Resident Representative for Barbados
Christopher Faircloth
Resident Representative
Office Information
2nd Floor Tom Adams Financial Centre, Central Bank of Barbados
Spry Street, Bridgetown
Email: WHDRR-BRB@imf.org
Tel: +1 (246) 537-2873
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Christopher Faircloth,
Resident Representative
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Mr. Christopher Faircloth is a Canadian national that has worked at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for nearly two decades. His IMF career began as the Advisor to the Executive Director for Canada, Ireland, and Caribbean countries in 2001, where his portfolio included policy issues such as the Fund’s response to capital account crises, private-sector involvement in crisis management, and the voice and representation of small states. Mr. Faircloth moved to the Fund’s general staff as Economist in 2004 where he specialized in the Caribbean region. He was involved in the IMF’s lending and economic reform programs with Dominica and Jamaica—both of which involved a debt restructuring—and served as desk economist for a variety of Caribbean countries, including The Bahamas, St. Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago. During his Fund career, Mr. Faircloth also worked on Western Balkan countries and spent several years in the Finance Department’s Concessional Financing Division, which oversees the financing framework to deliver concessional support to the poorest and most vulnerable IMF members. He was a lead contributor to the 2019 reform of the Fund’s toolkit to support low-income countries that saw an increase in access to concessional Fund resources, particularly in the aftermath of a large-scale natural disaster event. Mr. Faircloth took up his assignment as the IMF’s Resident Representative for Barbados in August 2019 with the primary responsibility to support the implementation of Barbados’ Economic Reform and Transformation (BERT) Program under the IMF’s Extended Fund Facility arrangement. He holds an Honors and Master’s Degree in Economics from the University of Manitoba and University of Guelph respectively.
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Vacant,
Local Economist
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Amy Carrington,
Office Manager
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Amy Carrington, a Barbadian national joined the IMF RRO for Barbados as Office Manager on its inauguration in August 2019. Prior to joining the team, she worked for the United States government for a period of 8 years providing assistance to countries in the Eastern Caribbean through the Centers For Disease Control (CDC), Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program and subsequently with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which supported youth development, juvenile justice reform, HIV AIDS, and general development programs in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. She also served as the Trafficking in Persons Coordinator for the agency.
Amy is a management graduate with experience in operations management, financial administration, procurement and logistics functions. She's a skilled organizer and communicator with extensive experience in office management. Amy is responsible for the day to day management and operations of the RRO. She is highly competent, proficient with time management, organizational and problem-solving skills, whilst placing high emphasis on teamwork.
With extensive travel experience and love for exploring different cultures, Amy is passionate about the tourism industry. This passion has led her to pursue her studies in this area where she achieved an Associate Degree in Tourism and Travel and a BSc Hons in Management specializing in Tourism and Hospitality Management, from the University of the West Indies.
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Willie Parris,
Office Driver
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Mr. Willie Parris joined IMF Resident Representative Barbados Office as a Senior Driver on January13th 2020. Under the supervision of the Resident Representative and the Office Manager, Mr. Parris performs official driver duties and assist with general administrative tasks. Prior to joining the IMF Resident Representative Office for Barbados, Mr. Parris a national of Barbados spent almost three decades with the Organization of American States (OAS) as Office Driver/Messenger. Mr. Parris is an electrician by trade and has achieved certification in Computer Repairs & Maintenance.
