New Presidential, Senior Advisor appointees named in President Ali Govt

– more critical appointments to follow shortly
After being reliably informed that several new presidential and senior advisor appointments are expected in the newly re-elected President Ali Govt, Guyana Times has been able to confirm with President Ali late Friday that these new appointments in the re-elected President Ali Government are: Shyam Nokta as Presidential Adviser (Climate Change and Biodiversity); Dr Mahendra Carpen – Presidential Adviser (Science and Health Care Modernisation); Dr Kofi Dalrymple – Adviser in the Ministry of Education (Tertiary Education Reform); Geeta Chandan-Edmond – Senior Adviser to the Government of Guyana; and Mischka White- Griffith as Chief Planning Officer in the Ministry of Education. According to President Ali, there will be more critical appointments to new and significant positions, which 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 (UG). 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 (GPHC) 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 UG’s School of Medicine, the University of the West Indies (UWI) and the University of Toronto.
Dr Dalrymple is an academic with a background as an engineer, scientist and entrepreneur. He has served as a Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology of the UG. Dr Dalrymple is a graduate of UG, UWI 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 UG 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.