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George Spencer Griffith, CBE, SCM, JP, MS was a student Nurse at Assistant Student Nurse in 1968, Staff Nurse at the Psychiatric Hospital from 1971 – 1972

Youth and Community Development Officer from 1972 – 1978

Welfare Officer at Government Industrial School from 1978 – 1984

Assistant Director at National Assistance Board from 1984 – 1986

Executive Assistant for Leader of the Opposition from 1986 – 1989

Part-time Instructor at Customer Relations from 1989 – 1990

Project Manager at Richmond Fellowship of the Caribbean for Community Mental Health from 1990 – 1992

Assistant Executive Director at Barbados Family Planning Association from 1992-1995,

Consul General for Barbados, to N.Y from 1999-2003

2004 and Executive Director of Barbados Family Planning Association

in 2015.

Mr. Griffith holds a MSc in Management – (International Public Service

B.Sc. in (Social Work) from U.W.I., Mona 1978

Certificate in Social Work from U.W.I. Mona – 1976

Certificate in Principles and Practice of Social Work from U.W.I.,

Registered Mental Nurse (RMN) General Nursing from Mona – 1973

Certificate in HIV Pre and Post Test Counselling from New York from the State Department of Health AIDS Institute – 1993

Certificate in AIDS, Human Sexuality and Programme Planning from the Margaret Sanger Center International, N.Y. – 1993

Mr. George Spencer Griffith was Appointed to the Order of Barbados in the grade of Silver Crown of Merit (SCM) in 1996 and received Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in (CBE) 2020. He was also Appointed to the Senate of Barbados in 1999 and was Consul General for Barbados to New York from September 1999 – September 2003.

Mr. Griffith is a Licensed Lay Reader at St. Catherine’s Anglican Church Eucharistic Minister from 1970-present, Chairman of Family Life Commission and Anglican Diocese from 2018 to present, President of National Men’s Health Association of Barbados from 2008 to present and Coordinator at the National Assistance board for the elderly care programme from 2020 to present.

Dr. Allyson Leacock.

Dr. Leacock is Director of National Transformation Initiative, Chairman of the Barbados

Broadcasting Authority, Chairman, International Institute of Communications (IIC) Small

Nations Regulators’ Forum, Chairman, Barbados YouthADVANCE Corps Training Committee,

Chairman, Combermere School, and an Independent Media and Human Development Consultant.

She previously led a coalition of 112 Media Houses in 24 Caribbean countries for 12 years and trained

over 2000 Caribbean broadcasters. She has served on the Executive Board of the Global Media AIDS

Initiative (GMAI) and was elected for 2 terms as Chairman of the Global Steering Committee for the

World AIDS Campaign.

Key Professional Highlights:

38 years in executive management in corporate communications, media, needs assessment, training,

human resource development and leadership.

43 years in broadcast media: including production and presentation as TV News Anchor, and as

General Manager of the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation.

CEO, National Cultural Foundation, leading Barbados Cultural development.

Proven track record in exemplary leadership of major organisations; conceptualising and developing

behaviour-change communication and human development training.

She was also Cultural Affairs Specialist at the US Embassy covering the Eastern Caribbean after being

Officer-In-Charge and Student Coordinator at the University of the West Indies Distance Education

Centre (UWIDEC), now the Open Campus and first Manager of the Frank Collymore Hall owned by

the Central Bank of Barbados.

She holds Masters and Ph.D. degrees in Educational Technology, Concordia University, Canada and

BA (Double First Class Honours) in English and Education and the Diploma in Education (DipEd with

distinction) from Stirling University, UK. Her training also includes Diplomas in: Human Resource

Management, Facility Management, Arts Management and Alternative Dispute Resolution.

A former national athlete, gymnast, dancer and actress, she is trained in sign language, is a volunteer

with Special Olympics and Barbados Council for the Disabled, receiving numerous awards for her professional accomplishments as well as community work and volunteerism.

His Honour Senator Reginald R. Farley, JP, CPA, CMA

His. Hon. Sen. Reginald Farley, JP, CPA, CMA, is a Barbadian Chartered Accountant, consultant, former Cabinet Minister and diplomat, who immediately prior to his appointment as President of the Senate, was the High Commissioner of Barbados to Canada.

Sen. Farley holds the Chartered Professional Accountant designation from the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) and a BSc in Economics and Management from the University of the West Indies. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados (ICAB), and Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada, Nova Scotia Chapter.

Sen. Farley started his career as a teacher at the Roebuck Secondary School, before moving to the Barbados Industrial Development Corporation as a Business Development Officer, and then to the Barbados Chamber of Commerce as its Executive Director (1992-1994).

In 1994, Sen. Farley became a Minister of Government and held the portfolios of Industry, Commerce & Business Development (1994-1999); Industry & International Business (1999-2001); Economic Development (2001-2003); Education, Youth Affairs & Sports (2003-2006); and Housing & Lands (2006-2008).

In the Parliament of Barbados, he served as a Government Senator from 1994 to 1999 and later served as the Member of Parliament for Christ Church East from 1999 to 2008 with the Barbados Labour Party (BLP).

He returned to the private sector, after leaving government, and became the Executive Director of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados (2009-2018). In 2018, he was appointed High Commissioner of Barbados to Canada and was based in Ottawa until his return to Barbados in September 2020 to become President of the Senate.

Sen. Farley is a consultant whose areas of focus include regulatory compliance, governance, change management, strategic planning and project management.

Sen. Farley is married and has two children and two grandchildren.

Jason Harewood is a Barbadian and have been married for 18 years with one son who is 13 years old.

The Name of his business is BECRE8TIVE. He specializes in laser engraving and cutting...Graphic design is his core with also desktop publishing and signage.

Jason is also a visual artist and it's his passion to draw, paint or design.His other hobbies are doing research, meeting people, motivating and teaching.

Jason's main goal is to create systems for him to make money while asleep. Some of his other up coming businesses are Nut8t...which sell a range of nuts and seeds.

Nate N Dad Chickens...which focuses on selling whole chicken and parts...Btech creative carts and trailers... building and rental of trailers and Carts.

Rhonda Baker –Stansberry is an American author, singer, and songwriter born September 27, 1959 in Jacksonville, Florida and is the eldest of six siblings. She was professionally trained as a vocalist by Eleanor Boaz of Boaz Studios and is a force to be reckoned with! Rhonda’s sultry smooth vocal styles sound resonates like no other.

 

As a graduate of Barbizon School of Modeling, Rhonda’s personal development and self-confidence expanded her development in the business. Rhonda’s piano, guitar and the viola skills has separated her from the rest. She has co-written songs with Kenneth Andres of Amaze-Mix Media LLC formerly TWC Music.  She has now embarked on her new project a tell all book entitled:  Numbers 35& 53“The Case of the Brown Paper Bag,” based on the life of racketeer Frank Price “Chico” Baker.

 

Rhonda, a straight shooter who believes that there are no gray areas in life, because “it is what it is!” Rhonda’s work reflects the inspiration she finds in past experiences, day to day life, words and people that inspire her foundation spirituality, the power of positive thinking, the drive to achieve as well as the belief that “Nothing is impossible.”

 

Rhonda’s formal education includes an Associate Degree from Florida Junior College and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing, Management and Human Resource Management from the Historic Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, Florida.

Ron D’Avilar is a BSc Mass Communication graduate of the University of Guyana and a well know presenter on 104.1 Lite FM. He was also a semi-finalist of the US President’s Young Leaders of the Americas Programme (YLAI) for his work in science and technology journalism in the Caribbean & Latin America.

Born in Georgetown, Guyana, Ron brings a whole lot of energy to daytime radio in his home country while he keeps his listeners engaged, entertained and informed about the world around them.

Tiffany Jones is an internationally trained HR practitioner with experience across a myriad of industries. She has a proven track record of success in several areas of strategic and operational human resources, including employee engagement and recruitment and selection.

In 2018, Tiffany founded The Job Connect, an HR consultancy that offers supporting services to job seekers as they endeavour to effectively utilize and refine their professional skills. The company also provides recruitment and HR Compliance services to companies.

Her passion is helping her clients secure employment and establish careers that allow them to achieve their goals; while assisting companies in recruiting the best talent and streamlining their operations.

Tiffany holds a BSc in Social Work (Hons.) from the University of the West Indies and an MBA in Human Resources Management from Edinburgh Napier University.

Alicia Latoya Daniels was born on July 28, 1983 in Georgetown, Guyana. She is a poet, teacher, entrepreneur and most recently a published author of "A Poet's Mind". She is a trained primary educator and has been involved in primary level education for over a decade.

Her early years of schooling were spent at Freeburg Primary and North Georgetown Secondary . It was in sixth form at the Bishop's High School that she completed her Caribbean and Communication studies at C.A.P.E. She is the holder of an Ordinary Diploma in Commerce from the Government Technical Institute and completed computer studies at Global Technology. She later attended the Cyril Potter College of Education where she completed her training in Primary Education. It is her dream to complete her ABE Business Studies at Nations School of Business and Management.

Writing poetry is a part of her life and this is what she does in church for events such as birthdays, anniversaries among others. During the early 2000's she wrote and submitted poems to the then known Guyana Christmas Annual. Her first published poem was at 18 years old in 2001 when she submitted "Morning Light" to the Annual. In the 2002-3 edition she submitted " My Life- A personal reflection " and "A Guyanese Experience " both of which were published. She was also a finalist in the adult category of the Trafficking In Persons, Guyana Poetry Competition in June 2020.To date she has over 51 poems. She has compiled twenty- five of her poems in her first book of poetry and has done another twenty six for the second part of the book.

Alicia is also one of the founders of A & J Creative Designs Plus. A company that offers unique products such as poetry books, plaques, bookmarkers, cakes and services like landscaping, swimming pool and property maintenance.

She is a contributor in the 365 Invaluable Life Experiences book to encourage that one life that needs to read it.

Alicia's favourite Quote is: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

(Philippians 4:13- NKJV)

Phil Umoru Iko Ojo one of Nigeria's most passionate motivational speakers

whose core interest is motivation, capacity building and building winners from

adversity.

He is a lawyer, Motivational Speaker, Author,capacity builder, business

consultant and the Executive President of the Phil-Umoru Iko-ojo inc.

An avid reader, creative writer and award winner, 'Phil exudes extra ordinary

logical dispositions, huge confidence and excellent oratorical prowess'.

He is a member of numerous national and international professional

organizations and bodies, Including the Nigerian Bar Association, International

Bar Association, a former President of the Christian Business Leader Forum

International , Full Gospel Business Men Fellowship International among others.

He has written several articles and contributions and has attended numerous

motivational conferences . He is also a privileged recipient of Zig Ziglar's

Prestigious Flea Training Certificate , and has had the rare privilege to be

personally mentored by Celebrated Authors some of which include Les Brown ,

Samson Zee and Amazon Best Selling Author, Sonia Noel.

He loves travelling, writing, meeting people, talking to young minds.

In this exciting book, he brings to mind, how anyone can rise from the ashes of

the past to attain greatness. "The Script", remains a formidable piece that

everyone must read and its lessons, remains what everyone must imbibe.

Mishala has been teaching Universal Pre-K in New York for the past 5 years. In that time she has created lasting relationships with families. Since she is a mother of three vibrant boys, some of those professional relationships has blossomed into relationships similar to that of family. She is one semester away from graduating with her Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education, with a concentration in Children and Youth Studies.

Mishala also possesses an Associate Degree in Education studies from Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn New York .

She is a first generation college student fulfilling her desire to become a teacher like her late mother. Since she was a little girl growing up in Mahaicony Village on the East Coast of Demerara, Guyana, South America she always dreamt of becoming a teacher. Today she is on tract pursuing that dream.