Chamber announces leadership class of 2012

(CNS): Now in its third year, twenty five people have signed up for the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce seminar based course — Leadership Cayman. Launched in 2009 the six month programme is open to professional residents aged over 25 and is designed to give an insight into various aspects of Cayman society and develop the next generation of leaders in all areas of business and government. Following an orientation dinner on 7 December this year's group will begin with an opening retreat next month at The Reef Resort in East End to introduce participants to the philosophy behind the programme.

During the course class members interact with diverse, high-level community leaders and decision makers at a series of seminars and retreats in areas ranging from business, government, education, media, social services, criminal justice, diversity, the arts and more. A trip to the Sister Islands also introduces the group to some of the unique issues facing Cayman Brac and Little Cayman as our smaller and less developed communities.

The chamber said that the 2012 Candidates were selected based on their existing roles in the community, business and professional involvement, skills and assets, along with their passion for knowledge.

The successful candidates for 2012 are: Susie Bodden Cayman Islands Government, Reisan Moiten Harney, Westwood & Reigels, Nadia Hardie Sunshine Suites Resort, Lauren Langlois Ernst & Young, Andrea Bothwell CIBC First Caribbean Bank, Kimberly Arch Cayman Airways Ltd., Annette Stephenson Cayman Hearing Center, Katie O'Neill Bodden Holdings, Lynne Byles Tower Marketing, Teritia Peart Cayman Free Press, Pam Abbott SteppingStones Recruitment Ltd., Jenni Huys Dart Management Services Ltd., Stacey Ottenbreit Dart Enterprises Ltd., Cindy Downing Active Capital Ltd., Nancy Kirkaldy-Barnard Mourrant Ozannes, Gwen Pineau Rawlinson & Hunter Ltd., Odette Samson Deloitte., Malcolm Ellis Delphi Ltd., Garnet Harrison Office of the Auditor General, Richard Scrivens Fidelity Insurance, David Bailey Royal Bank of Canada, Malcolm Tibbetts Cayman National Bank, Faramarz Romer Greenlight Re, Jeffrey Wight Dart Realty, Johann Moxam Merrill Lynch Bank & Trust Co. (Cayman) Ltd.

More information about the LC Programme can also be found at www.leadershipcayman.ky