Jacqueline’s experience spans the private, public and non-profit sectors with roles in strategy, research, and programme and organizational development. She has worked internationally with the Delhi School of Economics, the World Bank, the Boston Consulting Group and the Ford Foundation, where her portfolio focused on microfinance and financial inclusion. Based in Singapore since 2003, Jacqueline worked with Canada’s International Development Research Centre’s regional office in Singapore and subsequently was the Centre Director of the Lien Centre for Social Innovation at SMU, spearheading its work on poverty in Singapore. Most recently, she has been working with the Agency for Integrated Care in the area of knowledge management and research. Jacqueline is no stranger to Aidha, having served on its board when Aidha was first established in 2006 as a spin-off from a programme of the Singapore Committee for UN Women (then known as UNIFEM Singapore) where she also sits on the executive committee. She has a BA (Hons) in Economics from the University of British Columbia, an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and an MBA from INSEAD.

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Jeanne is a Marketing professional with an extensive experience in marketing and communication in the education and financial industries. Prior to joining Aidha, Jeanne worked for ESSEC Business School, Asia-Pacific in Singapore as Marketing and Communications Director. Before moving to Singapore in 2010, she had worked as Project Manager and Head of the Innovation Center for BNP Paribas Personal Finance in France. Jeanne holds a Master of Science in Management from ESSEC Business School. She has been an Aidha mentor and she strongly believes that education can be a ‘life-changer” by giving low-income women new perspectives and independence.

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Emily is a strong believer in developing yourself with new opportunities and learning and so she is delighted to join Aidha! She has a wealth of experience and skills gained in different countries and sectors, including reporting on Corporate Social Responsibility for Tata Steel in India and working with schools to facilitate youth leadership through the Jane Goodall Institute’s Roots & Shoots programme in China. Working predominantly in the UK in charities and local cross-sector regeneration partnerships, Emily’s focus has been on community development, communications and managing services, projects, programmes and partnerships. Emily holds a Masters degree in Sustainability & Responsibility from Ashridge (Hult) and an MSc in Information Studies from Leeds Metropolitan University. She believes that empowered women help us all and will lead to wonderful wider changes for the future in all sorts of ways!

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Chin Lin holds an Accountancy degree from Nanyang Technological University. Her work experience spans across audit, financial and regulatory reporting in the banking sector as well as risk operations management in the oil and gas industry. Chin Lin is excited to be part of the Aidha family where she can contribute to this amazing organization that believes in empowering women and transforming their lives through education.

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Julie has more than 12 years of experience in business consultancy and international project management. She holds a master degree in International Business, with a focus on Emerging Markets. Julie started her career as a business strategist and worked as a business consultant for Deloitte. She managed various projects for private and public sectors, related to market research, business plan analysis, marketing and digital strategy. With a strong interest for sustainable development and social matters, she joined Sing'theatre (a Singapore Institution of Public Character) as a Deputy Executive Director, where she was in charge of structuring the activity and developing new projects for community outreach. Julie is glad to be part of Aidha's wonderful mission, for transforming women lives thanks to education.

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Maggie Kipper has a BA in International Studies with minors in Geography and African Studies from the University of South Carolina. She has seven years of nonprofit experience, with over five years of experience in volunteer and staff management. Maggie previously worked at Voices for Children which advocates for youth involved in the foster care and juvenile justice systems within the dependency court system in San Diego, California. Maggie is passionate about advocacy and believes that education and the support of a caring individual or organization can empower women to overcome socio-economic barriers.

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Paula holds an MBA degree from Northumbria University Newcastle. With over 10 years of experience, she managed cross-cultural and cross-functional teams in Philippines, China, Macau and Singapore. She worked mainly in the manufacturing and BPO industries, in the areas of Operations, Supply Chain and Customer Support. Prior to joining Aidha, she worked as an SAP Domain Lead for an electronics manufacturing company. With a strong passion for leadership and a drive to promote empowerment, Paula is an Aidha mentor herself and believes education is the single most powerful tool for women to overcome the socio-economic barriers and transform their lives.

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Amirah has a business degree in Marketing from RMIT University. She has almost five years of marketing and corporate communications experience in both the public and private sector. Amirah started her career in an academic publishing house, managing the marketing of academic journals. She moved on to serve in a local ethnic trade chamber where she picked up corporate governance and community building. She strongly believes that education has always been the wide avenue of opportunity and aims to see more women having access to it through organisations like Aidha.

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Roland is an Industrial Engineer by profession from the electronics manufacturing industry. Cross-functional team work and cross-culture collaboration with various stakeholders in an organization together with a strong commitment to excellence has certainly been prominent in his career. He has a B. Eng. from RMIT, Australia and is a part time proprietary trader and event coordinator engaged mainly in sports events. He believes in continuous improvement to adapt oneself to the ever changing landscape of life. Roland enjoys playing football and pickleball (yes, pickleball!).

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