EXECUTIVE TEAM

We design and steward every initiative delivered through PKRS, from concept to sustained impact.

Our leadership integrates globally benchmarked frameworks with locally embedded systems—ensuring every initiative is internationally aligned and contextually grounded.

Each initiative is evidence-based, globally informed, and locally grounded —
honoring the heritage, knowledge, and needs of the communities we serve.

Scott J. Wong

Scott J. Wong
Executive Director

Scott J. Wong brings over 25 years of experience in educational design and delivery, with expertise in digital literacy, child safeguarding, and intergenerational learning.

His work spans PKRS’s three core pillars—computer science education, community wellbeing, and child protection—integrated through structured, system-level implementation.

As Executive Director of PKRS, Scott leads the integration of internationally benchmarked computer science education and safeguarding frameworks within Malaysian education and community systems—ensuring delivery is contextually grounded and built to endure.

He architected three government-recognised initiatives—the award-winning Digital Technologies Seniors Programme (DTSP), ChildSafe Malaysia, and KIDS Bits & Bytes—reaching communities across Malaysia.

His international partner training with Code.org informs PKRS’s digital literacy framework, ensuring programmes are globally aligned within local systems.

Committed to ensuring that geography, age, and socioeconomic background are never barriers to meaningful digital participation, Scott co-authored Chapter 9, “Responsible and Equitable Use of AI in Educational Settings,” in The Practitioner’s Guide to Technology-Enhanced Learning, contributing to global discourse on responsible AI in education.

Working in close partnership with Andrea Wong, Scott leads the localisation and integration of globally benchmarked frameworks within Malaysian systems—ensuring standards are translated into sustainable, contextually grounded implementation.

Andrea Wong

Andrea Wong
Director of International Partnerships

Andrea Wong serves as Director of International Partnerships at PKRS, leading international alignment and partnerships across globally recognised education frameworks.

Her work strengthens PKRS’s three core pillars—computer science education, community wellbeing, and child protection—by connecting global frameworks, partners, and standards to locally grounded systems.

She works closely with global partners—including Code.org—ensuring internationally benchmarked computer science and safeguarding frameworks are effectively aligned with and adapted to local systems.

She co-developed PKRS’s flagship initiatives—the Digital Technologies Seniors Programme (DTSP), ChildSafe Malaysia, and KIDS Bits & Bytes—supporting their development as structured, standards-aligned models.

Her work is grounded in cross-cultural collaboration and evidence-based practice, ensuring each initiative maintains both global rigor and local relevance.

Working in close partnership with Scott J. Wong, Andrea ensures global frameworks are effectively aligned with and adapted to local systems.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP

Chai Schnyder

Chai Schnyder
Founder & Chairperson
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MSc in Manufacturing Engineering
Chai Schnyder is the Founder and Chairperson of PKRS. With a commitment to education, community empowerment, and long-term impact, she established the Foundation to support national priorities in digital literacy and child protection. Under her stewardship, PKRS has grown into a respected institution that bridges global best practices with local context, leaving a lasting legacy for future generations.

Damien Messerli

Damien Messerli
Board Member
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Advocate for Quality Education
“Giving children access to quality education is the purpose of our Foundation.”

Noni L Abdullah

Noni L Abdullah
Board Member
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Former Country Manager, Malaysia — Ulysse Nardin SA
“I hope that we — you and I — will help as much or as little as we can, and when we can.”

Enzia Schnyder

Enzia Schnyder
Board Member
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Community & Environmental Advocate
“The environment is one of my biggest passions, and I would like to help reduce financial and social inequality so that everyone can enjoy and protect it.”

Dato Dr. Zahara Rina Zahari

Dato Dr. Zahara Rina Zahari
Board Member
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Doctor of Business Administration, University of Hull
Dato Dr. Zahara Rina Zahari brings governance expertise and academic rigour to PKRS’s board. With a Doctor of Business Administration from the University of Hull, she contributes strategic oversight ensuring the foundation’s programmes maintain the highest standards of accountability and institutional integrity.