Sherry Ann Ganase presented her first paper as a co-author entitled "An Assessment of Factors impacting Vulnerability and Resilience in Caribbean Coastal Communities; A Proposed Vulnerability Framework" at the Conference on the Sustainable Development of Coastal Communities: Challenges and Solutions, in Hyatt Trinidad in June 2011. Upon completion of her Masters in Economics, she presented the findings of her research paper at the XLII (43rd) Annual Conference of Monetary Studies in Hilton, Barbados, in November 2011.

She is presently a full time student at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine campus, pursuing her Masters of Philosophy in Economics, focusing on Climate Change. Previously, she graduated from the University with an MSc in Economics and a B.Sc. (First Class Honours) in Economics and Business Management. Sherry Ann is also a research associate in the International Community-University Research Alliance (ICURA) project entitled "Managing Adaptation to Environmental Change in Coastal Communities: Canada and the Caribbean".

Sonja S Teelucksingh holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Economics and Environmental Management from the University of York (United Kingdom) and a B.Sc. (First Class Honours) in Economics from the University of the West Indies (St. Augustine). She is a Lecturer at the Economics Department of the University of the West Indies (St. Augustine) and an Associate Researcher with the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES). She was also a Marie Curie Research Fellow at the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) in Venice, Italy. Her research interests are on natural resource management in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) with specific reference to climate change adaptation strategies, climate-compatible development policies, and the valuation of biodiversity and ecosystem services. She is currently serving on the Economic Development Board of Trinidad and Tobago.