Anthem Asia is an independent women-led investment group that has developed sustainable business opportunities in Myanmar. We invested in small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Myanmar with the potential to grow to scale and deliver commercial returns while creating jobs, improving skills and encouraging world-class environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices. The challenging political and security environment means that Anthem Asia has reduced its activities (2024). See us and our portfolio on anthemasia.com

Teaching English-as-a-foreign-language to support teachers, back-off staff and parents, with an emphasis on building confidence and conversation skills. Content included English-for-business as well as content from previous corporate trainings and workshops.

Asia-Pacific leadership: member of Habitat's senior regional management team providing strategic direction and oversight for all Habitat activities in the region including the organization's ambitious long-term growth plans.Brand protection and projection: overseeing the use of the brand, messaging and information by the 20+ Habitat national organizations in the Asia-Pacific region and within the regional Habitat office in Bangkok. Disaster communications: strategic and tactical consultation and implementation on communications responses including follow up on milestone reports.Crisis communications and issues management: strategic and tactical consultation and implementation on communications responses. Provision of related training. Consulting: strategic and tactical consulting for national organizations, including communications, media, advocacy, campaign, marketing and event planning and outreach. Assistance with implementation where appropriate.Services: strategic and tactical communications support for Asia-Pacific volunteer, fund raising and other regionally based capabilities. Major events: strategic and tactical planning and implementation of major Habitat build events in individual and multiple locations. Public and private conference organizing including awards evenings. Media: strategic and tactical editorial direction for news products, media relations. Provision of media training.Production: creation, development and supervision of communications design and production activities including advocacy/in-depth reports on housing issues, merchandise, web site/online and other materials.International liaison: acting as channel/gateway for communications and information requests from other parts of the Habitat world. Representing Asia-Pacific communications in global communications and advocacy initiatives.Team: managing/overseeing full-time staff; consultants; multiple outside contractors/consultants.

Responsible for regional corporate communications, including communications campaigns and media-skills training programs for multinational clients, particularly those involved in the pharmaceutical and technology sectors. Award-winning team member in Asian PR Week Awards 2002.

The Haleton Development team of editorial, communications and production professionals provided a range of writing, editing, design, publishing, printing, web, video and training services to corporate and financial clients and their communications agencies. Clients were based in Hong Kong and across the Asia-Pacific region, especially in Vietnam and Indochina.

Worked as a journalist for daily newspapers, news magazines and monthly publications.Initial editorial training with the Croydon Advertiser Group of weekly newspapers in south London, UK.Middle East career: reporter and business/finance journalist for Gulf Mirror newspaper, Bahrain; writer for Middle East Economic Digest (international news weekly), UK; established Asian editorial office for Al Hilal publishing, Singapore.Asian career: business reporter for South China Morning Post, Hong Kong; editor Asian Business (regional business monthly); deputy business editor Far Eastern Economic Digest (regional news weekly); publisher/editor Insight Indochina and Viet Nam Ngau Nay newsletters and This is Vietnam business guides.Freelance career: contributions to a range of newspapers, magazines and radio outlets including daily newspapers in the Netherlands and the UK, Investors Chronicle magazine, and a range of trade and in-house publications.