Alzheimer’s Association of Trinidad and Tobago names new President
On Saturday January 7, 2017, Ann Smith was appointed President of the Association on following re-election to the Board of Directors at the Association’s AGM in December.
Also elected on the new board were Beryl Stuart – Owner / Manager of a geriatric home; Joanne Shurland – an educator for the past twenty three years; Dr Lorraine Patience, a General Practitioner with a special interest in care of the elderly; and Brenda Moses, a retired Geriatric Nurse. It was noted that the Association’s bylaws allows for nine board members, so the new board can co-opt new members during their two year term of office.
Smith sees the appointment of this Board as the start of a new era in the life of the Association as her predecessor Norma Inniss founded the organisation in 1996 and served as President since it was registered as a Non-Profit Organisation in 2000. Smith says, “This is an exciting but challenging time” and assures that the new board will continue to develop and raise awareness of the Association while supporting those persons affected by this dreaded disease. “There is a lot of work to be done but the idea is not to change everything radically overnight but to improve how we do, what we do.”
Norma Inniss said, “Ann Smith joined the Association in 2013 when she returned from the UK to care for her mother who is in an advanced stage of Alzheimer’s Disease. She was elected to the Board of Directors for the 2014-2016 term first served as Assistant Secretary and later as Vice President. She has a keen interest in the welfare and wellbeing of the elderly and while in the UK, alongside her profession as an Accountant, she was an active volunteer in organisations which specialised in befriending the elderly. Now that she is President, I am sure that she will use her experience to work with the other Directors, to carry forward the Association with new ideas”.
Also elected on the new board were Beryl Stuart – Owner / Manager of a geriatric home; Joanne Shurland – an educator for the past twenty three years; Dr Lorraine Patience, a General Practitioner with a special interest in care of the elderly; and Brenda Moses, a retired Geriatric Nurse. It was noted that the Association’s bylaws allows for nine board members, so the new board can co-opt new members during their two year term of office.
Smith sees the appointment of this Board as the start of a new era in the life of the Association as her predecessor Norma Inniss founded the organisation in 1996 and served as President since it was registered as a Non-Profit Organisation in 2000. Smith says, “This is an exciting but challenging time” and assures that the new board will continue to develop and raise awareness of the Association while supporting those persons affected by this dreaded disease. “There is a lot of work to be done but the idea is not to change everything radically overnight but to improve how we do, what we do.”
Norma Inniss said, “Ann Smith joined the Association in 2013 when she returned from the UK to care for her mother who is in an advanced stage of Alzheimer’s Disease. She was elected to the Board of Directors for the 2014-2016 term first served as Assistant Secretary and later as Vice President. She has a keen interest in the welfare and wellbeing of the elderly and while in the UK, alongside her profession as an Accountant, she was an active volunteer in organisations which specialised in befriending the elderly. Now that she is President, I am sure that she will use her experience to work with the other Directors, to carry forward the Association with new ideas”.