Irene Ibarra, Spain
Founder & Director
 
Irene is originally from Spain and moved to Singapore in 2013, after living in Sydney, Munich and Madrid. After working in Human Resources (Learning and Development, Recruitment and Internal Communication) in the banking industry and the manufacturing sector, Irene transitioned to non-profit program management in education and entrepreneurship promotion. In Singapore she created Expatgiving as a platform to connect expats with skilled volunteering opportunities and until 2015 was also a consulting business in Human Resources, Communication, Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Management. 

Agnes Faviilier, France
Head of South East Asia

Agnes is French but has lived abroad since being a student; she relocated to Singapore after 8 years living in London. She has built a career in Corporate Treasury, working in large multinationals and in consulting, and is currently Vice-President of the Association of Corporate Treasurers in the UK. Aside from work, Agnes spends a lot of time running, which is especially challenging in the Singapore heat!
She is particularly excited to join ExpatGiving, as it is a great way to discover the wealth of experiences, people and opportunities that Singapore has to offer, and to help other expats getting more involved with local charities.
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Laura Grijpink, Netherlands
Volunteer Program & HR Manager

Laura comes from the Netherlands and graduated in International Business and Languages in Amsterdam.  Before moving to Singapore she worked in consumer banking for 15 years.  While in Singapore Laura finished a degree in Human Resources Management. She is very excited to join Expatgiving. She believes Expatgiving is a great initiative as it helps local charities to connect with the expat community.

Jingjing Yap, Singapore
Volunteer Program Coordinator

Having spent 3 years working in Japan as a HR practitioner in a Japanese MNC, Jingjing who is originally from Singapore, was later assigned back to her home country as an expat in year 2015 to support the Regional HR. 
Throughout her life, she has always believed in giving back to the society and is very honored to join Expatgiving in bridging local and foreign communities in various ways possible

Natasha Tulsi, India
Communications Manager

Natasha is originally from India and has over 10 years of experience across Communication and Marketing in Retail, Online and FMCG businesses. She moved here after years of living an expat life in Dubai and working with best in class organizations such as the Dubai Government, Marks and Spencer and Henkel.
​Expatgiving to Natasha is the perfect way of giving back to the community and helping fellow expats and locals to do the same - at their own pace and convenience. 

Past volunteers