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Development Coordination, Programme Management & Strategic Communications

Dervin Osbourne is a development practitioner, programme manager and strategic communications specialist with experience across government, non-governmental organisations and international organisations. His work focuses on coordinating development programmes and helping them achieve their intended outcomes for the people they serve. He takes an anthropological approach to his work, drawing on people’s lived experiences and the social and cultural contexts that shape how programmes are designed and implemented.

This approach has informed his work with young people on sexual and reproductive health in the Caribbean, LGBT rights and advocacy, and work with adolescents in London. He also participated in research involving displaced communities living in informal settlements in Salvador, Brazil, where his contribution focused on the gendered impacts of development activities, particularly their effects on women. These experiences underpin his attention to local context and the importance of involving people in decisions that affect their lives.

As Programme Manager for Jamaica at the Westminster Foundation for Democracy, Dervin supported the development of Jamaica’s proposed Framework Climate Change Bill, coordinating engagement across government and wider stakeholder groups. His climate portfolio also includes strategic communications for the Caribbean Shipping Lanes (UWI-CSL) Project, supporting Caribbean participation in international maritime decarbonisation discussions, and communications for UWI SODECO’s mangrove restoration work.

At Abt Global, Dervin combined programme implementation, stakeholder coordination and communications for USAID’s Local Health System Sustainability project in Jamaica, including work on global health security, pandemic preparedness and private-sector capacity strengthening. Earlier roles at the British High Commission included managing development funding and coordinating the Chevening Scholarship Programme in Jamaica and The Bahamas.

A Chevening Scholar and certified development project manager, Dervin holds a master’s degree in Social Development Practice from University College London and a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the University of the West Indies. His postgraduate studies applied anthropological approaches to development practice, examining how programmes and policies respond to the experiences and priorities of the people they are intended to benefit.

Through the DASTPO Consortium, he brings together this experience in programme delivery, policy and public engagement with a people-centred approach to development.

Over 15 years of finance, administration and operational experience across international development, government and private-sector business.

Sean Harvey is a finance, grants and operations professional with over 15 years of experience spanning international development, government administration and private-sector business. He combines financial planning and budget analysis with practical expertise in procurement, staffing and project administration, bringing an integrated perspective to the resources and systems that underpin programme delivery.

His international development experience includes more than five years across two appointments with Abt Global. As Finance and Grants Manager from October 2021 to May 2025, he worked on the USAID Local Health System Sustainability Project (LHSS) in Jamaica and the Dominican Republic, and the USAID Caribbean Resilient Economies and Sectors (RESET) project in the Eastern and Southern Caribbean. He previously served as Finance and Administration Manager from October 2017 to September 2019 on a US Government-funded project through USAID.

Sean’s wider leadership experience includes serving as Chief Executive Officer of Ellco Jamaica (2018) Limited, with responsibilities spanning business analysis, strategic planning, forecasting, budgeting, business development and contract negotiation. As Administrative Manager at PriceSmart Clubs Jamaica Limited, his work encompassed staffing, procurement, payroll and business planning. These roles complement his development-sector experience with a practical understanding of commercial operations and organisational management.

Earlier in his career, Sean spent more than eight years as Administrative Manager at Jamaica’s Child Development Agency, now the Child Protection and Family Services Agency, working across staffing, budgeting, procurement, records management and planning. He also served as Programme Coordinator for undergraduate studies in the School of Business and Management at the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean. His academic background includes executive master’s degrees focused on business and public administration.

Within the DASTPO Consortium, Sean brings expertise in development finance, grants management, budgeting, procurement and operational planning. His cross-sector experience supports organisations seeking to align financial resources, administrative systems and day-to-day operations with their programme objectives.

Communications and marketing leadership across public health, cultural development and financial services.

Stephen Davidson is a strategic communications and marketing professional whose experience spans public health, cultural development and financial services. He brings expertise in public relations, corporate communications and brand positioning, helping organisations communicate their priorities and strengthen relationships with their audiences.

As Director of Public Relations and Communication at Jamaica’s Ministry of Health and Wellness, he oversees corporate communications programmes that promote the Ministry’s public image and identity. His responsibilities include communication to encourage healthy lifestyles, coordination of promotional publications, monitoring and analysis of public opinion, and the Ministry’s internal communications programme.

Previously, Stephen served as Director of Marketing and Public Relations at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission. His earlier experience included responsibility for communications, public relations and corporate affairs at the Victoria Mutual Building Society and the Victoria Mutual Group of Companies, bringing a cross-sector perspective to institutional communication and public engagement.

Stephen holds an MBA in Marketing from the Mona School of Business and Management at The University of the West Indies, and a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Applied Management, with a minor in Communications, from Le Moyne College in New York, graduating magna cum laude. A Justice of the Peace, he is also an adjunct lecturer at CARIMAC and the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean, and a digital marketing trainer.

Within the DASTPO Consortium, he brings expertise in strategic communications, health communication, public relations and marketing, alongside experience building teams’ communication skills through teaching and training.

Trade, advisory and operational leadership across Caribbean business, government engagement and development initiatives.

Racquel Peters is a management and advisory professional with over 13 years of experience across the Caribbean. Her work combines international trade, government and stakeholder engagement, project delivery and business transformation, helping organisations navigate complex initiatives and turn strategic priorities into practical results.

As Chief Operating Officer of the Peters Group of Companies, she leads operational restructuring, strategic planning and cross-functional delivery. Her work spans vendor management, marketing and finance, alongside income diversification, succession planning and assessments of business sustainability. She secured contracts generating over US$3.9 million in receivables for companies within the group.

Previously, as Country Director for the UK’s Department for International Trade at the British High Commission, Racquel implemented trade policy, advised UK firms on market entry and regulatory requirements, and provided senior trade advice to the British High Commissioner. She built relationships across government, business and international organisations, supported funding and grant proposal development for Caribbean trade initiatives, and helped UK firms achieve over £5 million in market revenue.

Her earlier experience includes operations and business development leadership, regulatory engagement in the security sector, and research and development for agricultural projects. She has secured agricultural grants and funding, including support from the Caribbean Export Development Agency, bringing experience of both commercial delivery and development financing.

Racquel holds an MSc in Governance and Public Policy and a BSc with honours in International Relations from The University of the West Indies. She also holds a certificate in Principles and Practices of Project Management from the Mona School of Business and Management. Within the DASTPO Consortium, she brings expertise in trade and market entry, stakeholder coordination, operational improvement and programme support, connecting regional insight with practical implementation.

Health promotion and communications expertise across workplace wellness, sexual health, community engagement and emergency preparedness.

Chad M. Morgan is a health promotion and development communications specialist with over a decade of experience. His work connects strategic communication, public health programming and community engagement to support healthier outcomes for young people, marginalised populations and Jamaica’s working population.

As a Senior Health Education Officer at Jamaica’s Ministry of Health and Wellness, he provides leadership in workplace wellness, health promotion and education, and disaster preparedness and response. He has reinvigorated the National Workplace Wellness Programme and strengthened its national reach, advancing healthier behaviours and supportive workplace environments. His responsibilities also include risk communication, stakeholder coordination, and developing tools, protocols and frameworks that support programme delivery and sustainability.

His experience includes work with Brook Young People in London, FHI 360 and Jamaica AIDS Support for Life. Across these organisations and the Ministry, he has contributed to health communication campaigns, monitoring and evaluation systems, stakeholder capacity building and digital health solutions. His work has supported HIV prevention, testing, treatment and care, including the introduction and promotion of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in Jamaica. He has also led multimedia campaigns reaching millions of people and contributed to resource mobilisation for public health programmes.

A Chevening Scholar, Chad holds an MSc in Public Health and Health Promotion with Distinction from Brunel University London, where he was recognised for academic excellence and his dissertation. He also holds a BSc in Tourism and Hospitality Management, with a minor in Gender and Development Studies, from The University of the West Indies, Mona. His multidisciplinary background informs his approach to evidence-informed, people-centred health interventions.

Within the DASTPO Consortium, he brings expertise in health promotion, behaviour change communication, workplace wellness, risk communication and community engagement. He also contributes programme development, project management and monitoring and evaluation skills, helping organisations connect public health priorities with practical delivery.

Monitoring, evaluation and results-based management across agriculture, national planning and community development.

Shannique Perry is a monitoring, evaluation and learning professional who helps organisations track progress, understand results and use evidence to improve delivery. Her experience spans national planning and community-level development, with expertise in results-based management, strategic planning, performance monitoring and reporting.

She currently serves as Director of Monitoring and Evaluation at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA). Previously, as Performance Management Officer for the RESEMBID Programme at Expertise France, she supported monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning across projects and the wider programme. Her work included developing performance tools and dashboards, maintaining the programme’s monitoring and evaluation platform, conducting data quality audits and strengthening implementing partners’ capacity to measure and report results.

Her earlier roles include Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Coordinator at Project STAR Jamaica and Technical Analyst at the Planning Institute of Jamaica. At the Planning Institute, she supported the integration of the Sustainable Development Goals into Jamaica’s national planning frameworks and the monitoring and evaluation of the National Development Plan.

Shannique holds a master’s degree in International Public and Development Management and a bachelor’s degree in Social Policy and Development. Within the DASTPO Consortium, she brings expertise in designing results frameworks, strengthening data collection and quality, and building teams’ monitoring and evaluation skills—helping organisations make informed decisions and demonstrate the difference their work makes.

Finance, Procurement & Human Resources Specialist

As Finance & General Manager at UWI Solutions for Developing Countries (UWI SODECO), Keva Taylor Edwards leads financial and operational management, overseeing strategy, budgeting, procurement, human resources, and relationships with partners and auditors.

Keva has spearheaded finance, accounting, and project management for a portfolio of internationally funded projects, including:

• IDB Blue Carbon Restoration project in southern Clarendon, funded by the Inter-American Development Bank
• Wellcome Leap NuCORE, funded by Wellcome Leap
• EXCORE, funded by Nutriset
• METS Microbiome and METS-SLEEP, where she managed the Jamaican components of these US National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded studies

Across these projects she has ensured that donor funds are managed, reported, and accounted for in line with each funder's requirements. At UWI SODECO, she has also built the organization's accounting, procurement, and HR policy frameworks and introduced real-time expenditure monitoring that strengthens accountability to partners and auditors.

Her multilateral experience also includes the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service. As Finance & Accounting Specialist on the Government of Jamaica and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Public Sector Transformation programme, she established internal controls under the FAA Act, managed warrant-based cash allocation, and prepared quarterly financial management reports for both the Government and the IDB.

With 13 years of experience spanning development finance, public-sector programme management, tax advisory at KPMG Jamaica, and senior corporate finance roles, Keva holds an MSc in Taxation and a BSc in Management Studies (Accounting) from The University of the West Indies, where she graduated as valedictorian. She is currently pursuing her CPA.

Within the DASTPO Consortium, Keva brings expertise in development finance, procurement, human resources and HR policy. She supports organisations in building financial controls, procurement and people-management frameworks, and donor reporting systems that help development programmes manage resources responsibly and remain accountable to their partners.

Policy & Governance Advisor | Programme Management & Strategic Communications

Antonette Dennis is a policy and governance advisor with eight years of experience across strategic communications, research, policy analysis and development programme management. Her work connects people, institutions and policy, helping governments and development partners translate complex priorities into practical action and public impact.

As a Senior Policy Analyst with the Government of Jamaica, Antonette brings experience navigating complex social and political environments. She previously served as a Jamaica House Fellow in the Office of the Prime Minister, working as a Senior Development Policy Analyst and Research Fellow. She also served as Interim Technical Coordinator for the National Partnership Council, providing technical support to its Coordinating Minister and supporting a national platform for dialogue and collaboration among government, the parliamentary opposition and wider stakeholder groups.

Her experience spans Jamaica’s public and private sectors, alongside consultancies funded by international partners including UNESCO, the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and USAID. She has led communications strategies supporting national reforms, developed executive speeches and public messaging, managed high-level stakeholder engagement, and built partnerships with bilateral and multilateral organisations.

Alongside her communications and policy work, Antonette has managed development programmes, coordinated regional initiatives, and authored policy and knowledge products informing public policy across Caribbean states. Her work has contributed to education, youth development, governance and institutional resilience, combining programme delivery with capacity building and strategic partnership development.

Her academic background spans Social Policy and Development, International Relations, and International Public and Development Management. Within the DASTPO Consortium, she brings expertise in policy analysis, governance, programme design and management, strategic communications and stakeholder engagement, helping organisations strengthen institutional capacity and advance people-centred development.

AI research and software engineering across computer vision, human motion and sensor-based understanding of human communication.

Keniel Peart is an artificial intelligence researcher and software engineer working on computer vision, human motion and sensor-based understanding of human communication. He is currently a PhD Researcher in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Southampton.

His research spans 3D whole-body reconstruction from video, multimodal learning, radar-based human sensing and differentiable simulation. His recent work explores sign language understanding, including representations of continuous signing and technologies that could support accessible interfaces for Deaf signers. He has published and presented research at IEEE EMBC and received its NextGen Scholar Award. Alongside his research, he develops practical experimental software, including an open-source multi-sensor capture tool adopted by lab collaborators.

Keniel also contributes to computing education and student development. He has supported university-level teaching at the University of Southampton and the University of the West Indies, covering subjects including algorithms, mathematics for computing, intelligent agents and software project management, and has co-supervised student research projects.

Before his doctoral studies, he worked in software engineering and technical leadership at National Commercial Bank Jamaica. His work included lending-process automation, microservice applications and an online mortgage portal, combining production software delivery with cross-functional team leadership.

Across research, teaching and engineering, Keniel focuses on developing AI systems that are technically rigorous, useful to others and grounded in real-world needs.

At DASTPO, he brings insight into emerging technologies and their practical application to development challenges, helping connect technical innovation with the needs of institutions and communities.

Over six years of marketing experience, connecting digital strategy, data-driven campaigns, brand positioning and audience engagement.

Cavan Langley is a marketing and digital strategy professional with over six years of experience across digital marketing, brand strategy, campaign delivery and audience engagement. He combines an academic grounding in marketing and data analytics with hands-on campaign execution, helping organisations strengthen their visibility, reach audiences and use performance insights to improve their communications.

At Kingston Logistics Center Limited, Cavan worked on brand positioning to strengthen market perception and support client growth. His work included expanding sponsorship and campaign initiatives to increase customer reach, alongside coordination with team members and senior leadership to support marketing delivery.

Previously, as Digital Marketing Manager at Cari-Med Group Limited, he developed data-driven campaigns supporting brand visibility and product sales. His work included multi-channel brand strategies, event and brand activations, influencer collaborations, and campaign performance analysis. This experience brings together creative execution and measurement, with consistent messaging across digital and offline platforms.

His earlier sales and marketing roles at Free Form Factory Limited and iCreate Institute encompassed website development oversight, paid media, social media content, email marketing and customer conversion using Salesforce. He collaborated with designers on advertising materials and with executive leadership on campaign development, building practical experience across the marketing process. He began his career with a public relations internship at Garrick Communications, supporting events, marketing proposals and client activations.

Cavan holds a master’s degree in Marketing and Data Analytics from The University of the West Indies, awarded with Merit, and a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Management Studies from The University of the West Indies, Mona, awarded with Honours. Within the DASTPO Consortium, he brings expertise in digital marketing, audience engagement, brand positioning and campaign analytics, helping organisations connect communication objectives with targeted delivery and measurable performance.

Business strategy and operations across healthcare investment, entrepreneurship, corporate wellness and health-focused ESG.

Dr. Samantha C. Johnson is a medical doctor and healthcare business strategist with over seven years of experience. She helps organisations turn plans into action, strengthen operations and build teams that support sustainable growth.

As Chief of Staff at a healthcare investment company with regional and international investments, she advises executive leadership on strategy, operations and risk. She has built two healthcare companies from the ground up, leading recruitment, strategy and execution. Both now generate revenue in the seven- to eight-figure range in Jamaican dollars; one achieved nearly 50% revenue growth in its second year.

Her leadership experience spans business development, marketing, operations strategy and client satisfaction, alongside recruitment, team management and corporate wellness. She has trained more than 20 healthcare businesses through incubator and accelerator programmes and managed over US$100,000 in grants supporting entrepreneurship and business development.

A Chevening Scholar, Samantha holds a Master of Public Health in Public Health and Health Promotion. Her experience in emergency medicine and public health informs her approach to crisis management, decision-making and the health dimensions of environmental, social and governance (ESG) practice. She founded Margin2Centre, an advocacy and action group, and The Layman’s Doctor, an awareness brand focused on gaps in healthcare services, health systems and the needs of healthcare workers.

Within the DASTPO Consortium, she brings expertise in business strategy, operations, risk management and health-focused ESG, helping organisations develop sustainable initiatives and the teams and systems needed to deliver them.

Project delivery across corporate social responsibility, youth development, STEM education and climate engagement.

Aundhrae Richardson is a project management professional with over 10 years of experience, including leading large-scale community and corporate social responsibility initiatives. His strengths span project planning, stakeholder engagement, logistics, risk management and programme execution—bringing people, resources and activities together to deliver practical results.

As a Foundation Officer at the JPS Foundation, he supports private-sector initiatives that connect youth development, STEM education and environmental awareness. His work includes engagement with the Foundation’s Power Up Energy Clubs, alongside participation in climate-action events and community recovery efforts. This experience brings a practical perspective on how businesses can support climate awareness, youth participation and community resilience.

Aundhrae combines structured project management with hands-on community engagement. He brings particular value to initiatives that require coordination between corporate partners, schools and communities, helping translate organisational priorities into well-planned activities and effective delivery.