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Chloe Walker

Election Year: 2014

Election Constituency: Jamaica and Commonwealth Caribbean

Scholar Status: Scholar Alum

Rhodes Identifier: Commonwealth Caribbean & St Cross 2014

Chloe Walker

Biography

Having completed her HBA at the University of Toronto, Chloe is now reading for a Master's in English at the University of the West Indies. She is the recipient of several academic scholarships and awards, including; The University of the West Indies Graduate Scholarship, The Innis College Exceptional Achievement Award, and the CAPE Award for Top Performance in Humanities. Alongside her studies, Chloe is an Assessor/Supervisor for the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award, having completed the Bronze, Silver and Gold awards herself. Chloe teaches English Language and Literature and coaches the Debating Club at her former high school; she volunteers for Read for Life, Barbados, is a founding member of AIESEC Barbados, a member of the University of the West Indies Vice Chancellor's Ambassador Corps, and a past President of the University of Toronto Swahili Conversation Club. In the long term, Chloe hopes to contribute to the use of educational technology in the development of the Caribbean and the acquisition of Standard English.