Institute Governance

Board of Directors

The Canada Caribbean Institute is guided by a Board of Directors consisting of representatives of universities and colleges from Canada and the Caribbean, as well as students and the private sector.

Board Member Title Affiliation
Prof. Sir Hilary BecklesVice-Chancellor
The University of the West Indies (UWI)
Dr. Michael NaraineAssociate Professor, Sport ManagementBrock University
Cory SearcyAssistant Vice-President, InternationalToronto Metropolitan University
York University
Prof. Mariana PradoAssoc. Vice President International; Vice Provost, University of TorontoUniversity of Toronto
Dr. Rhonda McEwen*President & Vice ChancellorVictoria University
Dr. David FarrarPresident
McMaster University
Dr. Gervan FearonPresident
George Brown College
Prof. Paloma Mohamed-MartinVice-Chancellor
University of Guyana
Preof. Prakash PersadVice-ChancellorThe University of Trinidad and Tobago
Prof. Lincoln Edwards*PresidentNorthern Caribbean University
Dr. Vincent PalacioPresidentUniversity of Belize
Merle St Clair AugusteVice-PresidentSir Arthur Lewis Community College
Individual Directors
Robert Ready**Canadian Diplomat, RetiredCanada
Dr. Talia Esnard***Senior Lecturer, UWI, St. Augustine CampusCaribbean
Student Directors
Vacant
Vacant
Organizational Directors
Kathryn JenkinsSagicor Financial Corp. Ltd.Caribbean
Vacant
Associate Directors
Vacant
Vacant
Honourary Directors
Vacant
Vacant
Government Directors
Ryan ClarkExecutive Director, Caribbean Division,
Global Affairs Canada
Canada
Vacant
Caribbean
* signifies Co-Chair of Board; ** signifies Chair of Governance Committee; *** signifies Chair of Research and Scholarship Committee;

The Board of Directors will be moving to fill vacancies as the Institute continues to expand it’s activities.

Board Committees

The Board of Directors has established a number of Committees to assist with the management and oversight of the Institute. These are described in the document below.