Our Regional Partners

Joni-Gaye Cawley is an HR consultant, corporate trainer, and author of three career and HR books who advises public and private sector executives on leadership, talent development, and workforce challenges. She is currently pursuing an MPhil/PhD in Education at The University of the West Indies, Mona. A Director of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce and a Jamaica sub-distributor for Harvard Business Publishing’s leadership solutions, Joni-Gaye brings a practical Jamaican perspective to developing leaders and preparing organizations for change.

Illianna Acosta is the Founder & CEO of LeadWell Ventures, a growth strategist and executive coach with nearly 25 years of experience helping organizations grow and scale. During her seven years at LinkedIn, she helped build and scale a partner business generating approximately $6 billion in annual revenue. An ICF Associate Certified Coach and Cornell Executive MBA graduate, Illianna advises organizations on sales strategy, partnerships, go-to-market execution, and leadership development, bringing a human-centered approach to driving sustainable growth in an AI-enabled world.

Rita Kusi is the CEO & Senior HR Consultant at KUSI Consulting and Co-founder and Executive Director of Strategy at the Global Conference on Human Resources in Africa (GCHRA), bringing 22 years of strategic and operational HR leadership experience. Known for her technology-driven, transformative approach, she has built HR functions from the ground up across industries including mining, manufacturing, healthcare, IT, and hospitality. Honored as Ghana’s Most Respected CEO in HR Management and featured in Forbes Africa, Rita is on a mission to redefine HR as a strategic driver of organizational success and national development.

Robert W. Croes II is the Managing Director of Antraco Aruba Group, a multi-branch family enterprise spanning office technology and printing systems (as a key regional Canon partner), retail, wholesale distribution, and commercial real estate. He has served in executive leadership with the Aruba Chamber of Commerce and Industry, including as Vice President, and previously served as President of the Board of the Stichting Middelbaar Onderwijs Aruba (SMOA), which oversees major secondary schools on the island. A champion of modernization, Robert has led Antraco’s collaboration on regional innovation programs, including the EU-LAC Digital Accelerator.