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Mr. John Lynch, Chairman

For more than 30 years John D. Lynch has been a steady force for many of the Caribbean’s most visible travel brands, including the country of Jamaica, its national airline, Air Jamaica, Ltd., Sandals Resorts, Beaches Resorts and the recently introduced, Royal Plantation group of luxury boutique resorts.  Rising from the tour business, Lynch has become one of the Caribbean’s most influential and sought-after experts, a critical player in bringing worldwide attention and ultimately visitors, to the region he knows so well.
 

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Earl Jarrett, Deputy Chairman

A Chartered Accountant and a graduate of the University of the West Indies, Earl Jarrett is the General Manager of the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS), the largest building society in the Caribbean. The Society has 29 locations in Jamaica, ten operating offices in the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States of America, and the Cayman Islands.  The JNBS offers a range of local subsidiaries, which deliver a variety of financial services including investment options, general insurance, mortgage and savings, real estate services and technology solutions. 
 
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Basil Smith - Director of Tourism

Basil Smith took up office as Director of Tourism (DOT) on November 1, 2006. He brings to the office several years of experience in tourism marketing and communication and had previously served as Deputy Director of Tourism from 1995-1997.
 
During his tenure as Deputy Director of Tourism, Mr. Smith was instrumental in the creation of Jamaica’s Tourism Master Plan which currently serves as the policy guideline for the sustainable development of the industry.

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Mr. Wayne Cummings
 
Steven Wayne Cummings is a career hotelier with over 19 year’s experience.  He began his career at age 19 with Sandals Resorts International starting as a Management Trainee at Sandals Montego Bay.  Specializing in Rooms Division, he gained hands on experience in Housekeeping, Laundry, Front Desk, Reservations and Maintenance across Sandals’ Jamaican Resorts.
 
He has significant experience in the refurbishing and opening of hotel properties, having spent up to 3 ½ years focusing on construction in resorts here and in the Eastern Caribbean, and with the Projects and Development department of the corporate offices.
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Paul Pennicook

Paul Pennicook is a graduate of the school of Hotel Administration at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.  
An experienced Hotelier, Mr. Pennicook started his career at the Montego Beach Hotel in Montego Bay, Jamaica.  While at Cornell and immediately after, he worked at the Sheraton Hotel and Statler Inn both in Ithaca, New York before returning home.

Subsequently, he held management positions at the Holiday Inn – Montego Bay before going on to work as General Manager at Couples, Ocho Rios, then as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Superclubs.

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Josef Forstmayr

Josef Franz Forstmayr was born in Steyr, Austria and has been a part of Jamaica’s tourism since 1979.  He is currently Managing Director for the Round Hill Hotel and Villas which has won many awards as a top-rated resort. He was General Manager at the Trident Villas and Hotel in Port Antonio between 1980 and 1989 and from 1979 to 1980 was Assistant Manager and Resident Manger at Coconut Cove, Negril and Tryall Golf and Beach Hotel.

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Godfrey Dyer
 
Godfrey Dyer is a Tourism Consultant with over 35 years experience in the industry. He has served as Managing Director of Ironshore Resort Villas from 1972-1983 and Owner and Managing Director of the Wexford Court Hotel from 1977- 2006 when he sold the property. Mr. Dyer served on many boards including President of the Jamaica Hotel & Tourist Association, Vice President of the Private sector Organization of Jamaica and, World President of the Kiwanis International Foundation.  Currently, he serves as a Director of the Jamaica Tourist Board and the Tourism Enhancement Fund. 

Mr. Dyer is married and has five children.
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Zein Issa Nakash
 
Zein Nakash, SuperClubs' vice president of marketing and environmental affairs since 1998, oversees SuperClubs' advertising and public relations efforts worldwide. No small feat now that SuperClubs has grown from a single all-inclusive in 1976 to 17 resorts in six countries.

Zein serves as a director of several organizations including: the Jamaica Tourist Board (Chair of the Events Committee), Jamaica Conservation & Development Trust and Hi-Lo Food Stores. She is also a member of the Caribbean Tourism Organization, Jamaica Hotel & Tourist Association and Industry Advisory Council (Tourism Cluster).
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Mr. Lionel Reid

Lionel Reid has been involved in the Hotel Industry in Jamaica for over forty years. He entered the industry as a Night Auditor at what was then the Tower Isle Hotel (now Couples Ocho Rios) and quickly rose to the position of Chief Accountant which position he held for approximately four (4) years. He then relocated to Montego Bay where he served as Financial Controller and a senior member of the Management Team to the Montego Beach and Chatham Hotel (now Sea Garden) for a number of years.

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Dr. Carolyn Hayle
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Mr. Ralph Smith
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Mr. Bert S. Wright
 
Mr. Wright is a Jamaican with over 37 years experience in Tourism.  He holds a Bachelors of Science Degree in Hotel Administration and MBA and has held senior management positions with international hotels in Germany, France, Switzerland and Jamaica.  He also worked for Hyatt Hotels in the U.S.A..
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Mrs. Evelyn Smith

Evelyn Smith is the General Manager of the Point Village Resort in Negril. She is the 1st Vice President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association as well as Chairperson of the Negril Chapter of the JHTA. She has been an active and dedicated member of the Association for many years and a JHTA Council member since 2002. 
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Jennifer Griffith
 
Jennifer Griffith is the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Entertainment and Culture since January 2005. Prior to this she held the post of Senior Director, Strategic Planning and Evaluation with responsibilities straddling the tourism, industry and entertainment portfolios.
 
She joined the Ministry in 1997 as Tourism Planner and worked on a number of other policy initiatives and was responsible for co-coordinating the preparation of the Master Plan for Sustainable Tourism Development in Jamaica, the enactment of legislation establishing the Tourism Enhancement Fund and spearheaded the establishment of the Management Unit for the Fund.
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Carrole Guntley
 
Carrole Ann Marie Guntley is a leading Caribbean tourism professional with multi-sectoral experience and proficiency in the industry.  With over thirty-one years of sterling contribution to tourism, she has established an international reputation for innovation and leadership in the field.
 
In addition to her membership on the JTB Board, Ms. Guntley is currently Director General (DG) in the Ministry of Tourism, Entertainment and Culture, a position she holds since 1999. As DG, she was instrumental in helping to create a sustainable tourism development Master Plan and initiated a policy, which provided short-term incentives for the attractions, villas and apartment sectors.