Cheryl Allen-Josiah: Mason and carpenter

Cheryl Allen-Josiah

A domestic problem forced Cheryl Allen-Josiah to leave her home many years ago, but looking back today she feels that it not only strengthened the marital bond between herself and husband but it also provided an avenue to follow a career path she had long wanted to follow: carpentry and masonry.

It is not every day you find a woman willing to endure the back-breaking work of mixing cement and building blocks, or climbing to the top of a structure to build rafters but Cheryl knew it was her calling even though it took some time for her to answer.

In fact for years she did various other jobs ‒ worked as a conductress, a secretary at Parliament Building, and even as a