Susy Chia

In Loving Memory of Susy Chia Boon Neo
Called Home: 17 July 2025

The late Susy Chia was an educationist like our founding president. She had been actively involved with SWA since she joined the association in 1956. SWA was then known as Siglap Girls’ Club and in 1991, Susy became the second President of SWA.

Susy had been involved with the Singapore Vision Care Program (SVP), an initiative for seniors in the early detection and prevention of any eye disorders, thus improving their vision and quality of life. SVP was mooted and launched by SWA Founding President, the late Mrs Seow Peck Leng in April 1990.

In 2001, Susy was elected President of the Federation of Asia-Pacific Women’s Association (FAWA) during the Convention in Jakarta, Indonesia. Susy, FAWA International President hosted the 2004 FAWA Convention in Singapore. SWA board members together with all FAWA delegates were honored to be invited to the Istana for Tea with Mrs. Nathan, wife of our then President of Singapore, Mr. S R Nathan.

During her term, Susy witnessed many successes of the various SWA projects and the Miss Singapore Pageant fundraising project.

Susy’s legacy of compassionate leadership and dedication to empowering women continues to inspire our work at SWA. Her contributions to the association over nearly seven decades will forever be remembered and cherished by all whose lives she touched.