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Meet Miss Jamaica International 2010, Lesa-Gayle Wee Tom
Beauty and Brains with a purpose, Jamaica's Lesa-Gayle hopes to make her mark in China!
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
I'm Back
Hello Readers :)
It has been quite a while since I've update this blog. I am amazed at how much time has passed but as they say "No news is good news" lol. I say that to say that nothing bad has happened but actually that the daily hustle has kept me quite busy but productive nonetheless. I will be adding new material within the next few days so keep checking in for updates. It's good to be back Jack :-)
It has been quite a while since I've update this blog. I am amazed at how much time has passed but as they say "No news is good news" lol. I say that to say that nothing bad has happened but actually that the daily hustle has kept me quite busy but productive nonetheless. I will be adding new material within the next few days so keep checking in for updates. It's good to be back Jack :-)
Monday, February 21, 2011
The Relauch of the Karibbean Connections Show
Catch the relaunch of the Karibbean Connections show with DJ Lou & The Crew
live on Saturdays 2pm-4pm simulcast in Atlanta via WIGO AM1570
and South Florida & The Bahamas WLVJ AM1040
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Miss Jamaica International...Lesa-gayle Wee Tom
After a long hiatus Jamaica has selected 21 year old Lesa-gayle Wee Tom to represent the island at the 50th anniversary of the Miss International Beauty contest to be held at Sichuan Province Gymnasium in Chengdu, Chinaon November 7, 2010. More than 60contestants from various countries and territories will compete for the title in November 2010, where Miss International 2009, Anagabriela Espinoza from Mexico will crown her successor at the end of the event.
Miss Wee Tom's selection was done at the executive level, after several potential candidates were screened using the international pageant judging criteria which includes overall appearance,beauty of the face, swimsuit fitness, poise and elegance, personality, environmental awarenessand intelligence.Born in Kingston, Jamaica to parents Gary Wee Tom and Juliet Royes, Lesa-gayle showed anundeniable star quality and outgoing personality as a young child. She was inspired by her mother, a former actress on the popular Jamaican soap opera, Royal Palm Estate.
Lesa-gayle started participating in the Jamaica Carnival by age four; and the opportunity ignited a modeling career. By the age of five, she had already mastered the art of performing and modeling in frontof mass audiences. She’s been featured in numerous print campaigns and photo shoots; and haseven been photographed by renowned celebrity photographer, Derek Blanks.Nonetheless, she eagerly aspires to further expand her qualifications and is currently enrolled as a national honor-roll student on a Barita Scholarship at Florida Atlantic University where she is pursuing a major in Broadcast Journalism with a minor in tourism/hospitality management. This ambitious beauty also speaks fluent Spanish.
Her five-year plan is to gain her degree, host her own television show and chair her own charityorganization. She also aspires to pursue fashion design and launch a clothing line.In her rare moments of leisure Miss Wee Tom enjoys dancing, shopping, volunteering at different charity events and spending time with her loved ones.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Kai McDonald- Miss Earth Jamaica 2010
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – September 1, 2010 - Twenty-five year old Kai Ayanna Indira McDonald was selected to represent Jamaica at the tenth edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant to be held in Vinpearl Land, Nha Trang, Vietnam on December 4, 2010.
More than 80 contestants from various countries and territories will compete for the title in December 2010, where Miss Earth 2009, Larissa Ramos of Brazil will crown her successor at the end of the event that will broadcast by VTV, ABS, CBN and The Filipino Channel.
The Miss Earth winner serves as the spokesperson for the Miss Earth Foundation, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and other environmental organizations.
Miss McDonald's selection was done at the executive level, after several potential candidates were screened using the international pageant judging criteria which includes overall appearance, beauty of the face, swimsuit fitness, poise and elegance, personality, environmental awareness and intelligence.
Kai Ayanna Indira McDonald was born in Clarendon, Jamaica on August 17th, 1984. In her earlier years she attended Wolmer's Preparatory School and Wolmer's High School for Girls' where she is a past Deputy Head Girl.
As a child she also received her education in Piano from the Kathleen Hickling Bond School of Music, for which she has accumulated several distinctions and has played in local concerts at the
Edna Manley School of Arts. In addition, she was a member of Wolmer's Dance Troupe for eleven years, which afforded her the opportunity of travelling to the Caribbean to perform.
Kai was raised in a Christian home with both parents and an older sister. As a member of Webster Memorial United Church she was a part of the Youth Fellowship, and the church choir before migrating to Florida.
Currently, she is a student at Florida International University pursuing her studies in Finance. As an advocate for 'going green' her goal is to set up projects and workshops in Jamaica, in order to promote environmental change. Also, to educate people about the importance of converting their personal choices, in order to live an eco friendly lifestyle.
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010
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Monday, March 1, 2010
The Case of the Missing Raise
This scenario explores the areas of Conflict Management, Communication and Negotiation within Organizational Behavior and Leadership.
Marsha Lloyd accepted a new job offer from longtime colleague Fred Massie, Head of the Department of Management at Central University. This offer means that Marsha would have to relocate from the East where she is presently Assistant Professor at Private University to the Midwest. Upon weighing her options with her husband they came to the conclusion that it would be a welcomed change that offers a challenge and the opportunity to introduce new courses at Central University in addition to the fact that Marsha has always respected Professor Massie and became ecstatic for the opportunity to work alongside such a distinguished educator. During the recruiting process, she agreed with the expected performance standards which stated that research and publication would be given increasing weight along with teaching and service in regards to future departmental decisions. They moved to the Midwest and Marsha started her new position with much enthusiasm in the Fall Semester.
During the fall semester Marsha settled in comfortably and was well received by her new colleagues. She sensed internal issues among the faculty in regards to the weighting and standards that apply to performance merit. The Department Dean announced the availability of a 7% pay raise pool in which the chairpersons are to distribute based on performance merit. By the end of fall semester Marsha was informed that 1) she had received positive student feedback, 2) two of her papers would be published by a journal and 3) she had presented two papers at a professional meeting. These were great accomplishments for her as well as great contributions to the Department of Management. (Job Satisfaction)
Based on these achievements Marsha anticipated her performance review and expected to be rewarded justly in terms of the stated policy of rewarding faculty on the basis of performance merit. This however did not prove to be the case; in fact she received the 3rd highest % increase and became internally angry (Emotional Conflict) at the fact that Fred had not discussed her performance review prior to making the pay raise assessment and also that he decided to address inequities that existed among senior faculty members giving them the top two increases. (Conflict Resolution)
Marsha Lloyd accepted a new job offer from longtime colleague Fred Massie, Head of the Department of Management at Central University. This offer means that Marsha would have to relocate from the East where she is presently Assistant Professor at Private University to the Midwest. Upon weighing her options with her husband they came to the conclusion that it would be a welcomed change that offers a challenge and the opportunity to introduce new courses at Central University in addition to the fact that Marsha has always respected Professor Massie and became ecstatic for the opportunity to work alongside such a distinguished educator. During the recruiting process, she agreed with the expected performance standards which stated that research and publication would be given increasing weight along with teaching and service in regards to future departmental decisions. They moved to the Midwest and Marsha started her new position with much enthusiasm in the Fall Semester.
During the fall semester Marsha settled in comfortably and was well received by her new colleagues. She sensed internal issues among the faculty in regards to the weighting and standards that apply to performance merit. The Department Dean announced the availability of a 7% pay raise pool in which the chairpersons are to distribute based on performance merit. By the end of fall semester Marsha was informed that 1) she had received positive student feedback, 2) two of her papers would be published by a journal and 3) she had presented two papers at a professional meeting. These were great accomplishments for her as well as great contributions to the Department of Management. (Job Satisfaction)
Based on these achievements Marsha anticipated her performance review and expected to be rewarded justly in terms of the stated policy of rewarding faculty on the basis of performance merit. This however did not prove to be the case; in fact she received the 3rd highest % increase and became internally angry (Emotional Conflict) at the fact that Fred had not discussed her performance review prior to making the pay raise assessment and also that he decided to address inequities that existed among senior faculty members giving them the top two increases. (Conflict Resolution)
