CLASS NOTES

David Wynn (2004 Cohort) has been working in ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and sustainability consultancy across the UK public and private sectors for 16 years. He joined Greenstone (a sustainability software company) in 2012, helping companies calculate their carbon emissions and become more sustainable businesses from ESG technology. Today, he has risen through the ranks to become the organisation’s Chief Product Officer based in New York.

Leo Vincent (2014 Cohort) just started a new position as a Policy Advisor at a global environmental think tank called E3G, where he works as a political and parliamentary strategist on clean economy campaigns. For Leo, it’s a dream job of sorts so he is extremely excited to be in this role.

As for Lucy Stephenson (2014 Cohort), she had been working at a carbon forest project company (reforestation for offsetting) before starting a new role in solar energy projects. She moved to Vancouver after Tanglin and did her Bachelor in Business and Environmental Sciences. She moved to Berlin afterward and worked in advertising for a few years, before deciding to do a Master’s in Management and Sustainable Operations in Portugal.

On the other hand, Alexandria Hills (2014 Cohort) is now a qualified childcare educator in Cairns and studying for an advanced diploma in leadership and management to further her studies and knowledge in leading a team. After graduating from Tanglin, she worked in retail for a short while before completing her Advanced Diploma in Fashion Marketing & Management at Raffles Design College in Singapore.

She also gained some experience in hospitality by working in a variety of restaurants and Irish pubs before spending three years working for the Emerald Hill Group at one of their bars called eM by the Marina at Sentosa. After finishing her diploma, Alexandria joined the team full-time and began taking part in cocktail mixology competitions. She said, “I took part in four competitions and came in second place for one of them by recreating the Singapore Sling! It was a very fun, unique, and cool experience. I also took part in beauty pageants and was the SPH Singapore Car Ambassador for 2015 - that was another cool experience and I even had a six-page story written about me in the Straits Times!”

That’s not all. In 2016, Alexandria helped to open Central Perk (FRIENDS Cafe) by taking part in the hiring process, ordering supplies, and observing the renovations. She also created six cocktails based on characters from FRIENDS, learned more about coffee, and picked up barista knowledge. In 2018, Alexandria packed up her life in Singapore and moved to Gold Coast in Australia on a working holiday visa. After six months, she decided to make her stay permanent and now she is living in Far North Queensland, Cairnes - home to the Daintree rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef.

On a similar note, Alice Garnier (Cohort 2014) has also been exploring different career options that included stints in corporate law, consulting, and banking. After she graduated from LSE (London School of Economics and Political Science) in 2017, she took a year-long break in Paris to work in a yarndyeing studio. Now she is living in London. Alice said, “I’ve been working in startups for the last couple of years. I’m currently in a startup called Capsule where I joined as Employee Number Six working in Growth to disrupt the insurance market for startups.”

As for Kalahari Tatham (Cohort 2014), she is currently working as a chiropractor helping people and animals feel their best and live in Australia. She recently changed practices to Browns Plains Chiropractic Centre to work alongside her husband and even told us that she graduated from the New Zealand College of Chiropractic in 2018 with Joshua Fleminganother Tanglin alum who is doing an amazing job practising at Real Health in Auckland, New Zealand.

Last but not least, Matt Kubal (Cohort 2014) has worked in corporate assurance at EY UK for four and a half years, and is now a manager at Evotec SE in their group consolidation and reporting accounting team in Hamburg, Germany. ■

Sounds like our alumni are living their best lives out there! In the meantime, if you have something you’d like to share with us, please email alumni@tts.edu.sg. The Tanglin Alumni team is always happy to hear from former staff and students!