JAMAICA TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION

GENERAL COUNCIL 2014 - 2015

OFFICERS

Mr. Doran Dixon - President Dr. Mark Nicely - Immediate Past President

TRUSTEES

Mr. Woodburn Miller Mrs. Rosemarie Vernon Dr. Polly Bowes Howell Mr. Byron Farquharson

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Mr. Patrick Smith - Secretary General (Acting) Mrs. L. Judith Spencer Jarrett - Snr. Secretary Administration & Finance Mr. Basil Benjie - Snr. Secretary Member Services (Acting) Mrs. Ena Barclay - Liaison Officer/Regional Officer (Acting) South East Mrs. Charmaine Gooden Monteith- Secretary Professional Services Mrs. Claudia Ferguson - Secretary Economic Services Mrs. Evelyn Tugwell - Regional Officer (West) Mr. Juno Gayle - Regional Officer (South Central) Mr. Devon Meek - Regional Officer (North East) Mrs. Claudette Johnson - Administrative Assistant (Administration) Mr. Wayne Clarke - Chief Accountant Mr. Leaon Nash - Public Relations Officer

PAST PRESIDENTS

1. Mr. Clayton Hall 2. Mr. Paul Adams

PARISH REPRESENTATIVES

KINGSTON - Miss Teasha Martin, Convent of Mercy Academy, 26 South Camp Road, Kingston 4 Mrs. Janet Able Simpson, Central Branch All Age School

ST. ANDREW - Miss Debbie Meek, Calabar High School, Miss Tanya Lynch, Louise Bennett Coverley All Age School

ST. THOMAS - Mr. Joel Scott, Aelous Valley Primary School Mrs. Estelle Davis Wright, Lystra Primary School

PORTLAND - Mr. Ernie Garrick, Black Hill Primary School, Black Hill P.A Mrs. Joylette Thomas Harris, Fair Prospect Primary

ST. MARY - Mrs. Aldine Grant, Richmond Primary School Mr. Timroy Shaw, Primary School, Port Maria P.O

ST. ANN - Mr. Lenworth Stewart, Brown’s Town Comm. College Mrs. Jody Ann Foster-Green, Exchange All Age School

TRELAWNY - Mr. Sandor Morris, Wilson’s Run Primary School, Wilson’s Run P.O Mrs. Mona Ennis, Falmouth Infant School, Falmouth P.O

ST. JAMES - Miss Carolyn Clarke, Providence Heights Inf. School, Half Moon P.O. Miss Georgia Green, St. James High School, P.O

HANOVER - Mrs. Perronet Hall Riley, Sandy Bay Primary School, Sandy Bay P.O Ms. Juliette Malcolm, Rhodes Hall High School

WESTMORELAND - Ms. Janet Andrews, Little London Primary School Mr. Jermaine Williams, Manning’s School

ST. ELIZABETH - Mr. Omar Mongal, Glen Stuart Primary School, P.O Mrs. Violet Foster Russell, Bethlehem Mor. College

MANCHESTER - Mrs. Georgia Waugh-Richards, Harmons Primary School, Harmons Mr. David Powell, Porus High School, Porus P.O

CLARENDON - Mr. Norman Allen, Four Paths Primary & Jnr. High School, Four Paths P.O Mrs. Dianne Gordon Denton, Denbigh High School, P.O

ST. CATHERINE - Mrs. Shernette Nelson Mayne, Lucky Valley Primary School Mrs. Maurine Davidson, St. Catherine High School. P.O

DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS: KINGSTON East : Mr. Christopher Scott, Elletson Primary & Infant School West : Mr. Glenroy Williams, St. Andrew Tech. High School North Central : Mr. Raphael Davis, Jessie Ripoll Primary School, 26 South Camp Road South Central : Miss Paula Plummer, Calabar Primary School, 2a Sutton Street ST. ANDREW East : Mr. Winston Smith, Constitution Hill Primary School, Constitution Hill P.A North Central : Mrs. Dawn Steele, The Queen’s School, 4 Central Avenue, Kingston 8 South West : Mr. Raymond Simmonds, P.O. Box 105, Kingston 11 West Central : Miss Merlene Smith, Rock Hall Age School, Rock Hall P.O North West : Mr. Horatio Mason, Oberlin High School, Lawrence Tavern P.O Gordon Town : Mrs. Trudy Ann Dacres Beepat, Gordon Town P.O North : Miss Tamashella Smith, Golden Spring Primary School Central : Ms. Delores Harris, St. Joseph’s Teachers’ College ST. THOMAS East : Mrs. Rosemarie Bedasie, Arcadia Primary School, Arcadia P.A West : Mrs. Thelma Salmon, Grant’s Pen Primary & Infant School, P.O Central : Mrs. Jacqueline Hendricks, Middleton Primary School, Spring Garden P.A Blue Mtn. Valley: Mrs. Dion Ramsay, Hillside Primary School, Seaforth P.O

PORTLAND East : Miss Karen Baugh, Rural Hill Primary School, Long Bay P.O Rio Grande : Mr. Mark Higgins, Fellowship Pri. & Jnr. High School, Fellowship P.O : Miss Claudia McLean, Norwich Primary School, Pt. Antonio P.O St. George’s : Ms. Julane King, Claverty Cottage Primary School, Claverty Cottage P.O

ST. MARY East : Mr. Godfrey Blake, Long Road Primary School, P.O Central : Mr. Tyrone Brown, Carron Hall High School, Carron Hall P.O North : Mrs. Sidoney Forbes Fraser, Oracabessa Primary School, Oracabessa P.O Richmond : Mr. Ainsley Smith, Lewisburgh Primary School, Lewisburgh P.O West : Ms. Deidre Moulton, Gayle Primary School, Gayle P.O ST. ANN : Ms. Vivienne Wilmot, Ocho Rios Primary School, Ocho Rios P.O St. Ann’s Bay : Mrs. DeAudrey Miller Hudson, Steer Town Primary school Claremont : Ms. Donnette Douce, Waltham Primary School, Boston P.O Brown’s Town : Mr. Ricardo Kennedy, Brown’s Town Community College, Brown’s Town P.O : Miss Opal Brown, Turnberry Primary School & Jnr. High School Alexandria : Ms. Simone Brown McFarlane, Muirhouse Pri. & Jnr. High School, Alexandria P.O

TRELAWNY Central : Mrs. Tanya Brown Plummer, First Hill Primary School, Jackson Town P.O Queen of Spain : Mrs. Maudlyn Wright Shaw, Hampden Primary Sch., Hampden P.O Falmouth : Miss Lisa Boothe, Falmouth Infant School, Falmouth P.O Upper :

ST. JAMES Montego Bay 1 : Mrs. Vincene Gordon, Corinaldi Ave. Primary School, Montego Bay P.O Montego Bay 2: Ms. Camille Hoarde, goodwill Primary & Infant School, Chatham P.A Montego Bay 3: Ms. Markada Williams, Flanker’s Primary & Jnr. High School Anchovy : Ms. Erica Evans, Bickersteth Pri. & Infant School, Cambridge P.O Cambridge : Ms. Coleen Hayles, Cambridge Infant School, Cambridge P.O Upper : Mrs. Joan Smith McCurbyn, Maldon High School, Maldon P.O

HANOVER Hopewell : Ms. Monique Williams, Merlene Ottey High School Green Island : Ms. Shernette Shaw, Church Hill Primary School, Santoy P.A Knockalva : Mr. Samuel Roberts, Knockalva Tech. High School, Ramble P.O Lucea : Ms. Doreen Craigie, Rusea’s High School , Rusea’s P.O

WESTMORELAND Savanna-la-Mar: Ms. Monique Neita, Mannings High School, Savanna-la-Mar P.O

Little London : Ms. Janet Andrews, Little London Primary School, Little London P.O

Grange Hill : Mrs. Koren Fraser Williams, Peggy Barry Primary School, Grange Hill P.O Petersfield : Ms. Novelette Brown, Porter’s Mountain Primary School, Mt. Peto P.O

Whitehouse : Mr. Norman Johnson, New Hope Primary & Jnr. High, Whitehouse P.O

Bethel Town :

Darliston : Mrs. Stacy-Ann Watt-Shearer, Maud McLeod High School P.O

ST. ELIZABETH

Pedro Plains : Mrs. Collette Bailey Smith, Geneva Primary School, Watchwell P.A

North East : Mrs. Melonie Dixon, Balaclava High School, Balaclava P.O (Balaclava)

North West : Mrs. Simone Green Johnson, Maggotty High School, Maggoty P.O (Maggotty)

Black River : Mrs. Josseth Richards-Morris, Fyffes Pen Primary School, Fyffes Pen P.O

South East : Mr. Colin Cameron, Bull Savannah Pri. School, Bull Savannah P.O

Central : Mrs. Paulette McIntyre, Santa Cruz Pri. & Jnr. High School, Santa Cruz P.O

New Market : Mr. Hubert Khanni, Lewisville High School, New Market P.O

MANCHESTER

North West : Miss Lilieth Sutherland, Coley Mountain Primary School, Coley Mtn. P.A

East Central : Ms. Jonelle Murray, DeCarteret College, Mandeville P.O

Porus : Mrs. Blossette Plummer, Porus Primary School, Porus P.O

North : Mrs. Lesline Thomas, Knox Community College, Spalding P.O

West Central : Mr. Eyon Williams, New Green Primary School, New Green P.O

South : Mrs. RosemarieThompson Collins, Cross Keys High School, Cross Keys P.O

CLARENDON

Chapelton : Mrs. Pauline Phillips Welcome, Mitchell’s Hill Primary School, Rock River P.O

May Pen : Mrs. Beverly McKenzie, Glenmuir High School, May Pen P.O

Mocho : Mr. Rohan Pitterson, Wanstead Primary School, Gloucester P.A

Vere : Ms. Shanalee Troupe, Watsonton Primary School, Lionel Town P.O

Kellits : Mr. Jermaine Harris, Kellits High School, Kellits P.O

Frankfield : Mrs. Jannett Foster, Edwin Allen High School, P.O

ST. CATHERINE

Linstead : Mr. Phillip Lee, Primary School, Ewarton P.O

Guy’s Hill : Mrs. Millicent DaCosta, Mt. Nebo Primary School, Benbow P.A

North East :

North West : Miss Lavern Johnson, Davis Primary School, Old Harbour P.O

Portmore : Ms. Tatricia Clarke, Bridgeport High School, Bridgeport P.O

St. Jago : Mr. Collington Powell, Friendship Primary School, Spanish Town P.O

Troja : Mr. Mario Palmer, Rose Hill Primary School, Red Pond P.O

Upper St. John : Miss Paulette Brown, Top Hill Primary School, Top Hill P.O

CO-OPTIONS

1) Mrs. Verona Morris Williams, Mico University College 2) Mr. Howard Isaacs, Moneague College, Moneague P.O. St. Ann 3) Miss Audrey Williams, High School, Kingston 4) Miss Kaydian Scott, Christiana Primary School, Christiana P.O 5) Mrs. Louann Bramwell Shakes, Hayes Pri. & Jnr. High School 6) Mr. Everard Owen, CASE, Port Antonio P.O. Portland 7) Mrs. Pauline Stapleton Griffiths, Stella Maris Prep. School, Shortwood Road, Kingston 8) Mr. Rohan Johnson, Denham Town High School 9) Mrs. Petal Williams, Bethlehem Teachers’ College, Malvern P.O., St. Elizabeth 10) Mr. Colin Spence, Mt. Moreland Primary School, 11) Dr. Dorothy Raymond, Belgrade Heights, Kingston 19 12) Miss Vivie Mothersill, Trench Town Primary School 13) Mrs. Stephanie Wright Grant, St. Jago High School, Spanish Town P.O 14) Mrs. Shaunette A. Baugh Wilson, Foga Road Infant School, Denbigh P.A., Clarendon 15) Miss Paula Benda, Hope Valley Experimental School

Primary (2) - All Age (2) -

INTEREST GROUPS

 Association of Principals & Vice Principals – Miss Nadine Molloy, Ardenne High School  Association of Principals of Secondary Schools: -  Association of Principals of Technical High School :  Association of Principals of Primary Sector: Mr. Huit Johnson, St. John’s Pri. School  Jamaica Association of Teacher Educators (JATE) :  Community Colleges - Mr. Philmore McCarthy, Excelsior Community College  Vocational Training and Development Institute (VTDI)-  HEART/NTA - Mrs. Marcia Robinson-Lewis, Garmex HEART Academy 76 Marcus Garvey Drive, Kingston 13  Retired Teachers’ Association - Mr. Linden Neil, Harbour View, Kgn. 17  Jamaica Association of Guidance Counsellors in Education  Jamaica Reading Association – Mrs. Linda Loza, 17 Anglesea Avenue, Kgn. 20  High  Young Professionals’ Association -