The Executive Management meets weekly to co-ordinate the operations of the College and to implement the policies of the Board. The team is made up of the following executive positions and personnel:
Dr. Ian Sakura – Lemessy, Director
Dr. Sakura- Lemessy, a learned son of the soil, holds a Doctoral Degree in Sociology, graduating with an award of high academic merit from the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida in 2002. He is also the holder of a Master of Science Degree in Sociology and Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science.
Dr. Sakura – Lemessy has in excess of sixteen years experience in tertiary education in the areas of College Administration and Accreditation. Some of his major appointments included Executive Director of Accreditation, Office of the President, and Executive Director Institutional Research and Planning at Albany State University, Albany, GA. Dr. Sakura- Lemessy also held the position of Director of Institutional Research, Planning and Accreditation, Division of Academic Affairs, Florida Memorial University, Miami Gardens, Florida.
Wendy Augustus, Deputy Director, Academic Affairs
Gary Parmassar, Manager, Fiscal Affairs
Formally of CLICO, Unit Trust, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Labour, he joined Cipriani College of Labour and Co-operative Studies in September 2009 with over 10 years of experience in the financial field.
He also contribute to the the community and youth development as he is a member to Port of Spain 1st Officers Lions Club since May 2007, and a Senior Ranking Officer in the Trinidad and Tobago Cadet Force of which he joined in1990.
Carlos Best, Manager, ICT
Carlos Best, Executive Manager, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), sits as a member of the Executive Management Team and is responsible for all strategic management and decision-making initiatives related to ICT at the Cipriani College of Labour and Co-operative Studies.
Carlos joined the College in January 2011 and currently directs, coordinates and guides all information management requirements of the College. He comes with a wealth of knowledge and experience in strategic planning and visioning, project management, business continuity planning, disaster recovery, IT governance and architecture, people management as well as performance management.
He has over 10 years experience in the Information Technology sector working in cross functional industries, including but not limited to Telecommunications, Pharmaceutical, Finance and Business. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science as well as an Associate’s Degree in General Business from Andrews University, Michigan, USA.
Donna Chapman, Manager, HRM
MSc; B.A.(Hons.); PGD; Teacher’s Dip.(Distinction)
Ms. Donna Chapman is a human resource/organizational development professional with more than thirty one years of experience in the fields of Human Resource Management and Education. More than one year ago, she assumed the role as the Manager of Human Resource and Administration at the Cipriani College of Labor and Co-operative Studies, with responsibilities for the Human Resource Department as well as the Facilities/Operations Department.
Ms. Chapman brings with her a wealth of experience having worked in various sectors both locally and regionally. She is no stranger to campus-life having lectured part-time at several tertiary institutions, inclusive of CCLCS, in the various areas of Human Resource Management and Organizational Development. As a Professional Member of the U.S. Society for Human Resource Management, she views Human Resource Management as systematic; dynamic; always in a state of flux; thus keeping the practitioner in a mode of consistent learning, research and innovation.
Petal Dawn Hinkson, Executive Assistant
Ms Hinkson has a worked for the past thirty years in the local and international environment. She was employed with the Government of Trinidad and Tobago with Agencies such as the T&T Tourist Board, the Central Marketing Agency (CMA) and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). Ms Hinkson left the IDC in 1991 as a Business Development Officer to pick up an assignment as an Industrial Economist of a UNIDO project to establish a revolving fund scheme for small scale entrepreneurs in Uganda. One of her special assignments in Uganda was to coordinate the involvement of International Observers during the Constituent Assembly elections.
Ms Hinkson continued her international experience by working with UNDP as a Programme Officer for several years in Kenya and in Jamaica. On her return to Trinidad, she did consultancies before taking up a position with the Cipriani College of Labour and Cooperative Studies as Executive Assistant to the Director and Secretary to the Board of Governors. A position she has held for the past ten years.
A graduate of St Francois Girls College and one of the persons to hold a GOTT Certificate for Entry into the Administrative Grade of the Public Service. She also holds a Certificate in Business Management from the University of the West Indies and a Certificate in Business Consultancy Training for Small Businesses from the Nagoya International Training Centre in Japan and a Bachelor of Science degree in Management with a major in Public Administration from the University of Phoenix.
