BORA is a non-governmental organisation established as a non-profit company under Malaysian law. BORA’s Board of Directors is chaired by Dr Abdul Hamid Ahmad, Dean, Faculty of Sustainable Agriculture, Universiti Malaysia Sabah. Other members of the Board are Dato’ Dr Dionysius Sharma, Datuk Dr Junaidi Payne, Executive Director of BORA and Ms. Jessie Yong.

The rhinos under BORA are cared for by veterinarian Dr Zainal Zainuddin, with seven full-time keepers together with five support staff to harvest rhino food from the forest and to maintain the rhino facilities. Mr Alvin Erut assists Dr Zainal. A team in Universiti Malaysia Sabah, led by Dr Junaidi Payne, runs the administration.

BORA excutive director John Payne and Board Director Jessie Yong pay a courtesy call on Sabah’s newly appointed Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah and Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment, YB Christina Liew, accompanied by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Datu Rosmadi Datu Sula, 4 June 2018.

Board

Prof Dr Abdul Hamid Ahmad, (Chairman) Dean, Faculty of Sustainable Agriculture, Universiti Malaysia Sabah Datuk Dr John Payne, BORA Executive Director Jessie Yong, Board Member

Datuk Dr Junaidi Payne, Executive Director

Dr Zainal Zainuddin, Veterinarian and Field Manager

Lonia Adam, Administration Manager

Bridget Yong Stephens, Finance Manager

Alvin Erut, Assistant Field Manager

James Sandiyang, Logistics assistant

Ronald Jummy,

PONGO Alliance, Nursery Manager

Maslin bin Mohiddin

PONGO Alliance, Nursery Assistant

Hassan Sani, Field Assistant

Maryanne Cassandra, Administration Assistant Kota Kinabalu

Saadia Rappe, Administration Assistant, Tabin

Mohamad Farqhan Kelana, Laboratory Assistant/Animal Keeper

Yap Keng Chee – Senior Laboratory Technicia

Dr. Mohamed Reza Mohamed Tarmizi – Veterinary Officer

Dato’ Dr Dionysius Sharma, Board Member