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Ms. Christine Keene has been employed to the Ministry of Health (MOH) for twenty-three years. Her success as the Ministry’s Telephone Operator/Receptionist is attributed to her excellent customer relations skills and warm personality. Ms. Keene’s genuine care for the persons with whom she interacts led her to become an active member of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) in 2001, serving as the Staff Representative for MOH employees. She has retained this elected position for ten consecutive years, an accomplishment which demonstrates the confidence and trust that her colleagues in the Ministry place in her ability to represent them. The Inter-disciplinary Transition Team (IDTT) would not be complete without Ms. Keene, who represents the eyes, ears and voice of those with whom the channels of communication must remain open throughout the restructuring exercise, all Ministry of Health employees. |
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Rashida St. Juste is the Public Relations & Communication Manager for the Child Development Agency. She joins the Ministry’s Inter-disciplinary Transition Team with ten (10) years of experience as a public relations practitioner, both in the private sector and within Government. Mrs. St. Juste, who holds a Bachelor of Arts in Media & Communication (UWI), was co-opted to the IDTT to provide communication support for the restructuring exercise. She is responsible for bringing national recognition of World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse (November 19), through the staging of the Agency’s annual Candle Light Vigil, since 2007. The event is held to commemorate the lives of children who lost their lives due to crime and violence; spread the message of child abuse prevention; and encourage reporting of child abuse. |
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Pauline Roberts, who joined the public sector in 1991, is the Acting Director of Human Resource Management & Development in the Ministry of Health in 2009. She wears a second hat: that of Human Resource Specialist on the Ministry’s Inter-disciplinary Transition Team (IDTT), a position which draws on her experience in change management and her aptitude in project management, strategic planning, and training and development. Ms. Roberts has under her belt the Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management and the Masters in Business Administration. She lists among her accomplishments the development of a comprehensive training budget to address technical professional gaps; and the coordination and monitoring of a training and development data base. |
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Sandra Graham has over 15 years of experience in Managing Change and Communication.She is the Change Management Specialist in the Ministry of Health and, therefore, heads Inter-disciplinary Transition Team (IDTT). She is responsible for developing the framework that is being used to manage the Ministry’s restructuring and, which is being used as a template across the public sector. Mrs. Graham, whose career in the public sector spans twenty-seven (27) years, was a key player in the groundbreaking establishment of Executive Agencies. She developed the handbook, The A-Z of Executive Agencies, which is being used to guide entities that are being converted to Executive Agencies. Mrs. Graham’s in depth knowledge of and keen interest in Government policies and programmes led her to write two books, In Search of a New Jamaica: A Determined Fight for Good Governance, The Transforming Landscape of Jamaica. Mrs. Graham is also a veteran in government communications. She pioneered, among other successful public education campaigns, the implementation of a strategic communications programme for the abolition of user fee policies in Jamaica in 2007. She holds an MBA in Public Service from the University of Birmingham. |
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Donovan Davis has been working with the Ministry of Health since August 1996. He served as an Accountant in the Central Project Unit for over five years before moving on to the Administration Department, where he spent four years as Administrator. As a Professional Level 3, Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA), Mr. Davis returned to the Financial Management and Accounting Services Division as Financial Management Information System (FMIS) Manager, in 2005. He is the Ministry’s Financial Analyst and, quite fittingly, functions as the Budget Specialist on the Inter-Disciplinary Transition Team (IDTT). Mr. Davis’ qualifications include ACCA certification as an Accounting Technician; and certified proficiency in Business Studies. He is a volunteer with the Jamaica Red Cross, where, as a member of the Fund Raising Committee, his skills are fully utilized. |
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Co-opted to serve on the Ministry’s Inter-disciplinary Transition Team (IDTT) as the Information Technology Specialist, George Mullings is the National Family Planning Board’s Network Manager. With a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electronics; Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification; and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) training, Mr. Mullings’ core skills include Local Area Network/Wide Area Network management; administration of E-mail systems and websites; computer system management and maintenance. He brings to the team over twelve years of experience in network and computer systems support. He has worked at Fiscal Services Limited in the capacity of Network Engineer and at the Jamaica Lottery Company Limited as Systems and Network Administrator. |
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