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Presentation of Intrumjents of Appointment to Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director, NALIS. At left: The Honourable Symon de Nobriga, Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister and at far right, Neil Parsanlal, Chairman of the Board of NALIS with second from left: Paula Greene and Beverly Williams, newly reappointed Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director, NALIS.

Paula Greene, Executive Director (ED) and Beverly Ann Williams, Deputy Executive Director (DED) of the National Library and Information System Authority (Nalis) both received their Instruments of Appointment from the Honourable Symon de Nobriga, Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Communications at the Diego Martin Public Library on Monday March 4, 2024.

Neil Parsanlal, Chairman of the Board of NALIS congratulated the officers, describing them as, “two of this country’s finest professionals.” He thanked them for their excellent management of the Authority during their previous two-year term. Also on hand to offer congratulations on their reappointments for another term of three years were members of the Management Team and other staff who, earlier that morning, witnessed the official opening of the new Diego Martin Public Library. Both Greene and Williams acted in their positions from 2019 and were first appointed on March 1, 2022.

Each of the officials possesses over 30 years of experience working in the library and information environment. Greene holds a Masters Degree in Library and Information Science from San Jose State University, California; a Bachelor of Science in Information Management and Technology (Summa Cum Laude) from Syracuse University, New York and a Certificate in Local E-Governance in Caribbean States from UWI, Cave Hill.

Williams holds a Masters Degree in Library and Information Science from Syracuse University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Computing and Information Systems from the University of London. Williams is currently the President of the Library Association of Trinidad and Tobago (LATT). She was elected to this position four years ago.

The Executive of NALIS, comprising of the Executive Director and the Deputy Executive Director is appointed by the President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and is responsible for managing the affairs of Nalis.

PRESENTATION OF INSTRUMENTS OF APPOINTMENT TO ED AND DED, NALIS:
At left: The Honourable Symon de Nobriga, Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister and at far right, Neil Parsanlal, Chairman of the Board of NALIS with second from left: Paula Greene and Beverly Williams, newly reappointed Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director, NALIS.