Last week in Portfolio we told you about about Mr. Ben Emmanuel, Senior Director at SLASPA in our second edition of “Meet our Senior Manager” series. Continuing with our series this week, we present another accomplished professional, Ms. Daniella Martelly, Financial Controller who is at the helm of SLASPA’s financial reigns.

Ms. Daniella Martelly joined SLASPA in 1995 as Accountant II. She resigned one year later to pursue accountancy studies in Trinidad. In February 1998 she rejoined SLASPA as Senior Accountant and in 2001 she was promoted to the position of Deputy Financial Controller. Ms. Martelly was then appointed Financial Controller in 2004.

Prior to joining SLASPA she was employed as an Accountant with the St. Lucia Civil Service Co‐operative Credit Union Ltd and before that she worked as a Clerk with the Supply and Control Department of the then Ministry of Trade.

Ms. Martelly holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of the West Indies and is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. Since 1994, she has volunteered her services to the co‐operative movement in her community and is the current President of the Dennery Community Credit Co‐operative Society Ltd. She also served as a Director on the St. Jude Hospital Board from 2003 to 2005.

As the head of the Finance and Accounts Department, Ms. Martelly has been involved in a number of initiatives including the reorganization of the Accounts Department, the automation of various accounting functions, the implementation of an integrated accounting system, and a computerized Budget Management System.

Thank you for reading this week’s Portfolio and in the next’s edition, we will present our Director of Seaports, Mr. Adrian Hilaire.