About
The Founding Team
Choon Chng and Lynn Ooi, two young silicon valley engineers who both earned
their masters from Stanford University and University of Washington respectively,
were good friends and former co-workers at Sun Microsystems. They were
constantly brainstorming and obsessing about trying to live the
Silicon Valley dream of innovating on a great venture. The passion and
determination was there and ready to go, what's missing was an idea with a
worthy cause.
In mid 2006, Choon approached Lynn prior to a tennis game with the idea, a social networking site for healthcare. Within minutes, Lynn already had a list of features she would like the site to have, and the whole vision unveil in her mind. This idea struck close to her heart..
This is the great venture they were willing to give up their comfy steady job to realize the vision. Within weeks, they approached Brandon Ooi to join them as the CTO. Brandon graduated from UC Berkeley and is currently working in the leading edge of web technology in San Francisco. Getting Brandon to join the founding team was crucial, the only person they trust capable of leading the small engineering team to deliver a high quality site quickly. Brandon was quick to join as he thought, this is an idea that could really be helpful to people.
After several months developing the site, and many meetings brainstorming for a name for the site, and still no name. One fine day, Lynn suggested what do you think of Striving for wellness? That's a good theme. The name StriveWell was instantly a hit with the team and still available!
Medical Advisory Board
StriveWell is proud to introduce our distinguished Medical Advisory Board. This list of Medical experts takes on an advisory role in definition features and contributing ideas in creating useful health communities. They are excellent doctors in their own fields, and fantastic people when you get to know them in our community. We are honored to have them in our team.
Friends of StriveWell
We would like to acknowledge all the people who helped us along the way. StriveWell would not be a reality without the support of these people.
Special thanks to Jack Wu who sticked around every weekend to do web development. We extend our thank you to Drew Lustro who is our web graphic designer and web developer that made this website looks good. We also like to thank Pei Sze for all the graphic designs(from webpage design to logo design) that she has produced for us. Also thanks to Pei Sun who helped us in the graphic design arena. Then there is Eric and Joe who have been extremely forthcoming and help us in web development whenever possible, we thank you!
There has been so many helping hands along the way, that it is not practical to list everyone's name here. We are very grateful for all these great friends! Once again, thank you!
In mid 2006, Choon approached Lynn prior to a tennis game with the idea, a social networking site for healthcare. Within minutes, Lynn already had a list of features she would like the site to have, and the whole vision unveil in her mind. This idea struck close to her heart..
This is the great venture they were willing to give up their comfy steady job to realize the vision. Within weeks, they approached Brandon Ooi to join them as the CTO. Brandon graduated from UC Berkeley and is currently working in the leading edge of web technology in San Francisco. Getting Brandon to join the founding team was crucial, the only person they trust capable of leading the small engineering team to deliver a high quality site quickly. Brandon was quick to join as he thought, this is an idea that could really be helpful to people.
After several months developing the site, and many meetings brainstorming for a name for the site, and still no name. One fine day, Lynn suggested what do you think of Striving for wellness? That's a good theme. The name StriveWell was instantly a hit with the team and still available!
We are grateful to the team for their hard work and dedication,
and to our friends and family who are always so supportive in every way.
We couldn't have done this without you.
- Choon, Lynn and Brandon
- Choon, Lynn and Brandon
Medical Advisory Board
StriveWell is proud to introduce our distinguished Medical Advisory Board. This list of Medical experts takes on an advisory role in definition features and contributing ideas in creating useful health communities. They are excellent doctors in their own fields, and fantastic people when you get to know them in our community. We are honored to have them in our team.
Dr. Judy Wong, MD
Emergency Medicine
Dr. Judy Wong is an Emergency Medicine Physician. After finishing her undergraduate degree at Northwestern University, she served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Dominican Republic for two years. While working in maternal and child health, she became interested in clinical medicine. She attended medical school at University of California, San Francisco. She completed her residency at Alameda County Medical Center - Highland Hospital, and is now an attending in Emergency Medicine. Her interests include international medicine and public health. She volunteered with Australian Aid International in Pakistan after the 2005 earthquake and has also done research on public health in Sarawak, Malaysia.
Emergency Medicine
Dr. Judy Wong is an Emergency Medicine Physician. After finishing her undergraduate degree at Northwestern University, she served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Dominican Republic for two years. While working in maternal and child health, she became interested in clinical medicine. She attended medical school at University of California, San Francisco. She completed her residency at Alameda County Medical Center - Highland Hospital, and is now an attending in Emergency Medicine. Her interests include international medicine and public health. She volunteered with Australian Aid International in Pakistan after the 2005 earthquake and has also done research on public health in Sarawak, Malaysia.
Dr. Phillip S. Pang, MD, PHD
Fellow in Infectious Diseases at Stanford University Hospital
Dr. Phillip Pang graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences, with honors. He received his medical training at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons. He also obtained his M.Phil and PhD at Columbia University, in the department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics.
Fellow in Infectious Diseases at Stanford University Hospital
Dr. Phillip Pang graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences, with honors. He received his medical training at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons. He also obtained his M.Phil and PhD at Columbia University, in the department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics.
Friends of StriveWell
We would like to acknowledge all the people who helped us along the way. StriveWell would not be a reality without the support of these people.
Special thanks to Jack Wu who sticked around every weekend to do web development. We extend our thank you to Drew Lustro who is our web graphic designer and web developer that made this website looks good. We also like to thank Pei Sze for all the graphic designs(from webpage design to logo design) that she has produced for us. Also thanks to Pei Sun who helped us in the graphic design arena. Then there is Eric and Joe who have been extremely forthcoming and help us in web development whenever possible, we thank you!
There has been so many helping hands along the way, that it is not practical to list everyone's name here. We are very grateful for all these great friends! Once again, thank you!