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Council Members

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Shernette Powell portrait

Mrs. Shernette Powell

President & Director of Strategy, Opportunity and Media

Shernette Powell is currently the principal at Point Hill Leased Primary and Junior High School in St Catherine, Jamaica. She is the former Vice-President and Director of Research, Policy and Capacity Building for the IEAL-J. She is currently the President for the St Catherine Women’s Federation (Jamaica Baptist Union) and enjoys mentoring and coaching people to build their mind-set. She is a member of the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management (CCEAM). Her research interests include educational leadership, social justice and professional development. She has two publications in international peer reviewed journals.

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Dr. Greg-Louis Austin

Vice-President & Director, Public Discourse

Greg-Louis is the current Standards and Quality Assurance Officer (Academic) in the Jamaica Defence Force. He holds a PhD in Educational Leadership & Management and qualifications in Project Management. He has a passion for educational leadership and management, academic advisement, quality assurance and health informatics and has presented papers in these areas at international, regional and local conferences.

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Dr. René Level

Vice-President & Director of Membership & Engagement

René holds a doctorate in Education where she specialized in Curriculum Development. She is the Dean of Discipline at Cumberland High School in St Catherine, the President for Region 6 Deans of Discipline, the Commandant for Dynamic Cadet Corps, and a Justice of the Peace for St. Catherine. René strongly believes in life-long learning and is currently completing studies at the Norman Manley Law School. She has a passion to serve the needs of children and influence the lives of those who are involved in the educational setting. Level’s expertise in life skills, research, psychology, and poetry therapy combined with educational leadership and management have developed the transformational leader within her.

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Mr. Keriffe Clark

Director of Technology & Branding

Keriffe Clark is employed to the National College for Educational Leadership in the capacity of Programmes Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Jamaica. He has been an educator for over ten years with teaching experience in France and Jamaica. Keriffe is currently pursuing doctoral studies in Teacher Education with a research emphasis on Sustainable Development and Education for Sustainable Development. His academic qualifications include: an M.Ed in Curriculum Development (with distinction), a B.Ed in French Education (first class honours), and two diplomas, one in French as a Foreign Language and another in Spanish and French Education. Keirffe is a published researcher in teacher education and supervision.

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Mrs. Tamaika Mills-Allen

Company Secretary & Director, Partnership

Tamaika is the former Director of Technology & Media Engagement of the IEAL-J. She holds a Master’s in Educational Leadership and Management from the University of Technology, Jamaica. She has been an educator at the New Providence Primary School for 13 years. She is also a Realtor- Associate in the company A. S. James and Associates. Tamaika joined the Institute for Educational Administration and Leadership-Jamaica in 2013. She is a member of the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management (CCEAM). Tamaika is interested in issues related to equality, equity and social justice in education.

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Dr. Kadia Hylton-Fraser

Immediate Past President, Constitution & Regulatory Affairs

Kadia is a Fulbright and UCEA Jackson scholar with almost 25 years’ experience in education and a doctorate in Educational Leadership from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. She is passionate about contributing to the continued improvement of the Jamaican education system through the systematic development of school leaders, specifically with marginalized groups in mind. Consequently, her research interests span educational leadership, principal preparation, and social justice leadership. Kadia is one of the founding members of the IEAL-J, having served as Secretary, Vice-President, and most recently, President of the Institute.

Professor Paul Miller portrait

Professor Paul Miller

Advisor to Council/President, Research & Sustainability

Paul Miller, PhD, LLM, MBA, is Professor of Educational Leadership & Social Justice and President of the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration & Management (CCEAM). He is editor of “Power & Education” and founding editor of “Equity in Education & Society”. Furthermore, he is Strategic Adviser – Race, Culture & Leadership at AdvanceHE, Visiting Professor in Educational Leadership & Social Justice, University of Huddersfield, and Visiting Professor of Educational Policy, University of Warwick. He also a member of the Councils of the British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS) and the British Educational Research Association (BERA). He has over 100 peer reviewed publications, and his specialist areas of research and expertise are Anti-racism and Leadership and Gender Based Violence.

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