Profiles

Philmore Ogle Mr. Philmore Ogle – Chairman

Philmore Ogle is a retired Chairman of Deloitte & Touche (Chartered Accountants) and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (Management Consultants).

He is a Past President of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce and of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of Jamaica, a Past President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica and of the Association of Accountants (Jamaica) Incorporated.

Mr. Ogle is a former Board Member of the National Development Bank, the Jamaica Development Bank and the Agricultural Marketing Corporation. He spearheaded representations which led to the enactment of the Public Accountancy Act and to the amendments to the Money Lending Act.

Gary AllenMr. Gary Allen – Deputy Chairman

Gary Allen is a career media specialist who has worked in the print and electronic media at the national, regional and international levels. He has been involved in media for almost 20 years.

Mr. Allen is the Deputy Chairman of the Media Association of Jamaica and is employed to the RJR Communications Group as the Deputy Managing Director.

Mr. Allen was involved in the first leaders political debate held in Jamaica in 1992 and has worked with political debates in the Caribbean while he worked for the Caribbean Broadcasting Union and the Caribbean Media Corporation.

Anthony Chang Mr. Anthony Chang
Mr. Anthony Chang is the Managing Director of T Geddes Grant (dist) Ltd. He is also a former President of Jamaica Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Chang is a director of the Bank of Nova Scotia Jamaica Ltd., Dehring Bunting and Golding Ltd., Mussons Jamaica Ltd., Mossel, trading as Digicel, and of Consolidated Bakeries (Ja.) Ltd.

In the period 1999 – 2003, while serving as President of the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Chang was instrumental in conceptualizing and organizing the Debates Commission and subsequent to demitting office, assisted in executing the first set of debates of the commission for the 2002 general elections.
Jennifer Grant Miss Jennifer Grant
Jennifer Grant has had an extensive career in journalism and broadcasting which began at the Agency for Public Information (now JIS). She subsequently moved to Radio Jamaica Ltd. and is now the Vice President for Broadcast Services with the CVM Communications Group.

Ms. Grant holds a B.A. (Hon.) from the University of the West Indies, majoring in Communications and Social Sciences, and a Masters of Liberal Arts Degree in Media and Business Administration from the New York University.

She was the first female President of the Press Association of Jamaica in the period 1993-1997 and the first Vice President of the Caribbean Media Workers Association for the period 1996-1997. Ms. Grant was the recipient of the 1999 Press Association of Jamaica National Journalism Award for Human Interest for a series of programmes on post-Apartheid South Africa
Brian Schmidt Mr. Brian Schmidt

Brian Schmidt is the Marketing Manager of IRIE FM and Zip 103 FM. He is a member of the Media Association of Jamaica (MAJ) Executive and was also Chairman of the MAJ for the period April 2004 to September 2005.

Brian is an avid sportsman and lover of art, architecture and motor cars. He holds a B.A. in Mass Communication and Social Sciences from U.W.I. and a M.Sc. in Human Resource Management from Nova Southeastern University.
Lyndon Williams Mr. Lyndon Williams
Mr. Lyndon Williams is the Managing Director of Maxie Department Stores, one of the leading retail establishments in Jamaica. Mr. Williams sits on the Board of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce and serves as chairperson for a number of its committees.

He holds a B.A. in Political Science from Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, Canada.

Trevor Fearon Mr. Trevor Fearon
Trevor Fearon was the Coordinator of the 2002 national political debates. He was a former Executive Director of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce and of the Jamaica Conference Board.

Mr. Fearon also participated in technical assistance missions involving the organizers of national political debates in Peru and Nigeria.

He was a Fulbright Graduate awardee and holds a B.A. (Language & Literature) and an MBA in International Marketing.
Eleanor Henry Mrs. Eleanor Henry
Mrs. Henry is the General Manager of the Media Association Jamaica which is the organization responsible for providing secretariat services to the Jamaica Debates Commission.

Mrs. Henry has extensive experience in business administration and management. She holds a B.Sc. in Management Studies from the University of the West Indies and an MBA from Barry University.