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George Irish, Executive Director
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:

• Dr. J. A. George Irish

Dr. J. A. George Irish has over 40 years of University teaching experience.  He has held various positions internationally as a Professor of Comparative Caribbean and Latin American Literature and Spanish Language, with special interest in research, editing, publishing, convening international conferences, and giving open lectures in academic and public spheres. He also coordinated faculty and student exchanges and study abroad programs in Africa, Middle East, Central America and the Caribbean.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

• Dr Gerald White-Davis

SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOWS:

• Dr. Holger Henke                Editor, Wadabagei

• Dr. Waldaba Stewart           Development

• Dr. Karl Folkes                    Linguist                                                      

• Dr. Coleen Clay                   Education

• Dr. Albert Murphey             Demographics

• Dr. J. Edsel Edmunds          CARICOM Affairs          

EDITORIAL AND PROGRAM ASSISTANTS:

• Prof. Jean Gumbs                   Valerie Williams

• Ouida Lodge-Jones                 Kenia Giles                           

• Steve Wymore                       Lois Edwards  

• Richard Joseph

WADABAGEI EDITORIAL BOARD and ASSOCIATE EDITORS:

• Dr. J. A. George Irish               Editor-in-Chief

• Dr. Holger Henke                     Editor   

• Dr. Charles Green

• Dr. Calvin B. Holder

• Dr. Aubrey W. Bonnett

• Dr. Carol M. Berotte-Joseph

• Dr. Coleen Clay

• Dr. Eda F. Harris-Hastick

• Dr. Roy Byrce-Laporte

• Dr. Basil Wilson

• Dr. Fitzroy A Baptiste    

• Prof. Roberta Walker Kilkenny

• Dr. D  Alissa Trotz                Associate Editor

• Dr. Henrice Altink                 Associate Editor

• Dr. Simon Smith                   Associate Editor

• Dr. Sonja Stanley Niaah        Associate Editor

• Dr. Millery Polyne                 Book Review Editor

• Dr. Anton L Allahar

• Dr. Shona N Jackson

ADVISORY BOARD:

• Dr.  Roy A Hastick, Sr – Chair

• Dr.  Basil Bryan

• Dr.  Una Clarke

• Mr. Rick Craig

• Dr.  Dennis Derryck

• Ms. Laurine Fenton

• Dr.  Henry Frank

• Mr. George McKenzie

• Dr.  Marco Mason

• Hon. N. Nick Perry

• Dr.  Karl Rodney

• Dr.  Waldaba Stewart

Ex-officio

• Vice President Andre Lake

• Dean Mwalimu Shujaa

CONTACTS

THE CARIBBEAN RESEARCH CENTER

Mailing Address                                                       

On Site Location

Medgar Evers College  (CUNY)                                 

One Metrotech North, Floor 3

1650 Bedford Ave                                                      

(Bear Stearns Building)

Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA                                         

Tel: (718) 270-6082                                                    

Tel: (718) 270-6082

Tel: (718) 270-6083                                                    

Tel: (718) 270-6083

Fax: (718) 270-6916                                                   

Fax: (718) 270-6916

Email Addresses

The Center: caribbeanrescenter@yahoo.com

   Executive Director 

Dr. J. A. George Irish - jagpi2@optonline.net

   Assistant Director

Dr. Gerald White-Davis - jagpi3@yahoo.com 

   Program Assistant

Kenia Giles - kgiles@mec.cuny.edu