Nichole Patrick Shaw
Nicole Patrick -Shaw has had a keen interest in Cultural Resource Management and the role that these entities have in preserving and protecting our cultural norms, values and mores. She traces her interest in heritage education to her exposure to cultural events and festivals at an early age.
Mrs. Patrick-Shaw’s first accomplishment in her field of study was the Gladwyn Turbutt Award for Archaeological Research (BA) in 2000. This was awarded for her Thesis Paper on Micro faunal and Micro botanical Study of Green Castle, St. Mary. On the recommendation of her Professor, she began her career as a Part-Time Assistant Archaeologist with the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) in 2000. During this time, she supervised several archaeological surveys and made reports on archaeological digs. She worked on special projects such as the Highway 2000, Long Mountain project, Montpelier, Portland Bight and Green Castle.
She later went on to work with the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) in 2001. At IOJ she worked with the African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/ Jamaica Memory Bank (ACIJ/JMB) as a Research Officer/ Liberty Hall Secretariat. While fulfilling the duties of both posts, she conducted primary research, administrative and technical support for Liberty Hall’s restoration project.
With the completion of the project, Mrs Patrick-Shaw was seconded to work with Liberty Hall: The Legacy of Marcus Garvey as an Administrator and Programme Manager. During her five (5) year tenure at Liberty Hall she spearheaded projects for both adults and children and created new networks with both private and public entities. She developed a vibrant Outreach programme that included After-school, Summer, Christmas and Adult activities, geared toward serving and connecting with members within the surrounding inner-city communities. These initiatives focused on improving the social & psychological wellness and educational levels of the participants.
During her tenure at Liberty Hall she completed her MSc in Public Administration. Her thesis was on Government’s initiative to preserve historic monuments, a capacity-building Technique: the Case of Liberty Hall. The paper received a distinction from the Government Department of the University of the West Indies.
To improve her capacity as a Programme Manager, Mrs Patrick-Shaw completed a Diploma in Project Management Implementation at the Management Institute of National Development. She has also pursued other areas of study in Grant Writing, Child & Community Development and After-School Programmes’ best practices.
In August 2009, Mrs Patrick Shaw left Liberty Hall to work closer with heritage education projects at the Programmes Coordination Division as the Programme Outreach Manager. She designed several projects during her five (5) year tenure such as the annual Hush Children Symposium and Heroes for Children Project; redesigned and managed the Summer, After-school & Saturday activities while creating other psychosomatic sessions to meet the dynamic needs of the children. During her tenure she completed her Post Graduate Diploma in Education and Training; conducted several research papers examining, “The Arts Debate: Contribution on the Arts”, “Arts and Its Social Impact”, “Cultural Resource Management: “The Case of Liberty Hall and Arts and the Development”; “the Arts-Based Programmes in Jamaica” and “The impact of the Arts on the prevention of Intergenerational poverty”.
Mrs Patrick-Shaw resigned from IOJ in 2015 to work as the Product Planning and Development Officer at Management Institute for National Development (MIND), a Government of Jamaica preeminent training, organisational and leadership development institute. Later she was reassigned to the Leadership Unit, in the capacity of Capability Development Specialist with a specific emphasis on the development of MIND’s Leadership products. This included but was not limited to preparing training materials and budget, organising symposia and conferences. In 2017, Mrs. Patrick-Shaw returned to the IOJ where she is currently serving as the Deputy Director.
