NATIONAL OFFICE OF DISASTER SERVICES

Ms Elizabeth Riley, Deputy Executive Director, CDEMA

The Management Committee of the CDEMA Council, on the recommendation of the Executive Director, Mr Jeremy Collymore, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Elizabeth Riley as Deputy Executive Director of the Agency with effect from April 1, 2012.

Since joining the Agency in 2001 as a Project Officer, Ms Riley has served in various capacities including that of Programme Manager, where she had direct responsibility for the design, implementation and monitoring of the agency’s work programme. 

Since 2009 she has been acting as Deputy Executive Director where her responsibilities included providing strategic leadership in the core business area of the Agency’s work programme and especially in advancing the implementation of the Comprehensive Disaster Management Framework and Strategy. She has championed the introduction and consolidation of the results-based management approach in the CDEMA system. Her qualifications include M.A. Economics and Social Sciences (Environment and Development) from the University of Manchester and B.Sc.(Hons.) in Geography from the University of the West Indies Mona Campus as well as certification in Geographic/Land Information Systems Management.

As Deputy Executive Director, Ms Riley will be Head of the new Disaster Management Division and will also be responsible for the strategic and technical leadership of the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) programme of CDEMA. She will also be a key player in the agency’s Partnership Management Programme.