Board of Directors

Michelle has extensive experience in non-profit association event planning and administration. She served on the PTA of the Canadian International School from 2013 to 2018, working as part of the executive team in three positions: President, Treasurer, and Secretary. In those roles, Michelle collaborated with a team of parents to plan and fundraise for fun school events for families, such as the Halloween Carnival and the International Food Festival. At Girl Scouts Singapore, Michelle volunteered as a Troop Leader and contributed to our association as Overnight Camp Director and as a twice-serving Treasurer and Secretary, as well as the Registrar. Michelle is also a long-time member of the American Women’s Association, having served on their board as well.

Chris is a Vice President with Dow Jones & Company, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, where he is responsible for international media, subscription and institutional partnerships and a member of the APAC senior leadership team.  He originally began his media career at the Associated Press in New York City.

Originally from Miami, Florida, Chris grew up in Jakarta, Indonesia and is a graduate of the King's Road campus of the Singapore American School.  Chris went on to receive his BA from The Colorado College and his JD from the Fordham University School of Law in New York.

Chris returned to Singapore in 2014, where his twin boys have attended SAS since kindergarten.  He is a longtime member of the US Navy League in Singapore and Co-Chair of the board of the Society of Publishers in Asia.

Heidi is an accomplished editor, attorney, and educational leader whose career has spanned content development, legal practice, teaching and school administration. She has degrees from Northwestern University (BS, MS) and Indiana University (JD), and was a Fulbright Scholar. She previously served as Executive Director of the Francophone Charter School of Oakland (CA) and has held leadership roles across multiple sectors. A multilingual communicator who has lived in seven countries over the past 20 years, including the last 2 in Singapore, Heidi brings a global perspective to her work and is dedicated to fostering collaboration and making an impact.

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In addition to her current editorial work, Heidi serves as Secretary of the PTA at Stamford American International School, where she has played a key role in founding the school’s Athletic Booster Clubs and leading parent engagement initiatives. Her family, including husband and 2 teenagers, has a home base in Jackson Hole, WY.

Olive Ngah is a global business leader with over 20 years of experience in supply chain, operations, and customer service. As Head of Customer Service for DuPont Electronics & Industrial, APAC, she drives revenue growth, digital transformation, and operational efficiency while enhancing customer experience. She holds an INSEAD Executive MBA and a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering.

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Previously, Olive served on the Board of the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM), contributing to governance, strategic planning, and membership engagement. Now, as an AAS Board Member, she is committed to strengthening the expatriate and local community.

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Olive moved to Singapore from the greater Philadelphia area with her husband and two daughters, who attend the Singapore American School. Passionate about community engagement, she looks forward to contributing to AAS and fostering meaningful connections.

Ashok is a Shareholder with Greenberg Traurig, an international law firm with its headquarters in the US that has over 3200 lawyers across 51 offices.

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Ashok and his wife, Garima, have been based in Singapore for over 20 years. Ashok grew up in East Lansing, Michigan where he attended Michigan State University for his BA and MBA. He briefly worked as a tax consultant with Arthur Andersen and obtained a CPA before joining University of Notre Dame for law school.

He has two kids, both of whom attended Singapore American School (one from K-12) and are now working in Chicago. He is active in the community and has served on the Board of the Singapore American School and the General Committee of The American Club. 

Jill is the Work & Family Life Coordinator for the Fleet and Family Support Center at Naval Support Activity Singapore, where she specializes in assisting military personnel and their families with relocation, family employment readiness, and life skills education. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University (BA, MA), she previously served in the Bush Administration as a political appointee at the US Department of Agriculture and on the staff of Vice President Cheney. She has previous board experience on the Parent Advisory Board for Busan Foreign School, as President of the PTA for Westridge Elementary in Woodbridge, VA, and as Fundraising Chair for the Family Readiness Group for the USS Montpelier. In Singapore, she has served as command Ombudsman for COMLOGWESTPAC/CTF73 and on the Navy Ball Committee for the US Navy League Singapore Council.

A military spouse and mother of 4, Jill is passionate about connecting military families with resources to help them navigate the challenges of being stationed overseas. As an AAS Board Member, she is dedicated to building connections between the American military community and local and expat families to cultivate warm relationships, foster a sense of community, and share American traditions with our host nation.

Neetu Mirchandani is a global business leader, attorney, and media strategist with a career defined by legal advocacy and digital innovation. A California native and 19-year resident of Singapore, she specializes in building strong communities and scalable brands within highly competitive markets.

Neetu is currently leading operational and go-to-market strategy for an AI tech startup. For over a decade, she has been a recognized voice in the women’s lifestyle and family sectors, where she founded and leads a premier online platform focused on community engagement and content strategy. Her career is anchored by degrees from American University in Washington, D.C., and Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, providing a strong analytical foundation for her work in strategic positioning and communications.

A longstanding active member of the American community in Singapore, she has two sons who are former Singapore American School students currently attending boarding school in the U.S.

Daniel Moss is columnist for Bloomberg Opinion. Now based in Singapore, Moss returned to Asia in 2019 after almost two decades in London, Washington and New York. Prior to joining the commentary team, he held a number of leadership roles at Bloomberg spanning economics, politics and markets. He ran economics news during the global financial crisis, has testified to Congress and is a contributor to Bloomberg Television. Dan’s first foray into Asia was as bureau chief in Kuala Lumpur from 1996 to 1998, spanning the last year of the boom and the first year of the crisis that followed. He is a graduate of the Australian National University. 

Tianna Nguyen is the founder of Alensia. She has lived in the USA, Dubai, London, and now based in Singapore.  She has worked at global reputable firms such as PricewaterhouseCoopers, Credit Suisse AG Singapore, Invesco, and J.P. Morgan & Co. Her work included PE/ VC, Corporate Finance, M&A, and capital raising advisory; this has also extended to several fundraising negotiations and projects with technology companies involving ESG and impact investments. Tianna benefits from an outstanding network of entrepreneurs in the most exciting economies, helping bridge connections to a complex ecosystem where she is unearthing unique and innovative private investment, or strategic opportunities for investment firms and businesses globally.

She is part of the Milken Young Leaders Circle, a co-founder of Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs Singapore and is active with Harvard Global Women’s Empowerment. She studied at The Ohio State University for her Biology and Finance degrees. Tianna also received her Master’s Degrees from Harvard University and Hult International Business School.

Jerry Robinson founded Elite Baseball Academy SG in 2025 to bring baseball training and coaching to students across Singapore. He brings over a decade of leadership experience in safety, emergency response, and law enforcement, drawn from a career spanning the US Navy, municipal fire departments, and the maritime industry.

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Jerry's career began with seven years in the US Navy's Military Sealift Command, where he served as a Damage Control Officer and Safety Instructor, managing Safety Management Systems across multiple naval vessels and teaching Fall Protection, Advanced Shipboard Firefighting, and CBR-D protocols. Firefighting has remained a throughline throughout his career: alongside his shipboard instruction, he volunteered as a firefighter with the Neptune Township Fire District and served with the ANSWER Dive Team and Special Operations Team in Monmouth County. He also worked as a Juvenile Detention Deputy with the Charleston County Sheriff's Office, applying crisis de-escalation and conflict resolution to mentor residents.

Jerry later led safety operations as a Q/SHE Manager at Tampa Ship in Florida. Based in Singapore, he brings this depth of experience to the American Association of Singapore board.

Carmen’s career path is as inspiring as it is unconventional.  Originally from Romania, Carmen moved to New York City with the dream of becoming a professional ballet dancer. She achieved this ambition through her work choreographing off-Broadway shows and performing with Connecticut’s New England Ballet Company. After many years as a performer and dance instructor, she retired her pointe shoes and made a bold pivot to a new career in finance—a journey defined by transformation, resilience, and growth. 

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She has now over 20 years of experience in financial services, with extensive knowledge of financial markets. She is a Director at Bank of America, working as part of the APAC Research Marketing team, where she focuses on client engagement and strategic marketing initiatives. Her executive studies at INSEAD in organizational psychology and system psychodynamics have provided her with deep insights into the unseen, unconscious dynamics within organizations. Carmen is passionate about creative leadership, transformational coaching, and driving meaningful organizational change. 

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For over a decade, Carmen has called Singapore home, where she lives with her husband and their two children, both of whom attend UWC Dover.