Siamese Heritage Trust Manager, The Siam Society Under Royal Patronage

Jarunee Khongswasdi is currently managing the Siamese Heritage Trust section at The Siam Society and cultural heritage programs of Southeast Asian Cultural Heritage Alliance (SEACHA). For over 10 years, she has been working on promoting civil society engagement in cultural heritage protection through educational programs, domestic and international networking, advocacy programs, and climate change action. 

Jarunee’s interests lie in community forests, rights to culture, intangible cultural heritage, historic preservation, cultural policy and law, and heritage trust. She completed her MA in Cultural Management at Chulalongkorn University in 2009 and her BA with a major in German Language and Literature at Silpakorn University in 2004.