Charis Ding

Experienced education facilitator and nonprofit leader with 10+ years designing and delivering literacy programs. Expertise in curriculum development, teacher training, stakeholder engagement, and translating education strategy into impact.

Co-Founder & Director of Learning & Development at MYReaders Resources (2016-12 – 2024-12)

Social enterprise providing structured, sustainable reading programmes to empower children through community-based interventions.

• Grew organizational impact from concept to ~30,000+ children served across Malaysia through strategic planning aligned with vision and mission.
• Designed and created literacy modules and learning resources that improved reading outcomes; trained 200+ teachers and volunteers across schools and communities.
• Secured grants and sponsorships from public and private stakeholders.
• Led monitoring, evaluation, project implementation, administrative functions, and budget management for projects.
• Engaged in policy-level education discussions with government stakeholders, providing recommendations to inform education policy.

Teacher at Lighthouse Children Welfare Association (2017-07 – 2018-07)

• Coordinated educational activities for ~70 children (ages 5–20) including tutoring and engaging volunteers; increased literacy and numeracy outcomes measurably.
• Assessed educational needs and secured remedial and enrichment activities from external organizations.
• Facilitating English, Malay, Science, Mathematics, and Life Skills lessons for 5 youth participants, supporting transitions to formal schooling.

Secondary School Teacher at SMK Tunku Ismail, Ministry of Education (2015-01 – 2016-12)

• Taught English (Secondary Years 2–4) to learners using dynamic classroom strategies.
• Conducted peer-sharing sessions on literacy best practices with primary and secondary English teachers across 2 district education departments in collaboration with MOE officers.

Fellow at Teach For Malaysia (2013-01 – 2014-12)

• Taught Secondary Year 1 and Transition Class English to learners; facilitated 1.3-year gains in reading proficiency and 60% improvement in test scores through dynamic teaching strategies.
• Delivered best-practices training session to English panel heads and subject teachers across the district in collaboration with MOE officers.

Public Relations & Communications Executive at zubedy (M) Sdn. Bhd. (2010-10 – 2012-06)

• Project managed "Gathering of Youths for Unity" series, engaging 80+ youth participants per session and generating media coverage.
• Coordinated publication of 6 books in 2011; worked with external contributors and managed internal designers and editors.
• Wrote print and online advertising copy and ghostwrote book on contemporary national issues.

Master of Science in Education – University of Oxford (2018-09 – 2019-09)

Postgraduate Diploma in Education – Universiti Utara Malaysia (2013-03 – 2014-03)

Bachelor of Arts in English Language Studies – Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (2006-01 – 2009-11)