During the week of celebrations of the 45th Anniversary of STATHS, a group of concerned past students from home and the diaspora held a meeting on April 9, 2006, at the Ashanti Vegetarian Restaurant at the scenic Hope Gardens. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the establishment of an organization that would ultimately be of financial support and benefit to STATHS for future years.
From the records, the group of honourable, diligent, and service-oriented past students present at this meeting was:
- Sybil Jones
- Patricia Lacey
- Laniel Grant
- Errol Elliston
- David Jamieson
- Elaine Salmon
- Raymond McNaught
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- Lorenzo Gordon
- Errol Barnaby
- Desmond Baker
- Donald Marshall
- Ron Ingleton
- Barrington Johnson
- Winsome Heslop
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From this inaugural meeting of the minds, the idea to establish a Foundation/Trust Fund was conceived.
This group of past students formulated the general objectives of the Foundation/Trust Fund:
- To establish a Capital Endowment Growth Fund through the financial contributions of affiliate Alumni Groups, past students, and friends of the school.
- A base amount of $10 million Jamaican was projected as a principal target Investment of Funds in diverse financial US$ and JA$ portfolios to realize maximum yield.
- Interest accrued from funds invested while maturing would, over time, be used to support projects, physical and social infrastructure development, and other varied educational endeavors at the school that would impact at least 70% of the school population.
The group also decided to open two bank accounts: JA$ and US$ Accounts. It was suggested and agreed that each person contributes an amount of JA$5000.00 towards opening the bank accounts and initiating the Trust’s activities.
To administer, manage and ensure good governance of the organization, the participants at the meeting identified and selected the following persons to form the core management team and Board of Trustees.
Chairman:
Financial Directors:
Assistant Financial Directors:
Secretary:
Assistant Secretary:
Operations Director:
Assistant Operation Directors:
Public Relations Officer: |
Barrington Johnson
Sybil Jones | Errol Barnaby
David Jamieson | Laniel Grant
Winsome Heslop
Patricia Lacey
Dr. Lorenzo Gordon
Mr. Barrington Graham | Jason Kemp
Dr. Ron Ingleton |