Assistant Professor Charlene Chen has been made second adviser to grassroots organisations.
NTU assistant professor of marketing Charlene Chen, Mayor for North East District Desmond Choo, PM Lawrence Wong, Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli and Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and the Environment and for Transport Baey Yam Keng on June 15.
Prof Chen, who was wearing a polo shirt with the word “Tampines” emblazoned on it, was flanked on stage by Mr Masagos and two other Tampines GRC MPs – Mayor for North East District Desmond Choo, and Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and the Environment and for Transport Baey Yam Keng. She said it has been a couple of weeks since she joined the team.
Prof Chen, a social and consumer psychologist who holds a PhD in marketing from Columbia Business School, was appointed a member of Tampines Town Council on May 1 for a two-year term. Chinese-language daily Lianhe Zaobao reported on June 14 that another prospective PAP candidate, Dr Choo Pei Ling, was recently appointed second adviser to Marine Parade grassroots organisations, looking after Kembangan-Chai Chee – Mr Tan’s former ward.
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