Starting her career as a teacher in the classroom, she has since held various appointments in the Ministry of Education, as a Specialist Inspector for English and Literature, a Gifted Education curriculum officer, and more recently, a Senior Specialist in the Gifted Education Branch, Curriculum Planning and Development Division (CPDD), MOE. She was also an External Examiner for the Diploma RSA, with The British Council. She previously served as President of the Society for Reading and Literacy (SRL) for three terms, receiving a long service award in 2005. She currently serves on the Executive Council of the Singapore Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (Singapore ASCD). At ELIS, she enjoys working together with teachers in their classrooms to enhance the teaching and learning of the English Language.