Our Board of Directors

Ng Kok Hoe

  • Dr Ng Kok Hoe is Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Case Insights Unit at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. He founded the Social Inclusion Project at LKYSPP in 2020, a research programme to analyse how public policies affect inclusion, diversity and participation. He received his PhD in Social Policy from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) where he was a UK Commonwealth Scholar and won the Titmuss Prize. He led the first nationwide street count of homelessness in Singapore and is part of the Minimum Income Standards project which calculates the budgets that households need for a basic standard of living.

S Suraendher Kumarr

  • Kumarr is a 31-year-old community worker at workers' rights group, Workers Make Possible (WMP). WMP works with workers of all nationalities in all sectors, with a focus on platform work, healthcare, construction, and transport. He was first an intern at the non-domestic migrant workers’ helpdesk at HOME and later served as a board member at HOME for 4 years. Kumarr spent most of his working life doing what he can to strengthen the independent workers’ movement in Singapore that is in solidarity with both migrant and local workers. Notably, in 2023 he was part of the core WMP organizing team that restarted the age-old tradition of organising a public labour day rally for all workers in Singapore to participate in at Hong Lim Park. Prior to joining WMP, Kumarr was involved with groups such as Community for Advocacy and Political Education (CAPE) and SG Climate Rally. 

Ryan Chua

  • Ryan is currently the Outreach Director for Objectifs Centre, a non profit visual centre in Singapore dedicated to photography and film. At Objectifs, he oversees the fundraising efforts. He is also a registered counsellor with the Singapore Association of Counsellors and is working freelance in a private counselling centre Think Psychological Services.

Tan Heng Yeng

  • Tan Heng Yeng (she/her) is currently working as a Human Resources professional and business manager in the financial services industry, with experience in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. She is also a community organiser with SG Climate Rally, a Singaporean youth-led climate justice movement with a focus on regenerative cultures and movement-building. In her experience as a creative programmer and facilitator in the arts and civil society spaces, Heng Yeng has worked across themes of disability and neurodiversity, youth engagement and mentorship, mental health, migrant rights, and gender equity. In her life, Heng Yeng seeks to center regenerative and radical work with underrepresented communities, and build hope for a just and liveable future.

Grace Baey

  • Grace Baey (she/they) is a photographer and filmmaker, and co-founder of Tiny Big Picture, a creative studio based in Singapore. She is a familiar volunteer at HOME, and supported the team with visual documentation for the Parti Liyani case. Prior to being in the creative industry, Grace worked as a research and communications officer at the Asia Research Institute, focusing on issues of labour migration, gender, and development.

Gerard Ee

  • Gerard Ee is a veteran community worker with experiences as a youth worker, family therapist, prison counsellor, community-builder and non-profit leader. Currently, he is a Director at Wellbeing Economy Alliance Singapore Limited that offers   programmes and consultation for individuals, human service organisations and businesses that promote the wellbeing of people and the planet.  

David Puvan

  • David Puvan (he/him) is a PhD student in Social Work at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on examining the outcomes of theatre-based interventions with vulnerable communities, including those navigating intersections of race, class, sexuality, and migration. Before embarking on his academic pursuits, Puvan worked as a social worker at a family violence center in Singapore. In this role, he directed and facilitated a Forum Theatre performance addressing bystander interventions in elder and vulnerable adult abuse. In addition to his academic pursuits, Puvan occasionally facilitates training workshops on mental wellbeing and early childhood protection. 

Priscilla Chia

  • Priscilla is a former disputes lawyer with extensive experience in commercial litigation and corporate investigations work for global and APAC corporations. She is  involved in public interest work with a focus on gender equality, migrant workers and criminal justice issues.