VICTORIA A CHEN

Victoria is passionate about nurturing life-skills in creative thinking and communication, as well as building self-esteem and compassion in children. With over two decades as a drama educator under her belt, she has designed and conducted a range of communication and drama programmes for varied learners and age groups for both schools and corporate. Victoria's immense experience in early childhood and special education makes her versatile in her teaching approach.

Apart from education, Victoria wears the drama practitioner hat in teaching, acting and directing. She has taught drama and directed plays in numerous schools, and has coached candidates, both youth and adults, in preparation for acting, recital and public speaking exams. Victoria is enthusiastic about sharing knowledge and is constantly challenging the status quo. She is committed to education and empowering individuals to realise their full potential.

Senior Trainer - Communication & Literary Arts

DESMOND SIM

Teacher Desmond has vast professional experience in playwriting with published works such as Six Plays and Student Plays (Epigram Books, 2013) and Mistress, and Other Creative Take-offs (Landmark Books, 1990, (co-author) amongst others.

His teaching experience has included guest lecturing at Temasek Design School (2003 – 2016) and Lasalle College of the Arts (2008 – 2016). He also had several works produced by KLPAC (KL Performing Arts Centre) from 2010 to 2013.

He has held more than a dozen art exhibitions and won several national prizes for theatre (such as Play of the Year and Best Original Script for Autumn Tomyam), short story writing and poetry.

Senior Trainer - Acting

CORDELIA FERNANADEZ

Cordelia has much experience in voice overs and MC work. She conducts corporate training on a freelance basis and was one of the core actors for the Masquerade Theatre Enterprises. She received various certifications such as RSA Cert TEFLA ( Kent, United Kingdom) and Associate of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama ( AGSMD) Teachers' Diploma .

Cordelia's 6 year involvement with Academie of Stars is a wonderful complement to her academic teaching. She teaches the Talk Show classes and coaches students for the external LAMDA examinations. She has also conducted numerous Master Classes in Acting, Public Speaking and Professional Preparation.