Joanna Yeo Email & Phone Number

- Collaborate with industry partners (e.g. farms, major retailers, F&B, organisations) to amplify communications and messaging on Singapore's food security and support local initiatives - Promote and facilitate the adoption of the Singapore Fresh Produce (SGFP) logo by local farms and F&B companies/events/organisations that support local produce- Develop content for education, publicity and marketing materials on food security - Manage external vendors (event management, creative/media agencies)

Singapore

Developed and implemented events and programmes under the NParks Community in Nature (CIN) initiative for the general public, schools, NGOs and corporate groupsSpearheaded the following projects: 1. Forest Conservation Interpretive Centre at the Singapore Botanic Gardens Learning Forest’s Gallop Extension:- Space planning a refurbised colonial houses- Work with designers, architects and copywriter to come up with the layout, installations, displays and exhibitions- Work across divisions to understand visitor and operational needs- Content and programme curation2. Science Communication for CIN Ambassadors: a nationwide school programme that trains students to conduct nature outreach through the production of nature documentaries, drama, guided tours, science articles and posters- Developed programme and training material- Trained more than 800 students each year3. Parks Festival:- Organized NParks’ first night nature outreach event at Pasir Ris Park that was attended by >1,000 members of the public- Collaborated with partners and NGOs4. Garden Bird Watch: a biannual nationwide citizen science programme with >1,500 volunteers- Planned and organised programme twice a year- Conducted trainings for the public, schools, agencies and corporate groups- Organised activities for volunteers to learn and contribute 5. NParks’ Volunteer Management Committee:- Coordinated NParks’ overall volunteer benefits- Managed CIN’s >5,000 volunteers- Organised CIN citizen science and volunteer appreciation session6. CIN Corporate- Worked with Garden City Fund to design sponsorship proposals and agreements- Pitched to potential corporate sponsors- Engaged sponsors through outreach at company’s venue and providing volunteering opportunitiesEmceed for numerous ministerial events, media launches and internal functions of up to 1,100 people.Interviewed by National Geographic for a documentary entitled "City of the Future: Singapore". See video below:

- Developed and executed natural science-related workshops, tours, education materials, events and activities for the public and schools (preschool to Junior college)- Presented and acted in public science shows (e.g. Insectmania, Tesla Coil demonstration, Fire Tornado, Kitchen Science Show) - Hosted company events - Contributed articles to the Singapore Scientist Magazine

- Conducted educational programmes (in English and Mandarin) for schools. E.g. full day and overnight camps, guided tours and trails

- Assisted in managing e27’s tech events, e.g. Echelon tech conference- Contributed articles to company’s tech website on these topics: event coverage, android app reviews and interviews with startups, investors, founders, press releases for the company etc.

- Managed company’s operations (customer & merchant support)- Spearheaded Marketing campaigns for company’s booth at exhibitions e.g. JobsCentral Career & Learning Fair 2011, SITEX 2011 (IT Electronics fair)- Managed company’s social media marketing efforts on facebook and twitter

Bachelor Of Science, Life Sciences & Technopreneurship

Bachelor’S Degree

NOC iLEAD Batch 8

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