THE JPS FOUNDATION
CONNECTION A PUBLICATION OF THE JPS FOUNDATION
NO. 5
MAY 2015
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2. NEWS
MEET FRANK RAY
THE JPS Foundation is sporting a fresh, new look! As it continues to position itself to “unleash national growth and prosperity by being the not-for-profit partner of choice in Jamaica’s Energy Revolution” to Foundation has made changes to its visual identity— reflected graphically in its logo, as well as in the faces that represent the Foundation’s brand. The Foundation’s logo has been strategically reengineered to align with parent company, JPS. The acronym ‘JPS’ is set large above the word ‘Foundation’ which is done in a smaller font, presenting a cleaner, crisper and more professional look than previous versions. The use of the traditional JPS colours and typeface also create an affinity with the parent brand while seeking to enhance the growing strength and credibility of the Foundation. Together with the new tagline—Energising Our Future— the new logo reaffirms the Foundation’s commitment to being a dynamic and stable philanthropic organisation serving Jamaica’s energy needs. The JPS Foundation Board of Directors has also undergone some
changes following appointments within the past six weeks. Frank Anthony Ray has assumed the post of Chairman after the resignation of the Foundation’s first Chairman of the Board, The Most Hon. Professor, Sir Kenneth Hall O.N., GCMG, OJ, Former Governor General of Jamaica. JPS shareholder Marubeni also has a new representative on the Board as Tatsuya Ozono has filled the vacancy left by his colleague Masao Imazato. Rounding off a trio of changes is the addition of Kenroy Williams as the third JPS staff rep on the Board. He was elected to the position by team members, who got an opportunity to vote for their preferred candidate during a robust election from May 19-22, 2015. You can get to know more about these gentlemen through their profiles printed here and on Page 3.
THE FORMER JPS Director of External Affairs, Mr. Frank Anthony Ray had an illustrious career in media and communications, and was duly awarded the National Honour of Commander of the Officer of Distinction (CD) for Outstanding Services to Commerce, Industry and Public Relations in 2011. Mr. Ray is also a stalwart in nation building and community development, having served in several senior leadership positions within the philanthropic sector. He gave service to the United Way of Jamaica when it started in the mid 1980's, was elected President of the Rotary Club of Spanish Town on two separate occasions and is presently a member of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. He is also a Justice of the Peace for the parish of St. Andrew. Now retired from active professional life, Mr. Ray – who is married with three adult children – spends most of his spare time working with the Missionaries of the Poor.
MEET TATSUYA OZONO MR. TATSUYA Ozono is the President & CEO of Marubeni Caribbean Power, Inc. and a Director on the JPS Board of Directors. He was the Assistant General Manager for Overseas Power Project Dept III of Marubeni Corporation, before being assigned in the current position. He has over 24 years of experience in Power Projects to include Power Development and Power Projects Execution. He has held several positions at Marubeni group throughout the world, which include General Manager at Mae Moh Power Project Execution Office and Deputy Managing Director of Eastern Power And Electric Co, Ltd in Thailand. He has worked as VP Finance and Director of SmartestEnergy Limited in the
United Kingdom. He has a Bachelor's degree from The University of Tokyo, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering. Mr. Ozono is proud to be involved with the JPS Foundation, expressed in recent sentiments at the Marubeni sponsored project at the Rennock Lodge All Age School. “It is a great opportunity for Marubeni to work alongside the JPS Foundation, to support early childhood schools that need assistance. I am very pleased that Marubeni can contribute to the children at Rennock Lodge All Age School. I commit myself to continue the support, so that children can study more and make more friends, in a better environment.
3. FEATURE
Kenroy Williams recently got JPS staffs’ vote of confidence to be their third rep on the JPS Foundation’s Board of Directors. The 29-year-old Customer Service professional, who hails from Negril, is grateful for the opportunity and is confident he will serve well. Get to know him a bit better here.
WHO IS KENROY? I am very persistent and even when the task seems impossible and when the goal seems hard to reach, a way is created. I am very organised, ambitious and no task, experience or activity is too difficult for me to attempt. I’m also a person who is not afraid to use my initiative which is also one of my strongest attributes. I can also be a comedian when the moment presents itself. WHAT DO YOU MOST ENJOY AND WHAT CHALLENGES YOU MOST IN YOUR JOB? Being the charismatic individual I am, I enjoy meeting new people, developing new relationships and delivering a high level of customer service; all in efforts to ensure that we keep our customers on the grid; especially considering the high level of competition within the market. As for challenges, not being exposed to varied parts of the business to develop and grow, which would better my expertise in customer satisfaction.
will help me to excel within the company. Though I am financially constrained I would love the privilege of being a permanent staff so that I can afford the necessities to complete a Post Graduate Degree in Management Studies. WHAT DO YOU DO OUTSIDE OF JPS? Outside of JPS I have a very busy life. I am family-oriented and find pleasure in spending quality time with family and friends, worshipping the creator and I also enjoy the luxury of living where most persons vacate (Negril ), playing dominoes at Travelers Resort— relaxing to smooth karaoke and lyming on a Friday night.
WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO RUN FOR THIS POST? Philanthropy plays an integral role in any society. According to William Churchill, “we make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” It is good to go into the world and do well but more importantly, it is better to go into the world and do good. WHAT ARE YOUR FUTURE AMBITIONS? Offering a hand to someone in need speaks The sky is the utmost limit. Here at JPS I am greatly about an individual, and more so the humbled by the opportunities the company company in which I work. It is good to know and its members have afforded me. I contin- that we still have a humanitarian spirit, and ue to look forward to new experiences that as such I saw it as a perfect opportunity to
give of myself by offering essential assistance to the people of Jamaica, land we love. WHAT’S THE BEST QUALITY YOU WILL BRING TO THIS ROLE? As I mentioned, I am very charismatic, people oriented and very sociable. I possess strong leadership capabilities and a handson approach that will help me in getting things done and offering assistance that will contribute to the overall objectives of the Foundation. My expectations are to build new networks, to forge new relationships that will create opportunities for the company’s growth, as well as to offer assistance to those in need and make a valuable contribution to members in our society. HOW DO YOU PLAN TO PROMOTE THE FOUNDATION’S WORKS TO STAFF AND THE WIDER PUBLIC? I plan to amalgamate the Foundation’s projects and objectives to our customers and staff members by using several marketing strategies through the integration of social media and word of mouth as appropriate channels that will help to sensitise persons. END
5. EDUCATION
Community Snapshots
LET’S READ The JPS Foundation’s Prudence Higgin-Dewar engages students of the Rennock Lodge All Age School’s Infant Department during a ‘Read Across Jamaica Day’ session on Tuesday May 5, 2015. A team of Region East volunteers also supported the activity.
WELL DONE Teisha McCatty of the Spanish Town Commercial Office gives a JPSFoundation branded pencil to this Giblatore Primary School student during an Energy Education session on Wednesday May 20, 2015 as part of the Foundation’s involvement with the Junior Achievement Biztown project.
BOOKS FOR ALL Region East Community Relations Officer, Omar Thomas, presents students of the Rennock Lodge All Age School’s Infant Department with JPS exercise books during a ‘Read Across Jamaica Day’ session on Tuesday May 5, 2015.
6. EDUCATION
Community Snapshots LONG SERVICE AWAREDEES Teachers of the Rennock Lodge All Age School proudly hold plaques received during a long service awards ceremony held on Wednesday May 20. Joining in the special moment are Her Worship the Mayor Councillor Dr. Angella Brown-Burke and Prudence HigginDewar of the JPS Foundation.
STORYTIME This student looks enthralled as Portmore-based Meter Reader, Andrew Robinson, reads to her and her classmates at the JPS Foundation-supported York Town Basic School during a ‘Read Across Jamaica Day’ session on Tuesday May 5, 2015.
TO TEACHER, WITH LOVE Customer Care Representative at the JPS May Pen office, Donna Hutchinson, presents Principal of the York Town Basic School, Mrs. Paulette Dixon-Reece, with a special Teacher’s Day gift on Wednesday May 6, 2015. The school is a beneficiary of the JPS Foundation Model Schools Project.
7. ENERGY EDUCATION
JPS FOUNDATION TO CONSTRUCT ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PLAYGROUND AT RENNOCK LODGE ALL AGE SCHOOL THE JPS FOUNDATION on Wednesday May 13 broke ground at the Rennock Lodge All Age School in Kingston for an environmentally friendly, state-of-the-art playground which will double as a teaching aid in Energy Education for students. The playground, which primarily will serve students from the Infant Department, is to be designed and constructed by Architect Scheed Cole, who called the project a “revolutionary and innovative move that will show renewable energy in diverse ways and redirect materials that would end up in solid waste areas.” Far removed from the ordinary swing and see-saw type of play area, it will boast state-of-the art elements manufactured from recycled paper, styrofoam and plastic bottles. Three pieces of equipment will help to stimulate energy education at the school by providing teachers and students a fun space in which to teach and learn about electricity generation, renewable energy and energy efficiency and conservation. Speaking to this focus, JPS President and CEO, Kelly Tomblin, stressed that “Energy and
education form the foundation of our economy. We need to mind the minds of our youth to deliver the prosperity that Jamaica truly deserves. “The power of energy has to be in everybody’s consciousness and we have to teach it very early. That’s the reason the JPS Foundation has picked up the mantle and is giving something special to the world – the knowledge of what drives economies.” The playground construction is part of the Foundation’s development of the school’s Infant Department under a three-year Model Schools initiative established to help schools surpass basic standards set by the Early Childhood Commission (ECC). The JPS Foundation Model Schools project at Rennock Lodge has been powered by JPS shareholder, Marubeni, through a donation which has funded several infrastructural enhancements focused on the security, safety and health of the students, as well as targeted interventions in literacy. Marbubeni representative and JPS Foundation Board Director, Tatsuya Ozono, noted that “In order to make our investment successful, there is no magic or quick remedy. JPS has to grow, together with, and in tandem with, Jamaica. Children are the hope of future prosperity and education is an essential element for the brilliant future of Jamaica.”
CAPTIONS Marubeni representative, Tatsuya Ozono, interacts with students of the infant department, while in the below photo the young ones help to break ground. At left is a layout of the playground.
8. ENERGY EDUCATION
MINISTER OF Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, lauded a new partnership between the JPS Foundation and the University of the West Indies, Mona on a new Electrical Power Engineering degree programmes, as “the kind of link between the education sector and industry that the Ministry of Education supports and encourages.” Speaking at the official signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the two entities on Tuesday May 12, 2015 at the UWI’s Council Room, Minister Thwaites noted that “This is a positive development and a commendable move by the JPS Foundation. It will expand opportunities and range for tertiary education and augurs well for our future, for the good of our students and also for the development and reorganisation of the energy sector in Jamaica.” The UWI Mona School of Engineering (MSE) will be introducing a three-year Bachelor of Science in Electrical Power Engineering in September 2015 as the University continues to position itself to meet the challenges of an evolving society. OPTIMISTIC Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the UWI, Professor Archibald McDonald, spoke optimistically of the partnership. “This partnership seeks to place the power of energy generation and development into the hands of our people through a merger of practical expertise and academia. Capacity building is the core element behind this new partnership which will provide our students with practical experiences and practical competencies to become significant professionals in Jamaica’s energy sector.” In alignment with its focus on energy education and innovation, the JPS Foundation recognised this as the perfect opportunity for collaboration, and will offer support to include curriculum development, the provision of technical and training support, and the facilitation of an internship programme. NEW THINKING, NEW SOLUTIONS In underscoring the significance of the partnership for the energy sector, JPS President & CEO Kelly Tomblin, shared that “We recognise and honour that growth and prosperity for Jamaica will happen through education and energy. This partnership signifies our understanding that we are so committed to new thinking, new solutions and ultimately a new Jamaica.” The JPS Foundation was officially launched in 2013, tasked with the responsibility to help create positive change and prosperity as the leader in Jamaica’s energy.
JPS FOUNDATION AND UWI MONA SIGN AGREEMENT
Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the UWI, Professor Archibald McDonald (seated left), and President & CEO, JPS Kelly Tomblin, sign copies of the MOU. Witnessing the moment are Head of the UWI Mona School of Engineering and Deputy Dean in the Faculty of Science and Technology, Dr. Paul Aiken and JPS Foundation Manager, Nathelie Taylor.
“This is a positive development and a commendable move by the JPS Foundation. It will expand opportunities and range for tertiary education and augurs well for our future… and reorganisation of the energy sector in Jamaica.” - Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites, Minister of Education
9. EDUCATION
JPS WAS among a distinguished cadre of awardees to be recognised at the 3rd annual Junior Achievement Champions for Youth Awards Banquet, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel on Wednesday May 27, 2015. The company received a 2015 Junior Achievement Inspiration Award in recognition of its immense support of Junior Achievement Jamaica that has empowered over 14,000 Jamaican youth to own their economic success. The company was particularly recognised for supporting the JA Biztown programme, sponsored by the JPS Foundation, which is helping to prepare primary school students for the world of work. JPS President & CEO, Kelly Tomblin, accepted the award as her team — JPS Foundation Board Directors Camille Lumsden-Dwyer and Keith Garvey; active volunteers DeOmar Manning, Wilcon Major and Barrington Williams; Director Corporate Communications, Winsome Callum and the JPS Foundation team, Nathelie Taylor and Prudence Higgin-Dewar—cheered her on. Teachers involved in the Junior Achievement programme were also recognised. JPS sponsored the awards for teachers from St. Elizabeth, St. Catherine and Portland, which were presented by Nathelie Taylor.
CAPTIONS — CLOCKWISE: Kelly Tomblin receives the award from Abigail Smith. Keynote Speaker, Makeda Henry (centre), chats with Camille LumsdenDwyer (left) and Nathelie Taylor (right) Winsome Callum, Prudence HigginDewar and Camille Lumsden-Dwyer are focused on the stage Wilcon Major Kelly listens keenly to Kelly
VISION:
MISSION:
To unleash national growth and prosperity by being the not-for-profit partner of choice in Jamaica’s Energy Revolution
To improve lives and empower Jamaicans through charitable development projects in Energy Education, Conservation and Innovation