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Great Women Of Our Time 2016 Health, Sports & Wellness Nominees

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Great Women Of Our Time 2016 Health, Sports & Wellness Nominees

Great Women Of Our Time 2016 Health, Sports & Wellness Nominees

September 19, 2016

Here are the three nominees from the Health, Sports & Wellness category in this year’s Great Women Of Our Time Awards.

Be sure to vote for the woman who inspires you the most in The Most Inspiring Award here, and stand a chance to win prizes worth up to $1,230!

The Great Women Of Our Time 2016 is presented by Skin Inc and co-sponsored by Swarovski.

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Great Women Of Our Time 2016 Health, Sports & Wellness Nominees
Melissa Tan, 37, Chairman, Waste Management & Recycling Association of Singapore (WMRAS); General Manager, Wah & Hua Pte Ltd
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As the chairman of the WMRAS, Melissa champions its efforts to promote trade and commerce for the waste and recycling industry. A former tax consultant, she took over the reins of her father’s waste management and recycling company, Wah & Hua. The dynamic mother-of-three also advocates environmental responsibility as a grassroots leader in the Hong Kah North constituency.

Read more about Melissa Tan here.

Also read: Inspirational Words From A Successful Career Mum On Overcoming Obstacles

Chrissy Goh-Tasker, 49, Founder and CEO, JLCSports.com
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An independent entrepreneur, Chrissy started off with an online platform to retail sporting goods. Her company JLCSports.com is now the leading online regional platform that acts as both retailer and wholesaler for leading sports brands such as Adidas, Reebok, Puma, Asics, New Balance, Nike and Converse. She has since diversified her reach into the business of recycling. Her latest venture, The Gon Company, has developed a Domestic Crushing Machine that reduces the size of recyclable cans and bottles.

Read more about Chrissy Goh-Tasker here.

Also read: Learn From This Mumpreneur How Your Kids Can Help You Achieve Greater Work-Life Balance

Dr Sheila Vasoo, 46, Senior Consultant and Rheumatologist, Mt Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre
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Dr Vasoo pioneered the Pregnancy Loss Program (a first in Singapore) at the National University Hospital with Professor Mahesh Choolani. In 2012, she was awarded the John Gusdon New Investigator Award at the joint American and European Society of Reproductive Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting, for their work on the placenta and the immune system in women with recurrent pregnancy losses.

Read more about Dr Sheila Vasoo here.

Also read: Learn How Perseverance Helped This Doctor Overcome Setbacks To Fulfil Her Dreams

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  • Great Women of Our Time
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  • Melissa Tan
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