Christopher is an Attorney-at-Law and a founding Partner of the Kingston Law Firm, Samuda & Johnson, and was called to the Jamaican Bar in October 1986 having earned a Bachelor of Laws, (LLB Degree) with Upper Second Class Honours from the University of the West Indies (Mona) and the requisite Certificate of Legal Education from the Norman Manley Law School.

He is a company adviser and consultant with a successful career spanning over 20 years, 4 continents and innumerable industries and has acted in major commercial transactions.

Imprinted in the heart and soul of Christopher is volunteerism which he expresses in sport as President of the Jamaica Paralympic Association (JPA),  President of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA),  Chairman of the Jamaica Paralympic Foundation (JPF),  President of the Jamaica Disability Cricket Federation(JDCF) and a Member of Jamaica’s National Sport Council.

In the regional and international spheres, Christopher is an Executive Member of the Board of Directors of Centro Caribe Sports (CCS) formerly the Central American and Caribbean Sport Organization (CACSO), an Executive Board Member of the Americas Paralympic Committee (APC), Chairman of the Legal Commission of (APC), a member of the Ethics Commissions of the Pan American Sport Organization (PASO) and a former member of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Ethics Commission, Chairman of the Legal Commission of (CCS), a member of the Judicial Commission of World ParaVolley,  a member of the Concacaf Working Group (Caribbean Football Professional League) and a member of the Federation Internationale Cinema, Television, and Sports Festival Commission(FICTS). He is also an honourary member of the Scientific Committee of the International Congress of Physical Education, Sport and Kinesioherapy,  a member of the Working Group Professional Caribbean league of the confederation of North,  Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and Chairman of the Governance Review Commission established by the Jamaica Football Federation under the aegis of FIFA.

A strong advocate of sport as a business, he, along with partners, staged four editions of the very successful  International Business of Sport Conference from 2011- 2014 in Kingston which attracted major speakers in the global sport industry.

But the spirit of volunteerism ‎first captivated him in the credit union movement where he is a former President of both the Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions (with oversight responsibility of then over two hundred credit unions) and the Jamaica Co-Operative Credit Union League Limited (with oversight responsibility then of over forty credit unions) as well as the Chairman of the Credit Union Fund Management Company (JCUFM). He also represented the Caribbean as its delegate to the World Council of Credit Unions during his Presidency of the Caribbean Confederation.

But perhaps the seed of volunteerism was germinated as a former President of GSB Co-Operative Credit Union Limited, then one of the oldest credit unions in the Caribbean, which subsequently merged with another to become First Heritage Credit Union a recognized leader in the industry.

A firm believer in the value of a critical education, knowledge based training and fair competition, Christopher has  served as the Chairman of the Board of his Alma Mater,  Wolmer’s Boys’ School, one of the oldest and leading high schools in the Caribbean, and he Is a former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Creative Production & Training Centre Limited (CPTC), a Government owned film and production organization, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Media Technology Institute (MTI) and Chairman of the Fair Trading Commission (FTC).

He is an experienced presenter on varied topics in corporate governance, law, sport and education regionally and internationally, is a motivational speaker and has been the guest speaker at events throughout the Caribbean and in Central America.

Carmen is the Vice-President of the Jamaica Paralympic Association (JPA) and the 2nd Vice-Chairman of the Jamaica Paralympic Foundation (JPF).

Carmen’s extensive experience in media includes 15 years at The Gleaner Company, the leading newspaper entity in Jamaica, during which time she served as Flair Editor, Small Publications Editor, Overseas Publications Editor, Administrator of the Editorial Department and, finally, as the paper’s Features Editor.

A former head of (then) JBC Radio West and Radio North-East (now the RJR Group of Companies)  Carmen was one of the pioneers in community broadcasting in Jamaica. During her stint at Radio West, she conceptualized and produced 16 features per week for the station and also solicited, for in-house production, commercials from business interests within the community. While still working at Jamaica Broadcasting Company (now TVJ Limited, the leading local multi-media broadcast and media entity) she won a scholarship – funded by the Netherlands Government – to study Radio Production at Radio Netherlands in Hilversum, Holland.

Now the Chief Executive Officer of her own public relations firm, Corporate Image and Solutions Limited,  Carmen boasts Presidency of the Montego Bay-based Jamaica Association of Journalists (JAJ) – the only such non-Corporate Area based entity in Jamaica. In concert with the then USIS, the JAJ she successfully ran training courses for media professionals in Western Jamaica. This media professional was at one time head of her own Public Relations consultancy in Montego Bay and, as Media Manager for Innovative IDEAS, she utilized her wealth of experience to strategically manage the presence of the Agency’s clients in the media. She boasts exceptional success in securing significant amounts of column centimetres for the Agency’s clients, through strategic placements of legitimate stories.

A Chattered Accountant and Financial Consultant  by profession, he is a Director of the Jamaica Paralympic Association,  the Secretary-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), a member of the Finance Commission of the Pan American Sport Organization (PASO), a member of the Technical Commission of Centro Caribe Sports(CCS), and the President of Skateboarding Jamaica Limited (SJL)

Ryan is a multi-talented professional with a proven track record of delivering outstanding business results and sport successes.

 Execution focused, adept at identifying pivotal risks/opportunities and proficient at defining effective solutions that deliver value, he is skilled at organizational re-engineering that results in increased revenue, system efficiency, client satisfaction and reputational value

 His achievements in the business sector are enumerable and include exponential growth in corporate revenue and profitability, brand recognition and superiority, impactful operational efficiencies, high levels of employee satisfaction and loyalty and organizational transformation and staff satisfaction levels.

 A people-skilled motivator, Ryan is a well respected leader and an innovator in the private sector and sport industry.

 The foregoing competences are the result of a driven personality who brings a similar approach to academia where his performance  as a first class honours student and then Lecturer at the undergraduate level at the University of the West Indies (Mona  Campus, Jamaica) is well respected.

 In recognition of his expertise and dedication to duty, he has been the recipient of numerous awards for business ingenuity, corporate performance, organizational leadership, team management and motivation and community work.

 But it is sport which is his second language and his interest spans many disciplines, particularly at the secondary and tertiary levels, where his knowledge of the games and inter-personal and communication skills drive many an athlete to surpass his or her best.

 A former member of the Board of Wolmer’s Boys School, one of the oldest High Schools in the Caribbean, and a former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Wolmer’s Preparatory School, he brings to education a business rigour and critical thinking.

 The former  Chief Executive Officer of Jamaica’s Tastee Limited, a leading regional retail company in the food sector   and a  Director on several private sector Board of Directors, Ryan was also a former Director of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) and the Creative Production Training Limited (CPTC) a government owned company in the cultural and creative industry.  

 Ryan’s commitment to the development of the youth, particularly through sport and community involvement, is exceptional and is an expression of fulfilling years of working tirelessly with them.

A forensic and methodical mind, practical thinking and a creative intellect do not often reside in one being but Edmund defies the odds and instills in the Paralympic movement admirable and refreshing attitudes which unearth the best of human character and behavior.

A graduate of the University of the West Indies (UWI) with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management Studies, Edmund is a volunteer at heart and currently serves as a Director of Quality Network Co-operative and First HeritageCo-operative Credit Union. He served as a Director of the Creative Production Training Centre Limited, Governor of the Media Technology Institute and the former G.S.B. Co-operative Credit Union Limited.

Network and databases constitute his second language and policy making and strategic planning are cousins of his all of which he brings to the table of sport in a defining way.

Edmund Paralympic experience has been tremendous and one of the greatest moments occurred when he was Head of the Jamaican Delegation to the Paralympic 2015 World Championships in Doha, Qatar

Kamal is a highly efficient and results driven Senior Marketing Executive with over ten (10) years extensive experience in FMCG companies and a proven track record in developing and executing multi-million  sales, marketing and corporate relations communications strategies.

Proficient at stakeholder management and leading large groups of individuals, he is  comfortable working in a fast paced, hands-on, growth orientated work environment and demonstrates an enviable ability  to ensure that brand strategies, messages, standards and communications are understood and implemented effectively.

‎A graduate of the University of the West Indies with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and Marketing Management and of the Mona School of Business (UWI) with a Maters Business Administration (MBAs), Kamal is the Regional  Marketing Manager  (Caribbean) at tyhe Camapri Group at J. Wray & and has held major corporate positions notably the ‎Senior Sponsorship and Development Manager at DIGICEL. and the Brand Public Relations Manager  at Red Stripe! A Diageo company.

As a policy maker, he is responsible for, inter alaia, the  strategic development and execution of marketing campaigns for business  for the CAMPARI brand  However, in fulfilling one of his professional roles, it is his commitment in driving social corporate responsibility programmes that has instilled in him an admirable spirit of volunteerism which led him to the Paralympic family.‎

Well known in the sport fraternity, he has ‎managed and developed critical relationship strategies for key business stakeholders including Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA),  Usain Bolt and Chris Gayle.‎

Travis Ebanks is not only reading the law to be called to the Jamaica Bar whereat he intends to excel as an advocate, but he is also studying life as a volunteer and athlete who fervently believes that sport engenders values and life-skills which are priceless.

Before his admission to the Board of Directors of the Jamaica Paralympic Association as the athlete representative, Travis dedicated his efforts at the Office of Marketing, Recruitment and Communication at the University of the West Indies (Mona Campus) where his baptism fuelled his legal and volunteer interests.

But law and volunteerism are not the only facets in the humanity and business of life which occupy him as his interest also lies in the media – media technology and journalism – having had his teeth cut at one of Jamaica’s free-to-air television stations, CVM Television Limited, as a Production Assistant, Scriptwriter and Floor Manager

A strong problem solving technician and results driven professional, Travis sits at the board table with a critical eye for youth development and empowerment which he frames with the foresight and instinct of a skilled badminton player whose resume has a gold medal in the unified men’s doubles event at the 2019 Special Olympics World Games

A well respected  Business Transformation and Change Management Consultant who has done consultation and training for organizations including the Commonwealth Secretariat (India), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB),  the Caribbean Association of Indigenous Bank (CAIB),  Credit Info Jamaica Limited (CIJL), Scotia Jamaica Investments (SJIL), Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS), and the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC).

He a former Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions (CCCUL) where he spearheaded the organization’s efforts to transform over 342 credit unions represented by affiliates in 18 Caribbean countries. He is also the former Staff Director, Executive and Branch Manager of the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS), the only Jamaican financial institution with operations in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, the Caymans Island and St. Vincent and the Grenadines; a Licensed Securities Dealer Representative with the JN Fund Managers Limited, a subsidiary of JNBS; a Deputy Superintendent of Police with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) who studied with the Bundeskriminalamt (German Federal Crime Office) in Germany; and a Computer Specialist with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, USA.

He was the Chief Executive Officer of GSB Cooperative Credit Union Limited, Jamaica’s oldest and fourth-largest credit union, a Director of Creative Production & Training Centre Limited (CPTC), and a Governor on the board of the Media Technology Institute.

Courtney holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree from the Nova Southeastern University of Florida, the USA, anda First Class Honours (summa cum laude) Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Degree from the University of the District of Columbia in Washington, DC, USA.

A well known and respected motivational speaker, Courtney is the author of the inspired work “Lives of a Soul” read by an eclectic global audience.

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