Student Management Team

David Doyle, CEO of Ascend
an Irish citizen, is the CEO of Ascend with a diverse background in the education and finance industries. David was a research and teaching assistant at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth where he was a British Council Chevening Scholar in International Relations from 1996-1998. He holds a primary degree in Economics and a Masters Degree in International Relations. Since 2001, David has made Singapore his home, working and teaching in the Education industry. In 2003 he completed his CELTA with the British Council Singapore. In June 2004, David, in partnership with fellow Irishman Gareth O’Brien, started Ascend Education Centre.

Isabel Khng, Centre Manager
a Singapore citizen, is Ascend’s Centre Manager. Isabel was educated in Singapore and the UK holding a primary degree in Business Administration from the University of Portsmouth, UK. While in the UK Isabel was a volunteer with a charity organization, an experience she greatly enjoyed. She has three years working experience in the educational field in Singapore as a marketing manager. Interacting with students from different cultures is one of Isabel’s key strengths and she enjoys the challenge of advising and guiding students from overseas in their learning journey

Ranitha Naidu, Marketing Manager
a Singaporean citizen, is Ascend’s Marketing Manager, Ranitha has a Bachelor of Arts from the faculty of Arts and Social Science NUS. She has a Cambridge CELTA from International House, London. Ranitha has been teaching English to both foreign and local students for the past 13 years. She has also worked as a Product Development Manager in an MNC for 2 years in the private education industry in Singapore. She has also taught preparatory classes for students wanting to gain admission into the local government and international schools.

Joanne Pang, Customer Service Officer
'Joanne, a Singaporean, is in charge of Student Services at Ascend. Having studied in Canada for 2 years, she managed to pick up French and Japanese. She was also an active member of the Wellington College Concert Band. She completed her Business Education with an Honor Roll in June 1992. Joanne has been working in a Private Education Organization since 1998, multi-tasking well in customer service, marketing and administrative duties.She hopes to continue to provide excellent service to the students at Ascend.'

Siti Nur’Ain Mohd Saat, Student Admission Officer
Siti, a Singaporean, is in charge of all student visa registrations. She graduated in 2004 with a NITEC cert in Institute Of Technical Education in office skills. Siti has experience working with an advertising firm. She enjoys meeting people and fulfilling customer needs. Siti enjoys meeting students from around the world at Ascend. She enjoys communicationg with students from around the world and enjoys the multicultural environment she is immersed in. Siti is a friendly, compassionate and cheerful person.

Shawn Vaswani, Marketing Executive
a Singaporean, is Ascend's Marketing Executive. Shawn graduated from University of London with a degree in business and also holds a diploma in Business and Information Technology. During his studies he was also a part-time tutor and took an interest in providing students with both the ability and confidence to achieve their academic targets. Shawn has previous working experience in the retail line, in the marketing industry, where he handled customer data in a marketing company and also in part-time teaching to primary and secondary students. A friendly and high-energy individual with a keen interest in helping others with their education needs, he aims to assist in bringing students with different backgrounds together to work towards their educational goals.