The Chamber’s Professional Development & Training Centre
is proud to announce the addition of Mario Ebanks, MBA, to its team of
instructors.
Mario has over 20 years experience in the financial services
industry, public and private sector administration, local industry and
commerce, labour administration and strategic Human Resources management.
He holds a BBA in International Finance &
Marketing, with a minor in Economics from the University of Miami, and a
Masters in Business Administration from the University of Tennessee, Executive
Master’s programme.
He is also a graduate of the University of North Carolina
and Society for Human Resource Management “Business of Human Resources”
executive certification series. He is
also past President and current Treasurer of the Cayman Islands Society of
Human Resource Professionals.
“We are pleased to welcome Mario to our team of esteemed
local instructors. With his past
affiliation with the Chamber, we are happy he has agreed to offer his
professional skills and experience to benefit Chamber members and their
employees.
We look forward to his
training debut later this year as we continue to serve the needs of our
membership and the wider business community”, comments Chamber CEO Wil Pineau.
Mario Ebanks expressed delight at joining the PDTC team and
had this to say:
“As a previous manager at the Chamber of Commerce and one who
re-energized the training and development programme in the 1980s, I am honoured
to join the programme as an instructor.
I look forward to sharing practical insight and best practices with
those who attend HR management courses.”
Mario will make his debut as Chamber instructor later this
year with the provision of the course “HR Compliance Fundamentals – The
Employment Contract & Employee Policies Handbook”.
From this one-day course, attendees will
appreciate the legislative mandate for Employment Contracts, and penalties for
non-compliance; be exposed to the
various standard clauses and provisions of contracts; and gain confidence in
preparing and amending contract documents.
Mr. Ebanks joins several highly qualified and experienced
instructors in the PDTC team:
Rod
Waddell has more than 20 years experience in training, team building and
organisational development. He has
developed customized software systems including Performance Path® a performance
management system for business, 360 degree feedback, and customer service
surveys.
He holds a BA in Psychology and a Masters degree in Counseling. Post graduate work includes attaining advisor
specialist with IIP, Deming Quality Management and Situational Leadership.
Catherine
Tyson, is a trained counselor and manager in the area of Human Resources. She periodically teaches college level
courses for ITLD and International College of the Cayman Islands as an adjunct
professor in the bachelors and masters programmes.
Her expertise is self development and
interests include grooming women for the professional world. Ms Tyson has a
psychology degree from Miami Dade Community College, a bachelor’s degree in
social work from Florida Atlantic University and a Master of Social Work from
Barry University.
Glenda
Davidowski, possesses 25 years experience in the financial and educational
sectors. She worked with one of Canada’s
largest retail banks. During her 10 years with Toronto Dominion, she worked in
branch banking, internal audit, compliance and human resources.
A qualified
educator, she taught business studies in Canada and has served as an adjunct
lecturer at UCCI since 1998, instructing in the Certificate Banking Programme.
Gregg
Anderson, has 32-year career in management, consulting, business strategy,
operations, quantitative analysis, risk and compliance. He holds an MBA from Queens University and an
undergraduate honours degree in Telecommunication Systems Management and Design
from Anglia Ruskin University in the UK.
He is Cayman’s first Certified Management Consultant, a member of the
Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists and a member of the
American Writers and Artists Institute.
Lois
Kellyman, has over 20 years experience in the field of human resources and
training. She has served on numerous
task forces for the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education including
input on employee related legislation and compensation.
She has served on the
Labour Appeals tribunal, the Business Staffing Plan Board and the Graduate
Advisory Board for ICCI. She holds a
Bachelor of Science in Social Work and Masters in Human Resources and is a
founding member and first President of the CISHRP.
Terry
Carson, possesses extensive business experience in accounting and finance. He is a partner with Grant Thornton in the
Cayman Islands. He was previously an
instructor for Dale Carnegie and has developed a series of his own
communication and financial courses over the last 16 years. He has trained over
2,000 participants in Bermuda, Canada, the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands.
Graham
Wood, has extensive experience in employment relations, talent management,
performance management and reward strategies.
He lectured in HR Management and Health Service Management in the UK and
whilst in Cayman has been involved in the development of various programmes,
including the MSc HRM (University of Portsmouth), MSC Public Policy and
Management (University of London), and Executive MBA (University of Miami).
Julie
McLaughlin, has been a certified mediator since 1995. She has proven success in
resolving workplace tensions that arise from claims of harassment,
discrimination, deteriorating performance, wrongful termination, and other
day-to-day workplace grievances.
Over the past 14 years, Julie has practiced
Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Cayman Islands, South Africa, Central
America, UK and US. Julie has a BA in Economics from Davidson College in North
Carolina and a Master of Science degree in Conflict Resolution from the
University of Bradford, UK.
Alexander
von Reumont holds a Masters in Creativity and Change Leadership from the State
University of New York, a BA (Honours) in Film and Drama and a Diploma in
Business Management. For 10 years he
worked on stage, in TV and film.
He has
lectured in Method Acting at the Universities of Johannesburg and
Capetown. He is also a consultant,
trainer and coach in the domain of Public Speaking and Personal Development in
Europe, Canada & the USA.
For details on all courses and to register,
visit www.caymanchamber.ky or email [email protected].
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