Meet our Trinidad & Tobago World Steering Group

Mr. Jason Maitland is a MIEMA and has been influencing the hearts and minds of industry leaders, policy makers and workers alike for over 25 years. Jason continues to drive organizational change that is helping to transform the world to sustainability. He is a Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) as well as a Sustainability Excellence Professional (SEP). Jason considers himself as a risk and sustainability champion and functions as a change agent where he brings a wealth of experience to both Corporate and Non-Profit organizations. Jason is currently the President of the Sustainability Institute of Trinidad and Tobago whose focus is transforming societies to achieve balanced social, economic, and environmental progress today and tomorrow

Susan Benasrie-Kerue is an Environmentalist and aspiring video director who resides in Trinidad. Having had a passion for Mathematics in her early days, she pursued Mathematics, however found her calling and obtained a degree in Environment and Natural Resource Management with a minor in Biotechnology. Susan currently holds the position of Environmental Specialist and has over 15 years of experience in the field. She is very passionate about environmental conservation, very creative, and practical. She is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Health, Safety, and the Environment. Susan is a mother of 2 and has been married for 12 years. She is the amateur director of her son’s YouTube channel Star Boy Azi where some of the content is environment related.

A performance-driven environmental risk management professional with over twenty years of experience; sixteen of which have been in the upstream oil and gas industry. I have a diverse background and range of experience working for the government and in the private sector both in the Caribbean and in the UK. Work experience includes fields such as microbiology, noise pollution control, regulatory permitting including environmental and social impact assessments, flood risk management, environmental auditing, compliance management, waste management, waste facility auditing, and corporate environmental management. I value honesty, integrity, respect, and fairness. I lead collaboratively, influence stakeholders and implement tools and techniques to reduce environmental risk and improve organizational environmental sustainability.

I am an environmental, compliance & risk management advisor whose diligence and tenacity has led to the implementation of an environmental management system and an enterprise risk management framework based on ISO 14001 and ISO 31000 standard respectively. I have successfully supported the management of numerous projects to ensure compliance requirements are met and advised on the management of environmental risks for major capital expenditure projects and day-to-day operations in Trinidad’s oil and gas sector. I currently hold ISO 31000 Risk Analyst Certification and I am a trained ISO 14001 Lead Auditor. I also possess a Master of Science degree from the University of the West Indies in Biodiversity Conservation & Caribbean Sustainability Development. When not building and implementing management systems, I can be found exercising, sitting with a good book, or teaching myself to crochet!

I have always loved the outdoors growing up in the country which led me to pursue a BSc in Environmental Management. After graduating, I worked for a local oil company in their Health, Safety, and Environment department which exposed me to several aspects of environmental management and motivated me to complete my MSc in Environmental Technology. It was during my MSc that I really developed a passion for sustainability and joined IEMA in 2009. Since then, I have held various environmental-related roles at BP, supporting operations both in Trinidad and Aberdeen. In my current role, I am responsible for embedding sustainability into the very front end of projects. I am keen to build a strong network of sustainable professionals locally as I believe we can be a powerful force to transform Trinidad and Tobago to become more sustainable, partnering with both the private and public sectors.

Alisa has worked in the energy industry for over 20 years; and at BP for 18 of those supporting upstream and petrochemical activities refining her abilities in HSE management systems. Her most recent role was managing the environmental performance and risk in an LNG joint venture. Alisa has built value for the business through deep technical expertise, by her ability to build relationships and encourage collaboration, and her commitment to the development of people. Alisa has Practitioner Certification with IEMA and is an Associate Safety Professional with BCSP.