ZONTA welcomes 4 prominent personalities into its membership
At a recent meeting of the group, four new members were inducted; Director of the BVI Tourist Board – Ms Sharon Flax, Chief Executive Officer of Hewlett Wellness Centre- Mrs Lilian Jarales-Hewlett, Lecturer of Business Administration and Hospitality - Ma Keshia Davis-Barnes, CHT and Founder and Chief Executive Officer of LGS and Associates – Mrs Lorna G. Smith, OBE, MA, TEP.
All the new members of the club took the oath to provide service at the global level, to improve the legal, political, economic, educational, health and professional status of women, to work for the advancement of understanding, goodwill and peace through a world of fellowship of executives in business and professions, to promote justice and universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, to be united internationally to foster high ethical standards, to implement service programmes and to provide mutual support and fellowship for members who serve their communities, their nations, and the universe.
On March 13, 2015 Mrs Smith was a guest speaker at Zonta’s meeting for that month when she offered to work with the ZONTA Club of Tortola to help repair the social fabric of the Virgin Islands community.
Expressing her gratitude at being inducted, Mrs Smith said, “I am pleased to have been made an honourary member and will do all I can to support ZONTA but hope to give special support to young people with special needs.”
Representations of diversity
ZONTA’s President Nona Vanterpool-Bonelli said the four new members are true representations of diversity and their combined skill-sets aptly enables the club to be in a position to better serve the needs of the community.
The other executive members are First Vice President – Ms Portia Harrigan, Second Vice President – Ms Selina O’Neal, Secretary – Ms Marva Titley-Smith, Assistant Secretary – Ms Alicia Davis, Treasurer – Ms Carleen Penn and Public Relations Director Ms Jennifer Potter-Questelles.
The Zonta Club of Tortola, is a service organisation of professional women committed to advancing the status of women through service and advocacy.
At the local level, the club has been championing the cause of women and girls by sponsoring professional psychosocial support.
The club also places emphasis on highlighting International Women’s Day by encouraging women to celebrate other women who have positively impacted their lives in one way or the other, by presenting them with yellow roses. The ‘Yellow’ rose is symbolic of the Heart of ZONTA.
16 Responses to “ZONTA welcomes 4 prominent personalities into its membership”