHG accounting and management by working with RESET Carbon Hong Kong, and with other institutes in the UK.

Areas of Expertise / Urban environmental planning; international environmental conventions; GHG accounting; project management; policy research

Languages / Cantonese; Chinese; English

Ge is taking the lead for China relations and partnership development, and supporting the implementation of various ICLEI projects. She is also facilitating the operation and development of the ICLEI Beijing Office.

Areas of Expertise / East Asia regional cooperation; external relations and partnership building; strategy development; sustainable development

Languages / Chinese; English; Korean

Kyounggil is a first dispatched from the Seoul Metropolitan Government, and is responsible for office management, governance and human resources. She has 25 years experience working with the Seoul MNetropolitan Government and has been involved in various fields of the city government.

Areas of Expertise / Public administration; international relations; welfare

Languages / Korean; English

Samhee is a secondee dispatched from the Seoul Metropolitan Government, and is responsible for the financial management of ICLEI East Asia. 

Areas of Expertise / Budget; accounting

Languages / Korean; English

Yvonne is responsible for low-carbon and GHGs mitigation activities.Before joining ICLEI, she took an internship at the Renewable UK Cardiff Office and UNESCAP Incheon Office, and has a four-year experience working with a policy think-tank in Taiwan. Her previous work assignments touched on offshore wind policy analysis, low-carbon city indicators, circular economy, GHGs mitigation policy analysis, and cost-benefit analysis on soil pollution remediation.

Areas of Expertise / Environmental economics; GHG mitigation; low-carbon city; circular economy; cost-benefit analysis 

Languages / Chinese; English

Beatrice specialises in sustainable urban mobility and integrated urban system. Before joining ICLEI East Asia, she worked at the ICLEI World Secretariat in implementing sustainable mobility and logistics projects. She also worked at Ramboll Malaysia, consulting multinationals and national governments in the Asia Pacific in sustainability, carbon reporting, climate mitigation and adaptation. 

Areas of Expertise / Sustainable mobility, Integrated urban systems, Strategy and tools developments

Languages / English; Chinese; Malay

Yu-Ting is responsible for ICLEI East Asia's corporate communications, urban research and knowledge management. She manages various online platforms and social media channels, designs and creates communication products to promote ICLEI's work regionally and globally. She also manages the research and development of ICLEI case studies. Before joining ICLEI East Asia, she worked for a local non-governmental organization in Taipei.

Areas of Expertise / Journalism and communication; web and social media management; publication management

Languages / Chinese; English

Xuan Xie has gained work experience from diverse sectors in East Asia, Europe, and Latin America. He started his career at UNESCO. He was a sponsored trainee on Man and Biosphere (MaB) Program at UNESCO Montevideo, where he worked on biodiversity conservation, resilience building, and climate change adaptation. He also did internships at UNIDO, Carbon Trust, and Swerock. 

Areas of Expertise / Regional Cooperation, Sustainable development, Policy research

Languages / Chinese; English

Yeajee has academic and work experience in climate change and sustainable development. While studying for an M.A. in Political Science, she joined a training program organized by the Korean Ministry of Environment and had an internship at the UNFCCC Secretariat. After graduation, she has also worked at the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Institute of Forest Science. 

Areas of Expertise / Climate change, Sustainable development, International relations

Languages / Korean; English