Ministry of PROVISIONAL LIST OF PARTICIPANTS CARIBBEAN SYMPOSIUM ON INCLUSIVE EDUCATION HILTON KINGSTON KINGSTON, JAMAICA 5-7 DECEMBER 2007 Anguilla Ms Sandra Fahie Mr Worrel Brooks Officer, Curriculum, Ministry of Planner (Acting), Ministry of Antigua and Barbuda Ms Edrys Joseph Ms Cynthea Crump EFA Coordinator, Ministry of Ministry of Argentina Dr Mariano Palamidessi Academic Coordinator, Master of, University of San Andres, Argentina Bahamas Mr Ross Smith Superintendent, North East District, Ministry of Barbados Ms Jessica Browne Ms Kaye Sargeant Ms Sharon Warner Prof. Andrew S. Downes Senior Officer, Ministry of Officer - Special Needs, Ministry of Caribbean Union of Teachers, and member of the Barbados Union of Teachers Professor of Economics and University Director of the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES), Cave Hill Campus Belize Ms Maud Hyde Chief Officer, Ministry of 1
Ms Dativa Martinez Dr Filiberto Penados Director, National Resource Centre for Inclusive Lecturer, and development studies for indigenous populations, Galen University British Virgin Islands Ms Carolyn O'Neal Williams Secretary-General, British Virgin Islands National Commission for UNESCO, Ministry of Ms Valentine Lewis Ms Lorna Dawson Officer - Examinations, Ministry of Officer - Special Needs, Ministry of Cayman Islands Ms Angela Martins Mr Vaughan Carter Chief Officer, Ministry of Deputy Chief Officer, Ministry of Commonwealth of Dominica Dr Jeffrey Blaize SEO/Secondary Schools, Ministry of Ms Beverly Leblanc AEO/Early Childhood (ag.), Ministry of Mr Charles Williams Carib Chief Mr Christopher Dorsett Chairman, Caribbean Regional Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (CRN+) France Ms Jill Van den Brule Section for Inclusion and Quality Enhancement, Division for the Promotion of Basic, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris Grenada Ms Agnes St. John-John Ms Michelle Brathwaite Graduate Teacher, Special Needs (MA), attached to the Ministry of Deputy Principal, School for the Deaf Guyana Hon. Dr. Desrey Caesar Fox Ms Bibi Shariman Ali Ms Myrna Bernard Ms Patricia Mac Pherson Minister within the Ministry of Curriculum Development Officer, National Centre for al Resource Development, Ministry of Director, Human Development, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat Senior Programme Officer,, CARICOM Secretariat 2
Jamaica Hon. Mr Andrew Holness Ms Salomie Evering Mr Hixwell Douglas Mr Everton Hannam Dr Carol Hordatt Gentles Prof. Barry Chevannes Ms Avril Daley Ms Elaine Foster-Allen Ms Angelita Arnold Prof. Barbara Bailey Prof. Hyacinth Evans Mr Zara Heron Ms Beryl Weir Dr Marigold Thorburn Prof. Maureen Samms- Vaughan Mr Sylvester Anderson Mr Gile Campbell Mr Donald Foster Ms Sharon Anderson- Morgan Mr Steven Kerr Prof. Lawrence D. Carrington Ms. Karen Hewitt-Kennedy Prof. Marcia Stewart Dr. Kay Anderson Ms Sian Williams Mr Bertrand Bainvel Ms Miriam Maluwa Mr Ernest Pate Minister of Deputy Chief Officer, Ministry of Officer, Special Unit, Ministry of Secretary-General, Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO Lecturer, Institute of, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus Professor of Social Anthropology, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus Special Department, Mico Teachers College, Kingston Principal, Shortwood Teachers College, Kingston Director, Mico College Child Assessment and Research in (C.A.R.E.) Centre, Kingston Regional Coordinator of the Centre for Gender and Development Studies (CGDS), University of the West Indies (UWI) Institute of, UWI Mona Penwood High School, Kingston President, Women s Center Chair, Parenting Partners Caribbean Executive Chairman, Early Childhood Commission President, National Parent Teachers Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ) Director, Rehabilitation Unit, Department of Correctional Services, Ministry of National Security Executive Director, Human Employment and Resource Training Trust / National Training Agency (HEART Trust / NTA) Senior Lecturer, Head of the Special Department, Sam Sharpe Teachers College, St. James Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director, School of Continuing Studies, UWI Mona Principal, Portmore Community College Administrator, Joint Board of Teacher (JBTE) CITE (Consortium of Institutions for Teacher ) St. Joseph Teachers' College Sub-regional Advisor on Early Childhood, UNICEF Jamaica Resident representative, UNICEF Jamaica Resident representative, UNAIDS Resident Representative, PAHO/WHO 3
Mr Harold Robinson Resident Representative, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Mr Minh Pham UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative Ms Nasolo Thompson Resident representative, ILO Mr Gerard Johnson Resident Representative, Inter American Development Bank (IDB) Dr Ethley D. London University Council of Jamaica Mr Ransford Wright Director, Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities Ms Antonica Gunter Gayle Director, Early Stimulation Programme, Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities Mr. Ricky Pascoe President, Jamaica Network of Seropositives (JN+) -------------------------- Children First, Jamaica -------------------------- Jamaica Teachers Association Mr Barrington Perry Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning Ms Alison Anderson Chief Executive Officer, Child Development Agency Ms. Deborah Duperly-Pinks Consultant Prof. Neville Duncan Director, Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISE), UWI Mona Ms Gerlin Bean Executive Director, 3D Projects Ms Lilly Roberts 3D Projects Ms Grace Duncan Executive Director, Jamaica Association for Persons with Mental Retardation (JAPMR) -------------------------- Combined Disabilities Association Ms Grace A. Taylor Managing Director, Abilities Foundation -------------------------- Jamaica Association for the Deaf -------------------------- Jamaica Society for the Blind Ms. Nancy Georges Nancy Georges & Associates Mr. Howard Gough Richmond Fellowship Jamaica Ms Michelle Golding Morris Salvation Army School for the Blind, Head, Integrated Programme Mr Robert Williams Blind student - Integrated at Jamaica College Mr Dennal Shim Blind student - Integrated at Calabar High School Mr Dwayne Gramham Blind student - Integrated at Calabar High School Alister Mclean Ms Lushane Myles Blind student - Integrated at Mona High School Mr Jason Rickett Blind student - Integrated at Meadowbrook High Ms Samoya Jordan Blind student - Integrated at Meadowbrook High Ms Cheyanne Lester Blind student - Integrated at Queens High School Mr Paolo Fontani Programme Manager,, UNESCO Kingston, Cluster Office for the Caribbean Mr Matthias Lansard Programme Specialist,, UNESCO Kingston, Cluster Office for the Caribbean Ms Oraine Russell Secretary, UNESCO Kingston, Cluster Office for the Caribbean Ms Lucet Montgomery Secretary, UNESCO Kingston, Cluster Office for the Caribbean 4
Nigeria Prof. Godswill Obioma Executive Secretary of the Nigerian al Research and Development Council, Abuja Panama Ms Anna Lucia D Emilio Mr Garren Lumpkin Regional Advisor, Excluded Populations, UNICEF Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean UNICEF Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean St Christopher and Nevis Ms Ruth Thomas Mr Vernon Benjamin Director, Curriculum Development Unit, Ministry of Coordinator, Measurement & Testing, Ministry of St. Lucia Dr. Rufina Frederick Ms Cynthia Weekes Ms Sophia Edwards-Gabriel Dr Henry Hinds Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Officer - Special Needs, Ministry of Executive Chair, Caribbean Sector HIV & AIDS Coordinators Network (EDUCAN), and St.Lucia HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Project, Focal Point, Ministry of and Culture Head, OERU Unit, Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) St Vincent and the Grenadines Ms Laura Browne Ms Deborah Bacchus Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Senior Officer, Curriculum Development Unit, Ministry of Suriname Ms Prya Hirasingh Mr Andre Kramp Chief Officer and EFA Coordinator, Ministry of Senior Policy Advisor and Coordinator al Reform Project, Ministry of Switzerland Mr Renato Opertti Ms Carolina Belalcazar Coordinator of the Capacity Building Programme, UNESCO International Bureau of (UNESCO-IBE) Program Specialist, UNESCO International Bureau of (UNESCO-IBE) 5
Ms Heidi Peugeot Preparedness / Early Warning, Emergency Operations UNICEF Geneva Trinidad and Tobago Mr Steve Williams Ms Cheryl Ann Grant Ms Dotsie Bacchus Ms Karen Sealey Manager, Student Support Services Division, Ministry of, and Coordinator of the Inclusive Team Component in the Seamless Plan Inclusive Specialist, Ministry of Vice-President, Caribbean Association for Mobilizing Resources and Opportunities for People with Developmental Disabilities (CAMRODD) Regional Director, UNAIDS Caribbean United Kingdom (UK) Dr Susan Elizabeth Miles Director, Master of in Special and Inclusive, School of, University of Manchester United States of America (USA) Ms Chingboon Lee Ms Cynthia Hobbs Leader, Human Development Sector, World Bank, The Caribbean Senior Specialist, World Bank, The Caribbean 6