Distinguished Alumnae

RGS has produced many distinguished, high profile women over the years including scholars, leaders in various sectors of the economy, as well as women in high office.

Some of our distinguished women


BUSINESS Ms Claire Chiang Senior Vice President, Banyan Tree Holdings Ltd Ms Chua Sock Koong Former Group CEO, Singtel First woman appointed to Council of Presidential Advisers EDUCATION Ms Liew Wei Li Deputy Director-General of Education (Schools) and Director of Schools, Ministry of Education Mrs Carmee Lim Mentor Principal, MindChamps Former Principal, RGS Mrs Deborah Tan Former Director, Gifted Education, Curriculum Planning & Development Division, MOE Former Principal, Singapore Sports School Former Principal, RGS CREATIVE & PERFORMING ARTS Ms Amanda Chong Her book of poetry ‘Professions’ (2016) was shortlisted for the 2018 Singapore Literature Prize, and her poetry has been engraved on the Helix Bridge and included in the Cambridge International GCSE syllabus Ms Beatrice Chia-Richmond Founder, Running Into The Sun Pte Ltd First female creative director for the 2011 National Day Parade Creative director for the opening and closing ceremonies of the SEA Games 2015 Ms Corrinne May Award-winning singer-songwriter Ms Joanna Dong Vocalist and Actress First artiste signed to Singapore label, Red Roof Records Second runner-up for the second season of Sing! China Ms Kit Chan Pioneer generation of Singaporean singers to successfully break into the international market Multi-hyphenate talent in areas such as singing, theatre, television drama, poetry, song writing and community work Dr Lee Tzu Pheng Award-winning and internationally acclaimed poet Ms Rani Singam One of Asia’s most sought-after vocalists Named in ‘The Jazz Singers, The Ultimate Guide’, a 2008 Hal Leonard publication Ms Ruth Ling Founder, Red Roof Records Highly sought-after producer, arranger, songwriter and music director Winner of the 2013 Young Artist Award Ms Siow Lee Chin Renowned violinist First Singaporean to be admitted to the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, USA Ms Stefanie Sun Award-winning Mandopop singer- songwriter Ms Stella Kon Award-winning playwright, novelist, short story writer and poet Best-known for her drama, Emily of Emerald Hill Ms Tan Hwee Hwee Author of ‘Foreign Bodies’ (1997) and ‘Mammon Inc.’ (2001), which won the Singapore Literature Prize in 200 _Winner of the 2003 Young Artist Award Ms Wena Poon Winner of the Willesden Herald Short Story Prize (UK), and nominated for the Frank O’Connor Award (Ireland), Le Prix Hemingwa (France), the Bridport Prize in Poetry (UK), the Singapore Literature Prize and the Popular Readers Award (Malaysia)	PUBLIC SERVICE Dr Amy Khor Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment, Ministry of Transport Member of Parliament, Hong Kah North SMC Ms Chan Lai Fung Permanent Secretary, National Research & Development and Public Sector Science & Technology Policy & Plans Office, Prime Minister’s Office Chairman, Agency for Science, Technology and Research Dr Cheong Koon Hean Chairman, Centre for Liveable Cities, Ministry of National Development Chairman, Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize Nominating Committee Ms Denise Phua Mayor, Central Singapore District Member of Parliament, Jalan Besar GRC Co-Founder, Pathlight School Honourable Justice Judith Prakash Judge of Appeal, Supreme Court Dr Intan Azura Mokhtar Assistant Professor, Singapore Institute of Technology Former Member of Parliament, Ang Mo Kio GRC Professor Ng-Loy Wee Loon Honorary Senior Council Law professor, National University of Singapore Ms Rahayu Mahzam Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Health Member of Parliament, Jurong GRC Lawyer specialising in civil litigation and family law Ms Sim Ann Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information, Ministry of National Development Deputy Government Whip Member of Parliament, Holland-Bukit Timah GRC RESEARCH Professor Jackie Ying ASTAR Senior Fellow, NanoBio Lab* Member, RGS Board of Governors Dr Sherry Aw Independent Fellow, The Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology Winner of The Great Women of Our Time Awards 2018	SOCIAL ACTION Ms Bernise Ang Co-Founder and Executive Director, Syinc Emeritus Board member, International Youth Foundation Mrs Betty Chen Former President, Chinese Women’s Association Ms Carrie Tan Founding Executive Director, Daughters of Tomorrow, a charity that facilitates livelihood opportunities for underprivileged women, and supports them in building financially independent and resilient families Ms Chan Li Shan Youngest Singaporean to publish a first-person narrative of mental illness, which was nominated for the Singapore Literature Prize Awarded the ‘Most Promising Advocate’ at the inaugural Singapore Advocacy Awards Ms Jean Loo Qingwen Co-Founder/Director, Superhero Me Ltd, a ground-up inclusive arts movement that harnesses the power of creativity through the arts to empower children from less privileged backgrounds and special needs communities Ms Karen Tan Founder, Pocket Projects Award-winning project ‘Lorong 24A Shophouse Series’ involved a successful regeneration and repositioning of a run-down street in Geylang Mrs Leaena Tambyah Started Singapore’s first school for children with multiple disabilities in 1979 Ms Phua Huijia Founder, Skillseed Founder, BYO Café at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, which helped Yale University achieve a Silver mark under a nation-wide Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Rating System Mentor for Youth Horizons Ms Rebekah Lin Founder, The Social Co Came up with the 50 for 50 programme in conjunction with SG50 celebrations Co-Founder, Early Reader and Chloros Solutions Ms Vivian Claire Liew Founder, PhilanthropyWorks First Asian elected as board director of Medecins Sans Frontieres in Brussels Dr Wong Ting Hway Trauma and general surgeon, Singapore General Hospital First Singaporean doctor to work full-time with the International Committee of the Red Cross One of the ‘1000 PeaceWomen across the Globe’ who were collectively nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize (2005) Member, RGS Board of Governors SPORTS Ms Quah Ting Wen National swimmer Represented Singapore at the 2008 Olympic Games Flag bearer for the 2009 Asian Youth Games and 2015 SEA Games Ms Elisa Yukie Yokoyama National sailor Sportsgirl of the Year 2012 Mentor for Sailability, a national sailing programme for the disabled