Past Administration

Jean Lowrie-Chin has combined her expertise in communications and management to create and serve several Jamaican organisations. She launched the well-known communications firm PROComm in 1979, and founded the Caribbean Community of Retired Persons – CCRP in 2010 (PROComm is the major sponsor of this organization). In January 2013, Jean and her husband and business partner Hubert Chin, founded PROCOMM Developments Limited (PRODEV).

The holder of BA (Hons) and MA degrees from UWI, Mona, Jean attended Convent of Mercy Academy – Alpha. She is author of the acclaimed ‘Souldance’, and has contributed chapters on Claude McKay, Carifesta 76 and her alma mater to several literary and historical publications. Jean is a popular columnist with the Jamaica Observer. She is a blogger and very active in social media.

She helped create and was the first editor of the Gleaner’s ‘Flair’ magazine. She worked at the Jamaica Daily News, taught English and Drama at Calabar High School and was PR Officer for Carifesta 76, learning at the feet of Wycliffe Bennett and Merrick Needham.

She is the recipient of several awards including The Women’s Media Watch Trailblazer Award, The Women’s Bureau Jamaica 50 Award and earlier this year, the Marion Ballysingh Award for Outstanding Volunteerism from CVSS.

Jean is a Justice of the Peace and chairs the Boards of PROComm and PRODEV. She serves on the Boards of CIBC First Caribbean Bank Int’l Jamaica, CCRP, Food For the Poor Jamaica, St. George’s College and is a member of the Medical Council of Jamaica.

Jean a life member of Women’s Media Watch, Past President of the PR Society of Jamaica, member of the International Women’s Forum, Women’ Leadership Initiative, Women Business Owners and other organisations.

A dedicated Christian, Jean is a Lector at Stella Maris Catholic Church. She created the PROComm Scholarship Fund for needy children in 2001. Jean and Hubert have two adult children, Anita and Noel, who are now making their contribution to the business, having completed their studies.

Dr. Winston Davidson, a public health specialist and telemedicine research pioneer currently serves as Professor, Public Health & Health Technology and Head of the University of Technology School of Public Health & Health Technology.

Professor Davidson received his medical training from the University of the West Indies during the period 1965 to 1971 and was successful in the American Examination for Foreign Medical Graduates in 1971. He also received his Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (DTM&H) from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, University of Liverpool, England in 1975. Professor Davidson is currently a Public Health PhD candidate at the University of Technology School of Graduate Studies.

Among his many positions held are:

• 1996-Present Executive Chairman, Tele-Medicine Limited,
• 1999-Present Chairman, Health for All Jamaica Limited,
• 1999-Present President & CEO, Telemedicine Diagnostic & Treatment Centre,
• 1997 – Present Head, National Telemedicine Research Project (Partly funded by personal funds and Government Grant and Loan

Professor Davidson has received a number of honours and awards in recognition of his work.
Among these are the Commander of the Order of Distinction for Services to Medicine in 2003 and the
“Pearl Award” for more than 30 years of distinguished and outstanding service to the People of Jamaica
as Justice of the Peace in the parish of St. Andrew in 2008.

He also has to his credit more than 120 presentations, papers and publications related to: Health Policy, Planning and Organizational issues; Primary Health Care; Drug Abuse Prevention, Epidemiology, Community Development, Public Health, Control of Communicable Diseases, Environmental Health, Philosophy, Telemedicine, Information Technology and Wellness.

Professional affiliations include:

• 1973-1976; 2012 to present Member, Medical Council of Jamaica
• 1974-Present Member, Medical Association of Jamaica
• 1983-Present Founding Member, Association of General Practitioners
• 1987 to Present Member Caribbean College of Family Physicians
• 1988-Founding Member, Caribbean Public Health Association
• 1995-Present-Caribbean Institute of Research and Community Development (CAIRECODE)
• 1998- Founding Member, Jamaica Public Health Doctors Association
• 1998 Founding Member, Jamaica Menopause Society
• President, Medical Association of Jamaica
• Founding Member, National Council for Continuing Medical Education
• 2001-2002 Member, Association Of Tele-health Service Providers
• 2002-2004 President, Jamaica Public Health Doctors Association
• 2012-present Vice-Chairman, Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission
• 2012-present Chairman, Bureau of Standards Jamaica
• 2012- Present Chairman, Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine

Professor Davidson is married to Dr. Sonia Davidson nee Lambie and has three daughters:
Dr. Tamu Davidson; Dr. Chima Davidson and Donna Davidson.

Qualified Barrister and Attorney-at-Law. Received training from three jurisdictions, Jamaica, England and the USA. Called to the Bar of England and Wales and Jamaica.

• Graduate of the University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica – Bachelor of Arts Degree
  in Philosophy. Graduate of the University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom – Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB), Masters degree (LLM) in International Law – Stetson College of Law, Florida, United States of America.
• Completed the Bar Vocational Course (BVC) at the Inns of Court School of Law now City Law School,
  London, United Kingdom – Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Legal Skills.
• Holds a Certificate of Legal Education (CLE) from Norman Manley Law School, Kingston Jamaica. SPECIALIZED TRAINING Trained in USA Immigration Law, Mediation, Arbitration, International Litigation and International Business Transaction.

EXPERIENCE

• Associate/Consultant with a local law firm, operates own practice for the last 2 1/2 years, Althea B. Anderson & Company.
• Provided and continues to provide legal services in the following areas of law: civil and criminal litigation, land and conveyance, family, probate and administration, trusts and wills.
• Appearing frequently before the Courts of Jamaica.
• Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, University of Technology, Kingston Jamaica_ Former lecturer in the Philosophy Department, University of the West Indies, Kingston Jamaica.
• Experience not only spans the field of law and academia but also Human Resource Management_PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS
• Bar Counc il of Jamaica
• Bar Council of England and Wales
• The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple
• Medical Council of Jamaica

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Honest, possesses high level of integrity, Sound judgment knowledge of substantive laws and procedures,
critical, Analytical, logical reasoning and legal research ability, good problem-solving, communication, advocacy and interpersonal skills, competent in the use of technology, goal-oriented, resilient, and professional.

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Constant involvement with community activities and non-profit organizations.

Dr. Dawes who is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Mahogany Health & Fitness hails from Annotto Bay in St Mary. He is also host of the radio programme, Doctors Orders on RJR 94FM. His education journey spans Grange Hill Primary, Top Hill Primary, Munro College, Jamaica College, the University of the West Indies and the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh).

His medical career has taken him to the May Pen Hospital where he served as Senior Medical Officer from 1975 to 2008; the Kingston Public Hospital (1971-1975 and 1979-1982) and the Morant Bay Hospital (1972).

Dr Dawes’ professional involvement includes:

• Former President, Jamaica Football Federation
• Past President, Medical Association of Jamaica
• Member, Medical Council of Jamaica
• Member, Jamaica Association of Sports Medicine
• Member, American College of sports Medicine
• Past Chairman, G.C. Foster College
• Past Chairman, Insport
• Former Vice President, Jamaica Administrative Athletics Association
• Former Vice President, Jamaica Olympic Association
• Director, CHASE Fund

When not actively involved in his medical practice, Dr. Dawes spends time reading, listening to music and playing squash.

He is married and has eight children.

Jamaica Theological Seminary & Caribbean Graduate School of Theology

• Senior Pastor in the Jamaica Seventh Day Baptist Conference; Serving the Albion Mountain, Higgin Town and Mountain View Seventh Day Baptist Churches since 1975.
• Retired Principal of the Mountain View Primary School; serving the teaching profession from 1972 – 2008.
• Principal Jamaica Seventh Day Baptist Bible Institute since 1980
• Married to Claudia with three married daughters and four grand children.

Dr. Banbury who is a specialist in Internal Medicine and Diabetology currently operates a private practice at the Medical Associates Hospital where he served as Chief Executive Officer from 2007 to 2012. He is a graduate of the University of the West Indies, Mona.

His current practice includes service as Consultant Chief Medical Officer of NCB Insurance Company Limited and his medical journey has also taken him to Grace Kennedy & Company Limited, Sagicor Insurance Company Limited and Fairhaven Medical Centre.

Dr. Banbury serves on several Boards and Committees which include:

• Medical Council of Jamaica
• Council of Professions Supplementary to Medicine Appeal Tribunal (Chairman)
• Medical Advisory Board, Sanofi Aventis Pharma (Chairman)
• Finance Corporation Limited (Director)
• Physician Advisory Board, Heart Institute of the Caribbean (Chairman)
• Unimed Healthcare Limited (Chairman)
• Medical Associates and Hospital and Medical Centre (Chief Executive Officer)

Dr. Banbury’s professional afiliations are as follows:

• Fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health
• Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine
• The American Diabetes Association
• The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
• The Endocrine Society
• The Caribbean Endocrine Society
• The American College of Cardiology
• The American Academy of Family Physicians
• The Caribbean College of Family Physicians

When not actively involved in his medical practice, Dr. Banbury enjoys hunting and stamp collecting.