Attorney-at-law Sanjiv K Boodhu is a graduate of the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, and the Hugh Wooding Law School. As a Private Practitioner, Mr. Boodhu instructs and advocates in the Criminal, Civil, Family, and Industrial Relations jurisdictions, in the Magistracy, High Court, Court of Appeal and Industrial Court. Mr. Boodhu is also a Businessman in the retail and distribution sector. In his private life, Mr. Boodhu is a member of the Rotary Club of St. Augustine, a Director and the Corporate Secretary of the charitable organization Heartbeat International of Trinidad and Tobago, a past President of the Sangre Grande Chamber of Commerce, the former Vice President of the Arima Business Association, and is also involved in theatre and the arts as an Actor, having recently starred in the Canadian-Produced feature film “Doubles” which premiered in Trinidad on 20 September 2023 at Queens Hall.
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Karinsa Tulsie is a qualified Engineer holding a BSc.in Chemical and Process Engineering as well as an MSc. in Chemical and Process Engineering with Management from the University of the West Indies. She is a career public servant, having served in entry and senior level positions within several Technical Departments of the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries, Trinidad and Tobago for over seventeen years. She has recently transitioned to the Executive Management level of the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries having been appointed as Deputy Permanent Secretary in January 2023. Ms. Tulsie has tremendous knowledge and experience with respect to the local and global energy sector, having worked in various areas including refining, retail marketing, petrochemicals and Liquefied Natural Gas. She has also been quite integral to various initiatives of the Ministry relating to optimizing its legislative and regulatory framework. She has led several major projects in the Ministry including the development of a draft Hydrogen Economy framework for Trinidad and Tobago and is known for her pragmatism, utilizing innovative thinking and an action-oriented approach to drive success. Ms. Tulsie has also had the honor of representing her country at many international events and conferences, workshops and meetings sharing Trinidad and Tobago’s experience and insights in different energy-related matters.
With more than twenty-five years of consumer and corporate finance experience, Elson James has developed a track record of strategic expansion, profit creation and good governance at companies, locally, regionally and internationally.
He has held senior management positions at corporate giants such as Citibank, American Express, Ryder Systems and Unicomer and has worked throughout the English Speaking Caribbean, the United States and Asia. His most recent accomplishment includes spearheading the design and creation of JMMB Express Finance (an arm of the JMMB Group primarily focused on unsecured lending in the region) where he currently sits as the Chief Executive Officer.
Elson has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management from the UWI St. Augustine and an MBA in Finance from Pennsylvania State University’s Smeal College of Business.
Ms. Melanie Trim is an energy engineer with a wealth of diversified experience within the energy sector both locally and internationally. In 2011, she attained her BSc. in Petroleum Engineering at the University of Oklahoma, and gained invaluable wellsite experience offshore Trinidad and Tobago. She also worked in the United Kingdom where she received robust training in reservoir simulating, geoengineering, and
modelling of assets within North Sea, and was an integral member of the Subsurface Technical Team
during multiple drilling campaigns. Ms. Trim furthered her academics in Edinburgh Scotland, and
graduated in 2015 with her Master of Science in Reservoir Evaluation and Management from Heriot Watt
University.
Currently, Ms. Melanie Trim is the Manager of Energy Resources within the Department of Energy at the
Tobago House of Assembly. She spearheads a host of clean energy projects, as a result of her proactive
initiative in fortifying herself with training and certifications in Renewable Energy technology and
Sustainable development strategies to embrace the imminent energy transition, in light of the global
climate change and net-zero carbon agenda. Ms. Melanie Trim has served on Tobago’s Post-COVID
Roadmap to Recovery Team as the Renewable Energy expert, is serving on the Cabinet appointed
Permanent Local Content Committee for the energy sector, and is a part of the Integrated Resource and
Resilience planning for Trinidad and Tobago’s electricity sector.
For over twenty-five years, Mr Lincoln Anthony has been a noteworthy leader in the NGC Group of Companies. His responsibility primarily resided in the Legal remit as Right Of Way Supervisor. In this capacity Mr. Anthony has added tremendous value in management, business operations and technical support for all the Company’s pipeline corridors and land base assets. He is a qualified Draughtsman with a PMBOK Certification in Project Management and other Certifications in Advance Dispute Resolution and Project Risk Management. His tremendous value however has not only been limited to his corporate ventures, but Mr. Anthony has contributed for many years to the socio-economic development of Carenage and being the President of the Big Yard Community Development Group in Carenage provides him that opportunity. Although the pro-bono work Mr. Anthony does for his area is admirable, the true emanation of his pride remain with that of his family. A firm believer in the efficacy of collaboration and has thrives on servitude, Mr. Anthony truly embodies assiduity, integrity, and commitment.
Sahid Hosein served as Member of Parliament for Siparia from 1991-1995, and as the Local Government Representative for St. Patrick’s County Council from 1987-1991.
Actively involved in civic duty, Mr. Hosein is the past President and Vice President of the Penal Debe Chamber of Commerce (2011-2015).
A graduate of the John Donaldson Technical Institute and T&TEC Training School, where he was also an instructor, Mr. Hosein successfully launched and ran his own company, Electrical Wiring Associates, and counts companies such as Petrotrin, Trinidad Cement Limited, T&TEC, TSTT and NGC among his clientele.