Alyssa Black

Alyssa was first introduced to the works of the Foundation in 2015 as a volunteer, after completing her BSc in Environmental and Natural Resource Management and Geography. Among her responsibilities, she developed a feasibility study towards the implementation of a composting facility for food waste in Trinidad. She also earned a Project Management Associate certificate designed for civil society groups by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). She went on to gain proficiency in the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), applying this to her work at the Environmental Management Authority as an Environmental Programme Assistant. Four years later she is pleased to be back at The Cropper Foundation as a Project Officer. Soon she hopes to purse a Masters Degree in Development Studies to further understand the socio-economic challenges and solutions for development in the Caribbean. “Change is inevitable, personal growth is always a personal decision.” – Bob Proctor