SUN-DAC was pioneered by then Coopers & Lybrand, Singapore in June 1990. It was the first Day Activity Centre (DAC) catering for the intellectual disability to be located at a HDB void deck in one of Singapore’s most populous heartland estate. Today, this meaningful community project has grown into 3 DAC, with the Upper Thomson Centre being the biggest DAC of its kind in Singapore.

An affiliate of the NCSS, SUN-DAC aims to help people with disabilities live each day positively with tailored programmes of constructive activities. We also provide respite for parents and caregivers of people with disability through support and assistance services.

OUR GOALS

To provide training to enable persons with disability to learn basic independent daily living skills, community living skills, social skills and simple vocational activities.

To provide respite for parents and caregivers of persons with disability through support and assistance services.

To provide training for persons with disability to use community resources with the aim to integrate them into the community.

Board & Management Staff

While we grow in scale, we are very mindful of creating a great place to work, where our people are appreciated, engaged, productive and thriving. We were very honoured to be awarded the Aon Best Employers Award for the social service sector in 2017.

Financial Information

Growth was the key theme for FY17/18. We started reaping the harvests of seeds planted earlier. It was with this same conviction and mission that committed us to expand further.

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MR. ONG PANG HUAN, COLIN

Colin has been a member of SUN-DAC’s Board of Management since March 2015. He is a corporate and capital markets lawyer with more than 20 years of experience and is named as a leading lawyer by a number of legal publications. Colin also serves as a facilitator in the Advanced Corporate Practice module of the Preparatory Course leading to Part B of the Singapore Bar Examinations administered by the Singapore Institute of Legal Education, which provides training for qualified persons seeking admission to the Singapore bar.

Mr. Yaros

Yaros joined SUN-DAC in Dec 2014. He is in social service sector since 2009. He possesses Masters in Social Work and is accredited as Registered Social Worker. He started as Training Officer and grew to Centre Manager. His strengths are staff empowerment, serving leadership, community inclusion of persons with disability, system approach in running centre.

Ms. Vickneswary Jeraman

Vickneswary joined SUN-DAC in September 2014. She has 6 years of experience in social service sector and has worked on Case Management, Publicity and Event Management. She holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Psychology and a Higher Diploma in Psychology with Counselling. She is trained in areas such as Grief Therapy, Management of Actual and Potential Aggression (MAPA) and Serving Leadership.

Dr. Andrew Sayampanathan

Andrew joined the board since September 2019. He is a practising medical doctor with MOH Holdings. He is also a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh). He obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) from the National University of Singapore. 

MR. DAVID ALEXANDER ONG

David joined SUN-DAC Board in September 2018. He is an active volunteer with a heart for the disadvantaged and needy. He has more than 50 years of experience volunteering in many different social service agencies in various capacities.

MS. BELINDA TAN SZE WEI

Belinda joined the SUN-DAC Board since September 2017. Belinda is a qualified chartered accountant. She’s a partner with a UK-based accounting firm where she specialises in fraud investigations and has led numerous inquiries relating to financial statements manipulations, corruption, bribery and asset misappropriations. On days when she’s not solving white collar crimes, Belinda enjoys traveling, reading and playing tennis. Belinda enjoys landscape photography and has 2 photography exhibitions under her belt. Hong Kong Thru’ the Lens took place in June 2007 where she sold photos she took of scenes of Hong Kong and donated the entire proceeds to the Children’s Cancer Foundation (Hong Kong). In November 2013, Belinda also organised Singapore Thru’ the Lens where she sold the photographs of scenes in Singapore and raised S$110,000 in benefit of charity. She believes in giving back to the society and making a little difference in people’s lives.

MR. MICHAEL KONNOTH

Michael joined SUN-DAC Board of Management in March 2016. Following a long career in Management Consulting, he is currently a Director at Credit Suisse. Michael has Masters degrees in Business Administration as well as Computing.

MS. CHEN ZHU, ECHO
Echo Chen joined the SUN-DAC Board of Management in January 2016. She is a Director in PricewaterhouseCoopers Singapore and has 15 years of experience in the audit field. She possesses a Master in Commerce. 

MS. THAI KUM FOON

Kum Foon joined SUN-DAC Board since August 2012. She is currently the CFO of Kuok Group.

MR. REYMOND THOMAS FERNANDEZ

Reymond joined the SUN-DAC Board of Management since September 2009. He is the Managing Director of Reyfern Real Estate Consultancy Pte Ltd, and has over 40 years of experience in the Real Estate sector. Prior to setting up his own company, he was the Regional Head of Corporate Real Estate (SEA) at Standard Chartered Bank. He possesses a Degree in Estate Management from the then University of Singapore.

MS. SHEELA PARAKKAL D/O KOCHUKRISHNAN

Sheela joined the SUN-DAC Board in May 2011. She is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Prudential Singapore where she leads People Strategy. A strong supporter of workplace diversity and inclusion, Sheela has spearheaded several industry-first initiatives such as removing the retirement age at Prudential and raising the CPF contribution rate for employees above 55 to be on par with younger colleagues. These ground-breaking changes mean that Prudential employees can work at the company for as long as they can perform and are rewarded based on performance. In recognition of her progressive workforce vision, Sheela was named Best HR Leader at the HR Fest Awards 2019. Sheela’s 24-year career spans across a spectrum of industries, specialisations, and geographies.

MR. LIM BEE KANG, STANLEY

Stanley joined the SUN-DAC Board of Management in September 2008. He is the Finance Director of Sindicatum Sustainable Resources, a renewable energy company and has over 15 years of experience in the finance/ accounting sector. In his free time, Stanley enjoys travelling and playing badminton.

MR. LOW ENG HUAT, PETER

Peter is the Chairman of SUN-DAC since 2012. He is the Lead Assurance Partner (Pharma and Healthcare Group) of PwC Singapore and has more than 25 years of audit and business advisory experience. Peter Low is a Fellow Chartered Accountant of Singapore.

Ms. Ma. Cristina Padillo

Ma. Cristina Padillo joined SUN-DAC in July 2007. She has been in the social service sector for 19 years. She has previous experience in the elderly services for about 6 years. She has a Degree in Physiotherapy and Diploma in Disability Studies. Her strengths are relationship building, promoting positive culture, staff empowerment and social inclusion for person with disability.

Mr. Quek Hong Choon

Hong Choon joined SUN-DAC in November 2019. He has around 7 years’ experience in the charity and social service sector, in areas such as Organisational Development, governance, risk management, HR, volunteer management, corporate services, fundraising, publicity and PDPA. He was formerly a senior prison officer for 14 years. He completed the INSEAD Advanced Management Programme (AMP) in 2019; and possesses a Master in Social Science (Counselling and Psychotherapy).

Ms. Desi Intan

Before joining SUN-DAC in August 2017, Desi was working in corporate sectors such as Food & Beverages (Singapore) and Property Development & Investment (Melbourne, Australia) for 15 years. She was a Finance Manager managing the whole spectrum of finance, accounts operation and regulatory compliance of the organisation. She graduated from Melbourne University (Australia) with Bachelor Degree of Commerce specialising in Accounting and Finance. She is also a Certified Practising Accountant with CPA Australia.

Mr. Chew Koh Chin

Koh Chin Joined SUN-DAC in November 2019. Koh Chin started his career in aviation industry, then moved to banking, and non-profit sector. Koh Chin is passionate in badminton sports, Chinese painting and calligraphy. 

Ms. Angie Chen

Angie Chen joined SUN-DAC April 2017 as Programme Head. She has a Masters in Special Education and a Bachelor in Psychology and Sociology. Upon graduation, she has worked with and supported families and individuals who are differently abled both locally and overseas for almost 20 years.

Ms. Natasha Jumari

Natasha joined SUN-DAC in June 2017. She graduated with a diploma in Mass Communication and has around 3 years’ experience in the charity and social service sector, in areas such as Volunteer and Donor Management, Community Partnership and Fundraising.

Mr. Arifeen

Arifeen joined SUN-DAC in March 2020. He has around 21 years’ experience in the social service sector, in areas such as working with clients with special needs (all kinds of disability), Special Olympics sports (used to be a Bocce coach), management of teams, and volunteer management. He was formerly working in the Accounting field. He possesses a Bachelor of Science in Psychology.

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