Mrs. Claudett Maureen James BH(M), JP, MHA, BScN, RN, RM

Mrs. Claudett Maureen James is a senior nursing professional with forty-eight years of experience in the profession. She currently brings this wealth of leadership to her role as the Chairperson, where she provides strategic direction and oversight in the regulation of nursing and midwifery education and practice, while advancing professional standards and promoting corporate excellence. She was also a former Adjunct Lecturer at the UWI School of Nursing.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the UWI Advanced Nursing Education Unit, a Certificate in Midwifery from the UHWI School of Midwifery, and a Master of Science in Health Administration from the University of Technology, Jamaica. She also holds a Certificate as a Trainer of Trainers in the International Council of Nurses Leadership for Change Programme (1996).

Mrs. James is a retired Senior Director of Nursing Services at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), where she provided strategic leadership for nursing and midwifery services and occasionally served as the Acting Chief Executive Officer. A hallmark achievement of her tenure was leading the partnership that designated UHWI as the first Best Practice Spotlight Organisation (BPSO) in the English-speaking Caribbean in 2019. Following her retirement, she served as a Project Coordinator and Programme Development Officer with the Ministry of Health and Wellness.

In recognition of her distinguished service, Mrs. James was commissioned as a Justice of the Peace in 2013, and in 2016, she was conferred with the Jamaican national honour, the Badge of Honour for Meritorious Service (BH(M)). She remains highly active in professional and civic domains, serving as Secretary of the Retired Nurses Special Interest Group of the Nurses Association of Jamaica, a member of the Omega Kappa Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, and Chair of the Board of the Providence Methodist Church Early Childhood Institution.