Sameer Bhatti, Director

Sameer’s career in the telecommunications industry spans over thirty years. He spent ten of those years at Comcast and currently serves as the CEO for BTC. A native of New Providence, Sameer holds degrees from Duke University, the University of Maryland, and the University of The Bahamas and has completed training at both Harvard and Oxford. His wife, Tricia is a Pediatric Pathologist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and shares his commitment to sustainable philanthropy focused on the Caribbean and Africa.

Diane Bowe-Pindling, Director

Diane, a Chartered Accountant, is a proud graduate of Preston H. Albury High and is passionate about Eleuthera and its unrealized possibilities. She currently serves as a consultant to a Family Office and as a project manager for The TK Foundation’s Disaster Relief Fund. She is a member of The Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, The Links Incorporated, a Director of the Public Hospitals Authority Foundation, and an officer of the 23rd Company Boys’ Brigade.

Cecil Ferguson, Director

Marjie Findlay, Director

In 2012, Marjie worked closely with Tom Burns and Shaun Ingraham to launch the One Eleuthera Foundation (OEF). She is President of a nonprofit college scholarship organization serving Native Americans and has served as a board member and Chair of the Board of the Claneil Foundation. Along with her extended family, Marjie has been coming to South Eleuthera for over 50 years.

Shaun Ingraham, Director

Shaun is the co-founder of OEF and CTI and the past President of OEF. He was born and raised in Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera where he currently resides. Over the past 25 years, he has led disaster relief and economic and social development efforts for numerous national, regional, and international organizations in more than a dozen countries in Africa, Southeast Asia, North, Central, and South America, and the Caribbean. Shaun has won many notable awards for his community work, including a national Cacique Award from The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and the inaugural Community Impact Award from his alma mater, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.

Dr. Kim Williams-Pulfer, Secretary

Kim is the principal consultant of KWP Research Strategies LLC, a research consulting firm focused on community development, the arts, public humanities, and nonprofit and philanthropic management. From 2023-2024 she was an American Council of Learned Scholars (ACLS) fellow. In 2021-2022, she also served as an ACLS Leading Edge Fellow as Research and Evaluation Manager at The Hurston/Wright Foundation. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Taylor University, an M.A. in English from Butler University, a graduate certificate in Nonprofit Management from the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, and a Ph.D. in Philanthropic Studies with a minor in Caribbean Studies from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

Clifford Johnson, Treasurer

Clifford has long been a key figure in The Bahamas’ public accounting profession, having held multiple leadership positions at Pricewaterhouse Coopers. He has also served as a member of The Gaming Board from 1992-1995, the Securities Commission of The Bahamas from 1999-2001, and the Small Business Development Centre (Access Accelerator) from 2018-2021. He is also a member of the Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants and Chairman of the Royal Bahamas Police Force Dependants’ Trust.

Theo Neilly

Theo is a long-time public servant, having spent most of the last two decades serving his community and country in local government and civil aviation. Theo has served as an elected Member of Parliament and, most recently, as a Consul General for The Bahamas in Washington, DC. A native of South Eleuthera, Theo is a graduate of Preston H. Albury High School. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Palm Beach Atlantic University and a MBA from the University of Liverpool (UK).

Anton Sealey

Anton is a veteran of the insurance industry in The Bahamas and now serves as Vice President and Director for Insurance Management (Bahamas) Ltd. In addition, he is the President of The Bahamas Football Association and serves in several capacities with both the regional governing body for football, The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), as a member of the Finance Committee and the world governing body, The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) where he serves as a member of The Members Association Committee.

Keyron Smith, President and CEO

Keyron is the President and CEO of OEF and CTI. He spent his formative years in Lower Bogue, Eleuthera, before pursuing higher education abroad. Keyron holds a Master’s degree in governance and public policy from the University of Manchester, UK, a Bachelor’s degree from the University of The Bahamas (UB), and is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). He is the former Assistant Director of Grants and a Policy Fellow at UB and has been recognized with national leadership awards.

Mario Smith, Chair

With roots in Hatchet Bay, Eleuthera, Mario is the Chief Compliance Officer for RBC Dominion Securities Global Limited (Caribbean) and Regional Compliance – Caribbean. He holds degrees from Acadia University, Canada, and the University of Manchester, UK. Mario also serves as a Director of CTI (Centre for Training and Innovation), as a member of the board of Rotary Bahamas Disaster Relief, and is a past Assistant Governor for Rotary District 7020.

Corrine Abraham, Director

A nurse educator at Emory University since 1985, Corrine has coordinated student immersion experiences on Eleuthera since 2005. Corrine and her colleagues work collaboratively with the Ministry of Health and OEF to align goals and experiences with local needs. She has received funding for two Emory Global Field Scholars grants exploring strategies to improve chronic disease management, including breast cancer, diabetes and hypertension. She also holds a joint appointment with the Atlanta VA Health Care System, where she coordinates efforts to improve the quality of care provided to veterans.

Rob Baird, Director

Former Chairman and CEO of The Conco Companies, Rob holds degrees from the University of Missouri, Columbia and Georgetown University. He is a big supporter of the arts in his hometown and has been an active member of the community on Eleuthera for the last few decades.

Sameer Bhatti, Treasurer

Sameer’s career in the telecommunications industry spans over thirty years. He spent ten of those years at Comcast and currently serves as the CEO for BTC. A native of New Providence, Sameer holds degrees from Duke University, the University of Maryland, and the University of The Bahamas and has completed training at both Harvard and Oxford. His wife, Tricia is a Pediatric Pathologist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and shares his commitment to sustainable philanthropy focused on the Caribbean and Africa.

Lynn Dobson, Director

A retired nurse educator, Lynn and her husband Bob have been traveling and serving on Eleuthera for close to twenty years. As a three-time cancer survivor, Lynn has worked closely with those on the island experiencing cancer and helped start the first support group for women going through breast cancer. Lynn has an undergraduate degree in nursing and a Masters in Nursing Education from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She was honored by her alma mater with the Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award and the Humanitarian Award.

Lane Glaze, President & Chair

Along with several other U.S. citizens who shared a long-time love of Eleuthera, Lane helped found One Eleuthera Foundation of the U.S. (OEF-US), a 501(c)3 incorporated in North Carolina, in 2016. Since inception, OEF-US has assisted OEF by raising and investing nearly $20 million. An ordained United Methodist minister, Lane was formerly a CPA with Ernst and Young and COO of a private trust company.

Jeff Gowdy, Director

With degrees from the University of Virginia and Vanderbilt University, Jeff is the Director of Consulting and Business Development at Sustainserv.com which is devoted to developing sustainability strategies and programs. He and his wife Sarah Scarborough were married on Eleuthera, a place that Jeff fell in love with years earlier.

Dr. Kim Williams-Pulfer, Secretary

Kim is the principal consultant of KWP Research Strategies LLC, a research consulting firm focused on community development, the arts, public humanities, and nonprofit and philanthropic management. From 2023-2024 she was an American Council of Learned Scholars (ACLS) fellow. In 2021-2022, she also served as an ACLS Leading Edge Fellow as Research and Evaluation Manager at The Hurston/Wright Foundation. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Taylor University, an M.A. in English from Butler University, a graduate certificate in Nonprofit Management from the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, and a Ph.D. in Philanthropic Studies with a minor in Caribbean Studies from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.