Ms. Riven, based in Montreal, has an established consulting practice on governance and compliance matters with clients encompassing publicly listed and closely held companies, as well as various types of not-for-profits, and is currently Adjunct Professor at the John Molson School of Business, Concordia University, where she teaches Corporate Governance. She is a well known speaker both in Canada and abroad at conferences on corporate governance, and has acted as a facilitator for boards and board committees of a number of different organizations seeking to improve their governance effectiveness. Ms. Riven has been active as a consultant for organizations in the Caribbean region since 2005.
As well, she is an experienced board member, having participated on dozens of boards.
Ms. Riven was formerly Vice President, Compliance and Secretary for the Canadian and global operations of RBC Insurance. She is a member of the Quebec Bar, a Fellow of the ICSA, and currently serves on the boards of the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI), the Institute of Chartered Secretaries (ICSA) Quebec, and ELIXIR Inc. a private fintech company

Mark Kerr is the attorney and member of the senior management teams for the USAID Caribbean Missions, including the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Eastern & Southern Caribbean.   He is a graduate of Yale Law School and has practiced in the public and private sectors for 20 years, including extensive work in the energy sector, countering corruption, and process innovations.

Nery Jubert-Rivera joined USAID as a Foreign Service Officer in 2012. Currently, she is the Regional Deputy Controller for the USAID mission in the Dominican Republic which delivers financial services to the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and the Eastern Southern Caribbean Missions. During her tenure with USAID, she has also worked in the Financial Management Office in Zimbabwe; the Bureau for Policy, Planning and Learning in Washington DC; and served as Project Design Team Lead and Gender Advisor for the USAID Mission in Kabul.

Before joining USAID, she lived in Puerto Rico where she worked as a credit analyst for two private banks, as an auditor for an audit firm, and the director of operations of a non-profit organization. From 2004 to 2006, she was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Romania working in the Community Economic Development sector. In 2009 she interned with the UNIFEM, where she worked in research, logistics, administration, monitoring and evaluation, and creation of a database on best practices/experiences and resources for ending violence against women.

Nery Jubert-Rivera is a Certified Public Accountant, and her academic achievements include two degrees from the University of Puerto Rico: a bachelor’s in Accounting with a minor in Marketing and a master’s in business administration in Accounting and Finance. She also earned master’s degrees in Sustainable International Development, and Conflict Resolution and Coexistence from Brandeis University.

Rhonda is the CEO of RhondaCoaching and an Adler trained coach. She has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, a Masters in Organizational Management, and certificates in Workplace Mental Health Leadership and Change Leadership.

She has spent over 30 years as a leader in the public sector and has trained other leaders to create high performance teams all across Ontario, Canada. Her experience includes over 25 years facilitating, training, leading and successfully implementing change initiatives and over 20 years as a coach.

Rhonda has extensive experience working as a disability manager focusing on clientele who had mental stress illnesses and serious physical injuries. Her interest in mental health has led her to collaborate with Positive Intelligence Inc. to bring mental fitness to a wider audience. She is well known for bringing a balance of leadership skills and mental fitness to groups, helping its members to operate with a positive singular mindset and to greatly enhance engagement, creativity and productivity.

Rhonda’s goal is to make a difference by elevating people's resilience so that they can thrive and succeed no matter what challenges they encounter

Omar is a Supervisory Acquisition and Assistance Specialist for the Regional Office of Acquisition and Assistance (ROAA). Omar started working for the federal government in 1998 in procurement for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). He joined USAID/Dominican Republic in 1999 as a Cooperating Country National (CCN) Personal Service Contractor and in 2005 became a Third Country National (TCN) Personal Service Contractor for USAID/Colombia for almost ten years, and then joined again USAID/Dominican Republic in 2014 as a CCN-PSC, where he is currently performing his duties and responsibilities. He is one of the only few locally employed staff members abroad (Non-U.S. Citizens) working for the government to hold a warrant to perform as an Administrative Contracting/Agreement Officer.