Quantico Centre for Communication and Information Literacy
Training team
Meet the team at the Quantico Centre for Communication & Information Literacy. Our people are notable industry leaders, published authors, and academics who are near or at the top of their respective fields.
Principal instructor
Deepa Vijayan
Deepa is the lead founder and instructor at Quantico CCIL. Deepa has expertise in content marketing and digital strategy. She is a consultant for government, arts, and healthcare industries, and was also a moderator for the Singapore Writers Festival. Her work has been featured on major media channels.
Instructor
Arjun Khara
Arjun is a co-founder and instructor at Quantico CCIL. Arjun has expertise in copywriting, information design, and web development. He is currently a PhD researcher and sessional lecturer at the Department of Typography, University of Reading. He is also a co-founder of the Singapore Silent Heroes Awards.
Instructor
Jens Uwe Parkitny
Jens was a founding member of Expedia, and later CEO of Gourmet Plus at Accor Asia-Pacific. His research on Myanmar’s tribes have received several accolades from governments, museums, and local communities. He is currently a director at Quantico CCIL with expertise in digital marketing and audience engagement.
Instructor
James Félix
James has a PhD in ethnomusicology from the University of Leeds (UK). His works on how to teach the humanities has appeared in textbooks as chapters and reference papers. He is currently a curriculum developer at Quantico CCIL, with expertise in arts communication and instructional design.
Instructor (visiting)
Joshua Kalinan
Joshua is a Master Sake Sommelier and set a world record as first Singaporean to become Sake Sommelier of the Year, in 2018. Joshua is also an ACTA trainer and certified instructor. He is currently a visiting instructor at Quantico CCIL, and teaches cross-cultural communication strategies for networked societies.