Rural Champions

Ms. Ionie has been the manager of the Jamaica Fisherman Co-operative Union for over 15 years. During her tenure, she has been able to manage the operations of the Co-operative by developing an extensive knowledge of the activities associated with accounting and administrative management. In addition, he has been in charge of providing training on the accounting system to the Co-operative's branches and the use of computer software for tracking sales and inventory management.

• Experience in accounting and computerised systems for recording sales and input inventories.
• Operations planning.
• Experience in organising training in activity recording and administrative management.

• Administrative management of the cooperative.
• Operational management and preparation of annual balance sheets.

• Review of the cooperative's internal policies, procedures and regulations.
• Management of annual external audits.
• Use of computer software.

• Master of Business Administration, Florida University.
• Co-operative Management, Department of Co-operatives and Societies, Jamaica.