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Catchment HQ Team Profiles
Here are the profiles of key members of the CHQ team you will encounter in this year's Murder under the Microscope. Any information provided by any of the team should be considered carefully. This page can be shared with your student investigation team once the investigation has got underway at your discretion.

Profile: Ashley Li
CASE COORDINATOR

ASHLEY is the third daughter of Dr and Mrs Li Liang Tian. Born and bred in Sydney, Ashley completed her schooling at Burwood Girls High School and went on to University to read political Science and World Economics for her PhD, a fait accompli taken as read by the family as a prelude to her acceptance of a job in the Department of Foreign Affairs in Canberra. After completing her honours year, Ashley worked as an intern with the [|European Organization for Nuclear Research] (CERN) which runs the Large Hadron Collider experiments - the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator. At the end of 2011 she returned to Sydney to start her PhD. When Alyssa McLeod decided to take up a rare opportunity and join a United Nations team developing a locally sustainable economy for Hmong living along the Mekong, she suggested Ashley as her replacement Case Coordinator. Ashley’s administrative experience and international outlook attracted Catchment Headquarters and they signed her up without publicly advertising the job. For her part, Ashley decided that the PhD could wait another year, while she experienced the anonymous world of eco-crime management.
 * // Lament in the Lucky Country //** is the first case she has coordinated.

Profile:Dr Ajete
FORENSIC SCIENTIST Dr Ajete came to Australia from Ghana as a two year old and grew up in South Australia. He was a funny but bookish lad who dreamed of doing good for the world from an early age. Dr Ajete gained a double degree in Environmental Science and Philosophy from Charles Sturt Uni in Wagga and then transferred to Sydney University for his PhD in Forensic Science. His first job was as a Junior Profiler with NSW Police in 2006 and in January 2009 he was appointed as Forensic Scientist at Catchment Headquarters. In his spare time Dr Ajete participates in theatre sports, football and is researching the behaviour of jellyfish smacks (pods) in the South Pacific with particular regard to the El Nino cycle. He also plays bass guitar in a band – The Precious Prawns. Dr Ajete is known to friends as AJ. He has no last name as they are not a part of traditional Ghanaian culture.

Profile:Daniel Bookham
CRIME SITE INVESTIGATOR Daniel (Danno) is an orphan. Both parents died when he was a baby. He and his brother were brought up by relatives who ran a drycleaning business in Tamworth. Following school he gained a double degree in environmental studies and computer engineering from New England Uni and took a job with ASIO in Canberra. Four years ago, following an approach by Catchment HQ, DANNO left the Spy Service to take on the role of Crime site Investigator. From the beginning he showed himself to be highly capable and resourceful in the field. He is now considered CHQ's top operative. Danno is currently supporting his younger brother through university, however, as the younger brother failed last year, how long his largesse will continue is unclear. When not on a case Danno can be found indulging in coffee, and a variety of cuisines. He also enjoys motorcross, car shows, theatre and the Japanese game of Go.