"One UWI, One Alumni Family" 

Senator The Honourable Dr. Rosemary Moodie

In 2018, Jamaican-born, UWI alumna, Dr. Rosemary Moodie became the first paediatrician to be appointed to the Senate of Canada—a recognition of her outstanding public service and professional contributions in the field of medicine. A Senior Neonatologist and Full Professor in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Toronto, Dr. Moodie’s professional work has focused on regional health services, health organisation standards and accreditation, and health human resource planning.

Senator Moodie has devoted her career to advocating for women and children in particular, her work has focussed on reducing health disparities. She has served on not-for-profit boards in health, education, and social development; including as the President and Board Chair of the YWCA Toronto when the Elm Centre was completed (The Elm Centre is Canada’s largest affordable housing project for single low-income women, women with mental health and addiction issues, and families of Indigenous ancestry) and on the inaugural Board of Directors of the largest faith-based health network in Canada. She is a Board Director of Scotiabank Foundation, Jamaica. 

In her work as an Independent Senator from Ontario in the Parliament of Canada, Senator Moodie continues to advocate for the rights of women and children and has committed to effecting change and building the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion into the culture of the Senate. She introduced legislation for a Federal Children’s Commissioner for Canada to promote and protect the rights of children (Bill S-217). In 2020, she sponsored the first emergency debate on racism in the Senate of Canada. She sits on the Standing Committees of Social Affairs, Science and Technology and the Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration, and chairs the Diversity and Inclusion Committee, along with the Parliamentary Black Caucus and the African Canadian Senators Group.

As a senator, Dr. Rosemary Moodie also maintains strong links with CARICOM countries, strengthening and building linkages between Caricom leaders and Canadian parliamentarians. She was featured in international policy fora including the CARICOM-CANADA Policy Forum and UNICEF Worlds of Influence. 

Among Senator Moodie’s numerous awards are the Faculty of Medicine Dean’s Alumni Award – Lifetime Achievement Award, University of Toronto; City of Toronto – Access and Human Rights Constance E. Hamilton Award on the Status of Women; and Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto – Top 10 High Achieving Women.

In 2017, she was awarded the Order of Distinction in the Rank of Commander Class for outstanding contributions in philanthropy, community development and medicine in the Jamaican Diaspora of Canada. She has also been awarded the Order of Ontario, the province’s highest civilian honour for steering social change and expanding healthcare access for society’s vulnerable.

Mr Adam Stewart

Adam Stewart is the Executive Chairman of Sandals Resorts International (SRI), the parent company of the world's most recognised brands of luxury all-inclusive resorts. Today the company is one of the region’s largest employers with over 15,000 team members and 24 resorts across four brands and eight islands.

Prior to his current role, Mr. Stewart spent more than a decade as Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SRI, leading the brand's transition to its now Luxury Included® signature.

In 2015, Adam Stewart was named Hotelier of the Year both by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association and the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association. Also in 2015 he was named World Travel Awards' Rising Star, Caribbean World's Travel and Tourism Personality of the Year, and received the Distinguished Alumni Torch Award from his alma mater, Florida International University.

In addition to his role with SRI, Mr. Stewart continues his leadership role in the family’s extensive hospitality, media, automotive and appliance business holdings, including his position as Executive Chairman of the ATL Group. In 2017, Mr. Stewart oversaw the introduction of the Starbucks® brand to Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Barbados, Turks, and Caicos and Panama. 

Despite being one of the most successful and admired entrepreneurs of our time, Adam Stewart remains a proud Jamaican and Caribbean citizen, dedicating much of his time to elevating the region. In 2009, he founded the Sandals Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organisation that harnesses the strength of the Sandals brand to tackle issues affecting the Caribbean. One hundred percent of the general public’s proceeds to the foundation goes directly to programmes benefitting the Caribbean. He is also founder and active Chairman of the local non-profit ‘We Care for Cornwall Regional Hospital’ which raises funds to improve hospital facilities.

In 2016, Adam Stewart received the Order of Distinction (Commander Class) for his outstanding contribution to tourism and the hotel industry. He was also named the 2016 Caribbean American Mover and Shaker – Humanitarian of the Year by the Caribbean Media Network. In 2017, the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) honoured Stewart with the Jerry Award for outstanding contributions to Caribbean development. Under his leadership in 2020, SRI responded to the Jamaican Government’s call for COVID-19 relief handing over Sandals Carlyle Resort free of charge for 18 months and donating JA$30M for the purchase of care packages.

Mr. Stewart sits on the Board of Directors of Wysinco Group Limited and the Executive Committee of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC). He also has a long relationship with The UWI serving as Ambassador of the Western Jamaica Campus. In 2021, he signed an MOU with The UWI sealing US$10M in support from the SRI toward the establishment of the Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart International School of Hospitality and Tourism in honour of his late father and Sandals founder Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart.

 Ms. Diane Jaffee

Diane Jaffee is an outstanding Corporate Executive with more than three decades of investment experience in the financial asset management industry. An accredited Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a well sought-after industry expert, her intellect, dedication and commitment to ethics and service excellence place a spotlight on her in a fast-paced, highly dynamic, male-dominated industry. She believes her clients’ financial health is second only to their physical well-being. TCW is among the largest privately held asset management companies in the industry with approximately US$220 billion under management. Ms Jaffee manages the TCW Relative Value US and Global equity strategies for clients worldwide using a time-tested value and dividend-oriented investment style and has earned a reputation for success.

In the course of her career, Ms. Jaffee has served as Portfolio Manager at Kidder, Peabody & Co. and as an Equity Analyst with Prudential Insurance. In 2007 she was named winner of the ‘Separately Managed Accounts Award – Large Cap Equity’ by Standards & Poor, Prima Capital and Investment Advisor magazine. 2012/2013 saw TCW’s Relative Value Large Cap; Dividend Appreciation and Mid Cap mutual funds each awarded, multiple times, as top performers by the Wall Street Journal including the titles of ‘Category Kings’ and top-performing funds in different quarters. 

Although not a Caribbean native, Ms. Jaffee has embraced the need to invest in the education of the region’s talented youth contributing approximately US$400,000 and sponsoring full-tuition scholarships for many deserving students at The UWI. For her contributions, she received the Corporate Award from the American Foundation for The University of the West Indies (AFUWI) 2010.