Staff Bio July 2012 - Halogen Foundation Singapore

Halogen Foundation Singapore Team Bios
Martin Tan
Background
Martin is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Halogen Foundation Singapore (formerly known as
Young Leaders Foundation Singapore). He is also a member of the Leadership Team for Halogen
Foundation International, a not-for-profit organization committed to inspire and influence a generation of
young people to lead themselves and others well. He was awarded The Outstanding Young Person
Award by Junior Chamber International in 2007.
Professional Experience
Martin served as the Executive Director of RiverLife Community Services from 2002 – 2003. He was the
Chairman of Teenwerkz (Teenage Development) Workgroup under Family Matters! Singapore (MCYS) in
2005 and currently serves as the Honorary Secretary of the National Family Council. Martin was recently
appointed as Board Member on National Library Board and Committee Member of Youth Network under
National Youth Council.
Qualifications
Martin is a Master Facilitator for The Leadership Challenge® - one of only 3 in Singapore, and the only
one who trains youths. He holds a Bachelor of Arts with Distinction (Mass Communications) from Royal
Melbourne Institute of Technology.
Pearl Pang
Background
Pearl joined Halogen Foundation Singapore in July 2009 as Chief of Staff. While she oversees Halogen
Foundation Singaporeʼs daily operations, Pearl pays special attention to youth leadership education. She
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works with schools to design and enhance their leadership development frameworks as well as measure
the impact of their youth leadership programmes.
Professional Experience
Pearl served as Head (Local Extension & Company Care) in The Girlsʼ Brigade Singapore for 8½ years.
She was involved in leadership training of girls as well as professional development of the adult
volunteers. Prior to that, Pearl was in involved in development of a different kind – real estate. She
acquired much team experience as she led different consultant teams while in Jones Lang Wootton
helping clients from site acquisition through construction to completion.
Qualifications
Pearl is a Certified Facilitator for The Leadership Challenge®. She is also a Certified Facilitator for
Habitudes. Pearl holds a Masters in Building Science & Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) from the National
University of Singapore.
Darlene Joy Uy
Background
Darlene joined Halogen as Manager of the Young Leaders Academy in January 2011. She now heads
Halogen Projects.
Professional Experience
She has six years of experience working for a multi-national consumer goods company, holding various
positions in planning and project management across markets in the Asia-Pacific region. In her school
days, Darlene had volunteered for other organizations involved in youth education. She first joined
Halogen as a volunteer in 2009.
Qualifications
Darlene is a Certified Facilitator for The Leadership Challenge®. She earned her life coaching certification
from Results Coaching Systems (Australia) and also holds a diploma in Applied Positive Psychology. She
graduated with a Bachelor's Degree (honorable mention) in Industrial Engineering from De La Salle
University, Manila, Philippines.
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Jael Chng
Background
Jael joined as Head of Communications of Halogen Foundation Singapore in March 2011. Her main role
is to oversee the domains of corporate and marketing communications. She is passionate about
community engagement for positive change through social computing. With this passion, she spearheads
Halogen Foundation Singaporeʼs social media endeavors.
Professional Experience
Jael has spent the last 10 years in the communications industry with experience spanning across the
disciplines of public relations, communications planning, video production, web and graphics design. Jael
was one of the key pioneers of Waggener Edstrom Worldwideʼs APAC digital team, managing regional
clients such as HP (Hewlett Packard) and LG Global. Jael was also instrumental in building up the teamʼs
capabilities in Singapore and also in Hong Kong, where she spent 3 months. Prior to joining Waggener
Edstrom, Jael has worked with clients from a range of industries, including Procter & Gamble (Pantene,
Hugo Boss Fragrances, Clairol), ExxonMobil, HSBC, Heineken and Nike.
Jael is a regular contributor at “Actually Mag”, an online fashion and lifestyle magazine. Jael also blogs
about art and life at http://jaelchng.wordpress.com/. Jael tweets about innovation, design and the arts at
http://www.twitter.com/jaelchng. Jael also held her first art exhibition in 2010, leveraging social media to
share her work broadly.
Qualifications
Jael is a Certified Facilitator for The Leadership Challenge®. She holds a degree in Business (Marketing
Specialization) from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and a Diploma in Digital Video
Production from SAE, Australia. Jael also holds a Grade 8 ABRSM Piano Certificate.
Faith Luo
Background
Armed with a passion for mentoring young people, Faith joined the Halogen team in April 2011 as a fresh
graduate. At Halogen, her work includes being part of the communications team, training youth in schools
and managing its volunteers. She enjoys communicating and connecting with young people, helping them
reach their full potential.
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Professional Experience
Involved with youth work since she was one herself, Faith has been actively mentoring young people in
the local community as a leader in various school and community programmes. Before her university
schooling, she worked at Focus on the Family Singapore where her work entailed design and editorial
matters, and conducting workshops for young people.
Qualifications
Faith holds a Bachelor's Degree with First Class Honours in Arts (Communications and Sociology) from
Monash University. Faith is a Certified Facilitator for The Student Leadership Challenge® Workshop.
Shawn Khoong
Background
Shawn joined Halogen as an Executive of Halogen Foundation Singapore in July 2011. Started as a
volunteer with Halogen Foundation, he finds fulfillment in engaging youths through the Halogen
experience.
Professional Experience
Shawn was involved in leadership training since a young age, through active participation in uniform
groups such as Scouts and the National Police Cadet Corps. Prior to joining Halogen, Shawn has taken
on various sales-centric roles in diverse industries including consumer electronics, fashion, travel and
human resource for over 7 years.
Qualifications
He is currently pursuing an Advanced Certificate in Training And Assessment (ACTA) and holds a
Bachelor of Business (Marketing) with Distinction from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Shawn is
also a Certified Facilitator for The Student Leadership Challenge® Workshop.
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