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Siomara’s interpersonal and leadership skills were already evident when she became president of her Curacao High School’s Student School Board. She went on to earn her College degree in computer science in 1982.
Her work experience spans computer software, accountancy, human resources, and social psychology.
She began her diverse career in the client computer software department of ABN Bank after acquiring multiple software certifications. Her excellent people skills led her to other positions where she combined her knowledge of finance and accountancy with human services. Siomara’s human services talents included assisting in missionary work and moved her around a bit. First to Bonaire and then to St. Martin where she also worked in an offshore oil terminal office doing both accountancy and personnel recruiting. In these roles, she traveled extensively to other Caribbean islands, Saba, St. Eustatius, Puerto Rico and the States.
Later Siomara returned to Bonaire and began working for the Netherlands Antilles Central Government Laboratory for Public Health as their financial and medical administrator. She continues in this laboratory now named BonLab, which became a private laboratory for the island of Bonaire.
Siomara is active in the community as a graduate member of the Jr. Chamber of Commerce International (JCI) and as Board Secretary for the local North Foundation (Fundashon Nrd.) Braves Softball Team as well as a columnist for the Bonaire Reporter. When the problems and decay at our high school gained public attention, Siomara was on the scene as a working member of the team of volunteers dedicated to improvement of the SGB--Bonaire's biggest school.
Siomara loves dancing, swimming, exercising, sports, reading good books of many types and enjoys multi-lingual communications.
Siomara comments, “my reason for becoming part of the BFFBK organization is rooted in my belief in the uniqueness of individuals which of course includes KIDS. I see people in a positive way and when thinking about the word “KIDS” I concluded that
K is for KIND; I for INTELLIGENT; D for DILIGENT; and S is for SPECIAL.
Yes they have these qualities and what are we feeding them to keep them this way? I have seen changes in grownups when there’s a lack of good nutrition. I believe nutrition goes together with behavior. So feeding KIDS right is the responsibility of every one of us!"
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