Experienced, engaging and articulate HIV trainer with skills in
  • course development for HIV prevention, awareness, counseling and policy development
  • course training on sexually transmitted infections and tuberculosis
  • cross-cultural training delivery

15 years’ experience in HIV counselling

  • currently active as volunteer pre- and post-test counsellor
  • trained others in counselling

Policy development

  • extensive experience with the corporate sector developing HIV policies

Held executive and management positions in HIV related organisations

  • engaged in organisational development
  • high level representation and committee involvement

Application of these skills in the following countries

  • Singapore, Fiji, Cambodia, the Philippines, the United States, Australia, Nepal,
    Mongolia, Hong Kong and China.

2013

  • Trained Staff Abbvie in Singapore.
  • Addressed conference for the Asian Development Bank in Mongolia on Asia Pacific Business Coalition on AIDS and set up Mongolian Business Coalition on AIDS.
  • Second Visit train Staff of MBCA and Mongolian Employers Federation.
  • Developed global policy for Olam MNC

2012

  • Trained Management and worked on policy for SWIRE.
  • Trained 800 staff for Stolt Nielsen shipping in Singapore, Manilla and Shanghai.
  • Trained Regional Management for Abbvie in Hong Kong.

2011

  • Trained staff in Nepal and built capacity for the Nepali Business Coalition on AIDS
  • HIV educational training for Cambodia Hotel sector for APBCA on their
    Smart Hotels program
  • Training for Asian Womens Welfare all staff and created internal policy
  • Training for various schools and talks given to local universities

2007 – ongoing
Business Coalition on AIDS Singapore
Executive Director and Founding Member

  • Assist companies to respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic STIs and TB promoting best practice on HIV/AIDS awareness and policy making.
  • Worked with companies including Standard Chartered Bank, Bristol Myers Squibb, TNT, and Levi Strauss Asia Pacific. Chevron etc
  • High level representation for BCAS, organizational management and development, financial oversight, and committee management.

2007 - ongoing
Asia Pacific Business Coalition on AIDS
Regional Trainer

  • Training of trainers and direct training for employees of the garment and hotel industries in Cambodia for the Cambodian Business Coalition (CBC), including capacity building with the CBC (seven visits, 2010).
  • Conducted training for the Hotel industry in Singapore/Cambodia on ‘Smart Hotels’ as part of a regional project funded by the Asia Pacific Business Coalition on AIDS.

1994 - 1996
San Francisco Centre for Living
Executive Director

  • Conducted assessments, made referrals to appropriate community resources, coordinated, publicized and facilitated the first women’s support group.
  • Oversaw all office functions, management of staff and fundraising.
  

1996 – ongoing,  Action for AIDS Singapore
  • Pre- and Post-test counsellor
  • Educational talks for schools and companies
  • Team member involved with training volunteers and committee members
  • Fund raising

2000 – 2007 Patient Care Centre (HIV+), Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

  • Educational talks to nurses, staff and patients covering HIV/AIDS, dental awareness and nutrition
  • Developed programs, including employment programs for patients, trained volunteers, raised funds

1993 – 1994 Project Inform (Information for HIV and AIDS), San Francisco

  • International Hot-line Advisor providing HIV/AIDS information to local and international callers including journalists, doctors, patients and researchers.

2009 Ministry of Health, Fiji, An umbrella workplace policy and training on HIV/AIDS for MOH staff implemented by JTA International and funded by the Fijian MOH

HIV/AIDS training and consultations on policy implementation for: all head office staff; hospital staff; laboratory staff; ante-natal staff; and senior doctors.

  • Formal presentations on policy to Members of MOH
  • Meeting with Undersecretary for MOH on further recommendations
  • Report document written up for Fijian Health Sector Improvement program

2004 – ongoing, Singapore Health Promotion Board

  • Educational talks on HIV/AIDS awareness and policy making for companies and government departments

2003 – 2007, American Chamber of Commerce, Singapore
Committee Member of HIV/AIDS Task Force

My interactive three hours training includes:

  • Introduction
  • Questionnaire
  • Open discussion
  • Statistics Regional
  • Power Point/Movie clip
  • High Risk game (1)
  • High Risk game (2)
  • Test Tube game
  • Discussion on prevention
  • Safe Sex
  • Testing and the window period
  • Power Point Visuals on HIV
  • Volunteer opportunities
  • Questionaire
  • Evaluation
  • VideoEducation briefing for Senior Management
  • Human Resource Workshops for HR staff
  • Train the Trainer program 3 day training
  • Peer education training
  • In house councelling
  • Policy Planning and Local Resources

Companies Trained On HIV/AIDS Education:

  • Amcham
  • The Body Shop
  • Bristol Myers Squibb
  • GlaxoSmithKlein
  • K C Dat
  • MTV Asia
  • Pfizer Pte Ltd Singapore
  • Pfizer Ptd Ltd Malaysia (17 offices)
  • Titan Oil Group
  • Varco Int Oil company
  • Boston Scientific Ptd ltd

TALKS ON HIV/AID 1-2 HOURS

  • American Chamber of Commerce
  • AWARE

  • Bristol Myers Squibb
  • Bukit Batok Polyclinic

  • Canadian International School
  • Choa Chu Polyclinic
  • Clementi Polyclinic
  • Corrupt Practices Bureau
  • Criminal Investigation Department

  • DMG

  • Ewing Communication

  • GlaxoSmithKline

  • Health Promotion Board
  • Hilton Hotel
  • Hougang polyclinic

  • International Enterprise Singapore

  • Jalan Awap Rehabilitation Cente
  • Jurong polyclinic

  • Kato Spring
  • Keppel Corporation
  • KC Dat

  • Leedon Work Camp Changi

  • Mens Security Prison Changi
  • MDIS
  • Ministry of Health
  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Ministry of Immigration
  • Ministry of Sports
  • MTV

  • Naval Base Tuas
  • NTUC
  
  • Overseas Family School

  • Pfizer Pte Ltd
  • Police Force Singapore all Branches

  • Rehabilition Center for Runaway Girls
  • Riverview Hotel
  • Rotary
  • Royal Air Force Changi

  • SACAC
  • Seagate Technologies
  • Singapore American School
  • Singapore International School
  • Singapore Institute of Human Resources
  • SMY Shipyard Jurong
  • Summerview Hotel
  • St Microelectrics
  • Starfish

  • Tanglin Trust School
  • Tat Seng Packaging Group
  • Thai Business Coalition on Aids
  • The Bodyshop
  • Toa Payoh Polyclinic
  • Turbine Overhaul Services
  • Titan Oil Group

  • Unilever
  • United World College

  • Women’s Prison Changi
  • Wardens of Changi Prison

  • YMCA

  • Care Cambodia Phnom Phen

  • Myanmar Business Coalition on Aids

Training programs on HIV/AIDS including role-plays 4-5 hours

  • Amcham
  • The Body Shop
  • Bristol Myers Squibb
  • GlaxoSmithKlein
  • K C Dat
  • MTV Asia
  • Pfizer Pte Ltd Singapor
  • Pfizer Ptd Ltd Malaysia
    (17 offices)
  • Titan Oil Group
  
  • Varco Int Oil company
  • Boston Scientific Ptd ltd
  • Chevron (Malaysia) and Plants (5 offices)
  • Chevron (Cambodia)
  • Chevron (Singapore)
  • Four Seasons Hotel
  • Brisbane JTA head office
  • Fiji Project Officers for JTA
  • Fiji Ministry of Health (8 Trainings of all Heads of Departments)
  • Regent Hotel

HIV TRAINING AND POLICY IMPLEMENTATION FOR:

  • MTV REGIONAL HR Staff
  • Asian Womens Welfare Association
  • Fiji for the Ministry of Health
    (including all departments laboratories and hospitals medical staff and anti natal clinics )
  • Regent Hotel Singapore
  • Policy implementation:
    Development of Global policy for SWIRE and Olam Singapore

REGIONAL TRAINING

Training in Fiji

  • Ministry of Health
    (including all departments laboratories and hospitals medical staff and anti natal clinics)
Trainings in Cambodia
  • Raffles Hotel 500 staff (Siem Riep)
  • Del La Paix Hotel 700 staff
    (Managers and HR Train the Trainer program for both hotels)
  • Sunway hotel
  • Hello Phnom Penh
  • Raffles Hotel Phnom Penh
  • Garment Industry
    (Training of Trainers And Staff in factories (7))
  • Levis Asia Pacific
  • Marks and Spencer
  • Benneton
  • Built capactity for Cambodian Business Coalition
  • Trained Executive Director and staff

Trainings Regionally

  • Training staff for Business Coalition of Nepal and building capacity
  • Training for Stolt –Nielsen in Manila and in Shanghai
  • Training Abbvie in Hong Kong and in Singapore

Speaking at Conference in Mongolia to start new Business Coalition in the region

Trainings in Manila

  • Talk to Rotary
  • Trained 500 people (Cleaning Company) and Training of Trainers
  • For Philippines Business Coaltion on AIDS

Susie Solomon
I will be consulting regionally from now on and my contacts are soldoll@gmail.com or susie@apbca.com

Telephone:
Mobile:		 65 67375451
65 96233154

Business Consultant on AIDS Singapore