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| March 22, 2011 at Swissotel, Singapore (to my right it keynote speaker Professor Eswar Prasad fro Cornell University on Trade Policy). The title of his talk was Emerging Market: Resilience and Growth Amid Global Turmoil. |
1. Nobel Laureate Prof Edward Prescott speaks on "Asia Booming, US Depressed, Europe Stagnating"
Nobel Laureate in Economics Prof Edward Christian Prescott, W P Carey Chair, Arizona State University, gave a lecture at NUS on 17 August 2010 in his capacity as Lim Chong Yah Professor at NUS’ Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS).
2. The Asia Europe Meeting, A building Block of Global Governance?
Jurgen Roland (University of Freiburg) August 13, 2010
3. Social Media and Educational Advancement Summit,
Council of Advancement and Support of Education Asia-Pacific
Andy Shaindlin, Consulting educational institutions about social technologies, August, 2010
4. Beyond Liberalism, Decolonization and Self-Determination
John Kelly, University of Chicago, August 16, 2010
5. What the Developed Countries can learn from those that are Developing?
Fredrik Haren, Founder of Ingeresting Ideas, Rotary club of Queenstown speaker Aug. 2010
6. The Asia‐Europe Meeting: A Building Block for Global Governance?
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Rüland, Aug. 2010
7. Imagining Surabaya's New Image: To be another Sinagpore?
Dyah Erti Idawati, Department of Architecture, Syiah Kuala University, Indonesia, Sept. 2010
8. Extruding Phnom Penh in Modern Asia: Imagining and Establishing Globally Significant Urban Space
Willem Paling, Centre for Cultural Research, University of Western Sydney, Australia, Sept. 2010
9. Policy Learning? Unpacking the Policy Transfer of Creative Cities in the Case of Seol
Yong-Sook LEE, Department of Public Administration, Korea University, Sept. 2010
10. Usual Discourse, Exceptional Space: Toward a Political Ecology of Dengue Fever in Malaysia's Multimedia Super Corridor
Kate Drysdale, School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University , Canada! Sept. 2010
11. Picking a Path towards an East Asian Regional Urbanism
Tom Percival, School of Geography, University of Leeds, UK, Sept. 2010
12. Transnational Mobilities and Urban Spatialities: Notes From the Asia-Pacific
Francis Leo COLLINS, Department of Geography, National University of Singapore, Sept. 2010
13. The Everyday Night Life of Minimart in Little India, Singapore
YEO Su-Jan, Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore, Sept. 2010
An Assessment of
China-Singapore Relations &
China and the World
~ Chairperson ~
Prof Wang Gungwu
Chairman, East Asian Institute
~ Speakers ~
Amb Yang Wenchang
President, Chinese People’s Institute for Foreign Affairs
Co-Chair, China-Singapore Forum
Prof Tommy Koh
Chairman, Centre for International Law
Co-Chair, China-Singapore Forum
Prof John Wong
Professorial Fellow, East Asian Institute
CASE Asia-Pacific Advancement Conference
Dede HuangDirector of Development & Community Relations
Chinese International School
Dede Huang has been Director of Development & Community Relations at Chinese International School since 2002. She presented at the CASE Asia‐Pacific Conference in Singapore in 2006. Originally from the US, she holds a B.A. degree from Harvard University and previously worked for the Asia Society‐Hong Kong Center and Morgan Stanley's corporate communications department.
Rachel AgarsDigital Media Consultant
Precedent
Rachel is passionate about the digital medium. She has worked in Australia, the UK and North America, giving her a truly global perspective and an impressive client portfolio including Monash University, RSPCA Australia, the British Museum and Arsenal Football Club.
As a consultant, Rachel has extensive experience leading research to understand an organisation's business objectives and audience requirements to produce website strategies, information architectures and functional specifications that are user‐focused and results‐driven.
Rachel has a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Mass Communication, Marketing and Advertising from Curtin University of Technology, Perth and is a member of the Information Architecture Institute and the Web Industry Professionals Association.
Jo Agnew Director
Agnew Associates Pty Ltd, Australia
Jo Agnew is a successful fundraising consultant with a wealth of international experience. Based in Perth, her work includes strategic advice, training and coaching in all areas of fundraising, alumni relations and communications for a range of educational and charity clients around the world.
Jo came from a background in Public Relations and Policy Development within the Government of Western Australia. In 1993, she moved to the UK where she established the Development and Alumni Office of King's College London. Over her seven years with KCL, her team built up an effective database, alumni programme and introduced an annual fund, legacies and major gift programme and she led KCL through the "quiet stage" of their first capital campaign. In 2000, Jo then led Oxford University's North American office for three years where she increased income to the University over a trying economic time.
Throughout her advancement career, Jo has been a regular contributor to CASE and was a leading force for the establishment of the Spring Institute in Durham (UK), which she chaired for the first two years. Jo is the first Australasian to win a CASE apple.
Leonie Annette BoxtelDirector of Alumni Relations
The University of Melbourne
Leonie has over 15 years experience in stakeholder engagement and management in Australian and Asian higher education, government and nonprofit organizations. As Director of Alumni Relations at the University of Melbourne she is responsible for local and international alumni programs, advancement communications and stewardship. She is passionate about the need for purposeful engagement as well as the importance of developing and using inter-cultural competencies.
Nina Cohen BohnAssociate Director Advancement
London Business School
Her "slow slide into fundraising" came after fifteen years with Time Warner Cable television advertising and sales and promotional marketing in the National Basketball Association and the US Olympic Ski Team. After corporate underwriting stints with National Public Radio and then producing a custom magazine for a public service initiative of the US cable television industry, it became clear that skills from the for-profit sector were applicable to non-profit and in particular higher education. Nina joined MIT Sloan as Associate Director of Development and after four years was recruited to head up the Major Gifts team at London Business School where she has been for the past six years. She now covers all of Asia region, has some UK based prospects, and manages a team of six. Nina has a BS in Television Radio Communications from Ithaca College, Ithaca NY and lives with her husband Peter and two boys, Dexter and Coleman, in North London.
Cas CarterAssistant vice-Chancellor, External Relations
Massey University
Ms Carter, from Paekakariki, is an experienced corporate communications and public relations specialist, who has headed corporate communications for Tourism New Zealand for the past decade. She has a Bachelor of Social Sciences from Waikato University, trained in journalism under a New Zealand News cadetship and has done postgraduate studies in recreation and leisure at Victoria University. She worked in print and radio journalism in Taranaki, Manawatu, Bay of Plenty and Wellington. She was Marketing and Communications manager for the inaugural Wellington tourism organisation, Tourism Private Secretary to the Office of the Minister of Tourism and later an account director for a leading public affairs agency, Presence.
She has experience in overseeing and managing major international events, as well as stakeholder relationship management both nationally and globally.
Joelle du LacDirector of External Affairs
University of Cambridge Judge Business School
University of Cambridge
Joelle has worked in higher education and advancement for over fifteen years holding positions at King's College, Cambridge and INSEAD in France and Singapore. She is active CASE volunteer and currently serves as a member of the CASE Board of Trustees.
Dr Lianne Cretney‐Barnes Pro Vice Chancellor, Marketing, Student Services & DevelopmentMurdoch University
Dr Lianne Cretney‐Barnes is Pro Vice Chancellor, Marketing, Student Services and Development at Murdoch University in Western Australia where her role involves working with key members of the university on strategic marketing and communication strategy, stakeholder engagement, the student experience, alumni and fundraising.
Under her leadership, Murdoch University won the Best Rebranding Campaign category of the 2009 WA Business News branding survey and the 2008 and 2009 National and State Australian Marketing Institute Awards for Marketing Excellence. Murdoch's online strategy has also won seven international awards over the last two years
Prior to her appointment at Murdoch, Lianne was CEO of Aragon Education and Training, a quality endorsed Registered Training Organization providing education and training to both the private and public sector.
Lianne was Director of Marketing and Development at Edith Cowan University (ECU) from 2000 to 2006 where she had responsibility for the strategic planning of the University's marketing and development. While Lianne was Director, ECU won the 2002 and 2003 Australian Marketing Institute National and State Awards for Marketing Excellence. ECU was also the winner of the 2002 Campaign Brief magazine's inaugural Best Media Strategy Award and Advertiser of the Year in 2003. She was also responsible for the negotiation of a significant partnership with IBM to collaborate on both academic and IT projects. The partnership included significant funding for the ECU Foundation over a 10‐year period. As a result of the partnership
Lianne was the winner of the Vice‐Chancellor's Staff Award for Enterprise in 2003.
Prior to ECU, Lianne was Marketing and Information Systems Manager for the Australian Institute of Management. She has also worked in the retail and finance industries.
Lianne has a Doctor of Business Administration and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and the Australian Marketing Institute and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She holds significant board positions and has been invited to speak at numerous conferences both nationally and internationally.
Steve ElderVice President for Advancement
Colorado College
Steve Elder is vice president for advancement at Colorado College where he is leading a $300 million campaign. Previously, he served as director of development at the University of Redlands and before that as development director for the University of Southern California Libraries, during which time he co-authored the award-winning book, Becoming a Fundraiser: The Principles and Practice of Library Development, a fundraising primer for librarians.
Steve earned an M.A. in Communications Management from the Annenberg School for Communication at USC, where he studied the design of public communication campaigns. He holds his B.A. in Journalism from the University of Utah. Most recently, he authored the chapter, "Riding the Unicycle: Recruiting, Training and Retaining High Performance Development Teams" in the journal New Directions in Higher Education.
Dr Theodore S. FaunceHeadmaster
Chinese International School
Dr. Theodore S. Faunce has been Headmaster of Chinese International School (CIS) since August 2006. CIS was established in 1983. Under Dr. Faunce's leadership, CIS published its Strategic Vision in 2008, celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2008-09, and launched its Annual Fund in 2009.
Dr. Faunce previously served for eight years at the Lycée International in St. Germain-en-Laye as Director of the American Section-a school within a school enrolling 700 students, and like CIS, a dual-language school from Pre-K through Grade 12.
From 1984 to 1998, Dr. Faunce taught French at the Episcopal High School, a coeducational boarding school in Alexandria, Virginia (Grades 9-12). Apart from classroom teaching, he served as Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages, Coordinator of Overseas Programs, and Boys' Varsity Squash Coach. His previous teaching positions were at Bard College (1983-84), Princeton University (1981-83) and Hamden Hall Country Day School (1973-75).
In 1996-97, Dr. Faunce spent a sabbatical year as a professor of English at Hanoi University of Foreign Studies. In 2009, Dr. Faunce spoke at the National Chinese Convention in Chicago. He has been invited to speak twice at the International Baccalaureate Global Language Convention (Atlanta, 2008; Melbourne, 2010).
A fluent French speaker, Dr. Faunce is currently learning Chinese and has studied Vietnamese. He attended Princeton University, where he earned his B.A. and Ph.D. in Romance Languages in 1973 and 1981, respectively. He graduated cum laude from The Hotchkiss School in 1969.
Marina Tan HarperDirector, Development Office
Nanyang Technological University
Mrs Marina Tan Harper's fundraising experience of over 18 years has stood her in good stead as Director, Development Office of Nanyang Technological University, a post she has held since April 2005. In her first year at the university, she led its Development Office to triple the value of funds raised and increase the number of alumni donors 20‐fold.
Immediately prior to joining NTU, she was Director of Development, Annual and Special Gifts at Northern Kentucky University. In Ohio, she was also Assistant Director of Development with Chatfield College and Development Manager of Cincinnati Ballet.
Mrs Harper's career in development had its roots in her earlier years first as a violist with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, and then Manager of the Vocal Arts Ensemble of Cincinnati before her appointment as Executive Director of Kokomo Symphony Orchestra in Indiana. These appointments in music and arts management included responsibilities in fundraising and paved the way for Mrs. Harper's current career in development.
Educated in Singapore until her late teens, Mrs Harper went on to pursue her bachelors and graduate degrees in music performance (violin and viola) at Ball State University, Indiana, and The Julliard School, New York City, in the United States of America.
Murray HappDirector of Development
St Aloysius' College
Murray Happ is the Director of Development at St Aloysius' College in Sydney, Australia. An Old Boy (Alumni) of St Aloysius' (SAC 1985), he has a great love and passion for the College and all things Aloysian. He has worked in fundraising for over fifteen years including serving as the Foundation Director at Cranbrook School in Sydney and Assistant Direct Marketing Manager for the Adelaide Central Mission in South Australia.
Prior to entering the world of school development Murray worked for a number of State and Federal Members of Parliament in Australia culminating in his appointment as the Community Advisor to The Hon Dean Brown MP, Premier of South Australia.
Murray also served on the staff of the Prime Minister of Thailand in the office of The Thai Board of Investment where he liaised with foreign companies investing in the Kingdom of Thailand.
Murray started the annual giving appeal programme at St Aloysius' College in 1998. In its first year the appeal raised $30,000 from 91 donors. Inspired by its early success, the College has invested a lot of effort into what is now called The St Aloysius' Annual Fund and seen the total income and numbers of individual donors steadily increase to the point where, in 2010, the appeal raised over $560,000 from 672 donors.
Under his direction yearly philanthropic income at the College has risen from an average of $326,000 per year to over $1,800,000 over the past ten years.
Murray is a member of CASE, an Executive Member of the Fundraising Institute of Australia (FIA) and the Association of Development and Alumni Professionals in Education (ADAPE). In 2004 Murray was inducted as a Fellow of ADAPE Australasia in recognition of his career achievements and service to the advancement of the fundraising and development profession.
Catherine HanAssistant Director, Development & Community Relations
Chinese International School
Catherine Han is Assistant Director of Development & Community Relations at Chinese International School. She joined CIS in 2003 having previously worked in a number of different industries including law, media and finance. Born and raised in Hong Kong, though ethnically Korean, Catherine holds a B.A. degree from Wellesley College and a post‐graduate degree in education from Hong Kong University. Catherine serves on the School Council of her former secondary school, King George V School, and has held a number of volunteer leadership roles with the Wellesley College Club of Hong Kong.
Anita KapoorTelevision Presenter
As a television presenter Anita Kapoor is recognised for her quick wit, easy charm and intelligent curiosity, and that rare ability to instantly connect - with everyone from CEO's of Fortune 500 companies to pilgrims, presidents and superstars.
A creative chameleon of Indian-English parentage (Mumbai-born, Singapore-bred) who's comfortable in front of a camera, on stage or in a studio facing a group of 500 or 1, Anita has developed a broad portfolio of lifestyle presenter roles for TLC, Mediacorp's Channel New Asia and OKTO, Sony Pictures AXN, and the Starwood Group of Hotels and Resorts in-house channel, Starwood Preferred Guest TV.
Chew Kwee SanHonourary Secretary and Council Member
Tan Chin Tuan Foundation
Mr Chew Kwee San is the Honourary Secretary and Council Member of the Tan Chin Tuan Foundation in Singapore and Council Member of the Tan Sri Tan Foundation in Malaysia since 1998. He is also a Director and Treasurer of the Young Men's Christian Association of Singapore, member of the Heritage Industry Incentive Program (Hi2P) Approval Committee of the National Heritage Board of Singapore, member of Investment Committee of the Boy's Brigade in Singapore.
Mr Chew is also an Executive Director of the Tecity Group of companies which is a privately-held investment group founded by the late banker and philanthropist, Tan Sri Dr Tan Chin Tuan. The Group manages an active global investment portfolio. The Tecity Group of companies has substantial shareholdings in STC. As an Executive Director, Mr Chew heads the treasury and sits on the investment committee that oversees its investment operations.
Ada LeungAssociate Vice-President (Development)
City University, Hong Kong
Ada Leung Wing-yee was appointed Associate Vice-President (Development) of City University of Hong Kong (CityU) in 2009. Ms Leung has extensive experience in development work, marketing, public relations, event management and client servicing. Before joining CityU, she was the Acting Director of the Alumni Affairs and Development Office of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University since 2002. Prior to that, Ms Leung was the Community Relations Manager of the Mon Sheong Foundation, Toronto, Canada.
Katherine MaDirector of Communications
The University of Hong Kong
As Director of Communications at HKU, Katherine Ma is in charge of the University's communication strategies, stakeholder relationship management and holds the custodianship of the University's reputation and brand. Managing a team of 26 people in the Communications and Public Affairs Office, and reporting to the Vice-Chancellor, she acts as a counsel to the Management in strategic communications.
Her Office is responsible for major university communications and stakeholder engagement activities, such as media relations, public affairs, ceremonies and events, the university website, online and print publications, editorial services and productions. The office also lends support to the communication activities of the 10 faculties of the University.
Katherine is a communications specialist with over 20 years of experience in journalism, corporate communications, public affairs and public relations. She started her career as a political reporter. She spent the major part of her career as a public affairs specialist in the railway, electricity, tourism and education sectors.
Katherine Ma holds a Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a Master's degree in International and Public Affairs from the University of Hong Kong. She has received extensive on-job training at Harvard University, the London Business School, Tsinghua University and Peking University.
Stephen MallyPrincipal Client Partner
Blackbaud Pacific Pte Ltd
Stephen Mally has over 25 years experience in the US and Asia Pacific non profit sector. Before becoming a client partner for Blackbaud, he worked in a variety of non profit organisations in the US in annual giving, major gifts, corporate/foundation relations, and in fundraising management roles.
This combination of fundraising and management experience allows Stephen to identify with clients' needs and help them develop solutions to challenges, resulting in their ability to dramatically increase revenue. Stephen has worked with a host of clients at Blackbaud Pacific, including organisations in Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Pakistan, Australia and New Zealand.
Stephen is an active volunteer in his community, as well as in his profession. He has been president of his alumni association and served in leadership roles in numerous non profit organisations.
Stephen received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin. He resides in Sydney.
Julie Mannion
Stephen Mally has over 25 years experience in the US and Asia Pacific non profit sector. Before becoming a client partner for Blackbaud, he worked in a variety of non profit organisations in the US in annual giving, major gifts, corporate/foundation relations, and in fundraising management roles.
This combination of fundraising and management experience allows Stephen to identify with clients' needs and help them develop solutions to challenges, resulting in their ability to dramatically increase revenue. Stephen has worked with a host of clients at Blackbaud Pacific, including organisations in Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Pakistan, Australia and New Zealand.
Stephen is an active volunteer in his community, as well as in his profession. He has been president of his alumni association and served in leadership roles in numerous non profit organisations.
Stephen received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin. He resides in Sydney.
Julie MannionAlumni Relations Manager
Queensland University of Technology
Julie Mannion is Alumni Relations Manager at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. Previously Julie was Faculty Administration Manager for the Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering at QUT, Executive Officer to the Vice Chancellor at QUT and a teacher. She is a President of the Zonta Club of Brisbane, and was a member of the organising committee for the Australian Universities International Alumni Convention (AUIAC) in 2006 and for the ADAPE International Conference in 2008 and the CASE Asia Pacific Conference in Kuala Lumpur in 2010. Julie's qualifications include a Certificate of Teaching, BA, Graduate Diploma in Commercial Computing and a MBA (with distinction).
Ron Mattocks
Julie Mannion is Alumni Relations Manager at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. Previously Julie was Faculty Administration Manager for the Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering at QUT, Executive Officer to the Vice Chancellor at QUT and a teacher. She is a President of the Zonta Club of Brisbane, and was a member of the organising committee for the Australian Universities International Alumni Convention (AUIAC) in 2006 and for the ADAPE International Conference in 2008 and the CASE Asia Pacific Conference in Kuala Lumpur in 2010. Julie's qualifications include a Certificate of Teaching, BA, Graduate Diploma in Commercial Computing and a MBA (with distinction).
Ron MattocksVice President Membership, Marketing and External Relations
Council for Advancement and Support of Education
Ron Mattocks became CASE's vice president for marketing, membership and external relations in December 2009 after serving as an association and nonprofit consultant. At CASE, he oversees initiatives in marketing, membership, corporate relations, and government relations and institutionally related foundations. He also serves as staff liaison to the Commission on Alumni Relations and the board's member services committee.
Before joining CASE, Mattocks served as principal of Mattocks & Associates Inc. and held senior‐level marketing and membership roles at the American College of Cardiology, the American Society for Training and Development, the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the New Jersey Hospital Association. In addition, he has served as assistant vice president for institutional advancement at Rowan University in New Jersey. He is author of the book Zone of Insolvency: How Nonprofits Avoid Hidden Liabilities and Build Financial Strength (Wiley, 2008).
Mattocks earned master's degrees in management from the University of Pennsylvania and in education/public relations from Rowan University. He earned a bachelor's degree from Philadelphia Biblical University.
James O'Brien
Ron Mattocks became CASE's vice president for marketing, membership and external relations in December 2009 after serving as an association and nonprofit consultant. At CASE, he oversees initiatives in marketing, membership, corporate relations, and government relations and institutionally related foundations. He also serves as staff liaison to the Commission on Alumni Relations and the board's member services committee.
Before joining CASE, Mattocks served as principal of Mattocks & Associates Inc. and held senior‐level marketing and membership roles at the American College of Cardiology, the American Society for Training and Development, the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the New Jersey Hospital Association. In addition, he has served as assistant vice president for institutional advancement at Rowan University in New Jersey. He is author of the book Zone of Insolvency: How Nonprofits Avoid Hidden Liabilities and Build Financial Strength (Wiley, 2008).
Mattocks earned master's degrees in management from the University of Pennsylvania and in education/public relations from Rowan University. He earned a bachelor's degree from Philadelphia Biblical University.
James O'BrienManager, Corporate and Foundation Relations
University of Sydney
James O'Brien recently joined the University of Sydney to launch and head its Corporate and Foundation Relations Program. With 15 years of development experience in complex, diverse organizations, he has started and grown successful corporate and foundation relations programs in a wide variety of settings including universities, health care systems and international non-governmental organizations. Immediately prior to joining the University of Sydney, he headed Foundation Relations for the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, in New York City, a research and advocacy organization dedicated to the development of safe, effective, accessible, preventive HIV vaccines for use throughout the world. He previously was Director of Foundation Relations for the University of Chicago Medical Center and School of Medicine. At the University of Hawaii, a statewide system comprised of 10 campuses, he developed and implemented the overall foundation and corporate fund-raising strategy for the University's first comprehensive capital campaign. James has worked extensively with regional, national and international funders, in organizations and communities with both emerging as well as highly sophisticated philanthropic cultures.
James O'Brien recently joined the University of Sydney to launch and head its Corporate and Foundation Relations Program. With 15 years of development experience in complex, diverse organizations, he has started and grown successful corporate and foundation relations programs in a wide variety of settings including universities, health care systems and international non-governmental organizations. Immediately prior to joining the University of Sydney, he headed Foundation Relations for the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, in New York City, a research and advocacy organization dedicated to the development of safe, effective, accessible, preventive HIV vaccines for use throughout the world. He previously was Director of Foundation Relations for the University of Chicago Medical Center and School of Medicine. At the University of Hawaii, a statewide system comprised of 10 campuses, he developed and implemented the overall foundation and corporate fund-raising strategy for the University's first comprehensive capital campaign. James has worked extensively with regional, national and international funders, in organizations and communities with both emerging as well as highly sophisticated philanthropic cultures.
Tim OeiChief Executive Officer
Asian Women's Welfare Association
Tim Oei is currently the Chief Executive Officer of AWWA, heading AWWA wide range of social services supporting infants, families, youths to the elderly. He concurrently sits on the executive committee of ComCare & was a member of The Charity Council Code of Governance Refinement Committee. Prior to his appointment at AWWA, he was a practicing lawyer in a major law firm and corporation for more than 20 years."
Molly PeoplesAlumni Relations Manager, Networks and Volunteers
Cambridge Alumni Relations Office (CARO)
University of Cambridge
Molly is responsible for managing and developing the Cambridge University's international network of 400 volunteer‐led Alumni Groups. She also manages the University's Alumni Advisory Board and its working groups. Molly and her team provide a number of services and resources for Alumni Groups including a free annual one‐day conference, a speaker request system, a volunteer handbook and extensive publicity of Group events and initiatives to the wider alumni network. Molly has been working with volunteers for 14 years.
Molly recently spoke at the CASE Europe "Introduction to Alumni Relations" and "Alumni Relations Masterclass"
Robb PikeDirector of Development
Colorado College
Robb S. Pike currently serves as a director of development at Colorado College in Colorado Springs. Prior to Colorado College, he served as director of development at Project Angel Heart in Denver; regional director for the United Way of the National Capital Area - Arlington office; major gifts officer for the United Way of King County in Seattle; and other development positions previously. Robb speaks with groups on board dynamics, major gift fundraising, and social interactions.
Robb is a Certified Fundraising Executive. He is an elected member of the Lewis Palmer School District Board of Education in Monument, Colorado, where his children attend. Robb earned his B.A. in Psychology from Mesa State College in Grand Junction, CO.
Gemma RyanBusiness Development Manager
Rux-Burton Associates
Gemma Ryan studied at the University of Sydney where she completed a Bachelor of Liberal Studies, majoring in French and Psychology. She subsequently worked on a number of international development projects throughout the charity sector. Gemma joined RBA initially as a Campaign Manager running telethons in Australia, Scotland and Oxbridge.
She completed intensive training including attending the CASE Spring Institute in the UK and the Rux Burton Associates Graduate Trainee Scheme.
In her current role as Business Development Manager she uses the knowledge gained working with clients on-site to advise potential clients on how to maximize the potential of their Annual Funds. She also travels widely to conferences and to Development Offices throughout Australia and New Zealand to promote RBAs services to interested organizations throughout Australasia.
RBA are affinity fundraising consultants to the education sector and outside of North America the world's leading provider of on-site student telephone fundraising campaigns. RBA's aim is on maximizing participation rates among parents and alumni by focusing on communication that creates engagement and a sense of community. With offices in Oxford, Melbourne and Hong Kong, RBA employ about 25 staff and have run more than 300 campaigns in Oxbridge, schools, universities and business schools in Europe, Asia and Australia.
Gemma has a great deal of experience of sharing her knowledge with others in the sector including hosting a round table discussion at the most recent ADAPE conference in Adelaide. Earlier this year she also presented at the Rux Burton Associates Australian User Seminar and participated in a Direct Mail Seminar recently held in Melbourne.
Andy ShaindlinFounder
Alumni Futures
Andy Shaindlin has worked in alumni relations since 1989, at Brown University (his alma mater), the University of Michigan, and the California Institute of Technology, where he served as Executive Director of the Caltech Alumni Association from 1999 until 2010. He also served for seven months as Acting Assistant Vice President for Development & Alumni Relations at Caltech.
Through his consultancy, Alumni Futures, Andy helps organizations understand and deploy community-enabling technologies. This includes online social networks as well as private online communities, and other digital tools. His clients include schools, colleges, universities, other non-profit organisations, and start-up companies in the technology sector. He has presented at dozens of conferences, with past or upcoming speaking engagements in Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada, the UK, France, Hungary, Spain and Norway.
Shaindlin has published numerous articles, research papers, and book chapters on topics in institutional advancement. He established Alumni Futures in 2007 as the first blog devoted to the profession of alumni relations and it is by far the most widely read site devoted to the topic. In four years, Alumni Futures has generated more than 175,000 page views of some 320 articles. His consulting practice grew from reader interest in his weekly writings on ideas, trends and new directions in educational advancement.
Shaindlin chairs the CASE Commission on Alumni Relations, and serves on the CASE Board of Trustees. He received the CASE Crystal Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2006. He holds a master's degree in Education and lives in Pasadena, California.
Melissa Smith Development Manager
University of Technology, Sydney
Melissa Smith is Development Manager at University of Technology, Sydney since July 2008. Melissa led the successful ask for $25 million gift from Dr Chau Chak Wing for a Frank Gehry‐designed business school in 2010; the equal largest gift to an Australian university to date. Melissa has developed UTS' international development strategy, focusing on China and also works with the Arts Faculty and on capital projects.
Prior to UTS, Melissa Smith has established philanthropy programs at the Sydney Opera House and Powerhouse Museum, and has worked across the fundraising areas of major gifts, capital campaigns, annual giving and trusts and foundations.
A Churchill Fellowship recipient in the area of international best practice in philanthropy, Melissa also completed the Sydney Leadership Program and is currently undertaking Asialink Leaders Program. Melissa holds a Masters of Management (UTS), and First Class Honours in Art History, BA (USyd).
Melissa has presented at local and international conferences, most recently the Australia‐China Philanthropy & Social Investment Workshop supported by the Australian Government at Shanghai Expo. Melissa has received an ADAPE Highly Commended Award for Major Gifts Campaign, and won the FIA Award for Major Gifts/Capital Campaigns (NSW).
Lena St George - Sweet MBEFestival Director (Designate)
Singapore International Film Festival
Lena spent over 23 years as Director of Arts at the British Council during which she promoted UK arts and UK / Singapore cultural collaboration. In 2003, she was awarded the MBE (Member of the British Empire) by Queen Elizabeth for her work at the British Council.
She also worked at the Singapore Management University in the office of Student Life and Office of Advancement & Alumni; and the National Museum as Head of Corporate Communications. She took time out of corporate life to start an eco business, Greenpeas Eco Lifestyle, focusing on bamboo fibre designer wear. It lasted a year, so she has the highest regard for businesses which are sustainable!
She is currently working with Family Business Network (FBN) Asia, a regional chapter of FBN International, a non-profit based in Switzerland, representing family businesses in 45 countries. FBN International has become the world's leading network of business-owning families, promoting the success and sustainability of family businesses.
Come May, she will pursue her second greatest passion - film - and help run the Singapore International Film Festival. She has sat on numerous advisory panels of the National Arts Council, including the major grants and film advisory panel. In her spare time, she enjoys travelling (she has travelled to some 46 countries visiting almost 200 cities), cooking, reading, writing and watching lots of movies with radio-presenter hubby Hamish Brown.
Pua Chieh SzeDirector & the Principal Consultant
Customer capital Consulting Pte Ltd
Chieh Sze is a Director and the Principal Consultant of Customer Capital Consulting Pte Ltd, a Singapore based consulting firm specialising in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) business and technology solutions. Over the last 18 years she undertook roles as the CRM Practice Director (South Asia and Asean) for IBM Global Business Services, led and managed the CRM practice of KPMG Business Advisory and advised several MNCs, government and commercial organisations.
Chieh Sze's extensive consulting experience in Asia Pacific, in depth CRM domain knowledge and familiarity with CRM best practices have enabled her to successfully lead and manage various CRM business and technology implementation projects as a client advisor, lead strategist, program manager, trainer and executive series educator/facilitator.
Timothy TanDirector of Public Affairs & Marketing
New York University Tisch School of the Arts Asia
Timothy Tan is currently the Director of Public Affairs & Marketing of New York University Tisch School of the Arts Asia, taking charge of marketing, public relations, alumni affairs and development of the first off‐site campus of New York University. His background is in broadcast and media as well as in education. He first started in the local television station as an assistant director and subsequently a casting director. He has led in the PR and marketing communications of National University of Singapore's (NUS) Centre for the Arts and as well as the NUS Office of Alumni Relations.
Jeff ToddExecutive Director / Associate Vice President, Alumni Affairs
The University of British Columbia
Jeff Todd is an alumni relations professional with more than 25 years of experience in both Canadian and US institutions. He became ED/AVP Alumni at UBC in September, 2010, and quickly established himself as an essential part of the university's senior executive team, and as a central player in the alumni engagement endeavour. He currently leads a professional team of 34, provides executive management to a volunteer board of 26, and actively balances the strategic plans and priorities of both the non‐profit, independent Alumni Association and the university to serve its 250,000‐plus alumni worldwide. UBC Alumni Affairs is focused on doubling alumni engagement during the next five years and building an iconic, vibrant and welcoming alumni centre in the heart of the Point Grey campus.
Jeff came to UBC from Oregon State University where he served as Executive Director, OSU Alumni Association, and Director, Alumni Relations. In this role he was responsible for organizing, managing and implementing a comprehensive alumni program focused on increasing alumni connections to one another and to the university, and with building alumni pride in OSU for its more than 150,000 alumni and friends.
Reporting to the President of OSU, Jeff also served on the university cabinet. He developed an ambitious strategic plan to complement and support the university's aspirations, and focused the organization on its implementation. During his time at Oregon State, he helped strengthen collaboration and partnership across the university but especially with the OSU Foundation; expanded the distribution of the alumni magazine to all alumni; significantly expanded the annual budget to support increased alumni relations activities; launched an annual $1,000 gift initiative to support the association's priorities; re‐organized the board of directors structure and focus; formed an alumni advisory council; created and began implementation of a five year revenue growth plan; and established a more consistent presence in Portland.
Jeff served as Executive Vice‐President at the University of Arizona Alumni Association from 2002‐2004. In this role he assisted the association president in all aspects of implementing and evaluating a comprehensive alumni relations program designed to involve more than 200,000 alumni, and build relationships that would lead to support for the university. His role also included human resource management, strategic planning and evaluation, operations management, program leadership, development and budgeting, and special projects assigned by the president.
He served as Director of Alumni Relations, The College of Wooster, from October 1985 to December 2001, with responsibility for the management and overall direction of a comprehensive alumni relations program for more than 28,000 Wooster alumni worldwide. From July 1996 to December 2001 he was Director of The Wooster Fund, where he increased annual fundraising for unrestricted purposes by an average of 5% per year between 1997 and 2001.
Active in CASE, Jeff has served on the international board and alumni relations commission. A frequent speaker at, and chair of CASE conferences, he received a Crystal Apple Award.
Wu WanlinDirector of Development Affairs, School of Management
Fudan University
Wanlin Wu, Director of Development Affairs, School of Management, Fudan University, started her career in development affairs from the beginning of 2007. Seeing the rising and transformation of China economy, she set up and led the team to motivate giving to the progressive business education in an uncertain while booming market. In establishing the annual fund as well as Students' Growth Fund, she and the team cultivated the culture and explore the roadmap of the school's advancement. Before that she acquired experiences in marketing, business development, project management in different companies.
Anne WittAnnual Fund Parent Co‐Chair
Chinese International School
Anne Witt is a Parent Co‐Chair of the Annual Fund of the Chinese International School (CIS) - a dual‐language English‐Mandarin school founded in Hong Kong in 1983. She is also a member of the school's Development Board and PTA General Committee. The parent of four CIS students, she has been a CIS stakeholder since 1999, serving on the school's 2008 strategic planning committee and in a wide variety of other capacities. Anne also supports the development of the arts in Asia and serves as a director on the Executive Council of the Society of the Academy for Performing Arts, as well as the Friends' Committee of the Asian Cultural Council. As a graduate of the University of Toronto, she holds a B.Sc. from Trinity College and M.H.Sc. degree, and is a former management consultant for the healthcare industry in both Canada and the UK.
Soon Min YamDirector, Alumni Affairs
Nanyang Technological University
Soon Min Yam is Director of Alumni Affairs at Nanyang Technological University since 2004. Over the years, he has strengthened the alumni's affinity for the university as evident in sustaining contact with 85% of the 145,000‐strong alumni population through regular alumni publications, setting up of 26 local and 28 overseas chapters as well as organising an annual average of 40 to 50 quality social, recreational, sports and educational events and activities.
Previously, he served as Director of Sports for Life at Singapore Sports Council for 10 years and as Head of Public Relations - Event Management at Jurong Town Corporation for 15 years. Min Yam is active in community and grassroots work and holds key position as community leaders in various capacities over the last 25 years. For his contributions to the community, he received the Public Service Medal (PBM) and Public Service Star (BBM) from the President of Republic of Singapore in 1991 and 1998, respectively. He earned his Bachelor of Arts with Honours from Nanyang University, Singapore.
Antonia YeungDirector of Alumni Affairs
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Antonia Yeung has over 15 years of experience in the higher education sector, specializing initially in student development, promotion of arts and culture, communication and event management. Antonia is currently the Director of Alumni Affairs at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), overseeing the development of alumni relations and communication as well as the strategic support and engagement of over 100 alumni bodies of CUHK worldwide.
Having developed a career in community services, marketing and communications in Canada and subsequently in her native Hong Kong, Antonia dedicated her passion to higher education, with a particular interest in training and development. Antonia has been APSSA Fellow with the Asia‐Pacific Student Services Association and has shared her cross‐cultural experience and initiatives at workshops and conferences across regions.
Antonia read Linguistics at McGill University and pursued postgraduate training in Communication Studies in Montreal, specializing in mass media and television/ radio production. She did her MBA with CUHK and is a Certified Program Planner for educational activities.
