Loretta Chen

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Loretta Chen (born 2 December 1976), is a Singaporean theatre director, television presenter, radio personality and author. She was the Group Business Development & Creative Director of The Activation Group, a regional creative agency and production house. She is currently based in Honolulu but is Visiting Professor at the School of Leadership and Organisational Studies at the University of Southern Maine.^[1] She is also Adjunct Professor in Argosy University and University of Hawaii (Leeward).

Career[]

Chen was the Treasurer of the Association of Singapore Actors (ASA). In 2008, she was selected by the Mayor of the Northwest CDC to sit on the Arts and Culture Committee. In 2009, she was shortlisted as one of the Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) candidates for the Arts in Singapore, though an outspoken gay and human rights activist. She was however not selected because of her liberal stance.^{[2][better source needed]}

Personal life[]

Chen studied at Anglo-Chinese Junior College and graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) with a degree in English Literature and Theatre Studies. She completed her master's degree at Royal Holloway, University of London. She began doctoral studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) but transferred to NUS, graduating with a PhD in Theatre (Critical Theory).^{[3][better source needed]}

Chen has two older brothers, the elder of whom is former actor Edmund Chen. Their brother Eric, a businessman, also works in production.^{[4][better source needed]}

Bibliography[]

• Woman On Top: The Art of Smashing Stereotypes & Breaking All the Rules. Marshall Cavendish. 2014. ISBN 9789814516310.
• The Elim Chew Story: Driven By Purpose, Destined for Change. Marshall Cavendish. 2016. ISBN 9789814771085.
• Madonnas and Mavericks: Power Women in Singapore. Marshall Cavendish. 2017. ISBN 978 981 4751 22 3.

References[]

[1]

External links[]

• Personal Website
• Archived Website
• New book pays tribute to 'power women' in Singapore
• [2]
• [3] Archived 2017-11-25 at the Wayback Machine
• [4]
• WP's Sylvia Lim talks about romance with boyfriend in new book on power women in Singapore