ABOUT US
Our Vision: To be the leading provider of indigenous Caribbean educational resources.
Our Mission:
The mission of CVE is to create and share Caribbean focused knowledge, educational resources, and research for educators and learners globally through interactive, multimodal platforms facilitated by practitioners.
Caribbean Visionary Educators (CVE) was established in 2019 by a team of professional educators working at various levels of the education sector in Trinidad and Tobago. CVE is a professional learning community tasked with educational development through the creation, sharing and discourse of indigenous Caribbean-focused educational resources and services to support educators and learners globally. We use interactive, multi-modal platforms to promote innovation, research and collaboration, as we build a body of work by practitioners for practitioners. CVE is committed to helping educators to enhance their roles by providing an independent forum for stakeholder voices, idea sharing and support on issues in the teaching and learning environment. CVE is built on the following core values: Caribbean focused, Collaborative, Creative and innovative, lifelong learning, inclusive and respect.
Meet the CVE Team
Dr. Freddy James
CVE Founder & President
- University of Warwick Research Fellowship Scholar;
- PhD in Educational Leadership and School Improvement (University of Warwick, UK);
- Masters in Educational Leadership and Innovation (w/ distinction)
- Bsc in Public Administration (w/ honours) and Diploma in Education (w/ distinction)(University of the West Indies).
Ms. Alicia Massiah
CVE Founding Member/Director
- A secondary school teacher for 12 years;
- Passionate about empowering educators to become agents of change;
- M.Sc Educational Leadership (w/ merit);
- Diploma of Education - Educational Administration (w/ distinction);
- BSc Psychology (w/ honours);
- Certificate in Guidance and Counselling (w/Pro Vice Chancellor's Award).
Mr. Jonathan La Barrie
CVE Founding Member/Director
- University of the West Indies Open Scholarship Recipient;
- Diploma in Education - Educational Administration (w/ distinction);
- BSc. Electrical & Computer Engineering.
Ms. Charmaine Richardson
CVE Founding Member
- Post Graduate Diploma in Education
- Bachelor's degree Business Administration
- Associate of Science degree - Management.
- Teaching Experience-18 years
Ms. Lu-Ann Russell
CVE Founding Member
- Post Graduate Diploma in Education (Specialty in Educational Administration);
- Post Graduate Diploma in Petroleum Engineering (UWI);
- BSc. Chemistry and Management (UWI).
Mr. Anderson La Barrie
CVE Founding Member
- Practitioners’ Certificate in Drama and Theatre in Education (2003);
- Diploma in Education (Educational Administration) (2018);
- Bachelors of Arts in Theatre Arts (2012);
- Theatre Arts teacher and an advocate for the development of educators.
Ms. Janine Williams
CVE Founding Member
- M.A. Digital Technolgies, Communication and Education from University of Manchester;
- Dip. Ed in teaching of Foreign Languages;
- B.A. in French/Spanish from UWI.
Ms. Ceceile Minott
CVE Executive Member
- Head, Caribbean Child Development Centre &
- Director, Consortium for Social Development & Research, (The University of the West Indies Open Campus, Jamaica).
Dr. Viola Rowe
CVE Executive Member
- Principal, Cyril Potter College of Education, Guyana.
Dr. Gertrude Shotte
CVE Executive Member
- M.A. Digital Technolgies, Communication and Education from University of Manchester;
- Dip. Ed in teaching of Foreign Languages;
- B.A. in French/Spanish from UWI.
Dr. Phyllis Rigaud
CVE Executive Member
- Head, Caribbean Child Development Centre &
- Director, Consortium for Social Development & Research, (The University of the West Indies Open Campus, Jamaica).
Ms. Rachel Williams
CVE Executive Member
- Principal, Cyril Potter College of Education, Guyana.