JPS & Partners 2017 Annual Report

League Delegates
Report
Natalie Sparkes
Earl Munroe
Deborah Campbell
David Grey
League Delegates and Alternate Delegates are Board members who represent their
credit unions as ambassadors to conferences and forums held by the Movement’s
umbrella organizations, the Jamaica Co-operative Credit Union League and other
international organizations such as the Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions
(CCCU) and the World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU).
They communicate issues affecting their credit unions
and discuss matters of strategic importance. But, one of
their main responsibilities with which they are entrusted is
to ensure that recommendations made by the Movement
are smoothly implemented at their respective credit
unions.
During 2017, Ms. Natalie Sparkes (President) and
Deborah Campbell (Treasurer) served in the capacity of
League Delegates while Earl Munroe (Secretary) and
David Grey (Vice President) represented the Credit Union
as Alternate Delegates.
Highlights of their year as delegates and alternate
delegates include:
2017 Convention and 76th Annual
General Meeting
The League’s Convention and 76th Annual General
Meetings were held from May 25-28th at the Hilton
Rosehall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St James.
Approximately 137 delegates, alternate delegates and
observers attended the weekend Convention and
Meeting. The event was a mixture of plenary sessions,
workshops, awards presentation and social activities.
The Annual General Meeting of the Jamaican Managers
Association also took place at the convention.
Participants gleaned valuable information from the
presentations and workshops.
A number of exhibitors were also in attendance.
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Plenary Sessions/Workshops
Keynote speaker for the conference was Action Coach,
Marcia Woon Choy. Ms. Woon Choy’s presentation was
followed by a plenary session that dealt with matters of
critical importance to the Movement’s future.
Two (2) workshops were held simultaneously. They were:
• Building a Culture of Compliance: The Role of
Board and Management. The presenter was
Mr. Robin Sykes, Chief Technical Director of the
Financial Investigation Division.
• IFRS9: What you need to know by Price
Waterhouse Coopers.
AWARDS
The guest speaker for the Awards function was Mr Owen
“Blacka” Ellis, a Jamaican Comedienne of note.
Several Credit Unions were presented with awards for
achievements in 2016.
• First Regional Co-operative Credit Union won the
O.J. Thorbourne trophy for Mega Credit Union
(Manchester Co-operative Credit Union was the
runner-up)
• JDF Co-operative Credit Union copped the Renford
Douglas trophy for large credit Unions (Palisadoes
Co-operative Credit Union was declared the
runner-up)
JPS & Partners Co-operative Credit Union