During the Annual General Meeting which took place at the Cascadia Hotel in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago last October, an interim Board was co-opted by the membership to serve until the 2007 Annual General Meeting when elections will be held. The new Board Members are as follows:

•  Ms. Suzette Moses-Burton ( St. Maarten), Chairperson

•  Mr. Ricky Pascoe ( Jamaica ), Vice-Chairperson

•  Mr. Herman Mayers (Antigua and Barbuda ), GNP+ Male Representative

•  Mr. Solomon Adderly ( Bahamas ), IT and Communications Co-ordinator

•  Mr. Lázaro Kow Calvo (Cuba), Financial Co-ordinator

•  Ms. Chrystol Albert (Guyana), Programme Liaison

•  Ms. Gina St. Fort ( Haiti ), Human Resource Co-ordinator

•  Ms. Tamara Felicien (St. Lucia), Network Co-ordinator

•  Ms. Ethel Pengel ( Suriname ), ICW Representative

•  Ms. Deborah Williams (Trinidad and Tobago ), GNP+ Female Representative

In November 2006 the new Board came together for the first time in an official capacity at a Board Retreat which took place in Trinidad and Tobago . The retreat comprised a combination of workshops and meetings during which Board Members were able to explore issues of leadership in the context of an NGO, “teaming for leading,” and strategic planning. They also discussed operational matters and took decisions with respect to same. The Board retreat, though intensive and exhaustive, served to renew the commitment of the Board Members to their tasks ahead and refocus their vision on the future of CRN+.

In photo above the Board (L-R): Suzette, Solomon, Ricky, Deborah, Herman, Chrystol, Lázaro, Ethel (missing: Gina and Tamara)