Elaine Oxamendi Vicet Biography

PROFILE
Elaine Oxamendi Vicet: a trained public relations practitioner with over fifteen (15) years experience in both Public Relations and Human Resources within the corporate and tourism sectors. I am a graduate of the University of the West Indies with Economics and History at the baccalaureate level and Communications in the masters’ programme. I am a holder of a post-graduate diploma in Marketing from Florida International University, and I have several post graduate studies in human resources and training and development. I am currently registered for doctoral studies in psychology.
I am a former Newsline 6 commentator with Radio Jamaica Limited (RJR) and a contributor to the Sunday Outlook Magazine, Gleaner. I have been recognized internationally for my pursuits in poetry having been nominated as Poet of Merit by the International Poets Award Society,1994 from the National Library Association, Washington, U.S.A.; I am also a recipient of several Festival of Merit Awards,1996 in Jamaica.
I am a certified trainer for the National Training Vocational Education Training Centre (NCTVET) and a certified assessor for H.E.A.R.T. Additionally, I am affiliated to the Jamaica Customer Service Association in Jamaica and WiLDE Foundation; a UK based Literary Arts Association. I have also published a CD of poetry entitled “Faice Inside Out” and I am currently conducting research for a public relations academic text for which I am the principal author.I am currently employed as an Assistant Professor at one of the university's here in Jamaica. I am married to Jose Carlos, a classically trained cellist.