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Co-Founder + Creative Director

Colin is a recognised Vincentian singer-songwriter and fine artist from Bequia. He co-founded The Hub Collective and is now its Creative Director. He is responsible for artist and program development, overseeing the music studio and the general creative direction of the organisation. Colin studied Art History and Commercial Art at Assumption College in Windsor, Canada, before going on to produce music for over three decades.

Holly Bynoe

Generator + Healer

Holly is a curator, writer and Earth ally from Bequia and helms several regional creative offshoots including Caribbean Linked, Sour Grass, and Tilting Axis. She joined The Hub as Generator and Healer in 2020 and focuses on fundraising, visioning, program development and non-profit regeneration. Holly holds several degrees including a Master of Fine Arts and is enrolled at the Yale School of the Environment investigating Tropical Forest Restoration.

Jessica Jaja

Co-Founder + Manifestor

Jessica is an experienced manager within the non-profit sector in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, with a particular emphasis on the creative industries. She co-founded The Hub Collective and is a Manifestor. She is responsible primarily for fundraising, program development and overall sustainability. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology as well as a Master of Arts in Human Geography from the University of Ottawa.

Oleen Horne

Centre Manager

Oleen is an impassioned young educator born and raised in Bequia. Her interests revolve around education, interior design and entrepreneurship. At the Bequia Community High School and after the Lower Bay Primary, she honed in on the importance of a strong business foundation and how to translate that passion to youth. Oleen joined the Board of The Hub in 2020 with a focus on establishing intimate connections with the youth of Bequia through outreach and has been Centre Manager of the Creative Art Centre since October 2021.

Akil Peters

Centre Assistant

Akil is our Centre Assistant and has been intimately connected with us since our story began. He has gone through many of our programs and workshops, including our drumming, painting and music classes as well as our annual Positive Vibes festival. Since returning to live full time on Bequia, he has taken on a more active role in our day-to-day operations. You may see him assisting with The Hub Shop, maintaining our Creative Arts Centre or helping bring to life our various activities.

Danielle Collinson

Co-Founder + Nurturer

Danielle moved from the mainland of St. Vincent 14 years ago and now lives and works on Bequia as a masseuse and esthetician. As a founding member and Nurturer at The Hub, she is aware of how youth culture has declined over the years. Her efforts are spent in developing creative opportunities that would affect young people on the island in tangible ways. Danielle is passionate about finding new ways to invest in Bequia's development.

Anthony Sargeant

Activator

Anthony is the former Centre Manager and Activator at The Hub. He brings years of experience working with youth all across Bequia and other community organisations, including the Bequia Basketball Association. Antony a.k.a “Sarge” is multi-talented and enjoys being a mentor, guide and teacher. His guiding principle in life is that everyone should give back to their community in order to enrich the lives of others. His creative passions are filmmaking and photography.

Asha Toussaint

Program Intern

Asha joins our team at The Hub as our Program Intern working with youth in our workshops and offerings. Asha spent most of her childhood in Paget Farm and grew up around her grandmother, a very caring and community-centred person. Asha has definitely adopted these traits, helping out where she could since a very young age, and she continues to serve to this day. Asha shares an interest in nature and music. These interests, along with her bubbly personality, led Asha through our doors. Asha's passion is with youth, so she is taking this opportunity to grow her skills and keep her connection strong with members of our community.

Ella Mitchell-Sutton

Writing Intern

Ella joins our family at The Hub as our Writing Intern and will be bringing to life elements of our community programming through dynamic storytelling. Ella was born and raised in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines where she first attended the Paradise Primary School in Bequia, and then the St Joseph’s Convent Kingstown on the mainland. She spent most of her teenage and early adult years studying abroad in England, Barbados and Canada. At 23 years old, Ella is a recent graduate of the University of Waterloo with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and Rhetoric. She recently moved back home to Bequia to help out with her family businesses and pursue a writing career.

“The Hub Collective has been one of our more successful investments. Their leadership is stable and they have broad participation from their members. As the organization has matured they are constantly extending their reach into more areas of the community where they sense a cultural, educational or artistic need.”

– Richard W. Molten, Director of Grenadines Partnership Fund