Our Team

The Learning Firm’s Ltd team of credentialed consultants are experts in areas such as program design, planning, development, and evaluation. Our team has a varied and extensive backgrounds in areas such as the social sciences, engineering, education, human resource management, and business.

Hazel Manning

Team Lead

Mrs. Hazel Manning has over 40 years of experience in program planning and management working as a senior administrator and representative in local, regional, and international arenas. Mrs. Manning is a certified coach, speaker, and trainer with the John Maxwell Leadership Team.

Dr Jo-anne Manswell Butty

Consultant

Dr Manswell Butty earned her M.Ed. in International Development Education, and Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Howard University. She has published refereed journal articles and book chapters. Dr. Manswell Butty also serves as president of the Avondale/North Woodridge Citizens’ Association in Maryland.

Lincoln Marshall

Dr Lincoln Marshall

Consultant

Dr Marshall is a published author. He is a member of the Society of Human Resource Management, the American Society of Training and Development, and the Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education. He received a BS in psychology from Grinnell College and a Ph.D. in counselling and student development, with a support field in human resources management from The American University, Washington, D.C.

Judy Oxley-Fullerton

Consultant

Judy Oxley-Fullerton has 25+ years in customer service across telecom, education, and finance. She’s a trainer and presenter, creating internal materials for staff-customer interactions. She’s a Chartered Marketer (Chartered Institute of Marketing UK) with a Master’s in Organizational Leadership. Her research examined supervisor behavior’s impact on worker engagement in Trinidad’s financial sector.

Mrs. Oxley-Fullerton co-founded the Mutual Fund Association of Trinidad and Tobago, overseeing two investment schemes for First Citizens Group. Currently, she heads Success Principles, a leadership consultancy fostering value-based cultures in companies.

Dr Emily G. Dick-Forde

Consultant

Dr Emily G. Dick-Forde is a political, intellectual, pragmatic leader and accounting and governance academic with over 23 years’ experience as a Lecturer in Accounting, Deputy Dean and Head of Department within the University of the West Indies. Dr. Dick-Forde was appointed a Government Senator and Minister of Planning, Housing, and the Environment in the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (2007-2010).

Lisa Kinsale

Lisa Kinsale

Consultant

Ms. Lisa Kinsale is an instructor at the University of Trinidad and Tobago since 2008. She lectures subject including Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Reservoir Simulation, Production Engineering, Well Drilling Engineering, Applied Instrumentation and Processing, Mathematics, and Final Year Projects for Petroleum and Mechanical Engineering. Ms. Kinsale has a first degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of the West Indies and a Master’s in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Trinidad and Tobago.

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