Joy St John

Joy St John was appointed executive director of CARPHA in July 2019. From 2017 to 2019, she was assistant director general of the World Health Organization, responsible for climate change and other determinants of health. She served as the chief medical officer of Barbados for more than 12 years, and was the first Caribbean person to chair the executive board of the World Health Organization, from 2012 to 2013.