By Tangerine Clarke
Dr. Esther Haynes-Tross is
living the strict motto of her
deceased parents, to work hard
to achieve your goals and help
others along the way to achieve
theirs. The Brooklyn-based Guyanese
American, and dean of
students of the Cecil and Olga
Haynes School of Excellence, is
in the process of re-migrating
to the mining town of Linden,
where she was born.
Dr. Joseph Haynes, a certified
clinical nutritionist and proprietor
of the Health and Wellness
Clinics in Georgetown and
Linden, entrusted his sister to
carry on the family’s legacy of
educating future generations
through the institution he created.
The daughter of the soil, who
was born in Ituni, and grew up in
Mackenzie, Linden is the sixth of
13 children, (three are deceased)
who carved out a successful path
for themselves, after playing pivotal
roles in their parent’s business
in the Mackenzie market,
where they fetched heavy loads
of haberdashery on their heads
daily to help their mother’s vending.
“We carried boxes of merchandise
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back and forth by hand
and sometimes on our heads,”
she reflected, during a Caribbean
Life interview in her office in the
Tucan Business Mall, owned by
Dr. Joseph Haynes. She is part
of the management team of the
shopping center, which houses
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radio, where she hosts, “Sunday
Morning Jazz,” and co-hosts the
Pepperpot Show.
“Everything you do honestly
for growth and development is
not embarrassing. We grew up in
a business environment, as well
as a spiritual environment where
we gathered for morning devotion.
Our parents would read the
scriptures and then ask us to
exhaust it. We read from the
book of Proverbs,” she remembers,
adding that their parents
also instilled leadership qualities
in their children.
“We got our strength from our
parents,” said the Lindener, who
migrated to the United States in
1974, and continued her quest for
academic excellence. She and her
U.S. soldier husband later settled
in Brooklyn, before she went on
to earn an Associates Degree in
Paralegal Studies from New York
City Technology Institute.
The phenomenal lady later,
graduating with a Bachelors
Degree in Journalism from Edison
State College, and a Masters
of Arts Degree in Communication
Arts (with distinction) from
New York Institute of Technology.
Her Doctorate in Educational
Leadership, specializing in Adolescent
Leadership was attained
at John Fisher College.
Her nurtured upbringing, and
inspiring educational journey
were no doubt, stepping-stones
for the disciplined small town
girl, whose expertise in City Government,
and her commitments
to community service, and dedication
to education, garnered her
many service awards, academic
and scholarship awards.
She won the Dean’s List Award,
according to Haynes-Tross whose
inspiration, energy and enthusiasm
to strive for excellence,
allowed her to serve humanity,
Dr. Esther Haynes-Tross in her offi ce at the Toucan Mall,
Amelia’s Ward, LInden, Region 10 Guyana. Photo by Tangerine
Clarke
and lead her to form the “Future
Achievers,” a teenage group.
Workshops in college readiness,
career planning, self-esteem,
talent recognition, skills
development and leadership
training as tools to assist the
teens in reaching goals, were
instilled in her students, said the
certified instructor.
Coupled with her city government
contributions while living
in the United States, Haynes-
Tross also worked with St. Joseph
Children’s Services, a foster care
agency, and other organizations
sharing her skills and knowledge.
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