At each Annual General Meeting, COK's members appoint a Board of Directors who is assigned the responsibility of the general management and control of the credit union. The Board of Directors operates as a cohesive unit and elects from within their numbers a President, Vice President(s), a Secretary and a Treasurer.
Members of the Board of Directors are:-
Joscelyn Jolly
President
Mr. Jolly has served as President of COK’s Board of Directors since 1982. He also served as president of the Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions (CCCU) and president of the Jamaica Co-operative Credit Union League (JCCUL).
He is currently General Manager of WIPP Packaging Limited.
Albert “Bertie” Morris
Vice President, Founder
Mr. Albert Morris fondly referred to as “Bertie” is the man who envisioned the establishment of a credit union that served the people of the City of Kingston regardless of their affiliation. He was the first President and has been Vice President of the Board of Directors since 1988.
Mr. Morris, an active figure in the credit union movement, was also a founding member of Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo.) Employees’ Credit Union and a co-founder of Jamaica Telephone Company (now Cable & Wireless) Employee’s Credit Union.
Jacqueline Mighty
Director
Jacqueline Mighty was a member of the Supervisory Committee before being appointed as a member of the Board of Directors some six years ago. She has served as Assistant Secretary and Treasurer during that time.
A Chartered Accountant by profession, Mrs. Mighty has served as the General Manager and Financial Controller at the Jamaica Observer Ltd. Prior to that, she was Financial Controller at the Petroleum Company of Jamaica and Accountant at McIntosh Bedding Co. Ltd., manufactures of Sealy mattresses.
Carol Anglin
Assistant Secretary
Carol Anglin has served on the Board of Directors of COK for over 10 years.
A Management consultant, she has had more that 20 years experience in commerce and business development, qualitative and quantitative research, institutional development, marketing, export marketing management, sales management and organizational development. She is the Managing Director of Ebony Business Printers.
Karen Adair
Director
Karen Adair was elected to the Board of Directors in 2000. She has previously held the position as Chairman of the Credit and Education committees. Ms. Adair is a consultant in Trade and transport matters and successfully operates her own consultancy.
Karen Asher-Osbourne
Secretary
Dr. Karen Asher-Osbourne has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2002. Prior to this, she served on the Nominating Committee. She is currently a member of the Medial Association of Jamaica (MAJ), Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia (SAMBA) USA, and the Jamaica Anesthetist Association.
Christopher Robinson
Treasurer
Mr. Robinson is a finance professional with over 25 years experience in the financial services industry including serving as a financial analysis with the Office of the Superintendent of Insurance and Country Manager of CUNA Mutual Group in Jamaica. He has served as a Human Resource Development Officer (HRDO) and teaches Accounts and Management related subject.
Mr. Robinson was educated at the University of the West Indies where he gained his Bachelors degree in Management Studies and later successfully read for a Masters degree in Accounting and Finance. He also holds the Fellow of Life Management Institute(FLMI) designation from LOMA in Atlanta Georgia.
A service oriented individual, he has been President of the Kiwanis Club of New Kingston, President of the Life Insurance Companies Association of Jamaica, Honorary Trustee and Treasurer of the Jamaica Medical Foundation, member of the Board of Governors of the Wolmers Prep School and past executive member of Wolmers Old Boys Association.
Mr. Robinson is married, with children, and relaxes by watching sports or playing dominoes.
Debbie-Ann Gordon Crawford
Director
Debbie-Ann Gordon Crawford served COK as a member of the Supervisory Committee for two years before being nominated to join the Board of Directors in 2005.
Before December 2004, Mrs. Crawford was the Tax Counsel and a Senior Tax Manager with the accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. Since December 2005, she has been practicing as Debbie-Ann Gordon & Associates, an associated law firm of Pricewaterhouse Coopers.
Al Chambers
Assistant Treasurer
Al Chambers has been a member of the credit union movement in Jamaica for approximately 20 years. He has served as a Credit Committee volunteer and was appointed to the Board of Directors in May 2006. He also sits on the COK Pension Plan Board of Trustees. He is currently Managing Director for Tyre Sales Limited.