Ms. Cheryl Bennett-Inniss
CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, WORKS AND MAINTENANCE
Ms. Cheryl Bennett-Inniss has a BSc. in Civil Engineering (Upper
Second Class Honours) UWI, St. Augustine Campus (1982) and a Masters of
Engineering in Transportation Engineering, University of California at
Berkeley, USA (1989). She started her career in 1982 as a junior engineer and
became Deputy Chief Technical Officer in 1993. She has been the Chief Technical
Officer (Acting) continuously since June 1st, 2017 and now manages
the entire technical arm of MTWM.
She chairs or is
a member of seven Emergency Management Advisory Council Standing Committees and
she sits as an ex-officio member on the Boards for the Architects Registration,
Barbados Revenue Authority, Barbados Water Authority and the Transport
Authority.
Mrs.
Bennett-Inniss was a member of the ICC World Cup Barbados team and led the
Transport Sector Team preparing the transport plans for Cricket World Cup 2007
and in preparing the Traffic/Transportation
Plan for the ICC World Twenty20 2010 West Indies Tournament.
She is a life
member of The Barbados National Trust and was a member of Barbados’ World
Heritage Committee leading to Historic Bridgetown and Its Garrison being
inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Property List in 2011.
She is a member
of Government’s Tender Committee which oversees the tendering process for
works, goods and services.
She has
successfully completed The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS)
Levels 2, 3 and 4 and holds a Diploma in Procurement & Supply with credit.
Ms.
Bennett-Inniss
is a member of the Methodist Church, is married with two daughters and lists
road safety among her hobbies of travelling, reading, handcraft, meeting people
and heritage tourism.
