Our Team
Illustrator
Jacqueline Massiah-Russell
Jacqueline Massiah-Russell was born and raised in Barbados, the second of three children. Jackie, as she is called, always had a passion for art from the time she was a child.
She really tapped into her creative side while at Combermere school under the tutelege of her art teachers Miss Jordan and Mr. Broodhagen. Here she learned many forms of art, her favourite being batik, screen printing and jewelry making.
Career-wise she followed in her mother‘s footsteps and became a teacher (mathematics).
However, she still yearned to get back to her art, and when the opportunity presented itself; she illustrated her mom‘s book “The Rabbit Race”. Seeking to enhance her skills as an artist, Jackie has delved into exploring painting further.
She now resides in the Bahamas (where she has been for almost 20 years) with her husband Kirkland and her daughter Zoë.
Author
Kerry Blackman-Massiah
Kerry Blackman-Massiah was born and raised in Barbados before migrating to England in her early teens. She did her teacher training at Digby Stuart College, Surrey University in London.
She returned to Barbados where she pursued her passion for teaching for 38 years, teaching at Ellerslie Secondary School followed by Springer Memorial Secondary School. She pursued further studies at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus in Public Sector Management.
Her passion for motivating and educating children continued at school where she was always involved in some play or event to assist the children. She was also considered the community “lessons” teacher as everyone in the area came to Ms. Massiah for tutoring.
Kerry Blackman-Massiah’s love for helping children learn to read and instilling morals inspired her to write this book “A Rabbit Race” intended for children ages 6 to 12 years old.
She is the loving mother of three daughters Julia, Jackie and Nicole.
Designer & Techie
Ricardo N. Licorish
Ricardo is no stranger to the Graphic Advertising industry, having over 30 years’ experience as a Graphic Designer/Art Director/IT Manager and 24 years as a part-time Instructor at the Barbados Community College where he trains and molds young creative minds to achieve the same success.
He's responsible for the graphic design, layout and the colourisation of the illustrations for the “The Rabbit Race”. He also created the website and book trailer.
Ricardo is also experienced in the field of information technology: Network administration, Computer Systems, File Server infrastructure, Digital Asset Management and Business Continuity Management.
He has expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud software, practical knowledge in Electronics, Website Development, Programming and App Development, 3D modelling and Animation.
Ricardo was born and raised in Barbados. He’s married and has two children.
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