Patricia Lee

Experience

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  Ministry of Defence

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1990

  Defence Relations Officer

  Prepared country briefs for ministers and senior officers, wrote policy papers and note-take during courtesy calls.

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  The Oral History Centre, National Archives of Singapore

  Jan 1989 - Feb 2024

  Former Senior Oral History Specialist/Honorary Oral History Interviewer (wef June 2024)

  Conducts oral history interviews covering over 1,000 hours of recorded sessions with people from all walks of life and who are eyewitnesses of Singapore political and social-economic development. Designed and conducted training in oral history methodology at the Singapore Civil Service College.

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  Jervois Special School, Association for Persons with Special Needs

  Jan 1990 - Jan 1992

  Special Education Teacher

  Taught and nurtured children with learning disabilities

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  Ministry of Home Affairs Singapore

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1993

  Planning and Review Officer

  Liaised with MHA-agencies in the policy implementation of Singapore peace-time emergency scenarios

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  Singapore Discovery Centre

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1997

  Senior Curatorial Executive

  Drafted the Centre's Collection Management Policy Paper, involved in the acquisition of artifacts and in the procurement of large screen format and simulator ride films overseas.

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  Republic Polytechnic

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  Academic Associate

  Facilitated Year-one modules: Introduction to Communication Practice; and Introduction to Culture.

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  Ngee Ann Polyechnic

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2015

  Senior Lecturer

  Led a team of teaching staff in curriculum development and day-to-day teaching and administration of the Life Management Skills and Personal Development modules for year one and polytechnic foundation programme. Researched, developed, trained teaching staff in values education infusion across the nine schools at the polytechnic.

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  Reminisce Connect

  Jul 2017 - now

  Reminiscence Arts in Dementia Care Practitioner / Trainer

  Designs and conducts three flagship reminiscence programmes: Take-off your CAP! (Curated Archives of a Person’s) belongings; Tell Me Your Story, Pa and Ma!; and REST (Reminiscence and Spirituality) to help bridge relationships amongst professionals, carers and students with the elderly, including persons with dementia.