SLUDTERA graduates 40 St. Lucian women from a United States Department of State-funded initiative for women entrepreneurs

By SLUDTERA

SLUDTERA hosted the graduation ceremony & dinner of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs St. Lucia Class of 2022, under the theme “I Am Empowered, Blessed and Highly Favored.”

The event took place on Thursday February 2nd 2023 at the Finance Administrative Centre from 5:30 pm to 8:15 pm in a semi-formal, round table setting. This is the very first in-person graduation ceremony hosted for the graduates of the program. In the past, hosting of mass crowd events was hampered due to COVID and so the ceremonies took place via Zoom. At Thursday evening’s graduation ceremony, forty AWEsome Professional St. Lucian women were recognized and celebrated on an international level as the event is held in partnership with the U.S. Embassy of Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean & the OECS.

The Graduating Class of 2022 received Certificates of completion and special awards and prizes.

Certificates of Completion

Patricia Claricia
Madona Florenville
Roxanne Mathurin
Curdella Polius
Tara Bastien
Yneca Howell
Saudia Bachay
Zepphra Williams
Miranda George-Arthur
Talia Elivique
Bernice Gaspard
Dermia Brown
Kurla Baptiste
Casheena Phillip
Christina Jn. Pierre
Chatal Smith
Electra Francis
Marissa Modeste
Katrina Victor
Desiree Walcott
Verline Henry
Chayil Abraham
Claudia Henry

Certificates of Completion, Special Awards & Prizes

Kerphia Alexander – Perfect Attendance Award
Jocina Alexander – Spirit of AWE St. Lucia Award
Linthia Clifton – Perfect Attendance Award
Celia Deterville – Perfect Attendance Award
Adriana Langelier – Perfect Attendance Award
Debora Mc. Lean – Perfect Attendance Award
Andricia Octave – Perfect Attendance Award
Paula Watson-Popo – Perfect Attendance Award
Satra St. Louis – Perfect Attendance Award
Caron Tobiere – Perfect Attendance Award & Spirit of AWE St. Lucia Awards
Annata Valcin – Perfect Attendance Award & Spirit of AWE St. Lucia Award
Cynthia Ramjeawan – Perfect Attendance Award, 3rd Best Pitch Presentation Cohort 1 Award with a bronze medal & in-kind services from Advanced Intellectual Methods (AIM)
Chantel Mangal – 3rd Best Pitch Presentation Cohort 2 Award with a bronze medal & in-kind services from Advanced Intellectual Methods (AIM)
Claudin Mathurin – 2nd Best Pitch Presentation Cohort 1 Award with a silver medal & in-kind services from Advanced Intellectual Methods (AIM)
Katya Mathurin – 2nd Best Pitch Presentation Cohort 2 Award with a silver medal & in-kind services from Advanced Intellectual Methods (AIM)
Lisa Montoute – Perfect Attendance Award, Best Pitch Presentation Cohort 1 Award with a gold medal, Valedictorian Award with a trophy, in-kind services from Advanced Intellectual Methods (AIM) & a cash prize
Ellen Butcher – Best Pitch Presentation Cohort 2 Award with a gold medal, Valedictorian Award with a trophy, in-kind services from Advanced Intellectual Methods (AIM) & a cash prize

Several persons and companies who partnered with SLUDTERA to deliver AWE St. Lucia LISVALU, The Taiwan Technical Mission, Your Startup Advisor and the Bizzness Startup Hub. Other individual partners served as Guest Speakers, Mentors, and Judges. A token of appreciation was presented to each partner who was present at the ceremony. The sponsors & partners who made the graduation event possible were Melly’s Mix It Up with decor and catering, Blu Media Marketing with livestreaming and photography, Choice TV with videography, Letap Designs with the graduation stoles, All Tings Printable with the crests on the stoles, KL Productions with the music, and the Trophy Centre with the trophies and medals.

Persons wishing to watch the replay of the graduation can do so at https://fb.watch/iuYjVGgAvF