Dr. Laurette Bristol is currently serving as the Programme Manager, Human Resource Development at the CARICOM Secretariat. She is has over 25 years’ experience in the education arena as a practicing primary school teacher, a Teacher Educator and Tertiary Education administrator. She has worked in the Caribbean region and internationally in Australia. Her research emphasizes the historical impact of the colonial experience on classroom practices, prefiguring post-colonial educational aspirations and actions. More specifically, her international research profile that crosses the fields of professional development, mentoring, leadership and school transformation.