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
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. 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.
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Remelda J. Moxey
Vice President
Violetta Gardiner
Administrator
Thomas Hackett
Treasurer
Roseanne Bastian
Secretary
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Isadora Maynard
Honorary
Gloria Ward
Honorary
Delano Knowles
Honorary
Lillian Edwards
Honorary
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Other Board Members
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Naomi Pinder
Anne Bease
Barbara Higgs
Brenda Ingraham
Clement Foster
Christopher Curry
Donna Topey
Eleanor Vincent
Elizabeth Sweeting
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Ingrid Culmer
Jillian Dorsett
Marie Wilson
Rebecca Wszolek
Ricardo Deveaux
Val Maura
Terry Rodgers
Maria Stanley
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