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President: Jacqui Farrell-Greaves

Current Club Affiliation: Senators Sports and Cultural Club

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Vice President: Adonna Lewis

Current Club Affiliation: United Sports Club

Bio: Adonna Lewis, a native of St. Vincent & the Grenadines started playing netball at the age of seven years old.  She played the position of Goal Attack playing for the Kingstown Preparary School, the Girls High School, her district team at Campden Park and the St. Vincent Technical College.

Adonna migrated to the United States in 1980.  She joined the Hairoun Sports Club and again resumed playing at the Goal Attack position.  There she had a successful six year run until 1986 when she resigned to join with her mother, Gloria Lewis, a past national netball player to established the United Sports Club.

Adonna has served in the capacity of manager, coach, umpire and player for the United netball team.  She is serving a second term as Vice President for the Caribbean American Netball Association.  Adonna is employed as a Registered Dental Hygienist.   She obtained a BS in Psychology from the City University of New York and Associate in Applied Science from the New York City Technical College.

Corresponding Secretary: Lallymay Rose-Burrell

Current Club Affiliation: Crusaders Sports and Cultural Club

Bio: Lallymay was born in St Andrew Jamaica W.I and attended Ardenne High school.

She started playing netball in her first year of high school along with running tracks.

She represented her community of Portmore in competitive community challenges.

She migrated to the United States almost twenty five years ago, where she attended a prominent college and achieved a degree in nursing and subsequent have worked as a nurse for the past twenty two years.

She has played with the following clubs over the years Roots, Islanders, Typhoon, Volcanoes and Crusaders.

Her hobbies are reading and puzzles. She is also an umpire.

She is an avid lover of the sport of netball and her desire is that the sport will live on through the young children we influence to take an interest today.

Recording Secretary: Jaime Browne

Current Club Affiliation: Pitons Netball Club

Bio: Jaime has been involved in netball from the tender age of 7 in many capacities. First as a spectator, then player, coach, administrator and continues to be an avid supporter. By the age of 16, before traveling to the United States of America in 2001 to pursue a college education, Jaime had already represented her country Trinidad and Tobago as a member of the national U-16 and U-21 teams in 1998 and the U-25 team in 2000.

In 2002, Jaime became a member of the St. Lucia Pitons Netball Club, which is now known as the Pitons Netball Club, where she continues to play and promote the sport. She also serves on the clubs executive in the capacity of liaison officer. 

Jaime graduated from St. Francis College in 2005, where she not only received her Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, but also became part of the school’s history as it was also the first time that three sisters had graduated in the same year and were the top three players on the schools tennis team. In May of 2008 Jaime obtained her Masters Degree in Sport Management from Adelphi University.  

Jaime was born into a family of sport, with both her parents actively involved in the field at many levels. In the field of netball Jaime has some big shoes to fill. She is the daughter of a Netball World Champion, Calypso Girl Angela Burke-Browne, who was a member of the 1979 Trinidad and Tobago National Netball Team. That year, Trinidad and Tobago became the only other country in the world besides Australia and New Zealand to hold such an honor. Her mother was also inducted in the Trinidad and Tobago National Hall of Fame and was also the recipient of the Chaconia Gold Medal, one of the country’s highest National awards. 

Treasurer: Dian Roberts

Current Club Affiliation: Crusaders Sports and Cultural Club

Bio: Dian was born in Jamaica West Indies; she was introduced to netball in Melrose All Age and St. Andrew Technical High School Physical Education sessions.  She became actively involved in netball after leaving high school by representing the Ministry of Education in the Civil Service League netball tournament, Track Price-Plus Sports Club and Jamaica Co-operative Credit Union League. 

Dian migrated to the United States of America in 1991 and joined the Eagles Netball Club in their inaugural year where she was the Treasurer.  In 1995 she went on to join Crusaders Sports Club based in Queens where she resides.  She served on Crusaders Sports Club Executive Committee for many years in the capacities of Secretary and Treasurer.  

Dian studied at Queens College where she obtained a BA in Accounting.  She is presently the Enrollment Manager of Health Plus PHSP Inc.  Dian is also currently the Treasurer on CANA Executive Committee. 

Public Relations Officer: Karen Marks

Current Club Affiliation: Islanders Sports Club

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Technical Officer (Interim): Irene Thomas-Jackman

Current Club Affiliation: Sharecroppers

Bio:

Irene Thomas-Jackman has had a long, interesting and illustrious netball career. She began playing at a very tender age while she attended the Success Laventille Government Primary School in Trinidad and Tobago in 1952. It was there she developed a passion for the game and exhibited early signs of leadership. 

Over the past five decades, she has contributed to the sport as a player, an umpire, a coach and an administrator. She has served regionally, internationally and in her country of birth Trinidad and Tobago.  

After leaving school, she became a member of Malvern Netball Club where she played in the Port of Spain Netball League (POSNL). Due to her hunger for growth, her stay at Malvern Netball Club was very short, as she felt that the club was not developing at the pace to give her the desired exposure. In 1970 Irene joined Achilles Netball Club where she gained quite a bit of experience which lead to her being the recipient of the 1976 Golden Girl Award. This award is given to a player who exhibits commitment, discipline, and leadership qualities. Needless to say this achievement was only the beginning as it propelled her to bigger and better things. 

During her time with Archillies, she developed her skills as an official of the game which gave her a better understanding and the knowledge of the game which eventually lead to her forming her own club, Sharecroppers in 1978. Under her tutelage the club dominated the lower divisions of the POSNL and was promoted to the highest division within a very short period of time.

As an umpire she has officiated for her league, at Trinidad and Tobago Netball Association’s national tournaments, as well as Caribbean Championships, and Goodwill Series both locally and internationally. In addition she has also umpired at World Championships in Singapore and World Youth championships in Wembley.  

Ms. Thomas-Jackman is a trainer and tester of umpires and was a member of the world pool of umpires until the structure was changed a few years ago. After migrating to the USA in 1986, she became involved with the American Netball Association (ANA) where she served as the chair of the umpires committee and an executive member before moving on with another group of members in 1995 to form the Caribbean American Netball Association (CANA), an organization where she continues to serve prominently.  With CANA she has also served as the chair of the umpire’s committee and she is currently the sitting technical officer; a position which allows her to continue to develop officials of the game. 

In the area of coaching, she has also made her mark and is affectionately referred to as “coach” by many. In 1970 Irene debuted as a coach in her homeland where she coached Molten Hall Government Primary School along with St. Gabriel’s Primary. She also coached Providence Girls Secondary and St Martin’s Secondary schools, all of whom eventually won national titles.

This is in addition to her own club sharecroppers where she continues to work with the young ones. Irene’s coaching climaxed in 1985 when she coached the Trinidad & Tobago National Senior team in Nevis. 

This netball administrator has a unique style and is a forthright individual. At times her demeanour serves as a deterrent in respect of her popularity among her peers as well as with others even if she may be well intent. 

Her areas of administration include being President of Sharecroppers, member of Port of Spain League Executive, Council member of Trinidad and Tobago Netball Association, Executive member of The American Netball Association, Executive and Board member of the Caribbean American Netball Association. Through thick and thin she continues to show commitment and passion to the sport of netball.

Committee Member: Kunkel Blaine

Current Club Affiliation: Pitons Netball Club

Bio: Mr. Blaine has been involved in netball for the past 20 years. His areas of involvement include; coaching, umpiring, time keeping, selection committee, MTO, invigilator, technical director and executive committee. Mr. Blaine was CANA's first Technical Officer

Committee Member: Litiecha Lee

Current Club Affiliation: Pitons Netball Club

Bio: Litiecha has been involved in netball  for the past 19 years. Her involvement began at the tender age of seven, when she played on the St. Catherine's Girls Anglican School team. She  later continued homing her netball skills under the coaching of Ms. Iris Stephen at the Mt. Hope Junior Secondary School and the Arima Ball Masters. She migrated to New York in 1999 and joined the Sharecroppers Netball Club, until 2005 when she joined The St. Lucia Pitons Netball Club. Litiecha's involvement in netball also includes duties as an umpire. In 2002 she received the Miss CANA Award which is bestowed upon a member who excels in playing umpiring and discipline. Ms. Lee has served in the capacity of CANA's Corresponding Secretary.

Committee Member: Dawn Alleyne

Current Club Affiliation: Volcanoes Sports Club

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Committee Member: Kaydian Bryan

Current Club Affiliation: Typhoon Sports Club

Bio: Kaydian K. Bryan was born in the tropical island of Jamaica. While in the second grade at St. Theresa Prep School the game of netball was introduced. She went on to participate in championship games including ‘All Prep School League’, all Catholic league and ‘Netball Collage League.’

Kaydian later moved on to Alpha Academy High School where she continued her sportsmanship in the game of netball. She was the captain of her class sports team and netball leader of the school house color. She presented her school in various High School Championship games.

After migrating to the United States, Kaydian attended Tilden High School. Netball was introduced as an after school program, but did not survive. It was ten later years before she found and joined Manhattan International Netball Club. Her association with them led her to research more club closer to home and community. Kaydian soon landed a spot on Typhoon Netball Sports club in 2003. She is currently the Public Relation Officer and plays in the A2 division.

Kaydian has been a committee member since January 2008.

Immediate Past President: Matthias Wilkie

Current Club Affiliation: Pitons Netball Club

Bio: Mr. Wilkie has been involved in the sport of netball from 1996 when his current club played under the banner of The St. Lucia Foreign Base Sports Club, where he served as the Assistant President. He served as a committee member on CANA's executive during the 1998 season. He is currently the Manager and Coach of the Pitons Netball Club and has served as the chairman of CANA's umpiring committee. Mr. Wilkie is the past president of the United States of America Netball Association (USANA), and has the distinction of being USANA's first male president.

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