Lt Col (Retired) Garfield Sean Prendergast, JP, MSc, MA, rcds, psc

Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) G S Prendergast joined the Jamaica National Building Society in January 2014 as Executive, Administration.   He was appointed General Manager of JN Properties Ltd. in June 2017.

He has served as a Commissioned Officer in the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) for over thirty (30) years and was previously seconded from the JDF to the post of Commissioner of Corrections, Department of Correctional Services during the period 22 March 2010 to 30 June 2013.

He successfully completed an Officer’s Selection Board and joined the JDF in June 1983.  He underwent basic military training and was commissioned in the rank of Second Lieutenant in 1984.  He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1986, Captain in 1990, Major in 1998 and Lieutenant Colonel in 2005.

Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Prendergast has held a number of major military appointments, including Infantry Company Commander, Battalion Intelligence Officer, HQ JDF Assistant Staff Officer (Personnel), acted as the Training Major for the Third Battalion the Jamaica Regiment (National Reserve) and Commanding Officer of an Infantry Battalion.  He was also appointed Standards Officer for the Caribbean Junior Command and Staff Course in 2002 and again in 2003.

Qualifications

• Master of Arts Degree in International Studies, King’s College London, UK
• Master of Science Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies, The University of the West Indies
• Diploma in Human Resource Management, Institute of Management and Production, Jamaica
• Diploma in Counter-Terrorism Studies, National Defence University, Washington DC, USA
• Certificate, General Management Studies, Management Institute for National Development, Jamaica

Military Training

• Royal College of Defence Studies Course in London, UK
• Regional Defence Counter-Terrorism Fellows Program, National Defence University, Fort McNair, Washington DC, USA
• US Army Command and General Staff Course, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
• Regimental Signals Officer Course and All Arms Tactics Course, School of Infantry, Warminster, UK
• Basic Officer Training, Indian Military Academy, Dehra Dun, Uttar Pradesh, India
• Basic Military Training, Jamaica Defence Force, Newcastle, St Andrew

Achievements

• Medal of Honour for Meritorious Service to the Jamaica Defence Force
• Distinguished Graduate Award, National Defence University, Washington, DC, USA