Vergille Tadia Xavier-Antoine is a national of Saint Lucia who received her secondary education at the St Joseph’s Convent, then attended the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College where she obtained a Diploma in Secretarial Studies.  While at the Convent, Tadia (as she is usually called) was involved in the St Joseph’s Convent Drug Free Club and represented the club at a Drug Free Conference in Orlando Florida in April 1990.

Tadia was employed as Secretary to the Managing Director of BEP International in St Lucia from August 1993 to April 1994 and was responsible for preparing Shipping Documents and authorising delivery of Cargo Shipments.  Also she was responsible for the general and clerical operations of the firm.

Tadia Xavier-Antoine worked as Secretary to the Managing Director at Cox and Company Limited for seven (7) years (May 1994 to July 2001).  While working at Cox & Company Limited Ms Xavier participated in two seminars namely: “The Professional Secretary – The Way Forward” and “Personal Empowerment”

In August 2001 she joined the staff of the then St Lucia based OECS – Natural Resources Management Unit.  She has since received training in Time Management & Productivity, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Desktop Publishing, specifically “Photoshop, QuarkXPress and Illustrator” In 2002 Tadia was admitted as an Associate Member of the Association of Business Executives – London (ABE) through INTRAMACS (Caribbean) Limited – St Lucia, entitling her to use the designatory letters AMABE after her name. She successfully completed studies in the Advanced Diploma in Business Administration and Cambridge Certificate in Organizing Meetings and Events

Mrs Xavier-Antoine’s work at the OECS – Environment and Sustainable Development Unit includes responsibility for the coordination of workshops, maintenance of the Unit’s communications, travel, workshop and contracts databases, procurement and inventorisation of office stationery and supplies and other administrative functions. Tadia is also ESDU’s assistant focal point for the Secretariat’s website Content Management System.  She is married with one child.