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Clayton Powell in a reef cavern

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Board of Directors

Ivor "Kirk" Taylor, JP
Chairman, Montego Bay Marine Park Trust
Board Member, Jamaica National Parks Trust Fund
President, Caribic Vacations
Board Member, Airports Authority of Jamaica

Gillian "Jill" Williams
Board Member, Vice-Chairperson
Former Executive Director

Flavia Goodlitt
Board Member, Secretary
Project Manager, COMAND

Flavia Goodlitt

Garfield Davidson
Board Member, Treasurer
Senior Accountant, Caribic Vacation

Demerce Guscott
Board Member
Fisheries Officer, Ministry of Agriculture

Lucilda Johnson
Board Member
Social Worker, Ministry of Justice

Neil Burrowes
Board Member
Business Owner, Dolphin Cove

Winston Dear
Board Member
Chairman, Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce

Sharon Nicholson
Board Member
Manager of Human Resources, ACS

Sophia Kerr-Reid
Board Member
Director of Planning, St. James Parish Council

Staff Members

Donnovan Gooden
Operations Manager

Clayton Powell
Enforcement Officer

Daina Heaven

Enforcement Officer

Desna Chisholm
Office Attendant, and the voice of reason.

Desna Chisholm

Important People From Our Past

Couen Clarke
Outreach Officer

Couen Clarke

Michael Loftin

Michael Loftin
U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer

"My days at the Marine Park involve computer work, audiovisual projects, filming, editing and producing documentaries, as well as pitching in to help out with the general craziness that is the soul and sinew of the marine park and of Jamaica in general."

"Best smellin' man Peace Corps ever sent us" said Mr. K. Taylor on Mike's arrival...

Fitzmaurice Williams
Enforcement Officer

"I monitor and regulate the activities of the users within the park boundaries. I also maintain the mooring buoy system for the convenience of the park users and the security of the reef."

Falk Romahn
Journalism Student

Dietrich Roggy
U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer

"Environmental engineer and biologist by education, scientist at heart."

Dietrich Roggy

Heather Crawford

Heather Crawford
Outreach Officer, "Cindy," Ultimate Frisbee nut, organic foods connoisseur

"My job involves working with the fisher communities to raise awareness, and hence support, of the Park's goals. I also work on a project tackling Montego Bay's solid waste problem, as this negatively impacts the Park."

Peter Tiaden
Public Relations Intern

Chess-master studying Public Relations in Germany - "My fourth month internship has made me aware of the challenges facing NGO's."

Peter Tiaden

Theo Smit
Founder of the Montego Bay Marine Park, Former Vice-Chairman

Dr. Tadaomi Nakai (Omi San)
Fisheries Specialist, Japanese Overseas Co-Operation Volunteer

"I research fish populations in mangroves, sea grass and coral areas in the Park, and 110 fish species in sea grass area and more than 260 fish species have found in total area of the park. Now the Marine Park has several environmental problems of over fishing, water quality, mangrove destruction, plastic bottles, However, we try to fix and conserve our beautiful creatures in the Park."

Dr. Tadaomi Nakai

Heather McFarlane

Heather McFarlane
Outreach Officer, "Go Tell It On The Mountain"... A Pistol as my Grand-Dad would have said.

Jessica van der Valk
Dutch Intern, "I don't have wooden shoes"

"While my co-workers are trying to protect the Park, I'm helping to design new signs to increase public awareness."

Jessica van der Valk

Matthias Hein
German Intern

Antoine Sterling
Belgian Exchange Student

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