Global Senior Management
Emilie Röell
Founder & Director

Emilie has been based in Myanmar since early 2013 working on heritage and nature conservation. An anthropologist by training, she is interested in social business opportunities that make use of and preserve cultural and natural capital while creating sustainable community impact. Emilie is the founder and director of Doh Eain, where she focuses on overall strategy and business development.

Beverly Salmon
Chief Operation Officer

Beverley is an architect whose expertise lies in resilient rural & urban development in an international context, and in the conservation of historic buildings. She has been involved in various aspects of sustainable building & infrastructure projects throughout Asia & Africa. Her project process has focused on community engagement, participatory design and working with local stakeholders. Bev is particularly passionate about low-tech sustainable interventions. At Doh Eain she leads operations.

Kyros Shirazi
Chief Financial Officer

Kyros is a seasoned finance professional whose career spans more than two decades across three continents. Most recently, Kyros co-founded Lapidary Limited, a Hong Kong-based investment firm focused on for-profit, socially impactful early-stage companies in Asia. Lapidary’s founding thesis believes that private capital can be effectively harnessed to address key social issues in Asia and beyond. Prior to founding Lapidary, his experience includes 13+ years of extensive investment banking work in London, New York, and San Francisco. Kyros holds a B.S. with a concentration in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Bryan Andersen
Global Marketing Director

Bryan is a hands-on brand marketer and strategist. After working with Nike Foundation and Nemo Design in Portland, United States, he moved to work in Myanmar’s exciting emerging advertising and marketing industry. He has over ten years of global brand marketing, research, strategy, account management and production experience on both the client and agency side. At Heritage Homes, he is focused on tactical marketing executions fueled by succinct and powerful brand messaging.

Oskars Tuns
Chief Digital Officer

Oskars is a professional solutions founder and also founded an e-commerce development company in Georgia. As Chief Digital Officer at Doh Eain Oskars focuses on identifying, building, and integrating digital tools and platforms in our internal workflows as well as for our external activities with partners, clients, and beneficiaries. 

Dennis Hapatinga
Global Sales Director

Dennis is a marketing professional with over 17 years of experience in below-the-line and through-the-line marketing. He has a solid experience in digital, new media, database and analytics to optimise campaigns with a comprehensive exposure in managing regional projects of Fortune 500 companies covering various markets such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, India, Cambodia, Myanmar and the Philippines.

Digital & Data
Giorgi Vardanidze
WordPress Developer

Giorgi has been a professional IT specialist since 2013 with a degree of Computer Science and Robotics. Currently, he is working as a WordPress Developer for the Heritage Homes platform.

Uzeyir Shabanav
Lavarel Developer

Uzeyir graduated from the Faculty of Information Technologies of Davit Agmashenebeli University of Georgia and started learning web development in 2019. From January 2021 he decided to become a back-end developer and mastered Lavarel. He now has more than one and a half years of experience as a Lavarel developer.

Luka Alkafiri
Data Officer

Luka graduated from Damascus University with a Bachelor of Arts in Translation. To follow his passion for analysis and start a new journey, he has successfully completed CS50 and Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate. Luka also has 10 years of experience in Administration and Customer Support.

Heritage Restoration & Public Space Design
Guy Naylor
Head of Design

Guy is a highly accomplished architect who has worked on a wide range of developments as a project leader ranging from World Heritage sites, to $5m high end residential homes, to $20m apartment complexes, to $450m shopping precincts. Guy has extensive experience of working with large consultant teams as project leader to deliver these projects. Having worked on a number of heritage and residential developments in Perth, Australia and London, UK he has a thorough understanding of what is required to document and deliver these types of developments. He is passionate about instituting good systems and delivering quality designs that preserve heritage while improving livelihoods.

Nato Tsintsabadze
Architect - Georgia

Nato graduated from Tbilisi art Academy and has worked in several architectural companies as an architect. Since 2009 she has owned her own company and has worked on a wide variety of projects including interior design, furniture design, and more. Tbilisi is an old city and there are a lot of cultural heritage sites and that is what inspired her to work on restoration projects. Since 2014 she’s been working on cultural heritage restoration projects as a contracted architect with ICOMOS GEORGIA. Nato has been working with Doh Eain as a Consultant Architect since December 2021.

Tun Ye Wai
Senior Architect - Myanmar

Tun is a born and bred Yangonian and an architect. He has worked in the Myanmar architecture industry for over four years after graduating from Deakin University in Australia. Tun has always been fascinated by the architecture heritage of Yangon. He dreams of making Yangon a better place by getting involved with the projects that revitalize the built-environment. His mission is to use his education and experience to help shape a society that uses design to serve the needs of all peoples.​

Francisca Teixeira
Senior Architect

Isca is an architect with a passion for architecture that reflects the people it is created for, with social and environmental sustainability at the core. She believes that good design transcribes the relationship between humans and the landscape, and in a successful project, people recognize themselves in the details. A strong team leader, with a reputation as someone who ‘gets things done’ Isca is driven by detail, innovation and flawless execution. Isca has previously worked in both China and Europe. In her spare time, she am a passionate artist, maker and enthusiastic paddler.

Cho Cho Shwe
Architect

Cho is a practicing architect, graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture at 2012 and has gained more than five years of experience in Architecture. She had been involved in the Secretariat Building Conservation Project and has been working to become a heritage conservation architect. She believes that Myanmar has intrinsic and unique historical heritage and built environment but no specific laws and regulations yet, which is the main reason she joined Doh Eain to preserve and conserve the Yangon’s built heritage as much as possible.

Swan Yee Tun Lwin
Landscape Designer & Project Manager

Swan graduated summa cum laude (Highest Honors) from Berkeley City College with a concentration in Natural Sciences before transferring to University of California, Berkeley to complete her B.A. in Landscape Architecture with a focus in City and Regional Planning. She became interested in public spaces after studying abroad in Singapore where she experienced first hand the positive difference it makes on the quality of life for residents. In the face of climate change, Swan hopes to incorporate natural systems and elements with the city through her designs for a more livable and sustainable urban landscape.

San Tint
Interior Designer

San graduated with a B.A. in English from Dagon University but growing up at the heart of downtown Yangon, she has always been passionate about architecture and design since childhood. Having worked in the art and creative society such as the Yangon Photo Festival or the Pyinsa Rasa arts collective, through traveling to European cities and medieval villages, she became inspired by restored heritage buildings and industrial design. She studied Interior Design at the Zigmund-Ku School Of Design in Yangon and received a Diploma. As a freelancer, she has designed and renovated modern apartments, gallery art spaces, or colonial flats. In 2020, she interned at Doh Eain and eventually became part of the team. In her free time, San loves to cycle around downtown Yangon and explore colonial buildings.

Hnin Eaindra Lwin
Architectural Design Assistant

Lwin has over 4 years of experience in Architecture. She completed her Bachelor of Architecture from West Yangon Technological University. Lwin has been working in a graduate architect position and has had the opportunity to be involved in both modern and historic architectural projects. Her main interest is to continue to study architectural restoration techniques and history with the aim to restore and conserve historic buildings.

 

Heritage Homes Memberships & Property Management
Jerome Sterckx
Head of Property Management

A recovered former investment banker working in the US and the UK, Jerome landed in Yangon in 2014 and found himself opening a yoga studio shortly after. Supported by a thriving community, a vegan restaurant and a spa followed. Experiencing first hand the power of community building through these ventures, Jerome joined Doh Eain in 2018 as an interim-CFO to scale up his impact armed with spreadsheets, ledgers and cash books. He's now taken those skills and keen eye to our Property Management of Heritage Homes.

Natia Kalandarishvili
Head of Memberships & Services – Georgia

Natia’s professional background comes from public service. Until 2016, she led the international relations departments at several public institutions. Currently, she is Deputy Head of the Open Government Partnership (OPG) work group at Tbilisi City Hall, co-Founder of the Tbilisi Architecture Biennial, co-Founder and Director of the digital art festival Digital Tbilisi, co-Founder and Production director of Georgian gift and souvenir production company MAZERART and co-Founder and Art Editor of the quarterly magazine INTERIERI. In 2014, she was awarded the title of Marshall Center Scholar at George C. Marshall Center – European Center for Security Studies.

Melanio L. Martinez Jr.
Membership Services & Community Management Officer - The Philippines

Mel is a professional registered and licensed architect (RLA) in the Philippines after he passed his January 2020 licensure exam. He was appointed as Membership Services & Community Management Officer at Doh Eain in April 2022. He graduated from Bulacan State University with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture and is also currently enrolled in a Master of Architecture Major in Architectural Heritage Conservation.
Alongside working in Doh Eain, he is a Project Architect of ALPHA Architects where he grew since 2012.

Thurane Win
Property Management Officer - Myanmar

Thurane received his degree in Economics from Dagon University, as well as completed training as a licensed English-language tour guide. Before joining Doh Eain he worked for a major telecom organization as a project coordinator. Thurane first joined Doh Eain as a part-time tour guide for our Living History Walking Tours but his commitment to the history and people of Yangon soon led him to join full time. Since 2018 he has supported the property management of Heritage Homes. He is responsible for the marketing of heritage restoration proposition to homeowners, as well as providing high quality tenant support.

Gulam Hla Tin
Operations Manager

Gulam is a former seaman and “jack of all trades”. Gulam’s apartment was the first renovation project under Doh Eain, and he has been involved in all other projects since. Gulam helps oversee construction works, maintenance and supports our tenants.

Joseph Ka Pi
Construction Officer

Joseph (who also uses the name Hau Lina Kap) grew up in Kalaymyo near Chin State and has lived in both Myanmar and Thailand. He is proud a graduate of Mae Sot Technical College, Science and Technology Training Center and before joining Doh Eain Joseph worked a construction officer for a.gor.a Architects team under Suwamimit Foundation. He has worked on a diverse scale of projects from building the New Mae Toa Clinic, dormitories and institutional campus buildings to constructing a number of schools and playgrounds. After five years doing this work along the Thai-Myanmar boarder, Joseph moved to Yangon and joined Doh Eain to focus on heritage conservation and urban renewal projects. He is passionate about restoring and upgrading heritage buildings and creating new public spaces in Yangon.

Research, Community Engagement & Education
Anna Livia Cullinan
Director of Research, Community Engagement & Education

Anna livia is the Head of Community Engagement and Research leading the cross-cutting work of deep engagement and co-design with the community across our projects. She leads the design and development of our Girl-Led Placemaking projects which began in 2019 with the support of the SPRING Accelerator. Since moving to Yangon over 5 years ago Anna Livia has worked as a creative director for community outreach and cultural programming for multiple heritage projects including the 491-501 Merchant Street restoration and Heritage Works Yangon. Before studying urban design Anna livia worked as a set decorator for feature films and commercials in Los Angeles. She received a BA in history from Trinity College Dublin and her MSc in Building and Urban Design in Development at the University College London. Anna Livia's current focus is on scaling the girl focus throughout Doh Eain's work as well as continuing to expand and improve Doh Eain's inclusive design, integration of tech-based solutions, impact measurement methods and research services.

Thurein Aung
Senior Public and Educational Outreach Manager

Thurein holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Computer Studies, Yangon. After graduation, he worked in the education and tourism sectors before finding his true calling as an avid advocate for heritage conservation and urban sustainability. Before joining Doh Eain, he worked for Yangon Heritage Trust as a program officer, focusing on research, training, outreach, and public relations.  At Doh Eain, Thurein leads public and educational outreach programs including capacity-building training, events, webinars, and Young City Shapers initiative. Born and raised in Yangon, he is a history buff and enjoys rediscovering the city’s lost pasts.

 

Wutt Yee Myo Myint
Training and Outreach Officer

Wutt Yee received a Bachelor of Architecture from West Yangon Technological University and completed her MSc in Urban Environmental Management at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. Before joining Doh Eain, she worked for Yangon Heritage Trust as a Program Assistant for the inventory survey and documentation of heritage buildings in Yangon. In 2019, Wutt Yee participated in a project in that YHT technically supported YCDC to upgrade streets in downtown Yangon. With her interest in sustainable urbanism, Wutt Yee chose neighbourhood walkability in the Yangon CBD area as her master's research thesis. At Doh Eain, she focuses on capacity building, education, and outreach activities, including the Young City Shapers program and the We the City talk series.

Pyae Phyo Zaw
Community Engagement Officer

Pyae Phyo Zaw graduated from West Yangon Technological University with Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering. His ambition for Yangon is to make more livable and sustainable city. In his role as a Community Engagement Officer Pyae has support various Alley Garden Public Space Transformation projects, leading the workshops, meetings and co-design with the local community through the delivery of a project.

Soh Pyay
Community Engagement Officer

Soh Pyay graduated from Myanmar Aerospace Engineering University and has volunteering experience for various backgrounds (Psychology, People with Disabilities, Drug awareness campaign for teens, etc). He loves working, learning, and sharing with living things (not mechanism).

Even in small matters, he would like to contribute to the community to be peaceful, livable, and sustainable. With the Doh Eain Team, Direct Cash Transfer for Street Vendors around the city.

Lae Yamin Maung @ Jerry
Community Resilience Assistant

Lae Yamin Maung aka Jerry studied at National Management Degree College specializing in Tourism and Hospitality Management. She started joining Doh Eain as a Volunteer Program and Capacity Building Intern. And after that, her interest and commitment to the development of community people led her to join as a full-time. As a Community Resilience Assistant, she is responsible for supporting the needs of the communities we work with in Yangon and building partnerships with various community groups to ensure high-quality and inclusive community engagement that recognizes the skills and needs of the people.

Communications & Marketing
Soe Lwin
Senior Graphic Designer

Soe Lwin is a self-taught designer with 15 years of experience in the field. He learned the basics of design and design software from his senior colleagues at his part-time jobs while he was studying. He continues to learn more about visual design to sharpen his skills. His other interests include playing guitar and photography. He has worked for many publications, including top-tier media outlets such as the Myanmar Times, Frontier Myanmar, Alinkar Wutt Yee Media, Creation Myanmar Company, the Trade Times, Mizzima, Logi media, and Black Knight Media, and various NGOs and companies.

Ye Zaw Khant
Digital Community Engagement Assistant

As an undergraduate at YUEco, Ye Zaw is diligent, witty, and enthusiastic about marketing and tech. At Doh Eain, he mainly works on supporting the marcomms manager, graphic designers, and other teammates in terms of creative execution, optimal placement, and successful delivery of content across various marketing channels.

Finance & Talent
Phyu Wai Thin
Senior Accountant

Phyu graduated from University of Pyay with Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and has pursued post graduate accredidation with a diploma in Financial Management; she is currently studying for ACCA. Before joining Doh Eain, Phyu worked in the private sector for trading and transportation enterprises. At Doh Eain Phyu works closely with the CFO to use financially modeling and reporting to stregthen the business and its mission to make cities better through social entrepeneurship.

Lin Thiri Khin
Senior Finance Officer

Thiri is a graduate of the Yangon University of Computer Studies. After graduating she focused on accounting where and she has been working in that field for over fiver years while studying for her ACCA Part II in parallel. Thiri joined Doh Eain to bring these skills to our accounting and she works alongside the Thiri the CFO while contributing to some HR functions.

Tint Htun Arnt @ William
HR Manager

William is an HR Practitioner with almost 10 years of experience in the HR Industry. He is Appointed as HR Manager at Doh Eain in May 2022. He graduated from Dagon University with a Bachelor of Arts in English and also from Myanmar Institute of Theology with a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies (BARS) in Business. Alongside working in Doh Eain, he is volunteering in sharing HR Fundamental classes and Personal Coaching Classes for helping hands of new generations individually and in some institutes.

Su Myat Hmoo
HR Assistant

Hmoo is an HR assistant with over 1-year experience . She graduated with a Bachelor's in History from Pyay University. She used to work as a volunteer teacher at UMk English language school. She has been working in Doh Eain as an HR assistant to ensure implementation of and compliance with Doh Eain’s HR practices, as well as all day-to-day HR-related tasks. Be responsible for the office’s broader administrative needs and management of the Doh Eain offices.

Su Mon Khaing
Accountant

Su Mon graduated from Dagon University majoring in Geography. She has almost 7 years of experience in Accounting and has worked in a Senior Accountant position at Myint Mo Oo Carton-Box Manufacturing and Finance and HR officer at Seedstars Myanmar Company.

Construction and Maintenance Team Members

Aung Ko Ko Oo

Aung Thu That

Joseph Ka Pi

Kung Htat Aung

Kyaw Kyaw Nine

Ko San Tin

Interns

Aung Phone Khant Paing (Digital Marketing)

Ei Sandar Soe (Community Engagement)

Htun Thet Aung (Graphic Design)

Nay Myo Htet (Architectural Assistant)

Oriana (Education and Outreach)

Su Su Htet (Project Coordination)

Expert Volunteers

Besides our dedicated team, we have friends of Doh Eain helping us out with their expertise. If you would like to support Doh Eain as a friend, check how you can get involved and contact us.