MEET OUR STAFF
Here to Help Our Students Grow
The University of Guyana - PACE has an outstanding team of dedicated instructors, all of whom are determined to help students succeed. Our team members offer support and guidance, uniquely tailored to each student. Our goal is to provide an environment where teachers are valued for their outside-the-box thinking, creative ideas, and connection with their students.
ABOUT PACE
The University of Guyana - Philanthropy, Alumni, Civic Engagement (PACE) Office aims to create a culture of institutionalized giving to The University of Guyana. Founded in August 2016, PACE is managed by Vice-Chancellor XI, Professor Paloma Mohamed. We have a staff of twelve (12) Officers who are all alumni of the University and three (3) interns. PACE responds positively and progressively to particular resource, relationship, re-branding and re-engagement necessary for the University of Guyana's renaissance.
THE UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA COMES FIRST
OUR VALUES
Creative Visioning: Evidence based. Strategic. Informed pro-activity.
Proactive Caring: Community. Equity. Inclusion. Fairness. Reciprocity. Reciprocal Respect. Collective success.
Transparent Accountability: Responsive Policy. Robust Systems. Total Probity and Openness. Confidentiality. Critical Evaluation.
VISION
Our vision at PACE is to create the path upon which the University will achieve its highest purpose.
Mission
Our mission is to harness and cultivate enduring relationships and partnerships with the University’s community and all its constituencies to secure resources, respond to its needs, and actualize its vision
AIM
We aim to be transparent, accountable stewards and will empower our students and clients to take
advantage of national and world class opportunities.
PROFESSOR PALOMA MOHAMED
Vice-Chancellor Xi
Prof. Paloma Mohamed the Vice-Chancellor, Xi of the University of Guyana, the most youthful and the first woman to ever hold the post in the University’s 57 year history. She is a highly decorated scholar and artist. She is a Strategist and Change Specialist having done her Ph.D specialization in these areas. Prof. Paloma Mohamed is a successful fund-raiser and an academic, having widely published on various areas relating to the Arts, Social and Behavioral Sciences. Prof Mohamed has led an extensive international life and is a beloved teacher and notable researcher. She has been variously referred to as a servant leader, a visionary and a titanium butterfly. In 2014, she was named by the US government as one of the top 5 most influential women in Guyana and in that same year became the first and only woman to hold the highly coveted Anthony N Sabga Caribbean Awards for Excellence in Arts and Letters which is considered the Nobel prize of the Caribbean. In addition, she is the recipient of two Presidential awards and a city of New York award among others.
TROVANA AZEEZ
Philanthropy Officer - PACE
Telephone: +(592) 623-3156
Email: trovana.azeez_pace.philanthropy@uog.edu.gy
CHRISTINE CHOWARGIR
Alumni Relations Officer - PACE
Telephone: +(592) 623-3154
Email: christine.chowargir_pace.alumni@uog.edu.gy
Sharyl Bacchus
Executive Assistant - PACE
Telephone: +(592) 623-3159
Email: sharyl.bacchus@uog.edu.gy