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Welcome to the Trinidad & Tobago ISACA Chapter!

PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS

Dear Members,
Karla Lewis - Chapter President
Thank you for electing me as President for the 2008/2009 term of office. I am excited about this opportunity because during my stint as Membership Director during the 2007/2008 term, I have seen the desire of many IT professionals for more affordable training, for information about certification and for access to a pool of IT resources. I am happy to say that I believe that ISACA and by extension, this Chapter, has the ability to meet all of those needs and more. In addition, the pleasure expressed by longstanding members at seeing the increase in Chapter activity is testimony to the fact that the ISACA Trinidad and Tobago Chapter has an important role to play for Trinidad and Tobago and the region.

I am confident that we have a great and dedicated team on this year’s Board, eager to take the mantle from the previous Board and move the Chapter to the next level of performance. The support from ISACA International has been tremendous and I have no doubt that it will indeed continue to grow stronger as we move through this term of office. With the combination of new and previously serving Board members, we will have the right mix of skills and knowledge to achieve, inter alia, the following major goals:

Increased awareness of ISACA Certifications and IT governance, control, security, audit and assurance careers

Provision of regular and affordable training to our members

Development of strategic alliances with other IT and Audit associations and regulators

Deep involvement in the reform of legislation that impacts or is impacted by changes in information systems

In closing, I thank the outgoing Board and Committee Members and all the members who have been supporting us via attendance at meetings and other Chapter events, providing feedback on our performance and marketing ISACA in their workplace and other business associations. Your contributions have not gone unnoticed. We encourage you to continue to market ISACA and to contact any Board or Committee member if you wish to contribute ideas or resources to any activity or programme that you believe will enhance the Chapter. Your support is always welcome.

On behalf of the Board and Committees, I wish success to all have recently completed the CISA exams and look forward to meeting and working with all of our members in the 2008/2009 term. May God bless you all.

Karla Lewis

Chapter President

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2008

ISACA Trinidad and Tobago Annual General Meeting started at approximately 8:30 a.m. on June 12, 2008. It was chaired by Mr. Phillip De Silva - Chapter Treasurer in the absence of both the President and Vice President who were unable to attend due to unforeseen circumstances.

At this AGM, Mr. De Silva guided the 21 attendees through the Chapter’s Annual Report 2007/2008 which contained, inter alia, reports on the Chapter’s activities for the 2007/2008 term as well as the audited financial statements and auditor’s report. During the AGM, Mr. De Silva took the opportunity to recognize the hard work and dedication of all the outgoing Board and Committee Members just before moderating the election process.

With each volunteer for a Board position going unopposed, the election process went smoothly with no objections from the floor.

In addition, the outgoing Board presented a provisional budget for the 2008/2009 term, which was approved by the membership before the close of the AGM.
A copy of the Chapter's Annual Report can be obtained here.

NEW ISACA T&T BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS 2008

The Trinidad and Tobago Chapter congratulates the New Board and Committee Members on their recent appointment for the 2008/2009 term. We wish them every success in their drive toward improving IT, Security, Audit and Governance in the region and thank them for volunteering to serve.

Sitting from left to right: Karla Lewis – President, Louella Edwards – Secretary, Deborah Gamaldo – Membership Committee, Usha Ramlal – Certification Committee

Standing from left to right: Ted Samuel – Vice President, Jason Gajadharsingh – Certification Committee, Leonard Anemene – Education Committee, Desmond Noel – Assistant to Treasurer, Christian Rodriguez – Certification Committee, Phillip De Silva – Treasurer, Shivanand Jagdeo – Education Committee, Terrance Rampersad – Education Committee, Taurean Imam – Certification Co-ordinator, Rajin Ramjit – Funding, Research and Academic Liaison, Subert Gilbert, Education Committee

*Missing: Lennox Phillip – Membership Committee, Dearl Bain – Membership Committee, Roger Ramdwar – Education Committee