Team

Steve Loh is the Executive Director of the Lien Centre for Social Innovation at Singapore Management University. Passionate about serving in areas with the most critical needs, he has spent the past decade and a half pioneering sustainable solutions in various communities, from Singapore to Papua New Guinea and beyond. Steve focuses on evidence-based social issues, creating bespoke initiatives that leave a lasting positive impact.

Prior to his role at SMU, Steve was the CEO of the YMCA of Singapore, a youth-focused charity that also operates social enterprises in hospitality and education. His unique background includes management, entrepreneurship, and leadership experience across international ventures, social services, and the media industry. Steve excels in managing profitability with sound operations, instituting good governance, and business restructuring, always emphasizing people value and development in the social enterprises he has led.

Steve's experience includes ten years in leadership roles with Youth With A Mission (YWAM) and Mercy Centre, a locally registered charity. At YWAM, he directed the Training and Medical Ships programs and served as CEO of Mercy Centre. An avid entrepreneur himself, Steve founded and managed Scribe Media for seven years and worked as a senior producer/presenter for Transworld International, IMG, a global media organization. He began his career as the News Editor & Head of Department at Power 98FM, a radio station under the Ministry of Defence. He is also a qualified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and volunteers as an auxiliary officer with the Singapore Civil Defence Force Emergency Medical Services, serving as an ambulance medic.

Dalvin is the Senior Programme Manager at the Lien Centre for Social Innovation. With a research background focused on qualitative research methods, her interest lies in exploring social needs in the community. Before joining LCSI, she was completing her doctorate, which focused on strengthening the family units of adults with intellectual disabilities in Singapore, at Nanyang Technological University (NIE/NTU). She obtained her Masters in Social Sciences (Political Science) from the National University of Singapore (NUS).

Dalvin’s background in political science gives her advanced analytical thinking skills, especially in understanding components of complex problems and synthesizing themes from these issues. These skills have proven beneficial in her work as a researcher, which involves the analysis of diverse data sets.

Shirley is a Senior Manager at the Lien Centre for Social Innovation. A professional office administrator with years of experience in multinational corporation, private and non-profit organisations, Shirley has a background of providing management and administration support across various industries including financial, training, mortgage, research and higher education. Prior to joining the Lien Centre, she supported programme and research development works at Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC), South East and East Asia Regional Office, Singapore.

Shirley has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with Business from the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS). She also holds a Private and Executive Secretarial Diploma, and a Diploma in Management Studies from SIM University. She is passionate about social issues and hopes to facilitate a positive social change in Singapore and Asia through effective and efficient administration.

Tasnim is a Programme Manager for Systems and Design Thinking at the Lien Centre for Social Innovation. She has broad experience working in the social sector, focusing on social innovation and the intersection between social impact and business. Tasnim is passionate about using design thinking and other learning tools to activate people to bring about social change.

Prior to joining the Lien Centre, she managed a private philanthropic fund, mentored NGOs and social enterprises in Malaysia and was part of the founding team for Malaysia's first collective impact initiative. Specific subject matters that she has worked on include urban innovation, placemaking, and venture philanthropy. Tasnim holds an MBA and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt from the University of Oxford and is a World Economic Forum Global Shaper.

Drusilla is an Assistant Manager at the Lien Centre for Social Innovation. She supports administrative operations and manages various events hosted by the Centre. Drusilla background is in events planning and project management; prior to joining the Lien Centre, she assisted the Chingay Parade Production Team in the planning, organisation and execution of the Chingay Parade in 2015 and 2016, as well as during the SG50 National Day Parade in 2015.

Drusilla graduated with a double-major degree in English Literature and Art History from Nanyang Technological University's College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. She also holds a Diploma in Integrated Events and Project Management from Singapore Polytechnic.

Weng Lin is an Assistant Manager of Research at the Lien Centre for Social innovation. She has a background in psychology, as well as experience in youth mental health research and early intervention for children with special needs. Her interests include mental well-being, education and internet doxing behaviours. As an individual in a larger movement of social innovation, she is hopeful for the future and strives for continual, positive change.