JCF Appoints Corporate and Special Services Director

Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington, has announced the appointment of Angela Patterson as Director of Corporate and Special Services effective September 1.

Angela Patterson

Mrs. Patterson will assume responsibility for all Finance, Human Resources, Information and Communication Technologies, as well as Procurement functions within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).
A release from the Commissioner’s Office Friday said that she is expected to be a single point of accountability to the Commissioner for these areas, releasing the former holders of these positions to concentration on core policing activities.
From her last assignment as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Creative Production and Training Centre (CPTC), and other executive assignments, Mrs. Patterson brings significant management experience to her new role, the release said.
She has held previous management positions in the media, and information technology industries in both the public and private sectors. She holds an MBA from the Mona Institute of Business, as well as a Bachelor of Science (Management Studies) both from the University of the West Indies (UWI). She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK, holding both a Diploma in Marketing and a Certificate in Marketing Studies from the Institute.
In her private life, Mrs Patterson serves on the National Steering Committee for Better Environments through Sustainable Transformation (BEST) Community Competition, the board of the Ward Theatre, the executive of the Lions Club of New Kingston and the board of the St. Benedict’s Primary School.