Meet the Members of Council
The National Award Council comprises the Council Executive and other specialist members. The Council Executive is elected by the membership at the Annual General Meeting. The elected members make up the executive and is supported by the Secretary/Treasurer and the Operations Manager. Below are profiles of the Executive. The other members of the National Award Council are representatives from other support and delivery entities. These are:
Barbados Expedition and Assessment Panel
Barbados Gold Award Holders Association
Barbados Cadet Corps
Barbados Boy Scouts Association
The Girl Guides Association of Barbados
Stephen Smith
Chair of Council
J Elizabeth Riley
Exec Member
Camille Jones
Rep - Barbados Expedition Assessment Panel
Jamar Odwin
Deputy Chair
Jeremy Devonish
Exec Member
Carla Alleyne
Special Advisor
Ajani Daniel
Exec Member
Jamila Bayne
Rep - Gold Award Holders & Alumni Association
Fabian Norville
Operations Manager
The Girl Guides Association of Barbados
Barbados Boy Scouts Association
Barbados Cadet Corps
In 2019 The Girl Guides Association became the newest organisation to be granted a sub-licence to offer the Award. This was a formal step in a long-standing partnership. The Guides for decades have supported and partnered with the Award to enhance personal development opportunities for the young women of Barbados.
Rep - Shanna Bennett
The Barbados Boy Scouts Association has offered purposeful development opportunities to Bajan males for more than 100 years. That offering was enhanced by becoming a sub-licensed partner of the Award in 2017. The Scouts Association is a key partner for the Award in its efforts to increase the reach of Award programme on the island.
Rep - Cedric Mayers
As the youth arm of the Barbados Defence Force, the Barbados Cadet Corps is set up to provide challenging activities and military discipline to create model citizens. The Barbados Cadet Corps was the first organisations to be sub-licensed to deliver the Award in the Eastern Caribbean. This agreement was made in 2015. As a partner youth organisation the Cadets Corps is able to use the Award as an incentive for continued participation among the older ranks.
Rep - 2Lt K Grogan