She is a fellow of the Life Management Institute (F.L.M. I), a Chartered Life Underwriter (C.L.U), a Chartered Financial Consultant (CH.F.C), a Life Underwriters Training Council Fellow (LUTCF), a certified teacher of English and Mathematics, with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences with language and literature from the University of the West Indies, as well as a Masters in Business Administration from Nova South-eastern University.
She joined the Life Insurance Industry in 1983, moved through the ranks from Sales Agent to Unit Manager to Branch Manager and now she is a Regional Director with NCB Insurance Company in Jamaica. She has been awarded most company and Industry Awards in her illustrious career, qualified for Million Dollar Round Table on several occasions and she copped the prestigious award of ‘Man of the Year’ from the Life Underwriter’s Association of Jamaica for the year 2000. She is a Past President of CARAIFA and currently holds the position of Secretary General of CARAIFA; she was the first female to hold either of the two positions. More recently, she was awarded a distinguished position in CARAIFA’s Hall of Fame, being one of two recepients to receive the 2006 Hall of Fame award.
She copped the boss of the year award for Jamaica in 1995 awarded by the Secretary’s Association of Jamaica and has been a motivational speaker in many Caribbean Islands including Jamaica, Barbados, Grand Cayman, Grenada, St. Vincent inter alia.
She has taught for over fourteen (14) years at the secondary and tertiary levels including Church Teachers College and the Management Institute for National Development (MIND).
She has been a Rotarian for the last six years and was the first female President of her club in 2003 to 2003.
She is married with two children and lives by the motto and guiding principle ‘Justice and fair play for all mankind.
