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Management Team

Mrs. Althea Heron

Executive Director

Dr. Lisa Henlin

Director, Accreditation (Acting)

Mr. Najae Murray

Director, Public Relations & Communications

Mrs. Keisha Buchanan

Director, Human Resource & Administration

Miss April Grapine-Gayle

Legal Officer

Mr. David Mayers

Snr. Standards Development Officer

Mr. Dwayne Smith

Systems Adminitrator

Mrs. Diane Betton-Butler

Director, Finance

Dr. Angela Penny

Director, Quality Planning & Evaluation

Supporting Managers

Miss Keshia Levy

Director 1, Public Procurement (Acting)

Keisha Daley

Director, Facilities and Office Services

Miss Sanya Howell

Records Manager (Acting)

Mr. Eaton Hendricks

Accreditation Officer (TVET Transition)

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Executive Director, the UCJ

Mrs. Althea Heron

Mrs Althea Heron is a career Public Servant with over 25 years of combined experience in the fields of education, environment and tourism management. She has held senior directorship positions in the Ministry of Tourism and is an experienced practitioner in strategic planning and evaluation, policy development and analysis, results based management and research.

A graduate of the Mico Teachers’ College, Mrs Heron is a former teacher, tutor of Geography and guest lecturer of Tourism. She has held the position of adjunct supervisor of major research projects in Hospitality and Tourism Management, and Urban and Regional Planning.

Mrs Heron holds a Master of Philosophy Degree in Geography from the University of the West Indies; a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Sector Senior Management from the Management Institute for National Development (MIND); and a Master of Business Administration Degree from the Florida International University.

A former student of the St Jago High School, she has made presentations on resource management and sustainable tourism at local and international conferences and workshops. She has also published papers examining issues pertaining to the sustainability of rural livelihoods in Jamaican communities.