The UWI Development and Endowment Fund’s (UWIDEF’s) new manager Mr Kory Mendez is leading the production of the fund’s second annual fundraising concert, IGNITE 2 – Rekindle the Flame.
Mr Mendez joined the UWIDEF at the start of 2024 as manager with responsibility for the business efficiency and innovative efforts of the fund. UWIDEF provides scholarships and bursaries to deserving students of The UWI. Mendez brings leadership experience gained from numerous years in leadership roles at multiple culture-focused non-profit organisations. He led the production team for the first IGNITE Concert in 2023.
UWIDEF has planned a series of fundraising events for 2024, the first being IGNITE 2. Performers will include The Lydians, Southernaires Choir, Signal Hill Alumni Choir, the National Steel Symphony Orchestra of Trinidad and Tobago, The Shiv Shakti Dance Company, and The UWI Arts Chorale and Steel, as well as soloists, Edward Cumberbatch, Neval Chatelal, and Quinton Neckles.
The benefit concert IGNITE 2 – Rekindle the Flame, will take place on Sunday, March 24 at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA).
