PWDC’s programmes are implemented by a team of staff at the respective programme, project and administrative levels, under the management of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
ALOYAH BAKAR
Aloyah A. Bakar studied Hotel and Catering Management at UiTM Shah Alam, Selangor, and began her career at Rasa Sayang Hotel where she worked for five years, ending as a Personnel Officer in the Human Resource Department. From there, she joined IBM as a Personnel Analyst overseeing Employee Development and Employee Relations and later was appointed Programme Manager in charge of Management Development. She was subsequently promoted to Programme Manager with the IBM Quality Institute, Asia Pacific Group. In 1990, she joined PT Sumatera Rotanindo in Medan, Indonesia as Director and in 1995 was appointed Director of Scansia Sdn. Bhd. in Kedah to revamp the organization. A stint with an international women's NGO earned the Penang Chapter two international awards for her successful project making positive differences in women's and young girls' lives. She rejoined the private sector as a Director of Human Resource & Education with the Asian Global Business Group and left to join the Penang Women's Development Corporation (PWDC), to continue her life-learning in bringing about positive change in people’s lives. Prior to her appointment as the CEO of PWDC, Aloyah was the GRPB Project Director, a position that she held from January 2012 to August 2014.
Contact Email: aloyah.bakar@pwdc.org.my
SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICER - ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE & HUMAN RESOURCE
LIM SAY GHEE
Lim Say Ghee, from Penang, holder of Master Degree in Business Administration and Diploma in Management. Has more than 37 years of experience in both international and domestic banking and insurance. He started his banking career as an Assistant Branch Manager and later as Branch Manager for several leading financial institutions in Malaysia. Later, he moved out to join an international bank in Africa as Chief Executive Officer/General Manager. After a stint of 3 years overseas, he decided to return to Malaysia and joined a leading composite insurance company as Risk Head and later as Head of Compliance. He left the insurance company and became the Group Head, Internal Audit for an international banking group based in Switzerland with presence in Asia, Africa and Europe. When the banking group entered into Bangladesh he was appointed as CEO. He also served as a member of the Audit Committee for one of the bank in the group in Europe until retirement. Subsequently, he came out of retirement and joined an international school as the Head of Administration and also a member of the school Senior Leadership Team prior to joining PWDC.
Contact Email: sayghee.lim@pwdc-1.org.my
ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE OFFICER
NORMASHITA NOORDIN
Normashita Noordin has had over 20 years of experience in various private sector companies and organisations, with an extensive background in administrative, logistics and operations management. A native of Penang, she was educated at Convent Green Lane School(s) and obtained her Diploma in Business Studies at Institut Teknologi MARA in Selangor. Her most recent assignments prior to joining PWDC were in the utilities and information technology sectors.
Contact Email: normashita.noordin@pwdc.org.my
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
SAMINI MUNIANDY
A native of Penang, Samini Muniandy was educated at Han Chiang High School and obtained her Diploma in Engineering (Computer/Telecommunications) at Informatics Institute. Prior to joining PWDC, she worked as a laboratory administrator at NCS Information Systems Sdn. Bhd., a research analyst at World Check Sdn. Bhd., and a manufacturing test technician at OSRAM Opto Semiconductor. While at OSRAM, Samini actively participated in and organised various company and staff events including Thaipusam and Tamil New Year celebrations. Samini's skills include administrative support, web programming and basic IT maintenance.
Contact Email: info@pwdc.org.my
COMMUNICATIONS & EXTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICER
YASMIN BATHAMANATHAN
Yasmin Bathamanathan is a published writer, produced playwright and theatre director. She was in the publishing world prior to joining PWDC, writing for the local tourism magazine, iNPENANG, and for the international luxury lifestyle magazine, EZ. She has also worked on media and publicity campaigns for national-level award presentations, art festivals as well international art exhibitions such as Arts Kuala Lumpur – Melbourne, Art Stage Singapore and so on. Her script, "We Were Made Fools", won the Best Script at the Short + Sweet Theatre Festival (Penang) 2012. She also made her directorial debut at the Festival with "Somnus" which won the Best Male Actor award. In 2014, she was commissioned by KL’s Theatrethreesixty to co-write Lenteraseni which was staged during the Festival Belia 2014 in Putrajaya. An avid supporter of performing arts, she founded PenTAS, an online portal that serves as a publicity platform for the performing arts scene in Penang. She is also involved with a local anti-trafficking campaign in which she is using her performing arts knowledge and experience to create awareness on human trafficking in Penang.
Contact Email: yasmin@pwdc-1.org.my
GENDER POLICY & ADVOCACY OFFICER
SHARON W.H. LING
Sharon W.H. Ling previously served as a policy researcher and communications officer to Dr. Ong Kian Ming, Member of Parliament (DAP) for P102 Serdang in Selangor. She obtained her Bachelors of Arts in Ethnic Studies and Asian Studies from Mount Holyoke College, the oldest continuing institution of higher education for women in the United States. Her professional interests include but are not limited to: good governance and local democracy; city management, sustainable urban planning, and inclusive development; social policy and protection for vulnerable groups including ethnic minorities, migrants, workers and the poor; and community-based interventions and social enterprise solutions for urban issues. While in the United States, she interned and volunteered for several nonprofits including the Asia Society Northern California, food banks and soup kitchens in San Francisco, and Asian American and African American youth organizations. In Malaysia, she continues to be involved in initiatives for youth mentoring and development.
Contact Email: sharon.ling@pwdc-1.org.my
WEL PROGRAMME MANAGER
KAREN LAI YU LEE
Karen has been the Programme Manager of PWDC's Women's Empowerment and Leadership Programme (earlier known as the Capacity Development and Networking Programme) since April 2012. Karen obtained her Bachelor of Laws degree at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. She practised law for seven years, and has broad experience in civil and criminal litigation with an emphasis on human rights and public interest litigation. She has held watching briefs in sexual assault trials and provided pro bono representation in urgent arrest situations. Karen has also been a women's human rights advocate for the past eight years, during which time she has been actively involved as a trainer, speaker, organiser and participant in numerous activities related to law, gender, human rights and women’s development issues.
Contact Email: karen.lai@pwdc.org.my
WEL LEADERSHIP OFFICER
RUBINI MAHESWARAN
With a degree in Business Management from USM, Rubini started her career with Intel where her work in Operations Finance and strategic initiatives led her to 2 PGAT Factory Recognition Awards (FRA) as well as numerous other productivity and strategic awards. She later decided take a leap of faith and pursued her passion for social justice and human rights activism by joining the Teach for Malaysia fellowship, pioneering cohort 2012. She taught at a high-need school in Kuala Selangor to significantly transform the academic achievements, aspirations and outcomes of her kids (as she affectionately refers to them) towards the mission of solving education inequity in the long term. She joined PWDC under the Women's Empowerment and Leadership Programme, which allows her to apply her strengths to promote empowerment, human rights, gender equality and feminism. Rubini was an also active member of the international youth organization, AIESEC. She held various leadership positions most notably, Local Committee President of USM and Member Committee Vice President of Malaysia, in which her primary focuses were Talent Management, Mentorship, Learning and Leadership Development as well as Marketing and Strategic Planning. She believes that people are always the root of success in any organization, and hopes to develop her own training modules and management consultancy to aid social justice and non-profit organisations.
Contact Email: rubini.maheswaran@pwdc-1.org.my
WEL PROJECT OFFICER
LAU SHU SHI
Shu Shi holds a degree in Business Management from Universiti Sains Malaysia. It was during her university days that she was introduced to social issues and activism. After graduation, Shu Shi worked with several human rights organisations such as Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM, Penang branch), All Women's Action Society (AWAM) and later with Persatuan Kesedaran Komuniti Selangor (EMPOWER) on free and fair elections and women's political participation. Compelled through her interactions with communities, Shu Shi strongly believes in a peer-to-peer learning style rather than a top-down manner of empowering herself and others. For the past 3 years she has been consistently contributing articles to Guang Ming Daily which reflects her experiences working with communities. She enjoys training and writing most of all, and has a vision that more and more women appearing in public spaces will allow for the dynamics of power and decision-making to change. She believes that humanity, empathy and solidarity with the oppressed are values that are not only important for the development of a democratic state, but also for one's personal life.
Contact Email: shushi.lau@pwdc-1.org.my
WEL INDUCTION TRAINING COORDINATOR - BRIGED WANITA PULAU PINANG
RAMLAH BEE ASIAHOO
Ramlah holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Psychology from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). She has an interest in development work as well as matters related to good governance, social justice and humanitarian missions. She was selected as a committee member for the Good Governance and Gender Equality (3Gs) Society and also served as a Local Councilor for the Penang Municipal Council (MPPP) from 2010 till June 2013. She is also actively involved in community programmes as trainer, speaker, participant and organiser for events and activities related to women's issues and community-building.
Contact Email: brigedwanita@pwdc-1.org.my
WEL PROGRAMME COORDINATOR
ENBAJOTI VELOO
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Enbajoti Veloo is currently pursuing a Master Degree in Business Management (MBA) at Open University Malaysia. She also has experience in teaching at primary and secondary school levels, and is a committee member of faith-based NGO. She is active in volunteer work, has been a motivation speaker and facilitator for Tamil-speaking communities, and has organised social awareness programmes, counselling sessions and educational programmes for women, youth and single mothers.
Contact Email: enbajoti.veloo@pwdc.org.my
CHILD RIGHTS & CHILDCARE UNIT SENIOR PROJECT OFFICER
OOI AI LYN
Prior to joining PWDC, Ooi Ai Lyn was the Project Officer of the Good Governance and Gender Equality Society (3Gs) Penang. She obtained her Bachelor of Science (Hons.) in Mathematics from University Putra Malaysia (UPM) in Serdang, Selangor. From there, she joined Renesas Semiconductor (Kedah) Sdn. Bhd. as the Process Quality Control Engineer. She then went on to pursue her passion for the food and beverage industry, obtaining her Certification in Food and Beverage from East West College (an affiliate of Taylor’s College) and completing her industrial training at Cyberview Lodge in Cyberjaya. Currently in PWDC, she is the Project Officer in charge of overseeing the establishment of Taska D’KOMTAR, which is the first Penang State-funded childcare centre in KOMTAR. She strongly believes that a child’s early developmental years are crucial and should not be compromised at any cost, and that children are the future and hope of a nation.
Contact Email: ailyn.ooi@pwdc.org.my
CHILD RIGHTS & CHILDCARE UNIT PROJECT OFFICER
PARVEEN KAUR
Parveen hails from Penang and is from a legal corporate and commercial securities background, skilled in the disciplines of cross-border and multi-jurisdictional transactions, regulatory requirements and intellectual property matters. Having an interest in social causes, Parveen joined PWDC to protect and promote the rights of children to have an education, to be healthy, to have a childhood, to be treated fairly and to be heard.
Contact Email: parveen.kaur@pwdc-1.org.my
GRPB PROJECT MANAGER
HENRY LOH
Henry Loh Kee Wey was an employee of Hong Leong Bank from 1994 to 2011. His last posting at the bank was as the Manager of the Penang Hire Purchase Loan Centre. He holds a degree in Accounting from University Malaya (1984) and a Masters of Arts in Anthropology from Monash University, Australia (1993). He is currently the Assistant Secretary of Aliran Kesedaran Negara, a social reform movement that promotes peace, freedom, justice and solidarity. His academic training in anthropology and years of work experience has helped to hone his interest and skills in working with people at all levels of society, with a special concern for the less privileged and marginalized. A firm believer in the importance of good governance, he hopes to contribute to the noble aim of promoting gender and social equality in society by being a part of PWDC.
Contact Email: henry.loh@grb-pwdc.org.my
GRPB SENIOR PROJECT OFFICER
SHARIZA KAMARUDIN
Shariza Kamarudin graduated from Universiti Malaya with a Bachelor of Arts in Literature and Gender Studies and is currently pursuing her Masters of Social Sciences in Gender Studies at Universiti Sains Malaysia in Penang. Prior to joining PWDC, she worked with several women’s groups in Malaysia, namely as Project Officer at Women’s Centre for Change (WCC) Penang, as Programme Officer at Sisters in Islam (SIS), and as a Research Assistant at the Women’s Development Research Centre (KANITA) at Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Contact Email: shariza.kamarudin@pwdc.org.my
GRPB PROJECT OFFICER
NUR HAZWANI HUSIN
Nur Hazwani Husin is a graduate in Social Science (Political Science) from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang. She is continuing her postgraduate studies in the same field, at the same university. She has worked as an enumerator with the Merdeka Center and has also worked as a Social and Personal Assistant cum Admin Officer.
Contact Email: nurhazwani.husin@pwdc.org.my
GRPB PROJECT OFFICER
MOHD YUSRI BIN YAACOB
Prior to joining PWDC, Mohd Yusri bin Yaacob served for 3 years as Special Officer to the then Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (DUN), YB Dato’ Haji Abdul Halim Hussain. He also worked as an Assistant Communications Officer with the former Chief Minister of Perak, YAB Datuk Seri Ir. Haji Mohammad Nizar bin Jamaluddin from 2009 to 2010. He is a graduate of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia with a Diploma in Architecture Technology. He participates regularly in NGO activities and is the Vice President of Memacu Arus Perjuangan (MAP), Secretary of Koperasi Amanah Balik Pulau Berhad, Secretary of Akademi Upaya Rakyat Balik Pulau and Secretary of Manjung Youth Council. His work and volunteer experiences have given him an in-depth exposure to the administration and management of State Government programmes and projects.
Contact Email: mohd.yusri@grb-pwdc.org.my
GRPB PROJECT OFFICER
NURUL FATIN FAKHRIAH BINTI ZULFAHMI
Nurul Fatin Fakhriah is an International Relations graduate from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). Spurred by her interest in public relations and public diplomacy, she then completed her industrial training with the Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR), Malaysia. She was actively involved in NGO as well as government-sponsored activities during the course of her studies. She was selected as a Youth Delegate representing Malaysia at Indonesia in September 2012, Korea in June 2013 and Japan in September 2013. Through PWDC, she hopes to diversify her portfolio and skillset by working with people of diverse backgrounds and helping to make a positive impact on communities in Penang.
Contact Email: nurul.fatin@grb-pwdc.org.my
