Nurtured by her godmother from a few months old and now a godmother to many, information technology (IT) business analyst Grace McCalman, 54, is among the pioneers of IT systems in both the local private and public service sectors.
McCalman, who works with local company Innovative Systems Incorporated and freelances, said, “You make IT work for you, to solve your problems. It is not the other way around. Many people in management positions are still to understand this.”
She has a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from Trent University, Canada and is a past student of the Bishops’ High School and Queen’s College. After leaving QC, she worked as a customer service representative at the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) where her interest in computing grew. From GBTI she went to Trent University on a Public Service Ministry (PSM) scholarship funded by the Canadian International Development Agency.
