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Mr. Neil Parsanlal
CHAIRMAN
Mr. Neil Parsanlal, a past elected Member for Lopinot/Bon Air West and Minister of Information (2007-2010) is a former teacher, reporter and newspaper editor, both in Trinidad and Jamaica. He served as Head of
Communications at the Ministry of Education, the South West Regional Health Authority, and the Environmental Management Authority.
Mr. Parsanlal has undergraduate qualifications in both Theology and Mass Communications from The University of the West Indies as well as post-graduate certification in Integrated Marketing Communications from the New York University,
New York. He is also certified in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Training Trainers and Project Management.
He then went on to become the Group Communications Manager at Neal & Massy Holdings, after which he moved into the post of Manager, Human Resources and Communications at ANSA Merchant Bank and TATIL.
He also served as a Member of the Board of Directors at BWIA West Indies Airways from 2004, and the Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) from December 2005. The Chairman has also extensive experience managing
Cooperate Resources having served as both Director and consultant at Personnel Management Services Ltd and Trinity Exploration.
Mr. Parsanlal is a lay Catholic Minister, is married and a father of two.
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Mrs. Charleen Phillip
DEPUTY CHAIRMAN
Mrs Philip is a retired Deputy Chairman in the Public Service having served at various levels for over forty (40) years.
Having worked her way from a clerical officer in the Ministry of National Security Mrs Phillip later moved on to become a Director, Human Resources in the said Ministry, then moving on to become the Deputy Permanent Secretary in the
Ministry of Health. She held this position from April 2014 to July 2016.
Mrs Phillip gained academic distinction having attained a MSC in Social Phycology with a focus on Social Deviance. She augmented this degree with certificates in Public Administration and Public Procurement from the University of the
West Indies.
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Ms. Cathyan Townsend
DIRECTOR
This Information Technology Specialist has spent the last thirty plus years moving up the ranks of Public Service entering as a Lab Technician to currently holding the portfolio of Database Administrator in the
Ministry of National Security.
Ms Townsend continues to challenge herself in her chosen fiend of IT having attained numerous certificates in Project Management as well as a BSc in Computer Information Systems. She broadens her expertise by certifying herself in
Emergency Response Management, Fire and First Aid Response to add to her MSc in Occupational Health and Safety.
Ms Townsend prides herself as an in depth researcher who is also an avid problem solver.
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Ms. Elmelinda Lara
DIRECTOR
This holder of an MSc in Library and Information Studies has devoted most of her professional life to the development of libraries as a social resource. Her versatility in this area is reflected by the different
departments in which she has served. From the Ministry of Education to the Central Library Unit of Trinidad and Tobago, Ms Lara is now a senior Librarian at the University of the West Indies., St. Augustine Campus.
Included in her over thirty years of service to libraries, Ms Lara is a former President of The Library Association of Trinidad and Tobago (LATT), is a member of the Caribbean Institute of Caribbean University, Research and
Institutional Libraries, SALALM among other Library and research bodies.
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Mr. Jefferson Guy
DIRECTOR
This professional is a multiple university graduate having earned degrees from The University of the West Indies (UWI), Queen Mary University of London and the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT).
A specialist in the Health Sector, Mr Guy has chosen to commit his service in Tobago and is currently a Manager/ Biomedical Engineering attached to the Tobago Regional Health Authority.
Mr Guy not only has specialises in the field of physics but has also extended his learning to technology specific to the Medical Field. This has allowed him to become involved in educational endeavours and youth mentoring whenever he
is called on to serve.
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Mr.Karel Douglas
DIRECTOR
This legal expert’s talents is not only found in the courtroom but in a myriad of other fields. Mr Douglas, while being a graduate of Law as well as holding a Masters LLM in the Telecommunications field, can also
boast of achievements in athletics as well as culture.
While serving as a legal adviser and specialist at the Telecommunications Authority he placed first in their calypso competition while simultaneously competing in the New York Marathon as well as the CLICO Marathon in Trinidad.
Inclusive of all of these pursuits, Mr Douglas finds time to mentor young socially vulnerable men and has served as a member of LIFELINE and other organisations that treat the depressed and suicidal. As of 2002 to present he serves as
a Senior State Council in the Office of the Attorney General.
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Ms. Lynette Tyson-Noel
DIRECTOR
LYNETTE TYSON- NOEL- Director.
Mrs Tyson Noel is a graduate of the Mount Saint Vincent University with an MEd in Education. This she added to the Bachelors of Arts Degree she obtained from the University of the West Indies in English.
A passionate advocate for the teaching profession, this dynamic lady has worked extensively throughout the education spectrum. Having held positions in the Ministry of Education from 1973-1994 as a Teacher I/ II she went on to became
a Senior Instructor at the University of Trinidad and Tobago. This position she has held from 2006 to the present.
Mrs Tyson-Noel’s focus on literacy has encouraged her to become a member of The International Literacy Association of Trinidad and Tobago, the Reading Association of T&T among other organisations involved in the development of
Literacy and Education in the Caribbean and North America.
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Dr. Pandita Indrani Rampersad
DIRECTOR
Indrani Rampersad is the first female Pandita in Trinidad and Tobago and was honoured as the Chief Guest at the Divali Celebrations at the Nagar in 2015. Her impressive academic background is only equalled by her
ardent involvement in the development of culture in Trinidad and Tobago. Pandita Indrani has served as a teacher at both primary and secondary levels both locally and in America.
In addition to attaining degrees in Geography and English as well as a Doctorate in Mass Communications, Pandita Indrani also became a licensed marriage officer (Hindu) in order to conduct weddings legally. Her involvement in culture
has led to her being awarded the Humming Bird Medal (Gold). She is an advocate for the development of all cultures with a focus on African and Indian indigenous cultures.
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Mrs. Catherine Romain
EX-OFFICIO MEMBER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (A.g.) NALIS