Donna Christine-Ann Jack-Hill is an established professional with more than 33 years’ experience in the field of accounting, treasury operations and risk management. She possesses a strong track record for timely and quality deliverables across four industry sectors – banking, insurance, manufacturing and security and has led cross-functional teams in problem-solving projects in the areas of correspondent banking, liquidity risk management and foreign exchange risk management. She has worked and lived in three countries and is experienced in multinational environments, interfacing with stakeholders at all organizational levels. Her training and mentoring competencies were enabled by successful experiences as a high school teacher. She possesses strong analytical, inter-personal and communication skills as well as the ability to lead others to individual and organizational goal attainment and has proven competency, at the advanced level, in the use of Microsoft Office Suite and a certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor. She is committed to highly ethical, principled and professional standards and recently lead a business in the Security Industry with a focus on growth and transformation.

She taught Science and Mathematics at Providence Girls High School in Trinidad and Clement Howell High School in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands and held a number of key positions in various organizations including Auditor at Ernst and Young Lever Brothers, Accountant for TATIL Life Assurance Limited, Marketing Accountant and Management Accountant at Unilever Caribbean Limited, Relationship Manager Correspondent Banking, Manager Liquidity and Funding and Senior Manager, Liquidity at RBTT Financial Holdings Limited (later RBC Group)  and Chief Executive Officer of Personal Safety and Security Training Limited.

Donna holds a Bachelor’s Degree (With Upper Second-Class Honors) in Biochemistry from the University of the West Indies, Executive Masters of Business Administration (with Distinction) from the Arthur Lok Jack School of Business St Augustine University of the West Indies and was awarded the Top Student of her graduating class of 2008. She is also a Fellow of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (FCCA) in the United Kingdom, a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) registered with the Virginia Board of Accountancy in the USA and a Chartered Accountant (CA) registered with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Trinidad and Tobago (ICATT). She is also a Fellow of the Life Management Institute (With Distinction), an Associate Customer Service (With Distinction) and a designated Intuit Advance Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor for Online Pro Premier and Enterprise Accounting Software and an Estate Superintendent (Regimental No. 31913) Precepted by the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service.

She spent this year (2023) serving as Trinidad and Tobago Transparency Institute’s (TTTI) Vice-Chair and from 2020 – 2022 as Treasurer. For the past three years, Donna has also been the Chair of TTTI’s Fundraising Committee.

Ravi Suryadevara is the Chief Executive Officer (C.E.O.) and Co-Owner of the Trinidad Valve & Fitting Company Limited (TRINVALCO) in Trinidad and Tobago. Ravi had worked in various executive positions within the organization prior to his acquisition of the company in 2006, with his last being that of Chief Operations Officer (C.O.O).

Trinidad Valve & Fitting Company Limited (TRINVALCO) is one of the region’s most competitive process control equipment and automation energy-services company whose offices are located in Point Lisas in Trinidad and Tobago. Serving customer needs since 1979, TRINVALCO has been an ever-improving solution provider in upstream, refining, gas transmission, petrochemical, iron and steel, utilities, manufacturing, food and beverage industries.

Ravi holds a BSc. in Nuclear Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and a M.B.A from the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business, The University of The West Indies.

Ravi has served as a Director of the American Chamber of Commerce of Trinidad & Tobago from 2014 t0 2021. He was President for the period 2015-2017, Vice President for the period 2014-2015, and Chair of the Trade and Investment Committee for three years. He has been a member of AMCHAM T&T for over fourteen years. He also represented AMCHAM T&T in:

• The Private Sector/ Civil Society Group (PSCSG) regarding Public Procurement
• The Inter-Ministerial Team on Trade Policy Implementation 2013-2015, Ministry of Trade, Industry, Investment & Communications
• The External Stakeholders Tax Sub-Committee, Ministry of Finance & the Economy, 2014-2015
• The Public Procurement Oversight Committee, Ministry of Finance & the Economy, 2015

Ravi was also a member of the Board of Directors of the American Chambers of Commerce of Latin America and the Caribbean (AACCLA) from 2016 to 2020. AACCLA is a division of the US Chamber of Commerce located in Washington D.C. and is the world’s largest business organization representing the interests of more than 3 million businesses of all sizes, sectors, and regions.

Ravi currently serves on the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Trinidad & Tobago (ICATT) Disciplinary Proceedings and Appeals Panel and serves on the Alumni Board of the Arthur Lok Jack Global School of Business as well.

Terry Dale Ince is a development specialist, social entrepreneur, and human rights advocate/activist. She is the founder and convener of CEDAW Committee of Trinidad and Tobago (CCoTT), a UN ECOSOC accredited volunteer non-governmental organization incorporated under the 1995 companies act of Trinidad and Tobago, focused on Advocacy, Education and Public Awareness on and for the sustainable implementation of the principles of the Convention for the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Using a collaborative approach, CCoTT use the recommendations advanced at state periodic reviews to ensure compliance within a national and human rights context. She is also the Managing Director of TDI and Associates, a Change and Development Management consulting practice which integrate the principles of change management into daily practice for behaviour change.

Prior to joining the civil society sector, Terry enjoyed a career in business and technology where she managed territories in the private and public sectors while contributing her skills and knowledge to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in developed and developing countries and underserved communities. A

few highlights:

▪ She designed and implemented technology solutions for medium and large businesses and government agencies as a systems engineer and client manager with a global company during a 26-year career.

▪ She contributes to the practical promotion and core principles of women’s economic and political empowerment and sustainable machineries nationally, regionally, and globally.

▪ She has a practical formation in the field of development work and gender issues, particularly as it extends to the inclusion of women, young people, marginalized communities, and the environment.

▪ She lectures on CEDAW and women’s empowerment, leadership, and advocacy locally, regionally, and globally.

▪ She observes general elections globally and serves as a gender and human rights specialist on observer teams.

▪ She serves on the board of non-governmental organizations in Trinidad, Nigeria, and the USA. She is the current Chair of the National Steering Committee of the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Program (GEF SGP) (Trinidad &Tobago), the Spotlight Initiative Civil Society Regional Reference Group (Caribbean) and Team Leader on the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons working group, Prevention and Effective Identification of Victims and Witnesses Team (2022-2025). The working group is a three-year initiative of the Counter Trafficking Unit within the Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of National Security.

▪ She acquired a Master of Science in Organizational Development and Behaviour at John Hopkins University, Project Management certification at Columbia University, and IBM Leadership Executive training at Harvard Business School.

▪ She is a Trinidad and Tobago national award recipient. On March 7, 2022, she received the medal for the Development of Women (Gold). A Champion of CEDAW, she represented civil society organizations and lobbied the CEDAW Committee in Geneva at the state review and contributed to Civil Society discourse as a spokesperson at the Hemispheric dialogue and the IX Summit of the Americas.

Ahmin Baksh has over 45 years of electrical engineering experience and practice and has held senior positions in three Caribbean utilities viz. T&TEC, ANGLEC and GRENLEC.

Date of Birth: 14th Sept 1954.
Marital Status: Married, 2 Children.

B.Sc. (Electrical Engineering, 1978, University of West Indies),
M.Sc. (Technology Management, 1988, University of Stirling, Scotland)
SMIEEE, FAPETT, R.Eng.BOETT

Ahmin Baksh has over 45 years of electrical engineering experience and practice and has held senior positions in three Caribbean utilities viz. T&TEC, ANGLEC and GRENLEC.

Graduated in 1978, employed at the Trinidad & Tobago Electricity Commission for 13 years mainly in the transmission system planning section of the utility. In 1990 he moved to Anguilla on contract with the Commonwealth Development Corporation as Transmission and Distribution Engineer for the Anguilla Electricity Company Limited. Responsibilities included the setting up and running of the new department.

Returned to Trinidad in 1993, engaged in diverse engineering related occupations including General Manager of AGOS Manufacturing Limited.

In 2000, employed on contract with the Grenada Electricity Services Limited as the Planning & Engineering Manager. Responsible for setting up of the Planning & Engineering Department of the company. Returned to Trinidad in 2003 and functioned as an Independent Engineering Consultant.

In 2007, appointed as Chief Electrical Engineer and Head of the Electrical Engineering Section of Genivar, Trinidad & Tobago Ltd.(now WSP).

In 2013, returned to GRENLEC on a 2-year contract to mentor a chosen engineer and prepare him to assume the position of Planning and Engineering Manager.

Professional affiliations include the Association of Professional Engineers of Trinidad & Tobago. Served on the Executive Council in different capacities and President during the 2008/2009 term. Board Member, the Board of Engineering of Trinidad & Tobago (BOETT) between 2012 and 2013. Elected President of the Trinidad & Tobago Group of Professional Associations (TTGPA) 2019 and 2020. He is also a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.

Member of the TTTI since 2008.

Currently retired but remains active as an Independent Consulting Engineer.

Mrs. Avyann Ferguson-Awai is an Attorney at Law of over 20 years standing and is an Accredited Director with over 10years experience in Banking and Financial Services.

Currently Mrs. Awai holds the position of Associate General Counsel and Chief Counsel AML/CFT and Regulatory Compliance in the Financial Services Line of Business of the Massy Group which spans Insurance(formerly), Remittances, Card and non-bank financial services. She also leads the AML/CFT Compliance function across the Massy Group in the regulated territories in which it operates locally and regionally.

She also sits as a member of the Board of Massy Finance GFC Ltd. She is a member of the Licensing Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Trinidad and Tobago (ICATT). She has served as Chairman of the Heritage and Stabilisation Fund, several Board sub Committees of Eastern Credit Union and of its Subsidiary, EPL Properties and on the Legal Committee of the Bankers Association of Trinidad and Tobago for several years. She continues her membership and service to the Board of the Association of Compliance Professionals of Trinidad and Tobago as Vice President.

Mrs. Awai holds her Masters of Law in areas of Corporate & Commercial Law from the University of the West Indies with a specific focus on Corporate Governance. In addition, she holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree (Honours) from UWI Cave Hill and a Legal Education Certificate from the Hugh Wooding Law School. Mrs. Awai has also been certified following her participation in the Directors’ Education and Accreditation Programme from the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators; in Effective Personal Productivity for Leaders from the Leadership Management Institute and is a Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) from the US Association of Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialists of which she is also a Member.

Samantha is a graduate of Western University’s Richard Ivey School of Business with an honors bachelor degree and also holds a masters in data analytics from Esade University in Barcelona. Samantha worked at a digital bank in Toronto for a year and a half as a rotational analyst in Treasury, FP&A, digital banking and commercial mortgages departments. In 2019 she moved to McCain Foods, spending 2 years in Revenue Management as a senior financial analyst after which she spent 15 months in Spain for her master’s degree and upon graduating delved into studying for the CMA (Certified Management Accountant) exams, passing both. Moving back to Toronto, Samantha is now a manager on the Global Data & Analytics team at McCain, leading advanced analytics and AI initiatives including the launch of the company’s AI Committee, “Digital Garage”, and education and upskilling programs to support change management in this high-tech space.
Samantha has always been an active learner and participant in international relations, law, and mentoring opportunities. In university Samantha was a mentor for Big Brothers Big Sisters program and co-president of both Model United Nations and the Ivey Law Club. She continued building her leadership skills during her master’s through leading the Data Analytics Association (Datahub) as president, bringing the first Datathons to campus, procuring guest speakers in the field, and executing coding workshops for students. Most recently, she participated in Conflict Women’s Survivor Entrepreneurship program as a mentor, placing third in the pitch competition.
Samantha is also a co-founder with her mother of Act to Change T&T, a non-profit organization established in 2020 with a focus on primary education and gender-based violence initiatives in collaboration with other NGOs with a similar vision. Having strengthened her interest in anti-corruption during her experience with launching Act to Change T&T and getting initiatives off the ground, Samantha enjoys listening to podcasts on anti-corruption, particularly “Kickback”.

An Attorney at Law for over 10 years who practices predominantly in the areas of Civil Litigation and Conveyancing.

A practical and results-oriented individual, he has a passion for civil society causes and often draws similarly-minded individuals together and facilitates the formation of new non-profit organizations.

Hailing from Sangre Grande he is particularly focused on community development in East Trinidad and is a director and co-founder of the Eastern Business and Merchants Association and Co-Chair and co-founder of the Eastern Lawyers Association.

As an Elder and Legal Advisor to the Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago and several other organizations, he has maintained a rewarding balance in his professional, spiritual and philanthropic life.

Mr. Mahase has from a young age been involved in advocating for greater transparency, accountability and good governance generally particularly through constitutional reform and to that end has contributed to various policy papers, articles, consultations and forums. He is a strong proponent for a greater focus on values-based public education in our society.

In his burgeoning career in private practice, he has built a reputation as an astute advocate and seeks to serve his diverse clientele from across the east-west corridor with diligence, integrity and compassion.

TTTI has three (3) main committees which assist in the functioning of the organization. They are

Ethics Committee – Chair – Mr. Reggie Dumas. To report a matter concerning the breach of ethics of a TTTI Board member or Staff please contact Mr. Dumas via email at krureggie@gmail.com.

Membership Committee – Chair – Mr. Kenneth Shawn Mahase. For matters relating to TTTI’S Membership kindly contact Mr. Mahase at shawn@transparency.org.tt.

Fundraising Committee – Chair – Mrs. Donna Jack-Hill. Fundraising opportunities can be share with Mrs. Jack-Hill at donna.jackhill@transparency.org.tt.