KEISHA DEOKIESINGH

IMBA, BSc.

Public Relations

Keisha is presently a Senior Consultant in the Consulting Department at Deloitte Trinidad since October 2008. In her 10 years at the firm, she has been involved in both the internal Human Resource function and client facing in the Human Capital space as a Consultant since 2014.

During this time, she has gained broad experience in the areas of Human Capital, Strategy & Operations and Education. Specific areas under Human Capital include Recruitment & Selection, Performance Management systems, Training and Development, HR Assessments, HR Policies & Procedures and HR Software. Under the Strategy and Operations function, she has experience in Process Management, Project Management and Finance management. Her Education experience includes Department reviews, Stakeholder engagement, stakeholder management, and Communication Plans.

While her professional experience is in the field of Human Capital, Strategy and Education, her educational background is in Business Administration and Management Studies. She recently completed her International Masters in Business Administration (IMBA) from the Arthur Lok Jack Global School of Business in 2016. Prior to this, she completed a Bachelor of Science in Management Studies with a minor in International Relations in 2008.

Her experience at HRMATT spans over five years sitting on various committees including HRMATT’s Biennial Conference Agenda Committee (2017) and the Marketing & Membership committee (2016 – 2018) before her appointment as the Public Relations Officer where her committees are Social Media, membership and events.

Connect:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keisha-deokiesingh-36098168/

E-mail: pro@hrmatt.com

COREEN COPLAND

SHRM-SCP, MRHM, PgDip – BA

Education Officer

Coreen is a Senior Human Resource professional with over fifteen (15) years of diverse experience that spans both unionised and non-unionised organisations across various sectors. She has extensive hands-on experience leading HR initiatives for local, regional and multinational organisations.

Coreen is currently reading for a Masters degree in Business Psychology with Franklin University, Ohio. She has earned a Post Graduate Diploma in Mediation Studies (with distinction) from the University of the West Indies, Masters in Human Resource Management from the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business, and a BA in Management from Heriot Watt University. She has several other professional certifications including Labour Studies, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Training and Development. She also holds the designation of Senior Certified Professional from the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM-SCP).

Coreen was appointed Education and Research Officer to the Executive Board of HRMATT in May 2018. Under her portfolio includes the Training and Development, SHRM, Youth HR and Research committees.

Connect:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreen-copland-0580a016/

E-mail: manager@hrmatt.com

SAIRA JASMIN ALI

MBA, BA, AMABE

Secretary

Saira is a Senior Human Resource professional with over 13 years’ experience in Human Resource Management. While she is an HR Generalist, her specialty areas include Recruitment & Selection, Policies & Procedures, Training & Development and Performance Management. She has worked in a multiplicity of sectors, both unionised and non-unionised, including emergency medical, management consulting, construction and project management, retail, and financial.

Saira holds an Advanced Diploma in Business Management from the Association of Business Executives (ABE), a BA (HONS) Human Resource Management from the University of Greenwich and a Masters in Business Administration from the Anglia Ruskin University. She has also trained in numerous other areas such as Industrial Relations, Conflict Resolution, Professional Leadership, and Emotional Intelligence.

A strong believer in developing and empowering others, Saira has provided HR and Customer Service training to companies in the retail sector. Most recently, she has facilitated a Business Etiquette, Interview Skills and Corporate Wear session with students in Form 5 at the Belmont Secondary School, an behalf of HRMATT, of which she forms part of the Youth Action Committee.

Saira was appointed as Secretary to the Executive Board of HRMATT in May 2019, and under her purview is the Training and Development committee.

Saira enjoys a good Netflix binge but equally relishes world travel and the Arts.

Connect

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-arneaud-0175a678/

Email:

MAXINE ATTONG

MSc., CPF, CMA

President

Maxine’s professional career has been spent in oil and gas and  insurance sectors.  Since 2000, she has run her private consulting practice, and through this has expanded her experiences to the service and retail, the hotel industry, the manufacturing sector, credit unions, NGOs and trade unions.

Over the years she has held the professional titles of Director, AVP – Strategic Planning & Implementation, Chief Operating Officer, Accountant and Senior Finance Professional. She has worked as a manager, leader, internal and external consultant.

Maxine is well equipped with a BSc Accounting and a MSc. Organisational Development (Dec 2018) to provide professional services to her clients. She has studied with the pioneers of Organisational Development and holds professional certifications as International Gestalt Organisational Leadership & Development, Evidence Based Coach, Certified Professional Facilitator, Certified Management Accountant and Quality Manager (former).

She has worked throughout the Caribbean and has worked with OD teams in Portugal, South Africa and Budapest.

She is the author of two business books that document her experiences and theories on leadership commitment and employee engagement. Change or Die – The Business Process Improvement Manual – this documents Attong’s uniquely designed ENGAGE methodology which is based on the work that she has done in this field. Lead Your Team To Win – Voted as a must read book for entrepreneurs by WebForum, this book documents Maxine’s ideas on how leaders can effectively lead teams.

Her work has been featured on Huffington Post, AMA Playbook, TD Magazine, HRMATT Magazine and a host of online publications.

Her personal mission is to assist leaders become giants.

Connect

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/attong-m-enhancing-lifes-daily/

Email: maxine.attong@gmail.com