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Leadership

Organization

The elected Board of Management is the overall governing body for the Ranfurly Homes for Children. A House Committee has responsibility for the day-to-day running of the home and serves as a liaison between the board and the home’s administrator. The home is governed by the provisions of the Children and Young Persons Act and falls under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Social Services & Community Development.  Lady Caroline Simmonds, daughter of the home’s founder continues to support Ranfurly by securing donations from around the world.

Board of Directors:

Jacqueline M. Bain
BSc, ABIB, TEP
President

Jacqueline M. Bain

Mrs. Bain serves as the President of the Ranfurly Homes for Children, having served on that Board of Management for over 15 years in various capacities. She is a trust and corporate management expert with industry experience of over 25 years. Mrs. Bain held several senior positions in the financial arena with the Bank of Nova Scotia Trust in Nassau and as Managing Director of Westpac Bank and Trust Bahamas. Mrs. Bain is employed with Ansbacher Bahamas where she has been for over 20 years and is a former director of STEP Bahamas, and an Associate of the Bahamas Institute of Bankers. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from East Tennessee State University. She is the wife of Mr. Ethan S Bain, the mother of one daughter and grandmother of four. Mrs. Bain is surrogate mother of many children, including the residents of the Ranfurly Homes for Children. She serves in her church as Sunday school teacher.

P. Violetta Gardiner, BSc
Administrator

Ms. GardinerMs. Gardiner has served as the Administrator of the Ranfurly Homes for Children for the past seven years. Ms. Gardiner was a Senior Welfare Officer with the Ministry of Social Services and Development prior to her employment with the Home. She has a wealth of experience in the social services field having worked in the school and Family Island systems for over 10 years. Ms. Gardiner is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Home and liaison with the general public, Board of Management of the Ranfurly Homes for Children and the Department of Social Services and Development. Her love for children in general and those residents of the Home in particular is unquestionable as the welfare of "her children" is paramount. "Pinky" as she is affectionately called provides warmth, love and discipline to the residents of the Home in a special, unselfish and caring manner.

Remelda J. Moxey
Vice President

Violetta Gardiner
Administrator

Thomas Hackett
Treasurer

Roseanne Bastian
Secretary

Isadora Maynard
Honorary

Gloria Ward
Honorary

Delano Knowles
Honorary

Lillian Edwards
Honorary

Other Board Members

Naomi Pinder

Anne Bease

Barbara Higgs

Brenda Ingraham

Clement Foster

Christopher Curry

Donna Topey

Eleanor Vincent

Elizabeth Sweeting

Ingrid Culmer

Jillian Dorsett

Marie Wilson

Rebecca Wszolek

Ricardo Deveaux

Val Maura

Terry Rodgers

Maria Stanley

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