Authors & Presenters

  • Harrigan, Maureen Greer Lee

    Born in Harris village, Montserrat, Maureen acquired her early education at St. Georges Primary and at the Montserrat Secondary School.   She furthered her education  in the U.S. at  Monroe College, Keiser University, and Stratford School of Natu...

  • Mitchell, Sylvia

    Dr. Sylvia Mitchell, Lecturer, at the Biotechnology Centre, the University of the West Indies, Mona, is head of Medicinal Plant Research, which she initiated in 1999. She is trained in various aspects of technology commercialisation and has over twe...

  • O'Marde, Dorbrene Eversfield

    Dorbrene Eversfield O'Marde was born in Antigua/Barbuda, graduated from the Antigua Grammar School then continued his studies at UWI Cave Hill, the University of Toronto and Tulane University where he obtained a Masters of Public Health. He is best k...

  • Parkinson, Rosemary

    Rosemary Parkinson was born in Venezuela to Trinidadian parents.  She was educated in Venezuela, Barbados, and England and is a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her varied work career includes being a bilingual secretary, fashion buyer an...

  • Soutar-Hynes, Mary Lou

    Mary Lou Soutar-Hynes is a Jamaican-born poet/educator and former nun with an interest in how poetry can help us understand life. Her poetry and essays have appeared in many anthologies and journals and she has published three critically-acclaimed ...