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Facilitating Adjustments to Life's Changes
Career Summary
Garth Anthony Rose, BSc (Econ), MSc (Management), Ph.D. (Management).
Managerial positions include:
Jamaica -
Founding Executive Director – Student’s Loan Bureau (Bank of Jamaica); 1970 – 1979.
General manager - Community Enterprises Organization Project Development Company; 1979 - 1980
Administrative Manager - Jamaica Cultural Development Commission – 1981 - 1983
Executive Director - Jamaica Small Business Association; 1983-84
Sales Director (1984/85), - Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation
General Manager (1985/87) Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation,
USA:
Financial Administrator, - ITT Educational Institution; NYC (1979)
Credit Analyst – Sun Bank; Miami, (1980-81)
Cable TV Fellow- Johnson Enterprises: Chicago (1987/88)
Credit and Collections Officer- South East Bank, Miami (1988/89);
Research Manager – Tavistock International, Coral Gables 1990/92
General Manager - Caribbean Satellite Network (CSNTV), Miami (1992/94);
Managing Editor – Caribbean Lifestyles magazine, Miami; 1994/95)
President/Senior Marketing Consultant – Ideal Enterprise Inc,, Miami (1996-98)
Project Planning and Development Manager – Work America, Miami-Dade County; (1999-2002)
President/CEO- Garth A. Rose & Associates, Inc./GARAI Consulting and Publishing, (2002 – 2018) – Business and managerial consulting with focus on leadership training.
Managing Editor (Caribbean)National Weekly (2004 – Present).
President – Jamaica Diaspora Legacy Foundation (2013 – 2017)
Awards: Jamaica Civil Service Scholarship – 1964
Jamaica Festival Silver Medal Awards – Writing,
Directing 1978 Best Comedy Play, “Dem Bruk Up”
Walker Kaitz Fellowship (Cable Television) - 1987
W.K. Kellogg Fellowship (Business Management) – 2001
Jamaica Consulate of Miami- Luminary Award- 2013
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Publications (Author)
Managing for Competitive Advantage (2002) – PhD Dissertation
Staff-They’re Family Too (2003); (Non-Fiction)
Tid Bits of Life (2004) (Poatry)
Unrealistic Expectations (2006).(Fiction)
Columnist:
Jamaican Overseas Gleaner
Gleaner Extra
Caribbean Lifestyle Magazine
Caribbean National Weekly
