Mark Hevland

Director of Environmental Health, Safety & Risk

Shanghai American School

ASISS  Co-Chair

Mark Hevland is the Director of Environmental Health, Safety & Risk at Shanghai American School.

He is a steering committee member of the Asia School Institute for Safety and Security, a member of the International task force on Child Protection, and an Advisory board member of the Global Safeguarding Collaborative. After 20+ years in Law Enforcement and emergency services in the State of Oregon, USA, Mark, and his family moved overseas to South Korea, where his wife was hired as an elementary school teacher. There, he started adapting his years of training and experience to support schools in safety and risk management. From South Korea, he moved to Shanghai, where he worked at Shanghai American School, covering two campuses. In 2016, Mark and his wife adopted their daughter in China and then moved to Thailand with her and their son. Mark is passionate about supporting other schools and continually trying to improve systems to make them easier for teachers.

Sebastian Wong

Senior Manager Safety, Security & Operational Risk

Singapore American School

ASISS Co-Chair

Sebastian Wong is Senior Manager – Safety, Security & Operational Risk at Singapore American School, where he leads campus safety and security, emergency management, educational travel risk and operational resilience. With extensive experience in international education, outdoor education and operational leadership, he brings a practical, collaborative and people-centred approach to managing risk.

As Chair of the Asian Schools Institute for Safety & Security (ASISS), Sebastian is committed to growing a collaborative community where international school operations, safety, security and risk practitioners can share experiences, learn from one another and strengthen professional practice across the region.

Ann Marie Simpson

Director of Risk Management and Student Services

International School Kuala Lumpur

ASISS  Steering Committee Member

Ann Marie Simpson is the Director of Risk Management at The International School of Kuala Lumpur. She is a steering committee member of the Asia School Institute for Safety and Security. She has worked in the private, government, and educational sectors covering Risk and Crisis Management, among a variety of other duties, for 14 years. She has worked for different organizations in Mexico and the United States before. In 2018 she and her family relocated to Kuala Lumpur to serve in the U.S. Embassy alongside her husband, who was assigned to The Office of Defense Cooperation under the US Navy. In her role at ISKL she works closely with Malaysian Authorities, the Diplomatic Corps, the Regional Security Office in the U.S. Embassy, and the ISKL community at large to ensure the Health and Safety of all students, faculty, and staff. She enjoys cultivating relationships between government agencies, expatriate families, and the host country to bring an understanding and appreciation of Malaysia and SE Asia as a whole to all community members.

Tim Chappell 

Director of Operations KIS Reignwood Park 

Tim is currently working as Director of Operations KIS Reignwood Park .

He previously worked as a Police Officer for Bedfordshire Police in England where he received extensive training and experience in crisis management, evidence gathering and investigation, gaining two Chief Constable Awards in the process. Tim has completed both the International General Certificate and Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety, through the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH), and is a Graduate Member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). Tim has continued his professional development, completing the IOSH certified BS OHSAS 18001 Lead Auditor course, Safety Officer Management Level (Siam Safety) and the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) Level 3 Food Safety Certificate. Tim is also a trained Operational Playground Inspector through the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). Tim developed the health and safety system for Harrow Bangkok, and provided risk management advice through inspections, reviews and completion of risk assessment reports for the Harrow group, identifying hazards, level of risk, priorities, and how to develop a positive health and safety culture. Tim has built a reputation as being an authority in Health and Safety within the international school environment, organizing and co-hosting health and safety conferences, and is part of the OFFSEAS (Outdoor Forum for South East Asian Schools) committee, and in 2016 winning 'Best Practice Aware for Personal Leadership and Strategy from the Thailand Facility Management Association, appearing in the Royal Charted Institute of Surveyors magazine discussing the challenges of managing health and safety in Asia

John Livingstone

Risk Management Advisor

Chief Security Officer

Jakarta Intercultural School

ASISS  Steering Committee Member

John Livingstone is the Risk Management Advisor at the Jakarta Intercultural School. After a short career in the British Army, John moved to the private sector, where he specialised in protective security and emergency response in hostile environments. He later transitioned into wider safety and security risk management roles in the Oil and Gas engineering and construction industry, holding regional manager positions in the Middle East and Asia Pacific before settling in Jakarta, Indonesia. Gaining an honours degree in Security Risk Management and a master's in Safety Risk Management throughout his career, he’s now adapting his knowledge and skills to the education sector.