About

As a project scientist for CABI, I have been given the task of managing the UNEP/GEF project: Mitigating the threats of Invasive Alien Species in the Insular Caribbean. A major component of this project is to establish a regional strategy for dealing with invasives. To successfully accomplish this, I will draw on my 10 years spent at the Inter American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), six of which I was Assistant to the Caribbean Regional Director. At IICA I developed a relationship with the main regional organisations and personalities that are key in developing this strategy.

I have considerable expertise in agricultural development, specifically in monitoring and evaluating projects, information, communication, public relations and training. This was gained over a 15 year period at both IICA and the National Marketing and Development Corporation (NAMDEVCO) and will serve me well in this new role where we will be collaborating with other key stakeholders in the region to put the issue of invasive alien species in the Caribbean in the front burner.

My experience as a core member of the team that developed the National Agricultural Marketing Information System for Trinidad and Tobago will assist me in one of the key functions of the Project Manager, which is to establish and maintain a website dedicated to promoting the issue of invasives in the Caribbean.

My training in managing teams of people will be put to use in overseeing a dynamic team of National Coordinators who will be charged with coordinating the project’s activities in five countries across the region.