Advisory Board / Steering Committee



Institutional  & Independent  Advisers - Advisory Board
Mr. Perry Decosta, Chairman
​(Appointed September 2023)

Dr.  Antoinette Darling
Librarian & Adjunct Professor, University of Bahamas (SOE)

Mrs. W. Patricia Morley 
President, National Organization of Women Association of The Bahamas - NOWAB

Dr. Anthony Hamilton, 
President, Civil Society Bahamas

Bahamas Natural Resources Foundation

Dr. Hasting W. Johnson, B.Sc., M.D.
Department of Public Health  

Dr. Amanda Lundy-Ferguson
Retired Educator

Mrs. Karen Moss
Therapist / Counselor 


​Sub Committee - Appointments
Legal Committee -  Chair,  
Research & Documentation Committee  - Chair,  Dr. Sandra Smith


                       
​                      The Josiah Institute for Leadership & Public Policy  (U.S.A.)
                                                       Management Team  

The Josiah Institute  for Leadership Is pleased to announce the appointment of its  U.S. A. Management  Team.   The team will be lead by Veteran Educator, Former Member of Parliament, and former Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, in the Bahamas, Mrs V. Veronica Owens.  Mrs. Owens who resides in Atlanta, Georgia will serve as the Chief Administrative  Officer,  for  U.S. A  activities, and will serve on the Board of Directors and Governance.  She will be assisted by Veteran teacher & Public Administrator in the Bahamas, Dr. Donald McCartney, who is the Provost for the  U.S. activites, and the Senior Lecturer for JI Courses for Public Sector Training in Nassau.  Dr McCartney &  family resides in Florida.  The  work of the team will be augmented by youthful Prestina CL Harris, a 2017 Graduate of Armstrong University, as a Board Certified R.T.T;  who will serve as the Chief Operational Officer for the U.S. Operations.  Mrs Harris  and family lives in Northern Georgia.  All Team members are Bahamian citizens.    The management of the Josiah Institute for Leadership is pleased to announce these appointments. 

Full CV & Bio for Advisory Board

                                                                  Advisory Board Members 


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​Family Islands – Representative 
The Josiah Institute  for Leadership Is pleased to announce the appointment of Family Islands representatives.  These local representative will also serve as members of the Advisory Board in their capacity.  We are please to confirm these appointments. 
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Grand Bahama  / Andros  -  Mr. Cornelius McKinney
The Exuma Cays  – Mrs. Una Sweeting
Eleuthera  - Mr. Clement Russell

                          Faculty, Lecturers  & Facilitators  for LD-ID Program & Courses


  • S. Ali McIntosh  -  Author, “How To Reconstruct A Nation- 2021”  
  • Dr. Sandra Smith, Ed.D., MA., B.ScN., RN., JP   
  • Dr. Donald McCartney, D.M., MPA, MSc. Ed. (Hons), B.A., T.C
  • Willamae T.  Hamilton-Stuart,   RN, SRN, SCM, CHN, MPH, ​
  • Dr. Agnes Glinton,  A.A., B.A., M.A., Ph.D, JP
  • Dione N. Pratt,  A.A., B.Sc., T.C., MBA  
  • Patrice Williams Gordon, B.A., M.Sc., Ph.D (c) -Educational Leadership
  • Special Guest Presenters