Staff

Chronos Kwok

Executive Director

Chronos first started as a volunteer with AfA way back in 2005. He was a counsellor at the Anonymous Testing Service and also conducted talks at schools as well as military bases to increase awareness for HIV prevention. He was also actively involved in several fundraising gala events.

Prior to becoming to Executive Director, he spent 5 years running the MSM outreach programme and Anonymous Testing Service. During this time, he worked closely with the community to implement effective outreach, testing and research programmes that contribute towards reducing the rate of new infections and advocate against HIV-related stigma.

Chronos strongly believes that more can be done to support marginalized groups in Singapore, to build a more inclusive and compassionate society. Before to joining AfA, Chronos worked many years in the civil service and with a Foundation dedicated to eldercare. He obtained his Master of Social Work from the Singapore University of Social Sciences in 2021.

Charo Zerda

Executive, Administration

She likes doing volunteer work with different organizations and have always loved working with diverse groups of people. She is passionate about being organized and to be of help to others that's why she joined the AfA team.

Terry Lim

Associate Director, Outreach Programmes

Terry has been working with AfA for over  12 years leading its heterosexual outreach work and yet is still learning and growing in this ever changing environment especially as we deal with the new normal. Terry sees himself as a connector and a bridge, taking the policies and big picture on HIV, digesting and understanding them, and then translating it on the ground to the target audience. He has found some success in doing this to achieve and bring about change in behaviour over the years.

Thomas Nah

Executive, HSO Outreach Programme

Thomas served as a volunteer with AfA for 5 years before joining the Heterosexual Outreach (HSO) team. He plays a pivotal role in all of the programme management and coordination.

Nicholas Chan

Manager, MSM Outreach Programme

A natural busybody (aka "kaypoh") who has been involved with fringe communities for years, Nicholas has been intertwined with Action for AIDS since 2016. He is experienced in programme design & evaluation, stakeholder engagement and community building. Nicholas strongly believes in constantly making positive noise such that marginalised communities will be seen & heard, and subsequently be sufficiently empowered to make their own choices & life decisions. This led him to journey together with AfA as he believes that sexual health should be as important and advocated for as physical & mental health.

Calvin Tan

Executive, MSM Outreach Programme

Calvin has been living with HIV since 2016 and uses his lived experience as a young PLHIV to educate the public and advocate for change. He assists in planning HIV/STI prevention and safer sex programmes for the MSM community and provides counselling to newly diagnosed PLHIV and connects with existing ones.

Fikri Alkhatib

Senior Manager, Clinical Services and Community Research

Fikri joined AfA in 2022, after spending over six years working as a policymaker and a decade volunteering for LGBTQ/feminist organisations. She is concerned that public health crises tend to hit already vulnerable groups harder  —  hence worsening existing inequalities — and believes in the importance of evidence- and community-based interventions to address this.

Ong Hui Min

Assistant Manager, Mobile Testing Service & Women’s Programme

Hui Min joined AfA in 2019 as the Executive for Mobile Testing Service (MTS). She oversees and plans the schedule for MTS. She sees herself as a good listener and will try her best to answer your questions especially when it comes to sexual health.

Daniel Mo

Coordinator, Anonymous Testing Service

Anwar Hashim

Assistant Director, Community Relations

Anwar's journey with HIV work started in 2005 as a counsellor and later the ATS Clinic Manager in 2009. In 2011, he spearheaded the setting up of AfA's Mobile Testing Service. Today, he oversees Coordinated Care, Donor and Volunteer Management. Anwar's experience through the years has made him more grounded and taught him to be patient. The positive outlook of PLHIV has only served as a vital source of inspiration.

Nor Atiqah

Executive, Community Relations

Pursuing her interest in the marginalised community, Atiqah graduated with Bachelor of Social Work in 2023. Atiqah has prior volunteer involvement with high-risk groups like the LGBTQ+ community and sex workers, taking up roles such as outreach volunteer, befriender services volunteer, and caseworker. Her thirst for knowledge about issues surrounding marginalised communities led her to join AfA to support the continuous work of advocating for sexual health. She believes that to bridge inequalities, support and treatment should be accessible and affordable.

Ben Leong

Executive, Communications

Ben started off his AfA journey as a volunteer in 2019, then went on to work full-time as a coordinator for AfA’s Volunteer Management, Donor Management, and Coordinated Care departments. He was also involved in the overseeing the technical matters of AfA's various digital systems used in its programmes. In 2023, he has taken up the role of Communications Executive at AfA. Ben desires for AfA's message and mission to have a beneficial impact on as many lives as possible.