Meet our Management Team

Jimmy Baker, Founder

A Turks and Caicos Islander who started in the Seafood Industry in 1991 as a fisherman and later became the plant manager for Caicos Seafood in South Caicos. Over the years he has developed skills and knowledge in all areas of seafood processing. In November 1999 he decided to establish his own seafood processing plant now known as Caicos Pride Products. Jimmy has a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and extensive experience in Management. He is HACCP certified and attended numerous training programs on food safety. He has an eye for detail and believes everything must be done in a perfect order. Under Jimmy’s leadership Caicos Pride has evolved and is now the leading seafood processing plant in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Jimmy’s strong drive for quality paved the way for Caicos Pride to be awarded the prestigious internationally recognized HACCP certification and is the first food establishment in TCI to be fully HACCP certified. Providing "Quality seafood" is our motto!

Nenuca Fernandez, Plant Manager

Nenuca is originally from the Philippines, and joined the Caicos Pride team in 2005. She has a Bachelor of Art in Business Administration with a Major in Management. She now has 3 years experience working in our seafood processing plant. During this time she has attended a number of food safety training programs and is now HACCP certified.

Taraleen Malcolm, Quality Control Manager

Taraleen is a Jamaican by birth with Turks and Caicos Islander parentage. She is an Environmental Health Officer by profession with 9 years experience. Ms. Malcolm has a passion for food safety and is diligent in her stance to ensure only safe wholesome products reaches the consumer. She has worked with the environmental Health Department in Jamaica and the Turks and Caicos islands. With a regulatory background she is keen on maintaining standards and ensures that processing is done within local and international regulations and guidelines. Her undergrad degree is in public health; she has a Master of Public Health degree and is presently pursuing her PhD. She is HACCP certified and a Certified Professional-Food Safety with the National Environmental Health Association. As a part of the Caicos Pride team she developed and coordinated the HACCP program, conducted regular training of the workers, and ensures that the overall quality assurance program is maintained.

Hilgrove Williams, Product Receiving Supervisor

Hilgrove was the first worker to be employed by the company in 1999 and is a Turks and Caicos Islander with over thirty four (34) years’ experience in the seafood industry. Starting as a plant worker he has worked his way up the hierarchy to plant manager. He has represented the different plants at various meetings, workshops and consultations. Over these 34 years Hilgrove garnered a wealth of knowledge and experience in seafood processing. He was awarded in 2003 by the DECR for being the longest serving worker in the seafood industry.

Sheryl Horca, Accounting Assistant and Technical Support

Sheryl started working with Caicos Pride in May 2007 as accounting assistant. She was formerly employed with Siena College and worked as a High School computer teacher and later as Finance office staff member.

Sheryl is a graduate with a BS Computer Science in 2003 with units in Secondary Education and Master in Information Technology respectively. While studying, she also worked as Student Assistant at the Finance Department of the school, where she learned most of her knowledge in handling accounting activities such as expenses, cashiering, payroll and inventory. Accounting was learned by heart and through experience. Sheryl was able to respond to the needs of her previous job and now, does the same with Caicos Pride.

Today, Sheryl is responsible for managing Caicos Pride’s computer technical system and assists in the Company’s book keeping - making and sending invoices to customers, ensuring that fisherman, employees and company’s bills get paid on time, up keep of company supplies and product inventory. Sheryl also maintains the company’s security system and ensures they work efficiently.