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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Facilitated learning for undergraduate students for the following courses: Health Promotion and Physical Activity and Leisure Services for Persons with a Disability.Monitored student progress and provided one-on-one support for students to accomplish learning objectives

Singapore

Lead of five high-profile policy reviews requiring conceptual thinking, thought leadership and rigorous research and analysis to drive evidence- based policies that reduces tobacco demand and supply.Spearheaded three national tobacco control campaigns and managed two programme launches in partnership with statutory boards and pharmacy chains to motivate smokers to pledge to quit and provide free smoking cessation services in the community, particularly to vulnerable groupsSingapore.Employed strategic thinking and creative approaches to surpass department’s KPIs by more than 50% while achieving a cost savings of 30% of the programme’s budget.Proposed innovative measures to enhance the quality of services offered to the public, e.g. equipped participating pharmacies in the community with smokerlyser machines to offer a more engaging interaction with smokers as part of the sign-up process and enhance user’s quit journey.Selected to represent Singapore at multiple bilateral and multilateral meetings to safeguard policy space for regulations of tobacco products including participating in negotiations and preparing statements on key tobacco control issues at the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Singapore

Successfully reviewed and formulated the policy on smoking prohibition in public places to extend the smoking ban to common areas of residential buildings, hospital grounds, bus shelters and pedestrian walkways in order to provide a holistic coverage to public from the harms of environmental tobacco smoke.Drove and managed a public consultation comprising online and street intercept survey that garnered over 8000 public responses. Conducted data analytics to study trends in public responses to extract key evidence to support proposed policy measure.Anchored the organisation’s stakeholders’ engagement by delivering numerous well-received presentations on insights gathered from the public consultation and key trends in smoking ban from around the world to political office holders, community partners and the media. Determined communication strategy, platforms and messages, and prepared media releases.

Create and deliver press releases, media relations content, corporate newsletter content and speeches for the organization.Research media coverage and industry trends.Develop fresh story ideas.Prepare briefing materials, coordinate scheduling and logistics for media events.Coordinate press conferences and press interviews.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Kinesiology And Exercise Science

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), International Relations, First Class Honours

Diploma, Media And Communications