MJ 2011, Shari Nijman, Communication Officer, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
BJ 2008, Ng Yuk-hang, Policy Manager, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations
Shari Nijman and Ng Yuk-hang pivoted from journalism to do international humanitarian work to make the world a better and safer place. Shari works as a communication officer at UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, in Bangladesh. Yuk-hang is a London-based policy manager for the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), an international nonprofit that finances research to develop vaccines.

MJ 2015, Lukas Messmer, Southeast Asia correspondent, Swiss Radio and Television
Swiss journalist Lukas Messmer worked as a broadcast journalist after studying at the JMSC. Based in Bangkok, he is currently the Southeast Asia correspondent for the Swiss Radio and Television (SRF). Lukas is always on the lookout for human interest stories. For his report on the South China Sea conflict, he sailed with Filipino fishermen to capture how the territorial row affected the lives of ordinary people.

MJ 2011, Jennifer Jett, Asia Digital Editor, NBC News
Life is full of surprises for American journalist Jennifer Jett. She dreamed of becoming a political journalist in Washington, DC, but she ended up staying in Asia after graduating from the JMSC. After working at the International Herald Tribune — later rebranded as the International New York Times — for a decade, she is now the Asia digital editor for NBC News.

MJ 2010, Lydia Guo, Director of Global Communications, Tencent
Lydia Guo became the director of global communications at Chinese tech giant Tencent after working at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Before pursuing a career in corporate communications, she wrote for the Financial Times and Ignites Asia. As a reporter for China Business News, a Chinese financial and business newspaper, she won the 2014 Journalist of the Year – Investment award for the Chinese category from the State Street Institutional Press Awards, Asia Pacific.

MJ 2010, Zela Chin, Supervising Producer for Pearl Magazine, TVB
Zela Chin is the supervising producer for Pearl Magazine, TVB Pearl’s weekly prime-time documentary programme. Hailing from Los Angeles, she started her journalism career working at CNN in Atlanta before moving to Hong Kong. She joined TVB after graduating from the JMSC — and has won multiple awards.

MJ 2013, Paavan Mathema, Kathmandu Bureau Chief, Agence France-Presse
MJ 2016, Sonia Awale, Executive Editor, Nepali Times
Paavan Mathema and Sonia Awale, who studied at the JMSC on full scholarship, are making a difference in Nepal’s male-dominated media landscape. Paavan now serves as the Kathmandu bureau chief for Agence France-Presse, the French international news agency, while Sonia has risen through the ranks to become executive editor of Nepali Times, the country’s leading English-language weekly.