Karlene Bramwell is the Senior Policy Analyst (Gender, Diversity & Equality) in the Gender Affairs Unit of the Ministry of Sustainability & Climate Resiliency in the Cayman Islands Government, she also holds the post of Secretary to the Gender Equality Tribunal. She is responsible for promoting gender mainstreaming across the public sector; developing and implementing national policy; and facilitating public education, awareness and training on issues of gender equality. Karlene holds degrees in Psychology, Counselling and Human Resource Management, as well as specialized training in Diversity Issues, Public Policy, Change Management, and Project Management. She is also a Cabinet appointed Member of the Cayman Islands Council for Older Persons.

Karlene is passionate about assisting in the empowerment of people, as well as advocating for positive social change. She has over 25 years of experience in the field of human services, having worked in a range of settings including welfare and child protection services, probation & parole services, victim of crime services, domestic violence intervention, prison rehabilitation services, disaster management and most recently for the last 8 years  in the area of gender affairs and public policy .