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'''Ayanna T. Samuels''' is a Management Associate at Citi Jamaica and the ICT4D Ja Network Facilitator at ICT4D Jamaica Limited.<ref>[http://e-novationjamaica.pbworks.com/w/page/18449428/Ms%20Ayanna%20Samuels Profile of Ayanna Samuels]</ref> She is also an Independent ICT Development Consultant & Entrepreneur.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ayanna-samuels/31/bb0/3b6 LinkedIn]</ref> She is a past member of the American Institute of Aerospace Engineers,<ref>[http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070402/flair/flair5.html Ayanna Samuels Reaching for the skies]</ref> and a member of the Caribbean ICT Virtual Community (CIVIC).
Ayanna was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica. Following her graduation from MIT, she returned to Jamaica and has since done a lot of work in the ICT for Development sector in Jamaica, the Caribbean and internationally. She was a Project Administrator/Technical Consultant at the International Telecommunication Union, which is the UN agency responsible for Communication Technologies, for 8 months in 2010. At Cizmic Consulting Incorporated, she was a Technical Consultant and Project Manager on a 3 year retainer, from March 2007 until March 2010. In this position, her duties included project management as required for certain projects. She has also worked as a Research Analyst on a short term project for the OTF group and as a guest teacher for a month at the Ardenne High School.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ayanna-samuels/31/bb0/3b6 LinkedIn]</ref>
Samuels was an [[ICANN Fellow]] at [[ICANN 42]] in Dakar, Senegal. She believes that ICT holds great value to bring the needed development to rural areas in the Caribbean, with widespread broadband access being an absolute necessity. She intends to be a part of the change she wants to see and hopes to help give the Caribbean a stronger voice in Internet policy development.<ref>[[ICANN 42]] Interview</ref>
== Education ==
She holds a Dual Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering and Technology & Policy from MIT. She graduated with a BSc in Aerospace Engineering with Information Technology from the same university. She was inducted into Sigma Xi Research Society.<ref>[http://www.gatheringoftitans.com/documents/AyannaSamuelsbio.doc Ayanna Samuels' Biography]</ref> Before she completed her MSc, she worked as an intern at the International Telecommunications Union in their Strategy and Policy Unit.<ref>[http://pro.caribbeanaxis.com/articles/career-advice/MTc=/Professional---Individual-Contributor/MTgw/Role-Model:-Ayanna-T.-Samuels Role Model: Ayanna T. Samuels]</ref>
== Fun Fact ==
Ayanna is a dancer and avid fitness enthusiast. As of June 2005, she was the first black woman since 1972 to have graduated from MIT with a Master's in Aerospace Engineering. She enjoys interacting with new cultures and traveling the globe.<ref>[http://web.mit.edu/caribbean/www/conference/workshopbios/satellite.html Ayanna Samuels' Biography]</ref>
== External Links ==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dg2qhOVsf4 Gathering of Titans, Ayanna Samuels]
*[http://blip.tv/euforic-services-tv/ayanna-samuels-on-web2-tools-401602 Ayanna Samuels on web2 tools]
*[http://pro.caribbeanaxis.com/articles/career-advice/MTc=/Professional---Individual-Contributor/MTgw/Role-Model:-Ayanna-T.-Samuels Role Model: Ayanna T. Samuels]
== References ==
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[[Category:Technical Community]]
[[Category:ICANN Fellow]]
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