Mr Robert Chew serves on many distinguished boards and panels including non-profit organisations Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital, WeCare and Shared Services for Charities. He is also a member of the boards of the Health Sciences Authority, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore Mediation Centre, and chairs the Singapore Standards Council (Enterprise Singapore).
He is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Directors and the Singapore Computer Society (SCS). He was awarded SCS’s Hall of Fame in 2016 and IT Leader of the Year in 2009. For his contribution to public service, he was conferred the Public Service Medal in 2013 and the Public Service Star in 2017.
Robert was a Singapore Hospice Council Member and held several office bearer positions including Vice Chairman (2011-2013) and Honorary Treasurer (2009-2011).
Dr Chong Poh Heng has served Singapore Hospice Council as the appointed representative of HCA Hospice Limited since 2015. He held the positions of Honorary Secretary in SHC from 2017 to 2019 and is Vice Chairman since 2019.
Dr Chong chairs and participates in several advocacy efforts, such as the paediatrics and young adults Advanced Care Planning (ACP) task force and the Asia Pacific Hospice and Palliative Care Network (APHN) Paediatric Palliative Care Special Interest Group. Dr Chong is Medical Director of HCA Hospice since 2015 and is also founder of Star PALS, a paediatric palliative care service under HCA.
He currently sits on the MOH National Strategy for Palliative Care Workgroup (22/23) and Implementation Committee (22/24) and plays an active role in shaping the sector. Dr Chong has also published more than 25 academic papers and book chapters. He received the Healthcare Humanity Award in 2015 and won the Leader of Good award (adult category) at the President’s Volunteerism and Philanthropy Award ceremony in 2021.
Dr Wu Huei Yaw is a specialist in geriatric medicine and palliative medicine. He is currently the Deputy Chairman Medical Board (Community) and Chief of Department of Integrated Care of Woodlands Health, NHG. Dr Wu is also a visiting consultant with the Dept of Palliative Medicine, TTSH and the Institute of Mental Health. He sits on the Medical Professional and Audit Committee (MPAC) of the Singapore Cancer Society. He is also a member of Dover Park Hospice’s MPAC and Building & Development Committee. He was the Head of Dept of Palliative Medicine, TTSH, from 2008 to 2013 and the Medical Director of Dover Park Hospice from 2013 to 2016.
Dr Wu served as a Council Member of the Singapore Hospice Council from 2008-2012 and Honorary Secretary from 2019-2021. Dr Wu was awarded the National Day Long Service Medal in 2019 for his work.
Mr Adrian Peh is a lawyer and is Chairman of Adsan Law LLC. Adrian was conferred the Public Service Medal (2014) and is a Justice of the Peace (JP). Adrian is a member of the Criminal Law Advisory Committee (Review) and a member of the Board of Visiting Justices and Board of Inspection under the Ministry of Home Affairs. He is a Standing Council Member of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry and chairs the General Affairs Committee. Adrian also sits on the Chinese Community Oral History Committee and is a Board member of Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall. Adrian is a member of the Inquiry Panel (which is appointed by the Chief Justice under the Legal Profession Act). He also sits on the Oversight Committee for Designated Benchmarks under Securities and Futures (Financial Benchmarks) Regulations.
Dr Angel Lee started her involvement in palliative care as a volunteer doctor with Hospice Care Association in 1993. Thereafter, she trained as a geriatrician at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) with a sub-specialisation in Palliative Medicine.
Involved since the early days of Singapore Hospice Council (SHC), Dr Lee chaired various committees and laid the groundwork for initiatives such as the Doctors’ Palliative Medicine Course, pulling together Medical, Nursing and Allied Health Training under the auspices of SHC, and more from 2000-2007. In 2004, she initiated SHC’s 1st Biennial Scientific Meeting, currently known as the Singapore Palliative Care Conference.
Dr Lee was Vice-Chairman of the National Advance Care Planning Steering Committee of the Agency of Integrated Care from 2010-2021 and subsequently chaired a Ministry of Health workgroup responsible for the drafting of the National Palliative Care Guidelines. Dr Lee is currently the Programme Director of the St. Andrew’s Community Hospital Violet Programme, which aims to improve end-of-life care for those with non-cancer diagnoses and those residing in Nursing Homes.
Sister Geraldine Tan is a stalwart supporter of the palliative care cause. She has served in the Singapore Hospice Council since its founding in 1995 and a pioneer in the palliative care movement. She was the Council’s Honorary Secretary and Honorary Treasurer from 2009-2010 and 2008-2009 respectively.
Currently, Sister Geraldine heads the overall Senior Management portfolio for St Joseph’s Home, one of the largest locally established integrated long-term care facilities, which offers hospice care, therapy services, dusk to dawn services for dementia sundown syndrome and an infant and childcare centre. Sr Geraldine is a trained registered nurse and a member of the Canossian Daughters of Charity.
Dr Neo graduated from National University of Singapore with MBBS, completed her basic speciality training in Internal Medicine and was awarded advanced traineeship in Oncology. During her training term, Dr Neo moved to Sweden and did an International Masters of Public Health at Lund University. Dr Neo then continued with specialist training in Palliative Medicine and received further specialty training at Massachusetts General Hospital, US under a programme funded by Ministry of Health. Dr Neo has also recently completed an executive Masters of Business Administration at INSEAD.
Dr Neo is a Senior Consultant at the National Cancer Centre Singapore and Head SingHealth Duke-NUS Supportive and Palliative Care Centre. Dr Neo’s academic interests include national standards, supportive care in cancer, end-of-life care and service delivery, where she has garnered several grants and awards. Dr Neo served as Head Division of Supportive and Palliative Care NCCS, Clinical Director Assisi Hospice and immediate past Chair of Singapore Hospice Council (SHC). Dr Neo continues to oversee the development of national initiatives in Supportive and Palliative Care as Chair, Clinical Services Steering Committee, SHC. Dr Neo is currently involved in regional teaching in Philippines with the Asia Pacific Hospice Network under the Lien Collaborative programme and serves as member of the Advisory Board at Cynthia Goh Palliative Care Institute, as well as other social service agency boards.
Dr Norhisham is the group lead for the Supportive and Palliative Care Service Line of NUHS cluster. Dr Norhisham is also the head of Supportive Care and Palliative Medicine Division in the Department of Medicine, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, where he is a specialist senior consultant in both Geriatric and Palliative Medicine.
Dr Norhisham collaborates actively with healthcare providers and social service agencies to promote and support health in the community; his current work in the community includes public education on active ageing, spiritual health in aging, palliative care and advance care planning.
Dr Norhisham is concurrently senior lecturer with Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in the National University of Singapore and faculty member of graduate programs for geriatric medicine and palliative medicine.
Dr Tricia Yung is a specialist in Palliative Medicine with extensive experience across clinical care, education, research, quality improvement, and leadership. Dr Yung’s medical training and career span the UK and Singapore, with qualifications including the MBChB and MRCP (UK), and specialist accreditation in Palliative Medicine. Dr Yung currently practises in both acute hospital and community settings—serving as a Senior Consultant at Tan Tock Seng Hospital and Head of Home Care at Dover Park Hospice—giving her a deep and nuanced understanding of the continuum of care. From July 2025, Dr Yung assumes the role of Medical Director at Dover Park Hospice, leading the organisation in its mission to deliver compassionate, patient-centred care.
Dr Yung’s dual roles have afforded her rich insights into the complexities and needs of patients in both acute hospital environments and home-based or hospice settings. Over the years, Dr Yung has led and mentored numerous award-winning quality improvement projects under the Clinical Practice Improvement Program (CPIP), enhancing transitions of care, reducing wait times, and promoting best practices such as antibiotic stewardship. Dr Yung has played a key role in service expansion, inter-agency collaborations, and national healthcare workgroups, and regularly lead palliative care tracks at major conferences.
Mr Tan Kwang Cheak is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Singapore Cancer Society, a leading cancer charity founded in 1964 with a mission to minimise cancer and maximise lives through effective programmes.
With over 25 years of experience across the public, private, and non-profit sectors, Mr Tan began his career in the Singapore Administrative Service, holding leadership roles in the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Manpower and JTC Corporation. Mr Tan’s last appointment in the Service was as Director of Manpower at the Ministry of Defence, responsible for the HR and National Service policies and systems for the Singapore Armed Forces and non-uniformed groups.
Mr Tan then moved into the private sector as Senior Director for Operations, Brand Extensions, Business Planning and Human Resources in McDonald’s Singapore, responsible for driving the business results of over 120 restaurants within the Singapore market. Mr Tan subsequently served as Director for Human Resources and Talent Development at MOH Holdings Pte Ltd, the holding company for the public healthcare clusters in Singapore, before becoming the Chief Human Resources Officer at NTUC Fairprice Cooperative Ltd, Singapore’s largest supermarket operator with a workforce of over 10,000.
Before joining SCS, Mr Tan was the Chief Executive Officer for the Agency for Integrated Care, leading efforts to support aging-in-place, empower seniors and clients with appropriate care, and transform the care community.
Mr Albert Ching has served the Singapore Hospice Council as the appointed representative of the Singapore Cancer Society (SCS) since 2019 and Honorary Treasurer since 2021. Albert has been the CEO of Singapore Cancer Society since 2012 and has been serving in the social service sector for almost 30 years. Under his leadership, SCS has expanded its services to “serve more, serve better”, such as the establishment of the first community-based Cancer Rehabilitation Centre in Singapore to serve the cancer community. In 2022, Singapore Cancer Society was awarded the Special Commendation Award for Governance and Management, as well as the Charity Transparency Award by the Charity Council.
Prior to joining SCS, he was the Executive Director and General Secretary of the YMCA of Singapore for more than seven years and was elected its President in 2019. Under his leadership, YMCA was conferred the National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre’s (NVPC) Outstanding Non-Profit Organisation Award at the National Volunteerism & Philanthropy Awards 2008. Prior to YMCA, he served as Executive Director at The Boys’ Brigade in Singapore.
Dr Caroline Lim has a PhD in General Management from Singapore Management University and currently leads the Organisation and Leadership for Social Change Programme at S R Nathan School of Human Development in Singapore University of Social Sciences.
With over a decade of experience in retail and consumer banking, Dr Lim held leadership roles before transitioning into academia. Dr Lim’s current academic work centres on transformative service research, with emphasis on individual wellbeing, social impact and the governance of non-profit organisations. Dr Lim has led research projects examining service ecosystems for collaborative care, social prescribing and social outcome measurement. In 2022, Dr Lim co-authored the book “Non-Profit Leadership and Management in Singapore”, contributing a localised perspective to leadership in the third sector.
Beyond academia, Dr Lim serves as Board Director at the Agency for Integrated Care, an independent corporate entity under MOH Holdings, and Singapore’s national care integrator. Dr Lim contributes to the community through various leadership roles, including Vice Board Chair of HCA Hospice Limited and is selection panel member of the President’s Challenge Civic Action Fellowship. Dr Lim continues to consult for the banking industry, with a focus on customer advocacy and service excellence.
Ms Jazz Chong is the founder and gallerist of Ode to Art, a leading contemporary art gallery based in Singapore. With a vision to make art accessible, Ms Chong has curated a diverse roster of both Asian and international artists, offering audiences opportunities to engage deeply with art in Singapore and beyond. Through her consultancy work, Ms Chong has supplied artworks for major hospitality and corporate projects worldwide, including Raffles Hotel Macau and Ascott Tokyo. Ms Chong also curates exhibitions within the gallery and has facilitated collaborations with international museums, bringing Singapore-based artists to a global stage.
Beyond the gallery, Ms Chong is an active advocate for the arts in Singapore; She has served on the Singapore National Gallery Gala Committee since 2017 co-chairing the biennial gala in 2021 and 2025. The gala has become a landmark fundraising event for the arts, and Ms Chong’s leadership reflects her belief in the importance of nurturing Singapore’s cultural landscape.
Philanthropy has been a key part of Jazz’s journey. Together with her husband, architect Edmund Ng, Ms Chong has supported a wide range of causes in Singapore. In 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic, Ode to Art raised S$90,000 to assist underprivileged communities. In 2023, Ms Chong and her husband donated S$100,000 through Ode to Art to SG Enable, helping people with disabilities with transport and mobility support. In addition, they endowed Travel & Research Awards for Architecture students at NUS, enabling young architects to pursue overseas research and learning opportunities.
On a personal level, Ms Chong is also a songwriter and has composed some Mandarin pop that have been published commercially. Her passion for both visual and performing arts reflects her lifelong belief that the arts enrich lives, inspire hope, and build stronger communities.
