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Annual Report 2018 EASTERN CREDIT UNION

Education Committee Report

for the period June 2018 - May 2019

The Education Committee Members:

Committee Member Position on Committee

Director Marlon Phillips Chairperson
Director Stephanie Benjamin Secretary*
Mr. Darius Figuera Member
Mr. Kurt Flemming Member
Ms. Sandra Charles-Maxwell Member

Ms. K’Areece Rogers Co-opted Member

* Effective August 2018, Ms. Stephanie Benjamin resigned her position as Director on the Board of Directors.
Thereafter,Board approval was granted for Ms. K’Areece Rogers to take over the role of the Secretary of the
Committee with effect from August 2018 and she served until the end of the term.

Our Mandate
Pursuant to Article 23(f) of the Society’s Bye-Laws, the Committee was charged with the responsibility to:-
1) Be in charge of publicity, education and training programmes and the holding of seminars and conferences.
2) Provide educational material for use by members.
3) Prepare and submit to the Board a budget to cover the cost of its programmes and activities and ensure that
funds allocated are used for the specified purpose.

Overview
The Education Committee oversaw several activities during the period June 2018 - May 2019 in keeping with its
mandate. The Committee sought to maintain its traditional array of programmes, while formulating its Innovation
agenda in the Generation Z arena, in a bid to ensure the continued relevance and sustainability of our Institution.
Every opportunity was maximized to promote and deliver our products and services to our members. Through
these activities we were able to demonstrate the value of a founding principle which states that as a collective we
achieve more. The following highlights some of the projects undertaken:

1. Members’ Business and Breakfast Series
In keeping with plans outlined in the 2017 Education Committee report, emphasis was placed on meeting
members where they are and using the branch locations as hubs for meaningful engagement. At each location,
the Committee attempted to customize the experience to cater for the needs of the members served.

The Committee held these branch engagement opportunities at the following Branches:
Sangre Grande, Port-of-Spain, San Fernando, Arima and Chaguanas.

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