SHINE welcomed its first Patron, Speaker of Parliament, on 17 March 2018.

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Mr Tan was first introduced to SHINE through Kits for Kids in 2014 to help raise funds for the organisation. Since then, he has continually partnered SHINE on fundraising, and has come to know the organisation well. He strongly supports SHINE’s work and seeks to raise awareness of the cause. He would like to encourage more people to come forward and volunteer as this will extend the reach of the work done, and will enable SHINE to do even more for the children and youth it serves.

Mr Lim started serving SHINE in 2009 as a member of the Clementi Centre Advisory Committee (CCAC) and was elected to the Board the same year. He chaired the Audit Committee from 2011/12 – 2012/13. Mr Lim has an active interest in helping children and youths.

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A President’s Scholar and SAF Overseas Scholar, Mr Lim is currently Executive Director of the National Research Foundation.

Mr Ong started serving SHINE in 2011 as a member of the Clementi Centre Advisory Committee (CCAC). He is also a member of the Daisy Phay Foundation – SHINE Scholarship Award Committee since 2012.

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Mr Ong has over 18 years of work experience in Asia business development, general management and business start-ups in technology solution and enterprise mobility. He is currently the Regional Sales Director in Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation.

Mr Teo joined SHINE in 2017 serving as our Honorary Treasurer. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree with a double major in Accounting and Economics and a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Accounting from Monash University. He is a member of CPA Australia as well as the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants.

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Mr Teo has held various finance and accounting roles since 1999, and is currently the Regional Financial Controller for Edrington Singapore Pte Ltd. 

Mr. Eric Low started his volunteering journey with the organization back in 1979, and in 2019, he proudly received his 40 years Long Service Award.

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Mr. Low played a pivotal part in SHINE’s foundational years and was instrumental in helping the agency raise funds to set up SHINE's community-based agency at Clementi in 1983.

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Today Mr. Low still plays an active role in SHINE, including being the chief advisor and being involved in SHINE’s Annual Charity Golf Fund Raising Event.

Tze Chern brings with him over 15 years of experience in financial services. He is a qualified accountant, and has worked in London, Hong Kong and Singapore. He started his banking career in Citigroup, and has since worked for Credit Suisse, HSBC and finally, Nomura. Tze Chern has been an active volunteer in the community since junior college days, and has worked with many charitable organizations in both Singapore and London.

Dinesh Subramaniam’s journey with SHINE began in 2019 as a volunteer with the Community Partnerships team. He was appointed to the Fundraising Advisory Committee in 2020.

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Dinesh is currently Director, Digital & Regional Communications at Wärtsilä Corporation, a Finnish MNC in the energy and marine sectors. Dinesh has over 20 years of Marketing, Communications & Branding experience.

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He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the National University of Singapore (NUS), and a Bachelor of Commerce with Honours degree from Lincoln University in New Zealand.

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Dinesh is married with two sons. He is also pawrent to Marvel, a Singapore Special which the family adopted from Action for Singapore Dogs (ASD) in 2019.

Ms Fung has been a part of SHINE committees since its early beginnings. She took a break for several years before returning in 2018 to serve on the Board & to chair the Yishun Centre Advisory Committee.

A social worker & teacher by training, she has many years of direct social work experience as well as the management of voluntary welfare organisations (VWOs). She was previously the CEO of Asian Women’s Welfare Association (AWWA) & Executive Director, Samaritans of Singapore (SOS). She has also taught for several years at NUS, SUSS & SSI. Currently, Ms Fung is a social work supervisor & trainer to various VWOs.

Mr Lim was elected to the SHINE Board in 2012. He was appointed to serve on the Fundraising Committee and also chaired the Carnival of Drums Organising Committee. Mr Lim has been actively volunteering his time and services for more than two decades as a tutor, mentor and fundraiser.

Mr Lim is currently a consultant in the structured trade business. He had successfully managed several bulk supply chain programmes and also structured numerous trade ventures for reputable companies during his previous stints with Vredelco Food Industry and Asia Pacific Bulk Terminal.

Newly elected to the SHINE board in Aug’ 2019. Appointed to serve on the Fundraising Committee and to chair the Educational Psychology Service advisory committee.

Have been an active volunteer for about 3 decades, serving as a volunteer leader, mentor, tutor, befriender in various VWOs such as the then Students Care Service from 1992, Volunteer Initiator workgroup under the then Volunteer Action for Social Service (NCSS), Salvation Army (Social Enterprise workgroup), Singapore Aftercare Association, as well as having served as Honorary Treasurer and Member on SPD’s Board of Management for >10 years.