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Y Vincent George, PhD – was a Trinidadian who taught
geography at the secondary level in Trinidad and Jamaica and
lectured at the UWI, Mona and Kenyatta University College in
Nairobi, Kenya. He also served as a regional examiner.
Y Eunice Gilzene – was an experienced teacher in the
Jamaican classroom.
Franklyn Gittens – is a senior business development officer
with the National Entrepreneurship Development Company
Ltd., Trinidad and is responsible for the counselling, training,
mentoring and financing of start-ups and existing small
business ventures.
Marlene Golding – is a Grade 4 teacher at Christiana Leased
Primary and Infant School and is an accomplished primary
level specialist with over 16 years’ experience.
Nattalie Gordon – is the 2010 winner of the National Reading
Competition and a multiple-time entrant and awardee in the
Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) Creative
Writing Competition.
Jean Goulbourne – won many awards and widespread acclaim
for her literary publications. Her work includes two poetry
collections, a novel for adult readers, short stories and poems
published in several Caribbean newspapers and journals.
Marva Griffith-Green – is a former senior administrator in
the Faculty of Social Sciences at UWI, Mona. She has served
education in many roles as an outstanding science educator
who is one of the authors of Carlong’s landmark First Steps in
Science series.
Sybile Hamil – is formerly the principal lecturer in Business
Education in the Department of Education, UTech, Jamaica.
She has served on the CXC’s Business Education Panel.
U. Eugenie Harrison – is an educator at the early childhood
level and at the tertiary level, where she taught for 10 years.
She is one of the authors of Carlong’s original Carlong Primary
Social Studies series.
Dezmarie Hines – is a committed and successful preparatory
school teacher in Jamaica. She currently teaches overseas.
Kendel Hippolyte – is one of the Caribbean’s foremost
playwrights. His work has been studied and performed
throughout the region.
Ena Hughes – is a former teacher and primary school principal
in Jamaica.
Carol Hunter Clarke , PhD – is a part-time lecturer in the
Department of Literatures in English, UWI, Mona. She has
served as a regional examiner.
Karla Hylton, PhD – has her PhD in Biotechnology and a
postgraduate Diploma in Education. She has several years’
teaching experience and operates Bio & Chem Tutoring, a
Kingston, Jamaica-based teaching programme.
Wendy-Ann P. Isaac – is a lecturer in Crop Production, Faculty
of Food and Agriculture, University of theWest Indies, St
Augustine.
Sharon James – lives in Antigua but was born in Dominica
to Antiguan parents. She treasures her strong roots in both
countries.
Y Pauline Johnson – was an experienced primary school
teacher. She had worked as a mathematics resource teacher for
the MOE in Jamaica.
Sonia Johnson-Smith – is a trained early childhood educator
with years of experience in teaching at that level of the
Jamaican education system.
Eleanor Jones – is a former lecturer in physical geography at
the UWI, Mona, and is a former GCE Advanced Level examiner
for geography. She currently manages her own environmental
consultancy firm.
Cuthbert C. Joseph – is a teacher of Business and has been
engaged in entrepreneurship training for a decade. He has
contributed questions for CAPE Management of Business and
Entrepreneurship examinations and regularly participates in
marking CAPE examinations.
Myrtle Kellier – taught English at both the secondary and
tertiary levels in Jamaica.
Paul H. King – worked internationally in Measurement and
Evaluation. He taught for several years at the secondary level
and now works as a consultant.
K’adamawe K’nife – is the director of the office of social
entrepreneurship and co-ordinator of the BSc in Management
and Entrepreneurship Option, in the Mona School of Business
and Management, University of theWest Indies, Mona.
Sybil Leslie – worked as administrator and lecturer in social
studies at the tertiary level in Jamaica and Barbados.
Janet P. Lewis – is an early childhood professional with years of
teaching, lecturing and administrative experience in her field.
She is currently the director of the Early Childhood Centre at
the Mico University College, Jamaica.
Hyacinth Leyden – is a former retired school principal. She
has served as a resource teacher of social studies at the tertiary
level in Jamaica.
Mercilia Mallett – is a former primary school principal in
Jamaica.
Eileen Marshall – is an experienced educator who has taught
English Language at the primary and secondary levels. She is a
former Information Specialist in the MOE, Jamaica.
Vilma McClenan – was coordinator of the UWI Distance
Education Centre (UWIDEC), Mona. She is a distinguished
science educator, who in 2000 was awarded the bronze
Musgrave Medal from the Institute of Jamaica. She is also the
main author of the landmark First Steps in Science (FSIS) series.
Keith McDonald – is the Academic Head of the School
of Higher Education Ltd in Trinidad and Tobago, with
responsibility for Entrepreneurial Management.
Doreth McFarlane – is an outstanding and experienced former
primary level teacher in Jamaica. She worked for years as a
MOE resource teacher and was the recipient of the bronze
Musgrave Medal from the Institute of Jamaica in the field of
Science and Education.
Y Joyce McKenzie – was an outstanding mathematics
educator, former education officer of the MOE, Jamaica and
former director of the Heart Trust/NTA.
Zelphya McLaren – taught social studies for many years and
served as administrator at all levels of the system.
Yvonne Miller Wisdom – is the principal of John Rollins
Success Primary School where she supervises the teaching of
Religious Education.
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Denis Mitchell – is a Certified Project Management
Professional (PMP) and has postgraduate qualifications
in International Relations, Entrepreneurship & Business
Venturing and SME Management & Development.
Ivy Mitchell, PhD – lectured for many years in English and
Communication at UTech, Jamaica and the UWI, Mona.
Formerly a primary and secondary level teacher, she also
worked as consultant on several projects in Language
Education with the MOEYI, Jamaica.
Hortense Morgan – is a former primary school principal and
was in the forefront of science education in Jamaica for many
years.
Y PamMorris – was a former senior education officer in the
MOE, Jamaica, and a lecturer in the Department of Education
at UWI, Mona.
Sharon Neil – taught English as principal lecturer at the
tertiary level. She is a senior education officer in the MOE,
Jamaica where she has served on the Primary Education
Implementation Project (PEIP) and on the National Assesment
Programme (NAP).
Barbara Nelson – taught at the secondary level but made her
name as a journalist and researcher.
Alafia Noel – is a creative and dynamic theatre arts teacher.
Dorothy Noel – is a successful textbook author and former
Publishing Manager at Carlong Publishers; she had been part
of the Carlong team for almost 30 years. She is a former teacher
of English at the secondary level and a former assistant chief
examiner of CSEC® English A.
Keith Noel – is a distinguished educator and successful
textbook author. He is a former high school principal and
teacher of English and Drama at the secondary level. He is also
the author of the groundbreaking Carlong Caribbean Drama
for the Classroom. He is a respected theatre director and drama
critic.
Delores O’Connor – is a distinguished mathematics educator
and a former education officer of the MOEYI, Jamaica.
Jennifer O’Sullivan-Sirjue – is a distinguished educator who
has taught at both the primary and secondary levels in Jamaica.
Richard Paisley – is an experienced Jamaican illustrator and
designer who has himself published books.
Olive Peart – is an avid reader and writer. Peart regularly
writes articles for radiological journals and news magazines,
and gives lectures on radiography-related topics. Her works
of fiction which include young adult novels, were originally
created purely for personal enjoyment.
Geoffrey Philp – was born in Jamaica. He is one of few
writers whose work has been published in the Oxford Book of
Caribbean Short Stories and Oxford Book of Caribbean Verse.
Philp teaches creative writing at Miami Dade College.
Kirk Phillip – is a teacher of Principles of Business, Principles
of Accounts and Management of Business at Holy Faith
Convent, Penal, Trinidad and Tobago.
Velma Pollard – is a former senior lecturer at the School of
Education, UWI, Mona. She is the author of collections of short
stories, poems, and a novel, as well as books and articles on
Caribbean language and literature. Her novella Karl won the
Casa de las Americas prize in 1992.
Bernetta Porter – is a former senior education officer in the
MOEYI, Jamaica and has been the training officer for the
Primary Education Support Project (PESP). She has also served
as assistant coordinator of the NAP.
Ruth Dorothy Pottinger – is a well-known name in Caribbean
science education. She has worked as a teacher and teacher
educator, as well as in curriculum development.
Paul Pounder, PhD – is a lecturer at the University of theWest
Indies, Cave Hill and is known in the Caribbean region for his
research, innovative curriculum development, and teaching
in entrepreneurship, new ventures, project management and
entrepreneurial finance.
Wayne Powell – is a self-taught, freelance Jamaican illustrator.
Paulette Ramsay, PhD – is a senior lecturer (Associate
Professor) in the Faculty of Humanities and Education at the
University of theWest Indies, Mona, Jamaica.
Phyllis Reynolds – is a distinguished educator who has worked
as both teacher and administrator. She is a former assistant
chief education officer for Curriculum in Jamaica.
Peter Roberts – is a retired professor of Creole Linguistics at
the University of theWest Indies, Cave Hill.
Sherma Roberts – is a lecturer in Tourism and programme co-
ordinator at the University of theWest Indies, Cave Hill. She is
chief examiner for the CXC CAPE Tourism examination.
Y Juliet Robertson – was a preparatory school principal
and an outstanding primary level teacher of handwriting
techniques.
Gloria V. Robinson, PhD – is a former education officer at the
MOEYI, Jamaica.
Karlene Robinson – is a former Head of the Business
Department at Excelsior High School, Jamaica. As a teacher-
educator and an examiner, she has trained teachers in the SBA
component of the CSEC® Principles of Business examination
throughout the Caribbean.
Pansy Robinson – is an experienced educator of social studies
programmes for teachers at all levels of the education system.
She served for some time as education officer for Social Studies
in the MOE, Jamaica.
Sonia Robinson-Glanville – taught social studies at the
secondary level in Jamaica and has also been a vice-principal
at that level. She is now a senior education officer with the
MOEYI, Jamaica.
Jean Rose – taught for many years at a preparatory school in
Jamaica.
Y L. C. Ruddock – served formerly as principal education
officer in the MOE, Jamaica.
Kenneth Runcie – heads the Department of Religious
Education at Shortwood Teachers’ College, Jamaica. He is
Editorial Adviser for Carlong’s Religious Education series. His
expertise is respected throughout the region.
Fitz-Albert Russell, PhD – is an educator and senior
administrator with the MOE, Jamaica.
Cheryl Ryman – a former practitioner, is one of the Caribbean’s
leading dance researchers.
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