bˈɔːɹn ɪn bˈaɪək, hiː bɪɡˈæn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ stˈʌdiz æt sˈɛndɚɹˌæwəsi jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɐbˈɛpʊɹɹə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː ænd wˈɜːkt æz ɐ koʊˈɔːɹdᵻnˌeɪɾɚ ænd fˈiːld ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃɚɹ æt ðə ɹˈʊɹɹəl kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi dɪvˈɛləpmənt faʊndˈeɪʃən ˈɪpmdˌiː ɪn ɐbˈɛpʊɹɹə.
Born in Biak, he began English studies at Cenderawasih University (Abepura) in 1982 and worked as a coordinator and field researcher at the Rural Community Development Foundation (YPMD) in Abepura.