Lewis back as TTOC boss, delivers on gender balance

Lewis, who has been president since 2013, will serve as president of the TTOC from 2017 to 2021. The other elected officers are Dr Terry Ali (vice-president), Diane Henderson (vice-president), Ephraim Serrette (vice-president), Annette Knott (secretary general), Nadine Khan (assistant secretary general), Curtis Nero (treasurer), Giselle La Ronde-West (executive member), Reyah Richardson (executive member), Wendell Constantine (executive member), Dave Williams (trustee) and Racquel Moses (trustee).

Established in 1946 for the first time in its 70-year history, the TTOC Executive Committee will comprise an equal number of women and men.

The attainment of a 50-50 gender balance was an objective of Lewis in seeking re- election .

First elected in May 2013, Lewis was also influential in the election of the TTOC’s first ever female secretary general, Annette Knott.

Lewis said that sport in Trinidad and Tobago is still perceived as a male-centred space with a misogynistic culture and as part of the female is future initiative, the national Olympic committee will champion, advocate and take the lead on gender balanced board/executive committee representation.

“The walls of misogyny in local sport is not a perception,” he said.