Our People
BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
Our Board of Directors is a team of highly experienced leaders and professionals in their respective fields, who are committed to the organisation’s cause. Many of our board members have been wish granters with Make-A-Wish Singapore for several years.
Jeremy is a paediatrician with special interests in child neurology at the National University Hospital (NUH), Singapore. His postgraduate qualifications include Master of Medicine (Paediatrics), Master of Clinical Investigation, Membership to the UK Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, and American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine. As part of his daily work, he takes care of children with various neurological conditions such as brain and nervous system injuries.
Jeremy has been working closely with Make-A-Wish Singapore for several years since he was a junior doctor, referring his patients for their wishes to be granted. He saw how the wishes impacted on his patients and families in terms of providing happiness, hope and inspiration, in intangible ways that medicine alone cannot provide.
Date of Appointment: 9 May 2019
Anastasia is an entrepreneur who is passionate about all things health and wellness. She is also a certified health coach and recently started her wellness brand, Re:Well Rebels. Equipped with skills built over a decade of managing global luxury lifestyle brand, Quintessentially in Singapore, and now their Asia Brand Ambassador, she hopes to use her knowledge and networks to empower people in their pursuit of health and well-being.
Anastasia started with Make-A-Wish Singapore in 2018 as a volunteer with the Community Partnership Committee and subsequently became their board advisor. She is also an active wish granter. She saw how the power of wishes has created hope and joy for the kids with critical illnesses and their families, and truly believes in the transformative work Make-A-Wish does in the community.
Date of Appointment: 15 September 2020
Shahrukh is a senior HR and business executive having worked with many top global companies in his full-time corporate career. He heads the Asia Pacific business for a research-based talent solutions company that is the disruptor in the recruitment business globally. He is also on the Board of Directors of companies and has helped the VWO sector in Singapore by initiating mentoring as a key executive development initiative. He also helps people and leaders through extensive pro bono mentoring. He has worked and lived in five countries and been involved with the NGO sector in India.
Shahrukh joined the Make-A-Wish Singapore family in 2020 as Board Advisor and member of the HR Committee. He feels a great sense of satisfaction to support the stellar work that Make-A-Wish does in granting wishes of children with critical illnesses in Singapore and around the world.
Date of appointment: 3 January 2022
Claire is a communications professional blessed with diverse career experiences traversing academe, media, government/public relations, marketing, branding, editorial, and research. Experiences that had allowed her to reside in Singapore, Australia, and the USA. She is passionate about what she does and strongly believes that each of us is put on this earth with a purpose.
Claire joined the Make-A-Wish Singapore family in 2018. It has been a joy and privilege for her to be part of a strong, passionate and dedicated community relentlessly rooting for a cause that is larger than themselves.
Date of Appointment: 19 June 2019
Gabrielle is a general paediatrician with special interests in child with complex medical needs at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKWCH), Singapore. Her postgraduate qualifications include Master of Medicine (Paediatrics) and Membership to the UK Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. As part of her daily work, she helps in the care coordination for medically complex children with multiple and significant care needs including medical technology.
Gabrielle has been working with Make-A-Wish Singapore since 2020, contributing in the Wish Granting Committee as an Advisory Panel Member. She also regularly refers her patients to Make-a-Wish Singapore, seeing the significant impact Make-a-Wish can have on a child with critical illness as well as their families beyond what medicine alone can provide, in terms of providing long lasting hope, happiness and inspiration.
Date of appointment: 1 July 2022
Gillian is the founder of a consultancy firm dealing with local and global alternative investment, project development and management where her diverse career background in real estate, fashion, hospitality, investment, business development, events and creatives led her to. She is also appointed as Vice President of Nomination Committee since 2013 & Strategic Planning Committee since 2022 for the FIABCI International Real Estate Federation and, Council Member since 2008 for FIABCI Singapore, where she represents Singapore in world congresses and business summits. She enjoys travelling around the world to gain global experiences & knowledge that give her fresh new perspectives that are outside of the box.
Gillian is a firm believer of giving back to society and welcomes new and unconventional ideas to better causes she believes in. Having been a passionate active volunteer with Make-A-Wish Singapore since 2006, Gillian also served on the Board of Directors in the period of 2014 to 2020. In her new appointment, she will be a member of the Community Partnership Committee and HR Committee.
Date of appointment: 22 July 2022
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