Shyam Nokta has been appointed as Presidential Adviser (Climate Change and Biodiversity) and Dr. Mahendra Carpen as Presidential Adviser (Science and Health Care Modernization).
Dr. Kofi Dalrymple was appointed Adviser in the Ministry of Education (Tertiary Education Reform); Geeta Chandan-Edmond as Senior Adviser to the Government of Guyana; and Mischka White-Griffith as Chief Planning Officer in the Ministry of Education.
According to President Ali, more important appointments will be announced shortly.
Shyam Nokta is described as a natural resources, environment, and climate change consultant with extensive experience in policy, strategy development, and implementation.
He previously served as Adviser to the President and Head of the Office of Climate Change, where he was instrumental in advancing Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) and the Avoided Deforestation (REDD+) Partnership with Norway.
Mr. Nokta holds an MSc in Environmental Assessment and Management from Oxford Brookes University and a BSc in Environmental Studies from the University of Guyana.
Dr. Carpen brings to his position expertise as an Interventional Cardiologist and Cardiac Electrophysiologist. He has served as Head of Medical Services and Cardiology at the Georgetown Public Hospital and a Consultant Cardiologist to the Caribbean Heart Institute and Managing Director of Cardiology Services Inc. at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital.
He is a graduate of the University of Guyana’s School of Medicine, the University of the West Indies and the University of Toronto.
Dr. Dalrymple is an academic with a background as engineer, scientist and entrepreneur. He has served as a Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology of the University of Guyana.
Dr. Dalrymple is a graduate of the University of Guyana, University of the West Indies and the University of South Florida.
Mrs. Chandan-Edmond is an Attorney at Law and a former Member of our National Assembly. She is a graduate of the University of Guyana and the Hugh Wooding Law School.
Ms. White-Griffith brings to her new posting experience in education administration and has served as a Principal at the School of the Nations. She holds graduate qualifications including an MBA.
