Girls First – Trinidad (SOLD OUT)
Trinidad – Bishop Anstey High School East, Trincity
Sunday 13th July, 2025
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Featured Talks – Marked by Purpose: Turning Passion into Impact
This powerful segment explores what it means to live a life driven by meaning, intention, and impact. Marked by Purpose is a call for each girl to not only discover her unique path but to embrace it boldly, confidently, and unapologetically. In a world filled with distractions and uncertainty, this segment grounds participants in the idea that knowing your “why” is the foundation for personal growth, leadership, and lasting change.
Speaker
Shevonne Metivier
Shevonne Metivier is a movie character… and a multidisciplinary creative based in Trinidad. She holds the reins to the mid-morning show from 9am-12pm on one of T&T’s newest radio stations LIT102.3fm. When she’s not riding the air waves, she’s on stage or in front of the camera as a theatre and film actor. As a content creator, her content reflects her lifestyle. She is a firm believer in authenticity and making work that her community can learn from and have fun with.
Featured Talks – The Bold Print: Writing a Story Only You Can Tell
“The Bold Print” is a powerful segment designed to help our girls understand the importance of defining and owning their personal brand. Just like the bold print in a contract reveals the most important terms, this segment challenges participants to boldly articulate who they are, what they stand for, and how they show up in the world. Our aim is to empower each girl to take charge of her narrative and to leave a clear, confident impression wherever she goes—on and offline.
Speaker
Saelese Haynes
Saelese Haynes is a multi-jurisdictional attorney-at-law, international speaker and researcher in cutting-edge areas of law. She is the founder and head of Titan Chambers where she is a leading voice in navigating the complexities of emerging technologies with seasoned perspectives.
Her background in law, and passion for empowering entrepreneurs have naturally led her toward a path of coaching and motivational speaking. It is her life’s goal to find a perfect synergy between the professional and creative sides to her personality and to encourage herself and others to go for their biggest, boldest dreams. Her mantra is: Just Sae “YES”!
2025 Workshops
Mind Matters – Self-Care and Wellness
This workshop offers a dynamic and engaging environment tailored for young women to delve into mental health topics and cultivate robust coping mechanisms. Participants will gain access to tools that bolster mental wellness, enable stress management, and equip them to tackle life’s hurdles with resilience.
Mark the Vision
This workshop will help our attendees reflect on their dreams, no matter what their future holds. It will help them to create a visual roadmap for their future, and learn how to set achievable goals that align with their vision. By using vision boards as a tool, girls will explore how to transform their aspirations into actionable steps and feel empowered to make their mark in the world.
Empowered & Aware – Personal Safety
The personal safety workshop will provide comprehensive and empowering tips designed to equip young girls with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to prioritize their personal safety in various environment.
Dollar $igns – Financial Literacy
This financial literacy workshop will teach the basics of budgeting and the fundamentals of banking. This introductory course will equip patrons with an understanding of how savings accounts work and much more.
Workshop Facilitators
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- Dr. Gabrielle Alexander 02
- Letina Mata 03
- Vidal Sealey 04
- Ayana Ishmael
Mind Matters – Self-Care and Wellness
Dr. Gabrielle Alexander is a psychiatrist with almost a decade of dedicated service in medical care and mental health, and is a strong advocate for the tenet “There is No Health without Mental Health”. Dr. Alexander earned her medical degree from the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus Jamaica and then completed postgraduate studies in the Doctor of Medicine (DM) Psychiatry at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad. She also has a special interest in holistic feminine health and has promoted its education through leading the health workshop in the First Citizens Girls First Conference over the past seven years.
Mark the Vision
Letina Mata is a mindset coach and facilitator who helps individuals and teams shift perspective, manage stress, build confidence, and make meaningful change personally and professionally. She leads coaching and wellness programs through her company, True Growth Caribbean, and has facilitated initiatives for organizations such as the Ministry of Sport’s Boss Lady Project.
Empowered & Aware – Personal Safety
Security Operations Manager at First Citizens, Vidal Sealey has over twenty-two (22) years’ experience in the multifaceted field of Security & Safety Management in the Corporate environment. He is a leader of security teams, with specialization in Security Education and Personal Safety Training, Regulatory Compliance, Background Checks, and Vendor Vulnerability Assessments and is also highly skilled in Krav Maga, an Israeli martial art.
Dollar $igns – Financial Literacy
Ayana joined the First Citizens group in 2010. She held various positions in the organization and currently holds the position of Customer Relationship Officer at the West Vale branch. Ayana has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, specializing in Business Management from the University of New Brunswick and she recently completed the Certificate course for Certified Financial Advisors (Cert.FA). She has over 20 years’ experience in customer service and she is passionate about building meaningful relationships with those she interacts with and educating persons about best practices pertaining to banking and finance.
