Irene Sandiford-Garner

Irene Sandiford-Garner (born August 4, 1961) is a Barbadian politician, journalist, businesswoman and activist, who is a member of the Democratic Labour Party and national delegate to the Inter-American Commission of Women.

Early life and education

Sandiford-Garner was born in the United Kingdom and moved to Barbados at the age of eight.[1] She grew up in Saint Andrew Parish,[2] and received her education at St. Andrew's Girls' Primary School, Queen's College, Barbados Community College and the University of the West Indies at Cave Hill Campus.[3] She also received a scholarship by an earlier employer, the Nation Publishing Company, to study in the US at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.[1]

Career

Sandiford-Garner has been cited as the first female Barbadian journalist to land on Grenada after US intervention in 1983.[3] Between 1995 and 2006 Sandiford-Garner served as a marketing manager for Barbados's largest credit union, in which she was responsible for launching them in the US, a year after she became employed with them.[3]

After a career in journalism and marketing, Sandiford-Garner joined the Democratic Labour Party . Since February 2008 she has been a senator and Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Culture and Community Development, and since August 2008, she has been a national delegate to the Inter-American Commission of Women.[4] She has also been involved in the 25th Regional Women of the Church of God Symposium, various UNIFEM workshops across the Caribbean, and was a featured speaker for the 2009 International Women's Day symposium, held by the National Organization for Women (NOW).[1]

Personal life

Sandiford-Garner is married to Granville Garner and have two sons, Fidel and Malcolm.[3] The couple own a laundry and an entertainment management firm.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Profile:Irene Sandiford-Garner". Caribbeanelections.com. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Irene Sandiford-Garner". Caribbeanelections.com. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "SENATOR V.IRENE SANDIFORD-GARNER, MBA" (PDF). Scm.oas.org. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Senator Irene Sandiford-Garner". BGIS. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
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