A Professionally Accredited Corporate Secretary and Certified Administrative Professional with over 21 years’ experience in secretarial administration, Dirkette joined the organization in April 2005 as an Administrative Assistant. She later assumed the role of Executive Assistant to the Managing Director and then that of Corporate Officer. She is presently the Corporate Secretary and Company Secretary for FCJ and the Morant Bay Urban Centre Ltd. Dirkette is trained in the Directors Strategic Guide to Corporate Governance & Leadership and serves as a member of FCJ’s Head of Entity Procurement Committee, Annual Report Committee and Purchase Offers Evaluation Committee. Mrs. Cooper holds a BSc. in Management Studies from the University of the West Indies as well as the PACS, CAP and CAP-OM designations.