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Earnestine Moxyz joins Grand Bahama Power Company
By Earnestine D. Moxyz
Mar 31, 2010 - 4:05:49 PM

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FREEPORT, Grand Bahama Island - The management of the Grand Bahama Power Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Earnestine D. Moxyz to the position of Assistant to the CEO of Communications, effective March 23rd, 2010.  

Ms. Moxyz is responsible for all corporate communications, community relations and major customer relations for the Grand Bahama Power Company.  In addition to the above, she serves as the company’s chief spokesperson and is responsible for advertising and the planning and implementation of the company’s public relations strategies.

“We are very excited to have someone of Moxyz’s caliber join our management team at this time in our organizational development” who is highly skilled and passionate about excellence and community development”, said Alan Kelly, President of the Grand Bahama Power Company.

A seasoned public relations practitioner, Moxyz has spent more than 22 years in the field.  Prior to her appointment at the GBPC, she spent 11 years as the Communications Specialist and Assistant Director of Public Relations for the Our Lucaya Beach & Golf Resort, where she was responsible for its public relations initatives, film shoots, radio and television broadcasts, local advertising and site inspections for media and travel professionals.  She also served as a Certified Property Service Culture Trainer for the Starwood Westin and Sheraton brands.

Prior to that, Moxyz spent almost 11 years with the Ministry of Tourism as a senior executive in public relations serving in its offices in Nassau, New York and Washington, DC. While at the Ministry, she served as a speech writer for the Minister of Tourism and co-hosted its television program, Tourism Today.  She has interviewed and worked along with several celebrities including Sir. Sidney Poitier, Rosa Parks, Trammine Hawkins, Orenthal J. Simpson and many others and has assisted with the coordination of several of the Ministry’s special events including its Annual Weather Conference,  Cacique Awards and Music Festivals .

Moxyz who began her career at the Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas in 1986 also interned as a field reporter with CNN in Washington, DC and was a former instructor with the Bahamas Baptist Community College in Nassau, where she taught Business Communication, Human Resource Management, and Organizational Behavior in the college’s Certified Professional Secretary program.

In 2008 the Grand Bahama Island Tourism Board awarded Moxyz a gold pin, the highest honor in its Grand Life Ambassador Program for training more than 1,000 persons in the hospitality industry in the said program.  In the same year, she was one of 30 women from the Caribbean and North America honored by the Trumpet Awards organization in Atlanta, Georgia for its “High Heels in High Places” Award, in recognition for her contribution to the field of tourism, entrepreneurship and community development.

Moxyz is the receiptant of four degrees including a specialized degree in Human Resources Management and MBA degree from Nova Southeastern University, a bachelors of Arts degree in Mass Communications, Film & TV Production from the University of the District of Columbia and an Associates of Arts Degree in Computer Business Administration & Management from Prospect Hall College.

The former Miss Bahamas Wonderland, she has represented the Bahamas in Taipei, Taiwan and throughout the United States of America and previously served on the board of directors with the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce.



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