Charlene Pedro

CHARLENE PEDRO

With over two decades of experience in human resource management Charlene Pedro wears many hats. Charlene is an Employee Engagement Facilitator, Leadership Trainer, Human Resource Management Consultant, Coach, International Speaker, Mentor, Radio host and author.

Charlene is the founder and Chief Engagement Officer of Conventus Consultinc, a human resource consultancy based in Trinidad and Tobago that tackles organizations’ performance problems through the provision of customized human resource solutions. For over a decade, she has supported CEOs and managers in local, regional and international companies by solving their people and performance problems, through a people-first approach in her customised leadership development and employee training programmes, talent management tools and performance improvement systems. Chalene is intentional about sparking positive change in the lives of people by harnessing their potential and supporting their growth.

Charlene is a former President of the Association of Female Executives of Trinidad and Tobago and director of Employers’ Consultative Association of Trinidad and Tobago. Charlene also presented at local, regional, and international conferences. In 2018, she joined the Trinidad and Tobago delegation as moderator at the 62^nd sitting of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, held in New York.  Charlene has been featured on radio, newspapers and television and her series of articles on women in leadership have been published in the local Business Guardian newspapers.

 She currently hosts the Becoming show on L.A.B. Radio focusing leadership and personal development and is also the host of HRMATT Speaks for the Human Resource Management Association of Trinidad and Tobago. In 2023 she received a Woman of Influence Award from the Association of Female Executives of Trinidad and Tobago.

Mr. Desmond Lawrence is an accomplished professional with a background in Media, Education and Communications that spans almost twenty-five (25) years.

His voice can been heard on the airwaves of Trinidad and Tobago in radio commercials and on Music for Life 107.FM where he currently hosts the evening drive radio program, “The Oasis”.

Previously, Mr. Lawrence worked at WEFM 96.1, another frequency in the Trinidad and Tobago Radio Network (TTRN), popularly known as “OJO”. He is also a former television host and presenter.

His on-air media talents have allowed him to professionally host several corporate and cultural events, while being invited to professionally moderate numerous business seminars and webinars facilitated by local business organizations over the years

As an Educator, he has taught at all levels of the education system: Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary, including one of the region’s leading tertiary institutions in the departments of Mathematics and Management Science, Marketing, and Management. He has also worked as an independent consultant for various organizations in Trinidad and Tobago in the areas of Marketing Communications and Public Relations, while he has facilitated workshops focused on Public Speaking, Effective Speaking, Business Communications, and Entrepreneurship.

Mr. Lawrence holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Management from the University of the West Indies and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University of Scotland. He earned the professional designation of Senior Certified Professional, Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM-SCP), and is a graduate of the Valsayn Teachers College and an alum of St. Mary’s College. He also has numerous certificates in Teaching Online, Human Resource Management, Social Media Analytics, Marketing Analytics, People Analytics, and Proficiency in Spanish and French.

His diverse skill-set and experience has seen him appointed to the Board of Directors of the Human Resource Management Association of Trinidad and Tobago (HRMATT), where he leads the team responsible for the organization’s Marketing, Branding and PR Communications. Despite his busy schedule, Mr. Lawrence gives his time freely to many community and national projects and initiatives. He previously served on the Supervisory Committee of the Teachers’ Credit Union.