Leonard Lessmant
Senior Income Generating Specialist
Leonard is a Senior Income Generating Specialist at Preferred by Nature. He leads income diversification and enterprise development for smallholder farmer organisations and their cooperatives within the Rokan Hulu Landscape and Livelihoods Initiative, with a strong focus on women and youth.
Prior to joining Preferred by Nature, Leonard spent more than 15 years in community development, programme and operations management with national and international NGOs in Indonesia. His work focuses on community enterprise development, women's cooperatives and inclusive livelihood programmes. He holds a degree in International Relations.
He joined Preferred by Nature in 2026.
"I am proud to help smallholder communities build resilient livelihoods, where improved incomes and healthy landscapes grow together."
Skills at a glance
- Community enterprise and cooperative development
- Income generation and inclusive programme design (women and youth)
- Programme management and MEAL (PCM, LFA, Theory of Change)
- Stakeholder and partnership engagement
- Languages known: English and Bahasa Indonesia
