BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Dr. Loretta Chen is an award-winning director\, professor and best-selling author. Her 3rd book\, Madonnas and Mavericks: Power Women i n Singapore saw her interviewing Singapore’s most illustrious women\, inc luding the incumbent President. Her latest\, Inspiring Women of Hawaii wa s launched last Fall. All proceeds of the book go towards the Women of Wa ianae Scholarship fund and is available at Costco\, Target and all good b ookstores. Hailing from Singapore\, Loretta was the Creative Director of The Activation Group\, a creative agency with offices around Asia. During her 20-year career\, she helmed campaigns for Samsung\, BNP Paribas’ ina ugural all-star Women’s Tennis tournament featuring Serena Williams\; Lou is Vuitton\, Adidas and World Wide Fund amongst others. She also directed theatrical productions including Victor Victoria that was staged during President Obama’s APEC visit to Singapore and The F Word (2011)\, which g arnered her an Amnesty Freedom of Expression Award. Other career highligh ts include nomination as a Member of Parliament\, being Artist-in-Residen ce at University of Toronto\, having her eponymous radio show on Lush 99. 5FM\, instituting a Young Designer’s Scholarship at Raffles Design Instit ute\, hosting the World Cities Summit and being voted one of Asia’s Most Inspiring Women. She was also the International Consultant to Druk Holdin gs and Investments (DHI)\, the government investment arm of Bhutan where she facilitated round-tables between the countries. She is an Ordained Mi nister for traditional and non-denominational unions as well as a trained mediator. She currently volunteers with the Mediation Center of the Paci fic and sits on the board of Manoa Valley Theater. Loretta was a UCLA sch olar\, holds a PhD from National University of Singapore and a Certificat e in Leadership from Harvard. She is completing an Advanced Certificate i n Service Leadership & Innovation with Singapore Management University. S he is a frequent keynote and TED speaker as well as Visiting Professor at East West Center\, Stanford\, University of Southern Maine\, APU Ritsume ikan\, Trinity University of Asia and Colegio de San Juan de Letran in Th e Philippines. Now living her dream in Hawaii\, she teaches at Leeward Co mmunity College and is cat mom to seven fur babies. Her upcoming short fi lm Secrets to Happiness will be screened at international film festivals and she is humbled for this opportunity to share it with the Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunset. DTEND:20200221T053000Z DTSTAMP:20240329T083713Z DTSTART:20200221T040000Z LOCATION:Waikiki yacht club SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Secrets to Happiness by Loretta Chen UID:dcfcda62-a45c-473d-8f2e-0d668bb0da70 X-ALT-DESC:
Dr. Loretta Chen is an
award-winning director\, professor and best-selling author. Her 3rd book\
, Madonnas and Mavericks: Power Women in Singapore saw her interviewing S
ingapore&rsquo\;s most illustrious women\, including the incumbent Presid
ent. Her latest\, Inspiring Women of Hawaii was launched last Fall. All p
roceeds of the book go towards the Women of Waianae Scholarship fund and
is available at Costco\, Target and all good bookstores.
\n
\nHailing from Singapore\, Loretta was the
Creative Director of The Activation Group\, a creative agency with office
s around Asia. During her 20-year career\, she helmed campaigns for Samsu
ng\, BNP Paribas&rsquo\; inaugural all-star Women&rsquo\;s Tennis tournam
ent featuring Serena Williams\; Louis Vuitton\, Adidas and World Wide Fun
d amongst others. She also directed theatrical productions including Vict
or Victoria that was staged during President Obama&rsquo\;s APEC visit to
Singapore and The F Word (2011)\, which garnered her an Amnesty Freedom
of Expression Award.
\nOther career highlights include nomination
as a Member of Parliament\, being Artist-in-Residence at University of To
ronto\, having her eponymous radio show on Lush 99.5FM\, instituting a Yo
ung Designer&rsquo\;s Scholarship at Raffles Design Institute\, hosting t
he World Cities Summit and being voted one of Asia&rsquo\;s Most Inspirin
g Women. She was also the International Consultant to Druk Holdings and I
nvestments (DHI)\, the government investment arm of Bhutan where she faci
litated round-tables between the countries. She is an Ordained Minister f
or traditional and non-denominational unions as well as a trained mediato
r. She currently volunteers with the Mediation Center of the Pacific and
sits on the board of Manoa Valley Theater.
\n
\nLoretta was a UCLA scholar\, holds a PhD from National
University of Singapore and a Certificate in Leadership from Harvard. She
is completing an Advanced Certificate in Service Leadership &\; Innov
ation with Singapore Management University. She is a frequent keynote and
TED speaker as well as Visiting Professor at East West Center\, Stanford
\, University of Southern Maine\, APU Ritsumeikan\, Trinity University of
Asia and Colegio de San Juan de Letran in The Philippines.
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ze: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">Now living her dream in Hawaii\, she
teaches at Leeward Community College and is cat mom to seven fur babies.
Her upcoming short film Secrets to Happiness will be screened at internat
ional film festivals and she is humbled for this opportunity to share it
with the Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunset.