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24 GUARDIAN MEDIA LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES ANNUAL REPORT 2021Age %u2013 60 Age %u2013 49Nationality %u2013 British Citizen Nationality %u2013 Trinidad and Tobago CitizenAppointment %u2013 2016 Appointment %u2013 2016Position %u2013 Independent Non-Executive DirectorPosition %u2013 Independent Non-Executive DirectorJenifer SmithJenifer Smith serves as a Non-Executive Director. She undertook her studies in Architecture, Environmental Design and Urban Planning at the Bartlett School, University College, London from 1979 to 1985. Full professional registration was achieved in 1987 in the UK, 1991 in France and 2002 in Trinidad and Tobago. Ms. Smith worked on the public concourse extension of the iconic Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia before returning to London in 1986 to join Armstrong Associates. She became a partner in 1990. The work won numerous awards for design excellence, including the Japanese Cultural Center, %u2018La Maison de la Culture du Japon%u2019 located in Paris which won the RIBA %u2018European Award%u2019 in 1998.In 2001, She returned home to Trinidad with over 15 years of international experience to set up Jenifer Smith Architects Ltd. The practice%u2019s work includes design and implementation of civic, commercial, educational and residential buildings and interiors.She has taken an active role in civic society, serving over 10 years on the Executive of the Trinidad and Tobago Institute of Architects (TTIA) in various roles including Treasurer and President. She was Chair of the TTIA Diary Committee from 2003-2014. She currently serves on the Education Committee and Contracts Committee. She is a member of the Trinidad and Tobago Green Building Council and the National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago.Sonja Gittens-OttleySonja Gittens Ottley serves as a Non-Executive Director. She is Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Asana, a leading work management platform for teams, headquartered in San Francisco, California. She is responsible for crafting and directing Asana's inclusion and belonging strategy, creating an environment that allows everyone to thrive. Prior to her roles in diversity and inclusion at Asana and at Facebook, she was global policy counsel for Yahoo%u2019s Business and Human Rights Program.Before switching to technology, Mrs GittensOttley was an attorney-at-law at the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, where she focused on banking, financial compliance, and corporate governance issues, and at the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs, where she developed and implemented comparative legal research programs. She started her legal career with Guardian Life of the Caribbean Limited.%u00a0She is a graduate of the University of the West Indies and The Hugh Wooding Law School.OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS