MEET THE PANEL
Being a new mum in a new environment can be a real challenge, and that’s why we’re here to help! Hear from seven expat and local mums who make up this year’s Panel. Flick through the pages and you’ll find their tips and opinions on a wide range of topics.
Local mum Evelyn Ng has a threemonth-old princess Maeve with her Thai husband, who moved over in 2018 to kick-start his career in Singapore as a Muay Thai instructor.
Melissa Montgomery has a little three-year-old (Matilda) and five-year-old twins (Carter and Cleo). She and husband Scotty, who has a health technology company here, are an Aussie-Kiwi couple. Melissa has a real estate background, and has recently transitioned to Prop Tech in Singapore.
Originally from the UK, Dee Khanduja moved to Singapore in 2007 to launch an employment agency, which she ran for 13 years. She now works as a career coach, writer and trainer. She manages the “Wildly Ambitious Mama Entrepreneur” Facebook group, and has a nine-year-old daughter, Neeve, and seven-year-old son, Jai.
Originally from London, certified life coach and mum-of-two Nicola Burke has been living in Asia for the past 18 years – first in Tokyo, then in Hong Kong, and now in Singapore. Her two children are aged 9 and 11. She also runs a family travel blog, jetlagandmayhem.com.
Nisha Goklaney has been living in Singapore for the past five years. She moved here from New York with her husband to experience life and work in Asia. They arrived with a oneyear-old son, and have since had another baby boy. She previously worked at American Express and is currently the Marketing Director at Sage, a UK-based SAAS company.
A born-and-bred Singaporean, Grace Chan works as inhouse counsel in a financial institution. She and her husband Zacharoy have a 10-month-old baby girl, Jayna Joy Dass.
Australian Lucy Milan Davis works full-time running Lucy Sparkles & Friends, a company that provides drama, music and dance classes and parties for young children in Singapore, London and Canberra. Originally from Sydney, she spent 12 years in London before moving here three years ago. Lucy has two children, Isabel (4) and Rafferty (18 months).