Thank you to CEO Eustacia Marie Jennings, Principal Consultant of JESS (Jennings Environmental, Safety and Security) Consultants and a seasoned Environmental, Health & Safety Professional. Her lecture on Environmental and Safety Management Systems can be viewed here on YouTube. Thanks to Ms. Nadia Rodriguez and the students at her alma mater, we crossed 50 Zoom attendees, our largest Environmental Fridays audience to date.

Jennings completed 12 years at Bahamas Academy where she graduated Valedictorian. She went on to complete an AA degree in Chemistry and Mathematics at the College of the Bahamas graduating with the Governor General’s Award. She completed her Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry and Environment Studies at McGill University and a Master's Degree in Environmental Management at University of Houston - Clear Lake. She is All But Dissertation for her PhD in Environmental Science at University of North Texas and hopes one day to complete it. She has several Safety and Environmental Certifications.

In addition, Jennings has over 20 years in Environmental experience and 10 plus years in Safety spanning numerous industries including the Power, Maritime, Aviation, Oil and Gas, Manufacturing, Food and Beverage, Entertainment and Tourism Industries. She now spends her time with clients developing Environmental and Safety Management Systems (ESMS) for companies including COVID19 risk management. The core values of JESS are integrity, authenticity, discipline, and creativity which reflect her personal values. The Plan, Do, Check, Act approach to Management Systems and hierarchy of risk controls are at the heart of JESS business model. The company’s slogan “safe people, safe places, safe planet” encourages everyone to make choices that reduce risk and promote environmental conservation. When not working, Jennings enjoys traveling and has visited over 60 countries but she says “none as beautiful as The Bahamas.”

Thank you and appreciation goes out to Dr. Sylvia T. Callender-Carter, Global Health Consultant and graduate of Andrews University, Loma Linda University and Adventist University of the Philippines. She suggested and connected Environmental Fridays with Ms. Jennings. Her career spans more than 25 years in Environmental and Occupational Health as well as Community Health. Her key experiences included: Hazard Communication Training & Hazardous Materials Management (Downstate Hospital, Brooklyn). Hazardous Waste Site Emergency Response, at Hunter College where she delivered training to the Teamsters Union and NY State Dept. of Environmental Protection. Her most recent work in public health education was in East Africa where her work was on social justice, health equity and community-based education for clinicians.