Kingston Jamaica: www.peerawards.com.jm…………………..

Executive Director of the Peer Awards Foundation on behalf of the Peer Awards Foundation Board is pleased to announce that Monique Morrison Allen, President of the local IABC, the International Association of Business Communicators will be joining the board effective April 2^nd 2011.

Monique Morrison Allen has taught Business Communication and Business Technical Writing at the Florida International University (Jamaica), University of Technology, University College of the Caribbean and the Vocational Training and Development Institute (H.E.A.R.T.).

She also has a M.A., English Literature from the Cleveland State University – (Cleveland, Ohio United States) and a B.A., English from UWI, Mona.

She will join the Peer Awards Foundation Board in her present capacity of President of the local IABC, the International Association of Business Communicators.

IABC is the International Association of Business Communicators and is the leading resource for effective communication practice. They provide products, services, activities and networking opportunities to help people and organizations achieve excellence in public relations, employee communication, marketing communication, public affairs and other forms of communication. People around the world—in every industry and in the public and nonprofit sectors—have taken advantage of our resources to advance their careers and meet organizational objectives.

IABC Caribbean was founded in 2000. They provide professional development, networking resources and the opportunity for persons to become Accredited Business Communicators (ABC).

Other Board member positions representing key stakeholder groups and associations will be named shortly to complete the 12 person board.

About The Caribbean Peer Awards

The 7^th staging of this event as it has in the past will attract professional marketers and advertisers from all over Jamaica and the region. This will be a red carpet and Black Tie event and is expected to attract an estimated 150 attendees.

The Peer Awards Foundation will be using this and subsequent events to raise much-needed funds to undertake the work of the foundation going forward.

The goal of the Peer Awards Foundation is to make the event regional. Having staged the event in Jamaica since 1998, with the last staging in September 2006, it was felt that competing on a regional level would be far more beneficial for all concerned. It would also provide a platform and avenue for more regional cooperation.

The real benefit of a regional event such as the Caribbean Peer Awards is that it encourages everybody within the industry to strive, excel and be recognized. This is presently lacking and the Caribbean Peer Awards will be one such avenue.

For more information please follow this link www.peerawards.com.jm or contact

Aldo

Executive Director

The Peer Awards Foundation

280-9192, 631-5418

admin@peerawards.com.jm