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WHO WE ARE

ICS leadership is constituted of an Honorary Advisory Board, a Board of Directors, and a Program Board. Guidance on ICS programs are provided through a Research Council, and a Private Sector Council.

 

HONORARY ADVISORY BOARD

The Honorary Advisory Board is made up of notable Caribbean and Caribbean American leaders and Friends of the Caribbean with long term interest in Caribbean issues.

Sir George Alleyne M.D., Former Secretary General, Pan-American Health Organization
Ambassador Dr. Richard Bernals, Former Chief Technical Negotiator, CARICOM Regional Negotiation Machinery
Dr. Anthony T, Bryan, Director, North-South Center, University of Miami
Hon. Edwin Carrington, Secretary General of CARICOM
Hon. Una M. Clarke, Former Member, City Council of New York
Chris Gardiner, , CEO, GKA LLC
H. Stephen Halloway, Former United States Representative to UNIDO
H.E. Dr. Patrick Lewis, Former Ambassador of Antigua & Barbuda to the United Nations
Hon Shirley Nathan Pulliam, Member, Maryland House of Delegates
Walker Williams, President, Education Africa, Washington DC
 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ICS Board of Directors is comprised of Caribbeans, Caribbean Americans and Friends of the Caribbean.
Board membership is voluntary.

Ambassador Carl Masters, Chairman
Claire Nelson, Ph.D., Founder & President
Gabriel Christian, Esq., Counsel
Harvey Robinson, Treasurer
Ian Edwards
Nsombi Jaja
Claudia Pharis
Elizabeth Stanley, Esq.
Robert Walker
Jeffrey Watson
 

PROGRAM BOARD

ICS Program Board is responsible day to day planning and execution of ICS program activities and events.

Health and Education
Leonie Brooks Ph.D., Chair
Yasmine Anderson Smith

Trade and Economic Development
Andrea Ewart, Esq., Chair
Chris Chaplin
Lester Facey Ph.D.
Jena Roscoe
Karelle Samuda

Science and Technology
Joseph Whittaker Ph.D.
Karlene Silvera Ph.D.

Sociology and Culture
Michael Grant
Noel Godfrey
Faith Nelson
Dorothy Patrickson
Anthony Powell
Loughton Sargeant
Anisha Woodley

Communications
Karema Daley
Rosemarie Harvey

Youth Initiatives
Karelle Samuda
Anisha Woodley

Interns
Patrina Marshall
Melissa Pegus
Shaina Silva


Regional Liaison
Baltimore, Maryland - Noel Godfrey
Boston, Massachusetts - Janine Fondon
New York, New York - Gerald White-Davis
Los Angeles, California - Marva Herman
Atlanta, Georgia - Valerie Sanders
Tallahassee, Florida - Faith Clarke
Ft. Lauderdale, South Florida - Tanya Ragbeer
Richmond, Virginia - Olive Ezell
 
PRIVATE SECTOR COUNCIL

The Private Sector Council is a very important asset for ICS. Its members include business leaders from a variety of sectors. They provide guidance on issues affecting trade and economic development matters impacting Caribbean American business owners as well as businesses in the Caribbean. Members are united by their commitment to ensure the full integration of the Caribbean American voice and agenda in the Washington DC community.
Nsombi Jaja - Co-Chair (Quality Management Consultants )

Neil Jones - Co-Chair -- ( M-Cubed)
Ainsley Gil - Advisor, Government Relations l
Earl Jarrett - Advisor, Financial Services
Trevor Smith - Advisor, Food Distribution

To find out how you can become a member, please contact us.
Coordinator, Karelle Samuda


RESEARCH COUNCIL

Members of our Research Council provide advise and counsel with respect to areas of potential relevance on our research agenda. They are also called on as expert witnesses for issues and concerns with respect to articulating a Caribbean American voice on a given policy. Institutions are listed for identification purposes only.

Carolyn Cooper Ph.D., University of the West Indies
Eddie Greene Ph.D., Assistant Secretary General, CARICOM
Percy Hintzen Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley
Wesley Hughes Ph.D, Planning Institute of Jamaica
Ivelaw Griffith Ph.D., York College, New York
Carole Boyce Davies Ph.D., Florida International University
Joseph Whittaker, Ph.D., Morgan State University

To Find out how you can become a member, please contact us.
Coordinator,


PARTNERS

Our programs would not be successful without the support of our corporate partners. Since its founding in 1993, ICS has worked to promote and institute initiatives that strengthen the Caribbean American community and ensure the well-being and future prosperity of America. Caribbean Americans are estimated at 5 million. Many African-Americans are second generation Caribbean immigrants.

Large and small businesses and corporations value ICS's mission, work, credibility, and passion for improving opportunities for Caribbean Americans. Over the years, corporations such as AMGE< BET? and Coca Cola have found that partnering with ICS the most influential Caribbean American advocacy organization, gives them a direct way to reach into and support vital programs that serve the community. We invite you to become an active partner with ICS. For all inquiries about corporate partnership with ICS, contact: ics@icsdc.org

Partners for 2008-2009 are:
Ainsley Gill and Associates
Federal Management Systems
Genesis Engineering
Goodworks International

BIO - CLAIRE ALICIA NELSON, Ph.D.

Dr. Claire Nelson has been actively engaged in the business of international development for over twenty five years, working in the area of project development and management, with a particular focus on private sector development. A renaissance woman, she has been alternately described as a Social Entrepreneur, Futurist and Change Leader.

The first Jamaican woman to hold a Doctorate degree in an engineering discipline and only Black in her graduating class, Dr. Nelson holds Industrial Engineering Degrees from the State University of New York at Buffalo, Purdue University, and a Doctorate in Engineering Management from the George Washington University. She has served on numerous Boards and Committees including: US Department of Commerce US/Caribbean Business Development Council; Advisory Board; DC Caribbean Carnival Association; International Think Tank, Commission on Pan-African Affairs, Office of the Prime Minister of Barbados; African-American Unity Caucus; National Democratic Institute/Carter Center Election Observer Mission to the Dominican Republic; Black Professionals in International Affairs; and the International Committee, National Society of Black Engineers-Alumni Extension..

Dr. Nelson is sought after as a speaker on issues pertaining to economic development, globalization, and issues concerning the Caribbean and its peoples. She is a frequent guest on the television talk show CARIBNATION seen on cable TV in the Washington D.C. area, as well as CARIBBEAN EXCHANGE on WEAA, Morgan University Radio. Her speaking engagements have included: National Association of Security Professionals; Congressional Black Caucus Conference; Harvard University Black MBA Association Conference; Women & Micro-enterprise Conference, African Development Bank; Florida International University; Cincinatti Women's Chamber of Commerce; US Black Engineer of the Year Annual Conference; Howard University; Sacramento State University; National Council of Negro Women; and National Congress of Black Women.

Dr. Nelson has been a frontrunner in the challenge of placing the topic of social exclusion and diversity on the agenda of the multilateral development assistance institutions. As a result of her pioneering work, she was invited to the Salzburg Seminar as a Fellow in 1997 and 1999 of the Seminars on Race and Ethnicity, in 2000 and 2003 to the Fetzer Institute Advisory Group on Moral, Ethical and Spiritual Leadership; and as Faculty at the Seminar on Leadership Across Geographic Borders and Cultural Boundaries. Dr. Nelson was also a participant in the Bellagio Consultation on the UN World Conference on Racism (WCAR) organized by the International Human Rights Law Group, and was active on the Working Group on Globalization and Transnational Corporations.

Dr. Nelson is Ideation Leader at The Futures Forum which promotes futures thinking and futurology to communities of color. An award-winning writer and performance artiste, Dr. Nelson's OpEd pieces have appeared in media outlets such as Morning Edition, National Public Radio; WEAA FM and WHUR FM; and CaribNation TV. She has performed at a wide variety of locations in the East Coast including Kennedy Center, the Smithsonian, and the World Bank.

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