Management Team
Experienced leaders committed to excellence in education.
Daniel Longkumer
COO & Centre Director ARDA Savannakhet
From hotels to coffee roasting, restaurants to language centers, Daniel Longkumer has done it all. His business acumen, focus on empowering employees, and wide scope of experience has enabled him to build thriving businesses in Laos.
Daniel has worked closely with ARDA since 2007. First as an English teacher at ARDA Luang Prabang and then as Center Manager of ARDA Savannakhet, which he helped start in 2017. In 2022, he was selected as the CEO for ARDA Laos.
Daniel is an avid sports fan and a passionate coffee connoisseur. He loves spending time with his wife, Christa, and their three boys, Imti, Temjen and Remzuk.
Education
- BA in English Nagaland University, Nagaland, India
Kipp Lor
Centre Director ARDA Skills Vientiane
In between getting his degrees Kipp was the director of a kids program for Milwaukee Rescue Mission from 2002-2004. In 2005 he became a Trauma Counselor and Training Coordinator for Food for the Hungry. He later became an English Teacher at ARDA Language Center in Laos. With all of his past experience Kipp is currently the director of ARDA Skills Center. He currently lives is Laos with his wife and six children, who enjoy playing soccer together.
Education
- BA in English, MA in Counseling Concordia University, Wisconsin, USA
Jonni Gomphakde
Assistant Director ARDA Language Centre Pakse
Headway Pre-Intermediate English Course-ARDA Language Center, etc. Jonni had received multiple certificates and qualifications. With her educational opportunities she started working at Thavision co. LTD as a designer in the sales department for a year. In 2009 she started working for ARDA Language Center as a Lao Teacher to foreigners. She continues to serve at ARDA in different ways and responsibilities. She is married, loves her country and the people she is serving everyday.
Education
- Diploma of General English Pakse Teachers Training College, Champasak, Laos
