Page 8 KAY SULLIVAN: Trailblazer in Art. A leading Jamaican sculptor and photographer, Kay is a silver medallist in sculpture in Jamaica Festival 1975. Her major commissions have been the statue of the late Hon. N. N. Nethersole for the Bank of Jamaica building; statue of Christ for the Church of San Silvestro, Rome, Italy; the National Hero Sam Sharpe Monument in Montego Bay; “Miss Joyce”, a seated market woman, at Ocean Village, Ocho Rios; and “Untitled” at the University of Technology, that depicts two students deep in study. In 2012, she published a collection of photographs entitled Land We Love in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Jamaica’s Independence. Research. KIMBERLY ANNE (KIM) ROBINSONWALCOTT: Trailblazer in Arts and Publishing. Kim is an award-winning Jamaican writer and former editor of the pioneering and influential Caribbean culture journals Caribbean Quarterly and the Jamaica Journal. Her book Out of Order which examined the work of Anthony Winkler, Jamaican novelist has received critical acclaim. Her short story Spreeing in the SUV was the winner, Americas, Commonwealth Short Story Competition, 2005 and her stories and poems have appeared in several journals. She is the co-author, with Petrine Archer Straw, of Jamaican Art (1989, 2011). DR. KRISTAL MCGREGGOR: Trailblazer as an athlete and first student from Bronx Community College, New York, to earn a NCAA Division 1 scholarship to Hampton University, Virginia, where she was the first graduate from this university’s Sports Administration programme to successfully pursue a Ph.D. She is the founder of Mission in Motion Consulting and Co-Founder of the Achieve a Dream Foundation that supports student-athlete development and community impact. Kristal now serves as the Associate Director of Athletics for student-athlete services at Austin Peay State University, Tennessee. A former student-athlete coach, Dr. McGreggor maintains her commitment to mentorship, including mentoring athletes from Jamaica. LLORI SHARPE: Trailblazer in sport – cycling. Llori is the first Jamaican – man or woman – to cycle on a Union Cycliste Internationale UCI (World Cycling Centre) team. She has earned gold and silver medals in Caribbean cycling championships and was named Jamaica’s Athlete of the year (cycling) in 2021 and 2024. Llori is now a member of L39ION, a U.S.-based UCI Continental cycling team known for its dominance in high speed, tactical criterium racing and its commitment to increasing diversity and inclusion in the sport. Llori is also a chocolatier, leading the management of her family business, Chocollore. MEGAN SIMMONDS: Trailblazer in sport - athletics. An Olympian, Megan’s athletic career was crafted and nurtured at St. Andrew High School. She has represented Jamaica in the 100m sprint hurdles since 2010 as a junior athlete, and more recently at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics, the 2017 World Athletics Championships, the Commonwealth Games in 2018 as well as at other international meets. She won a bronze medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, becoming the first Jamaican woman to win an Olympic medal in the 100m hurdles. Megan is also a motivational speaker dedicated to uplifting others and encouraging students – at SAHS as well as other schools - to follow their career aspirations. DR. DEANNA ASHLEY, CD: Trailblazer in public health and violence prevention. A paediatrician and public health specialist, Dr. Ashley is the retired Director of Health Promotion and Protection Division at the Ministry of Health where she served with distinction from 1970-2006. For over 20 years, as co-Founder and Executive Director of the Violence Prevention Alliance, she has led several intervention programmes aimed at encouraging individuals to resolve conflicts peacefully. Dr. Ashley has also worked as senior medical officer for maternal and child health and currently holds the position of Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Graduate Studies and Research at the UWI. She is the recipient of several awards including the World Health Award of outstanding contribution to safe motherhood from the American Association for World Health. Health, Medical, and Social Care Services
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