Appointment of Finance and Investment Sub-Committee Chairman
The Directors of the Belize Scout Foundation met on December 21, 2022 for their final meeting of 2022.
The meeting was held at Birds Isle Restaurant and had the presence of the Most Honourable Sir Colville N. Young, Patron of the Foundation.
Several agenda items were discussed and approved including the grants program for the New-Year 2023 which opens for grant applications from Scout groups and the Scout Association on January 3, 2023.
The highlight of the end-of-year meeting was the appointment of Mr. Roberto Harrison as Chairman of the Finance and Investment sub-committee. Mr. Harrison was appointed a Director of the Foundation on April 30, 2022 and has years of experience in Scouting and in management. At the time of his retirement from the Scout Association in 2016, he was serving as Chief Scout.
In 2001, Mr. Harrison received a M.Sc. degree from the University of the West Indies and held many administrative positions with the Government of Belize. He currently does private consultancy.
The Chairman and Directors of the Belize Scout Foundation welcome Mr. Harrison as Chairman of the Finance and Investment sub-committee of the Foundation.