Leadership
About CWIT
CWIT Board
michelle low chew tung
Michelle Low Chew Tung MBA BA (Hons) U.K., is a Caribbean-based MSME and Private Sector Development Specialist, Certified Executive Coach, and Founder and Managing Director of Inveni Business and Technology Ltd. With over 20 years of experience in business transformation, export development, and institutional capacity building, she works with MSMEs, development agencies, and private sector organisations across the Caribbean to strengthen competitiveness and create pathways to regional and international markets. Her expertise spans trade competitiveness, export strategy, and global supply chain development, including supporting Caribbean businesses with supplier engagement, sourcing strategy, and quality assurance across China and 4 Asian countries. Michelle has contributed to regional initiatives supporting women-owned businesses and advancing greater participation in trade. As President of Caribbean Women in Trade, she is focused on strengthening member value, expanding partnerships, and creating greater opportunities for Caribbean women to participate and compete in regional and international markets. Michelle is from Trinidad & Tobago and serves on CWIT’s Mentoring Committee.
President
Donna wilkinson-Clarke
Donna Wilkinson-Clarke is a business and marketing consultant, entrepreneur, facilitator, and public speaking coach with extensive experience across the manufacturing, telecommunications, and financial services industries. She has led sales and marketing teams, supported retail expansion, and facilitated entrepreneurial training programmes for emerging and established business owners. Donna supports entrepreneurs, youth, and professionals in expanding their businesses, communicating with confidence, and reaching their full potential. She is the Barbados Ambassador for One Caribbean Business Network and a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM). Through her work, Donna combines practical business expertise with a deep commitment to service, transformation, and Caribbean ntrepreneurship. Donna is from Barbados and serves on CWIT’s Mentoring Committee.
Vice-President
Andrea Ewart
Andrea Ewart is a Jamaican national and US-trained customs and international trade attorney with her own firm, DevelopTradeLaw, LLC, which works with businesses, governments, and entrepreneurs to facilitate the successful movement of goods and services across national borders. Andrea also consults for Caribbean businesses and governments on trade capacity-building and export readiness programs, market access, and other trade issues. Prior to opening her own firm, Andrea Ewart worked in international trade regulation and legislation with the U.S. law firm of Holland & Knight, LLP. Andrea graduated cum laude with a Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law, which she attended as a Harvey Reid scholar. She is the Founding President of Caribbean Women in Trade (CWIT) where she remains a Board Member and is a former President of the Organization of Women in International Trade (OWIT)). In 2026, she was awarded Woman of the Year for Outstanding Service in International Trade by the Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy and Services. Andrea splits her time between Jamaica and the U.S. and serves on CWIT’s Trade Policy Committee.
Secretary
Jeanette M. bonet
Jeanette M. Bonet is a distinguished executive, strategic advisor, and business leader with more than 20 years of experience in hospitality, tourism, investment promotion, and economic development. Renowned
for her transformational leadership, she has successfully bridged the public and private sectors to advance sustainable growth and investment in Curaçao. A trailblazer, Bonet became Curaçao's first female General Manager of a major international hotel chain, the first female President of the Curaçao Hospitality & Tourism Association (CHATA) in 2007, and later the first female President of the Supervisory Board of the Curaçao Tourism Development Foundation (CTDF). As Founder and CEO of Bon Ami Services, Jeanette advises organizations on tourism, hospitality, the blue economy, investment, and strategic development. Throughout her career, she has served on numerous national, regional, and international boards and advisory committees, contributing to policy development, private sector growth, education, and economic advancement. She currently serves on the board of the Downtown Management Organization (DMO) and on the Professional Advisory Board of the University of Curaçao. She holds a Master Certification in Hospitality Management from Cornell University. Jeanette is from Curaçao and serves on CWIT’s Access to Finance and Membership Committees.
Treasurer
Shelliese blair
Shelliese Blair, LCB, CCS is an International Trade professional and Licensed U.S. Customs Broker, with over 24 years of experience across various industries, including food, diamonds and jewelry, bank notes, and alcoholic beverages. She is the founder and President of CargoNow Customs Brokerage LLC, a U.S.-based Customs Brokerage and trade compliance firm serving Caribbean exporters and diaspora entrepreneurs navigating the U.S. import market. Her work spans regulatory frameworks across U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Rooted in her proud Caribbean heritage, Shelliese is deeply committed to empowering Caribbean businesses to access the U.S. market with confidence, clarity, and compliance. Shelliese is from Jamaica, lives in the United States and serves on CWIT’s Business & Innovation and Trade Policy Committees.
Board Member
clarecia christie
Clarecia Christie is a Certified International Trade Professional (CITP®) and Global Entrepreneurship Professor. As an International Business Consultant with Global Compass Consulting Services Inc., she helps startups and entrepreneurs to navigate the export process through market access solutions. Previous professional experience includes work as a Project Lead -Trade Information Services at TFO Canada, a Marketing Officer at Caribbean Export Development Agency in Barbados, as a Foreign Business Advisor with the National Commercial Bank (Jamaica) Ltd., and on projects in Canada, multiple countries in the Caribbean, Ghana, London and Chile. Her studies include a Graduate Degree in International Business Management and an Undergraduate Degree in Management Studies and Economics from the University of the West Indies; a Graduate Certificate in Marketing of Services from Maastricht School of Business, The Netherlands; and a Certificate in Trade and Gender from UNCTAD Virtual Institute. In 2009 she was awarded the Ontario Spirit Award for her volunteer work with David’s Harp Scholarship Fund. Clarecia has served as the President for the Organization of Women in International Trade (OWIT) Toronto chapter. Clarecia is originally from Jamaica, lives in Canada, and serves on CWIT’s Access to Finance Committee.
Board Member
Hyde Constantine – Felix
Hyde Constantine-Felix is a Saint Lucian-born international business professional, fluent Spanish speaker, and Certified Project Manager with over a decade of experience promoting regional trade. Her professional experience includes work in International Banking, and at Export Saint Lucia, where she helped local companies expand into Canada, Latin America, and the Northern Caribbean, guided creative industry businesses toward export readiness, and launched a joint Carnival marketing and monetization project across Saint Lucia, Grenada, and Dominica. She served as Coordinator of the Saint Lucia National Export Strategy. Hyde is co-founder of SOS Creativo Inc. which helps Caribbean businesses organize and scale for international markets, of the climate-focused startup Novay Inc., and CHI Retreats. She continues to leverage her extensive trade facilitation expertise through high-profile initiatives, including advising companies for the USAID Eastern Caribbean Business Resilience Challenge, as a trade facilitation consultant for the OECS Virtual Trade Show, and as an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Specialist for the OECS SKIP project in Saint Lucia where she lives. Hyde serves on CWIT’s Business & Innovation Committee.
Board Member
GENNIKE MAYERS
Gennike A. Mayers is a fervent advocate for Caribbean regional integration. For more than fifteen years, she has built strategic partnerships that unite governments, corporations, investors, multilateral organizations, universities and communities to create measurable commercial, economic and social value. Whether opening international markets for Caribbean innovation, securing corporate sponsorships, commercializing new brands or leading public-private collaborations, her role has consistently been to identify opportunities, bring stakeholders together and transform ideas into tangible results. She is the co-founder of Trinidad and Tobago's first line of Sargassum-based spa products and she spearheads strategic partnerships with Sargassum Solutions, a Caribbean-based sargassum biotechnology start-up. She is also the CEO of a multilingual services company, Interpreting Your Needs. As a testament to her linguistic skills, Gennike authored CARICOM: Good Offices, Good Neighbours published in English, French and Spanish. Gennike is from Trinidad & Tobago and serves on CWIT”s Membership Committee.
Board Member
MILÈNE paul
Milène Paul is a business coach, consultant, and founder of a training company dedicated to accelerating women’s access to economic opportunities across the Caribbean. With over 15 years of experience in project management, grants compliance, and international development strategy for SMEs, she has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs to strengthen their leadership and business capacity. She is known for helping high-skilled women own their presence, speak with confidence, and lead with intention in both corporate and entrepreneurial spaces. A published author and seasoned speaker, Milène has inspired audiences on international stages and in national media. Her work is rooted in the belief that economic empowerment begins with clarity, confidence, connection, and contribution—a belief she brings to life through her signature 4C framework designed to support women in achieving meaningful impact. Milène is from Guadeloupe and serves on CWIT’s Business & Innovation and Membership Committees.
Board Member
NICOLE PITTER PATTERSON
A senior international development advisor with 20+ years of expertise in both the public and private sectors, Nicole has focused her career in the areas of women’s economic empowerment, women’s entrepreneurship, SME growth and social enterprise development. Nicole has successfully designed and managed a combined portfolio of US$20 million, with agencies such as USAID, the United Nations and UK FCDO working with public and private sector partners in the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, and the MENA region. Nicole is from Jamaica and lives in Geneva, Switzerland.
Board Member
gaynel watson
Gaynel Watson, MBA, BA is a John C. Maxwell Certified Speaker, Coach and Trainer who has spent most of her career in the Investment Banking & Financial Services industry. Passionate about personal and professional growth, she has over 15 years of expertise in leadership, business development, SME growth, strategic partnerships, and international affairs. As a former Team Lead at the United Nations and a former Director in the Office of the Prime Minister in the Government of Jamaica, Gaynel currently holds several regional and international designations, including Founding Member of the World Chamber of Entrepreneurs for Economic Development (WenCHAM) Jamaica, serving as Jamaica Ambassador for the One Caribbean Business Network Foundation (OCBN) and as an International Partner at the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) where she is a member of the Global Women Leaders Committee. Gaynel serves as a Mentor for the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women in Business in London, United Kingdom. Gaynel is from Jamaica and serves on CWIT’s Mentoring Committee.
Board Member
Caribbean Women in Trade (CWIT) is a dynamic organization established in 2020 that unites women from diverse corners of the Caribbean who are actively engaged or interested in international trade.
