ABOUT
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Long-term resident of Hong Kong
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Former professional musician
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Fan of Excel and Prog Rock
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Passionate Girl Guide leader
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Happiest when creating new things
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YouTuber (after a fashion)
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Always interested to chat about new projects!
highlights
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Graduating in History of Art & Architecture from Manchester University, UK
Moving to Hong Kong with 200 quid and a rucksack
Working as a project manager for the Hong Kong Youth Arts Festival
Founding Katterwall, Hong Kong's first dedicated vocal studio
Creating Kassia Women's Choir, which runs successfully until 2015
Founding member of a book club that still meets every month
Setting up Girl Friday, a social group for gay and bisexual women in Hong Kong
Creating Hong Kong’s annual LKF Community Carolling event (now run by HK Singers)
Appearing as a guest vocalist at the Elle China Style Awards (Shanghai)
Launching The First Five Years album on iTunes
Singing the national anthems at the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens
Directing the Hong Kong premiere of Jason Robert Brown’s Songs for a New World
Volunteering at Christian Action's Centre for Refugee & Asylum Seekers
Earning an LRSM with distinction in Choral Conducting
Earning a Post Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE)
Becoming a mother to Stanley Martha
Preparing singers and performing at the Lincoln Center, NYC
Preparing singers to perform at Carnegie Hall, NYC
Being invited to be Choral Director of FOBISIA’s choral festival (Jeju, S. Korea)
Creating the New Choral Works programme
Creating and directing The Art of War: A Choral Response to a Century of Conflict
Establishing Facebook group Discovery Bay Gardeners
Volunteering as a leader (Eagle Owl) of Discovery Bay’s Brownie unit (424NT)
Earning a Diploma in Residential Interior Design
Representing Hong Kong Guiding at the WAGGGS World Centre, Sangam
Setting up Discovery Bay's Guide company (424NT Coy)
Earning a Diploma in Commercial Interior Design
Awarded prize from L'Oreal for Shu Uemura shop design
Becoming District Commissioner (Acting) for Woodland District (HKGGA)
Designing and delivering a 15-hour training scheme for volunteer Guide leaders
Authoring a 250-page Handbook for Bauhinia Division leaders
Becoming District Commissioner for Peony District (HKGGA)
Creating YouTube channel "Songs for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts"
Publishing article about Mary Chater to Wikipedia, leading to many other biographies

Photo Credit: Highjump Photography
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