Sharyse Gift
Barbados
Summary
Persistent leader eager to lead and grow organizations. Skilled in strategic planning, problem-solving, and communication with good understanding of business principles, project management and team leadership. Collaborative with relentless work ethic.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Black Diplomats Academy fellow
Developing Young Leaders Tomorrow, Today
01.2023 - Current
- Networked and built strong presence with peers to facilitate professional relationships.
- Contributed to research activities by providing specialist input based on professional expertise, practice, experience, and qualifications.
- Developed high-performing teams by fostering a positive work environment, emphasizing collaboration, and setting clear expectations.
- Read and understood course materials ahead of preparatory sessions.
Youth parliamentarian assistant
Tobago West constituency
01.2019 - Current
- Volunteered to help with special projects of varying degrees of complexity.
- Assisted with constituency meetings and hamper distributions to villagers (school supplies, christmas packages etc.)
Co-founder
Humanity over pride
01.2019 - Current
- Organized and facilitated the distribution of donations to support Venezuelan immigrants in Tobago who were seeking temporary employment and refuge.
Regional executive representative
The Trinidad & Tobago youth ambassadors
01.2023 - 09.2025
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to drive organizational growth, sharing best practices and aligning goals.
- Facilitated open communication channels between departments for more efficient problem-solving processes.
- Collaborated with upper management to implement continuous improvements and exceed team goals.
Sales representative
Store Bay beach facilities
01.2010 - 01.2024
- Enhanced client satisfaction by addressing concerns promptly and providing exceptional service.
- Retained excellent client satisfaction ratings through outstanding service delivery.
- Trained and mentored new sales representatives.
- Consistently met or exceeded quotas by implementing strategic sales plans and effective time management.
- Conducted product demonstrations to educate customers on features, benefits, and competitive advantages.
Intern
International Models United Nations
08.2023 - 12.2023
- Supported staff members in their daily tasks, reducing workload burden and allowing for increased focus on higher-priority assignments.
- Gained valuable experience working within a specific industry, applying learned concepts directly into relevant work situations.
- Participated in workshops and presentations related to projects to gain knowledge.
Ambassador
Voice for Rights International Association Canada
01.2023 - 12.2023
- Assisted team with operational policies and procedures to drive services.
- Managed media relations for organizations to produce successful results.
- Used various social media platforms for media and blogger outreach.
- Engaged in professional networking to maintain strong relationships with communications and media professionals to drive partnerships and effective dissemination of mass communications.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of The West Indies
Barbados10.2024
Exchange Student, Psychology And Anthropology
University of Toronto
Canada12.2022
Bishop's High School
Tobago06.2021
Skills
- Quantitative & Qualitative data analysis
- Public speaking
- Diplomacy
- Debating
- Law and government relations
- Literature Reviews
- Forensic and Neuropsychology
- Food preparation/ culinary
- Policy analysis
- Cross-cultural competency
- Quantitative Research
- Academic Research
Awards
- Archdeacon Kenneth Emeritus award for spiritual excellence, Bishop's High School Tobago, 2019
- Dean's list honouree, The UWI, 2021
- Emerging leader in The Americas, 2022
- West Indies group of Teachers travel award, 2022
- Diplomatic relations, Black Diplomats Academy, 2024
- Evangelism and discipleship, Power to change, 2022
References
Available upon request
Languages
English
Native language
French
Upper intermediate
B2
Timeline
Intern
International Models United Nations
08.2023 - 12.2023
Black Diplomats Academy fellow
Developing Young Leaders Tomorrow, Today
01.2023 - Current
Regional executive representative
The Trinidad & Tobago youth ambassadors
01.2023 - 09.2025
Ambassador
Voice for Rights International Association Canada
01.2023 - 12.2023
Youth parliamentarian assistant
Tobago West constituency
01.2019 - Current
Co-founder
Humanity over pride
01.2019 - Current
Sales representative
Store Bay beach facilities
01.2010 - 01.2024
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of The West Indies
Exchange Student, Psychology And Anthropology
University of Toronto
Bishop's High School
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