Hon. JacquiC.Quinn-Leandro,'Ph.D.

Tel:268-463-0862 IE-mail: quinnleandroj@candw.agMarital Status: Married (Denis Compton Leandro)

Deh'r!ndents: Two: girl and boy(Siobhan Angelica Leandro (J2yrs) Jaden Denis Leandro (Byrs)

Address: Lightfoot Estate. St. John's, Antigua, P.D Box 1629Date of Birth: November 20,1965

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~o 1 al, CanadaDoc I r of Philosophy Degree (Concentration: Communications & Gender)

1999-July 2003

Ca

~ridge University1996-1997

C ,ridge, United Kingdom

Ma : er of PhilosophyDegree (Concentration:Latin American & Caribbean Studies)

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J: rsi~ of the West Indies

Mo! Kingston, Jamaica

Da : elor of Arts Degree (Mass Communication & Social Sciences)(pi ,I ClassHonours)

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ibean Institute of Media & Communication

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ma in Mass Communication (Distinction)Uni: Tsityof the West Indies,Mo ~ Kingston, Jamaica

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ma in .Journalism (Distinction)Inte I ational Institute of Journalism, .

We I Berlin, Germany

1990-1993

1989-1990

June 25-Sept15, 1987

DiP~ma in Advanced Journalism (Distinction)Co I onwealth Journalists AssociationI

Cavehill, BarbadosJune-July, 1986-

DiP

}' ma in News reporting (Distinction)I

Ant I a State CollegeS1. I hn'sAntigua

A' i vels (English Language and General Paper, College Diploma)

1983-1985

An

jEa Girls' High School 1979-1983

St. . OO's,Antigua .

0' Ivels (English Language, English Literature, History, Geography, Spanish, Food &Nutrition)

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* Pres I ring the nightly newscastand interviews of topical natureiI

Press ffieer and Media CoordinatorMinis I ofInformation

St. Jo I,s Antigua* Pro cing government information programmes, featuresand documentaries* pres nting the nightly newscast* Coni ucting local interviews with goverm:nentofficials* Pro I oting the work of government ministries, departmentsand projects

1991-1993

1985-1991News Current Affairs Officer

Antig I Broadcasting Serviee81.Jo 's, Antigua* Wri g and reading the Television aod radio newsI* pro cing features for the news and local programmes* hos I. g interviews* Gen I al reporting

Dmml period at ABS television, initiated, produced and hosted the following popuJar andHighl~ successful Televisioo programmes: "Feedback", "What's Happening", "Justice"

! and "One-on-One"III

Part e employment! Consultancies:]

Carib ean Broadcasting UnionI .

News eporter for CARICOM Heads of Government Sumtnlt:Anti I 1988,

IGren 1989Jamai I 1990St. Ki I 1991

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ICBU I~ orrespondent for Summit of the Americas: Miami, 1994

Antig I a Barbuda Investment Bank June 2000-August 1000St. Jo I 's, AntiguaI* W0 . g with PR fIrm on "Synergyll- the merger of Antigua Barbuda Investment Bank andSwissI erican National Bank

Antig

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1 a Commercial Bank June 200l-August 2001St. J0 I 's, Antigua

* PI' I aring.Writing andproducing Corporate Communication Strategyi

Hade

!Group of Companies June 200 I-August 2001

St. Jo II,s Antigua* Proj! ct CoordinatorlEditorlProducer for Hadeed CorporateProfIle

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Work ~ perience:M lister of Labour, Public Administration & Empowerment,

I Janauray2005-present~ ister of State, responsible for Information, Broadcasting and PublicAd inistration

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I Match2004-January2005Hu an Resource & Marketing Officer Ian, 1999-Sept. 1999An I ua Barbllda Investment Bank, St. John's Antigua* I keting, human Resources, Public relationship* d veloping 5~yr.marketing plans* d signing all advertising- TV, Radio and newspaper ads* a ganizing publicity, writing press releases and bulletins for media* ndling P.R for special bank events and bank sponsored projects.

Co" munication Consultant November 1997-December 1998

Ca bbean Family Planning Affiliation, CFP A, Sf. John's, Antigua*I~ signing health education materials for 12 Caribbean countries under whose purview the

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I CFPA presides.* F cilitating workshops/seminars on STDs, AIDS, teen pregnancy, adolescent health,

I Women's health*

leparing, designing and scripting Annual ReportsI

* . riting, producing TV, Radio and Newspaper ads for regional media

* I.ssisting ip.developing in-house bulJetins on family planning and sexual and reproductivehealth.

He" d of News & Current Affairs

A Iigua Broadcasting Service, St. John's Antigua* . ead up department and overseeing administrative functionsI* f pervising News reporters and Current Affairs Officers* riting, producing and editing news, TV programmes, features and documentaries

* , sting and producing TV programmes, documentaries and features* SI iug .onmanagement meetings and advising on plans, policies and programmes for the

department

1991-Nov. 14th 1997

~.. or of Current Affairs

I. ua Broadcasting Service

St. 1 oOO's,Antigua*~oviding administrative and intellectual support for Current Affairs department

* ~ oducing news items, features. documentaries and programmes* sting local programmes

April 1994-Sept 1995

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' a Commercial Bank

St. JI n's, Antigua

* D& igning Information and Media Awareness Programme for Capital Market Instruments

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MeGill niversityFacJ ty of ManagementAss.11tantHead Invigilator* S I ervising a core of invigilators for Management BA and MBA Examinations* d erseeing the smooth running of Mid-term and Final exams in the Faculty* .gilating exams in the department

Award I

* DI an's Award for Excellence, UWI, Mona, Jamaica, 1990-1991

'" ~an's Award for Excellence- scholarship to outstanding students for academic excellence111iversity of the West Indies, 1992

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I ard of Distinction and Merit~Best Speaker-Debating Society, Taylor Hall, Universityof the West Indies, 1990

* . Howof the Organization of American States- for academic excellence- scholarship,

I DAS, 1990~llowof Cambridge Commonwealth Trust- for academic excellence- scholarship,

Cambridge Commonwealth Trust, 1996*

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; adian Commonwealth Scholarship- fun four year scholarship for Ph.D. Studies,International Council for Canadian Studies, CanadianCommonwealth scholarship and fel10wshipProgram, 1999-2003

* rgaret Gillett Graduate Research Award- for research on women and gender, Centre

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. I esearc ,and Teac rog on omen, C 1 lllverSlty, 2002I mentsI

* irst woman in Antigua and Barbuda to be inducted into the Rotary ClubI'" irst woman in Antigua and Barbuda to be elected to the House of Representatives'" lItirstwoman in Antigua and Barbuda to act as Prime Minister (January 20-22, 2005)* IServeson the Cabinet Sub-Committee for Economic Delevelopment & Infrastructure

~$CEDI)March 2004-present

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Specia SkillsL Iguages: English (fluent-spoken and written) French (basic), Spanish (basic)Tel 'cat: Electronic editing in U-matic, VHS and Beta formatsC I puter: Adobe, Clarisworks, desktop publishing, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word for

Windows,Powerpoint for Microsoft, Windows' 95, 98. Wordperfect for MAC, SPSS,Internet-savvy.

June 2002-August 2002

Miscellaneous'" ead Girl, Antigua Girls' High School