Meet the Team

Julita Oetojo has been an advisor and member of the CCD-NL board since 2019. She takes part in many different activities, including conducting field research, managing projects in a team, and giving speeches in some webinars. She is working on her dissertation and research for her doctorate at the University of Bonn in Germany. Her research and dissertation look at the fascinating past and new uses of ikat textiles in eastern Indonesia. She is also a lecturer at Bonn University, where she teaches Southeast Asian art. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Design from Trier University in Germany and a Master of Arts in Product Design from Trisakti Indonesian University. She has taught fashion design and business at some universities of art and design in Indonesia. This has given her even more experience in the field. She also has almost twelve years of experience working with global companies in Indonesia and the Southeast Asian fashion retail and textile businesses.

I’m an Arts and Culture student specialising in the management of cultural organisations, with a strong passion for both tangible and intangible cultural heritage. This deep interest aligns closely with the mission and values of CCD-NL. I am fascinated by how culture and creativity can foster connections between people, ideas, and communities, and I enjoy exploring the many ways these links can inspire collaboration and understanding. In my free time, I can often be found with a good cup of coffee and a book in hand—whether it’s an imaginative fantasy, a thought-provoking documentary, or a deeply philosophical read.

Maria Angelita is a Media and Culture Studies graduate from the University of Amsterdam, specializing in TV and cross-media, with a strong interest in how media impacts museums, art, and culture, especially in education and decolonization. She has experience working in creative communications with both NGOs and government organizations, both as a team member and a freelancer. In addition, she is a part-time illustrator working on commissioned art. Outside of academics, she expresses her creativity through illustration and writing, and she enjoys sharing her travel experiences with others.

Arlene is a researcher and designer with a deep interest in cultural heritage, particularly in how traditions are remembered, translated, and shared across communities. At CCD-NL, she contributes by translating and proofreading Indonesian manuscripts on culture, making these stories more accessible to a wider audience. With a background in textiles and heritage studies, her work explores how material culture connects to identity, memory, and everyday life. She is especially fascinated by the ways local knowledge travels, adapts, and finds new meaning in contemporary contexts. Beyond translation and research, she brings together creative practice and cultural history, aiming to foster dialogue between the past and the present.

Sunny Yuchen Liu has recently gradated from Leiden University’s Master of Book and Digital Media Studies programme and lives in The Hague. Before coming to the Netherlands, she had lived in Hong Kong and worked for five years as editor for Renditions, an academic journal dedicated to publishing English translations of Chinese literary works. With an unwavering belief in the transformative power of knowledge and books, Sunny aspires to make a positive impact on society by expanding the reach and enhancing the influence of books and other textual media alike. Besides the bookish passion that well extends into her personal life in the forms of reading and creative writing, she likes running, bouldering, badminton, and movies.