Key Committees and Task Forces

Tourism Task Force on Education

Beverley Saunders (Co-chairperson), Kerzner International
Frank Comito (Co-chairperson), BHA
Leanora Archer, Department of Education
Sammy Gardiner Cooper, Ministry of Tourism
Renee McKinney, Baha Mar
Joan Albury, The Counsellors
Jeffrey Beckles, Jacharic Holdings
Faye Bascom, Department of Education
Sharon Bullard-Ferguson, Department of Education
Ruthann Rolle, Ministry of Tourism
Leslie Norville, Ministry of Tourism
Barbara Barnes, Radisson Cable Beach Resort
Dr. Pandora Johnson, College of The Bahamas
Ruth Gardiner, School of Hospitality & Tourism Studies
Gershan Major, Mail Boxes Etc.
Sharon Poitier, Department of Education
Andrew Roberts, John Bull

Hospitality Industry Human Resources Needs Assessment Project

Jeremy MacVean, Comfort Suites Paradise Island
Karen Carey, Kerzner International
Sammy Gardiner, Ministry of Tourism
Frank Comito, BHA

School of Hospitality & Tourism Studies Advisory Board

(BHA private sector representation)

Robert Sands, (Chairman), Baha Mar

BHA member representation includes:

Jeff Birch, Small Hope Lodge/Bahamas Out Island Promotion Board
Karen Carey, Kerzner International
Frank Comito, BHA
Chef Edwin Johnson, Radisson Cable Beach Resort
Freddie Lightbourn, Poop Deck Restaurant & Bar
Jeremy MacVean, Comfort Suites Paradise Island
Michael Reckley, Bahamas Hotel Employers Association

Allied Member Trade Show Task Force

Keith Evans, Caribbean Beverage Systems
Chef Edwin Johnson, Radisson Cable Beach Resort
Dr. Joseph Koppel, School of Hospitality & Tourism Studies
Suzannah Eneas, Bahamas Food Packaging
Gershan Major, Mail Boxes Etc.
Vanessa Riley, School of Hospitality and Tourism Studies
Amanda Seymour, Kerzner International
Chef Wayde Sweeting

Watersports Legislation Review Task Force

Earle Bethell, Nassau Beach Resort
Frank Comito, BHA
Basil Dean, Kerzner International
J.Barrie Farrington, Kerzner International
Michael Hartman, Tiamo Resorts
Jeremy MacVean, Comfort Suites Paradise Island

Environmental Committee

Barry Benjamin, Club Peace & Plenty
Jeremy MacVean, Comfort Suites Paradise Island
Earlston McPhee, Ministry of Tourism
Dr. Jennifer Edwards, University of the West Indies
Dr. Keith Tinker, Antiquities (Sustainable Tourism Project)
Angela Cleare, Ministry of Tourism (Sustainable Tourism Project)

Airports Working Group

Earle Bethell, Nassau Beach Resort
Frank Comito, BHA
George Myers, Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board
Elizabeth Vance, Bahamas Out Islands Promotion Board (Family Island airports)
Kerry Fountain, Bahamas Out Islands Promotion Board (Family Island airports)
Paul O’Neil, Kerzner International
J. Barrie Farrington, Kerzner International
Michael Sansbury, Baha Mar
Robert Sands, Baha Mar
Michael Hooper, British Colonial Hilton
Reginald Grant, Airline Operations Committee
Melissa Blanc, Spirit Airlines
Ricky Dean, American Eagle