Board of Directors
The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) – established under the Companies Act of Jamaica as a public sector company,
limited by guarantee – is an agency of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce.
Mrs. Joan Thomas-Edwards
Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade
A Master of Public Administration and Public Policy from the American University, amongst other qualifications. Thirty-Three (33) years of experience in diplomacy. A consummate professional and pioneer who is passionate about organizations and empowering people. She is an Under Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Jamaica, where she is responsible to the Permanent Secretary for her division’s strategic direction and leadership. It also provides policy advice, multilateral, regional and bilateral trade management, trade policy implementation and coordination, and trade agreement implementation, including the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and the European Union Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).