Jennifer Dilbert, MBE, JP

Information Commissioner

Jennifer Dilbert is the Cayman Islands’ first Information Commissioner. Prior  to her appointment in January 2009, she served as the Government Representative in the United Kingdom for over 8 years.

Following an lengthy career in the Civil Service in which she spent several years in supervision of the financial services industry, Mrs. Dilbert joined the private sector as Executive Director of Deutsche Bank (Cayman) Ltd. from 1996 to 1999.

Mrs. Dilbert was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2005, and as a Justice of the Peace in and for the Cayman Islands in 2006.

Jan Liebaers

Deputy Information Commissioner

Mr. Liebaers joined the Information Commissioner’s Office in the Cayman Islands as Deputy Information Commissioner in June 2010. He brings with him extensive knowledge of Freedom of Information legislation, having sat as a member of the FOI Working Group, the drafting committee of the Cayman Islands FOI Bill from 2005 to 2007, as well as the FOI Steering and Implementation Planning Committees which assisted in the development and planning of FOI in the Cayman Islands.  Mr. Liebaers currently sits on the Data Protection Working Group which is preparing data protection legislation for the Government of the Cayman Islands.

Prior to this, Mr. Liebaers held several positions relating to FOI, archives and records management in Europe, Canada and the Cayman Islands.  From 1997 to 2007 Mr. Liebaers was Head of Archives and Records Management and Deputy Director in the Cayman Islands National Archive, where he created the Records Policy Unit and spearheaded the development and implementation of new public records legislation, the National Archive and Public Records Law, 2007.

Mr. Liebaers holds a Master of Arts degree (MA) in history from York University, and a Master of Laws degree (LLM) in Information rights from Northumbria University, specializing in FOI and Data Protection.  He is a member of several professional organizations, including the Academy of Certified Archivists, the Association of Records Managers and Administrators, and the Canadian Association of Professional Access and Privacy Administrators.

 Christina Smith

Office Manager / Information Manager

Christina Smith started with the Information Commissioner’s Office in March 2009. In her current role, Christina provides full administrative, secretarial and management support to the ICO. She handles personnel issues, budget related matters, and as Information Manager assists the public with processing FOI requests.

Christina previously provided Administrative support to the Cabinet Office and FOI Unit in the co-ordination and implementation of FOI Legislation.  Prior to this she worked for Deloitte Financial Advisory Services for 5 years.

Christina holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Administration from the International College of the Cayman Islands.  Ms. Smith is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, and has attained a Certificate in HR Practice.

Clara Smith

Appeals and Compliance Analyst

Clara joined the Information Commissioner’s Office team in February 2012. As Appeals and Compliance Analyst Clara is responsible for mediating and investigating appeals filed with the Information Commissioner, and assists the Deputy Commissioner in preparing final reports for formal hearings before the Information Commissioner. The Appeals & Compliance Analyst also obtains and analyses statistical data from public authorities and monitors compliance with the FOI Law.

Clara has a decade of experience in the public service career, working most recently as the Appeals Officer for the Civil Service Appeals Commission. Prior to this she worked as the Policy Coordinator for the National Youth Commission for three years. She started her post university public service career with the Health Services Authority in 2003.

Clara holds a Bachelors of Science from Florida International University, a Postgraduate Diploma from Brunel University and a Graduate Certificate from University of Florida.

Nadira Lord

Operations Administrator and Registrar of Hearings

Nadira joined the Information Commissioner’s Office as Operations Administrator/Registrar of Hearings in March 2012.

Nadira is accountable for the delivery of confidential operational and administrative support to the Information Commissioner and the ICO team and is responsible for various operational tasks including outreach initiatives and reporting. She is also responsible for overseeing and coordinating the hearing process and ensuring that procedures during a hearing are in line with administrative fairness and natural justice.

Prior to joining the ICO team, Nadira worked for the Cayman Islands Government Office in the United Kingdom for three years and before that she worked in HR consulting in Toronto and London. Nadira holds a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Information and Administration Management from Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada.