Nyonya Charmaine Neo presently serves as TPAS Honorary Secretary and is keenly interested in the advancement and modernisation of our Peranakan culture while celebrating its rich history and heritage, especially in the areas of food and fashion. She graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Laws, and practises as a dispute resolution lawyer. She has more than a decade of experience working in both law firms and as an in-house counsel in various MNCs – having honed her skills growing up with a lawyer buruk mother at home.