By Nelson A. King Caribbean Life
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The Brooklyn-based West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA), organizer of the annual, massive West Indian American Day Carnival Parade on Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkawy, on Monday dismissed serious charges by outgoing president Jean Joseph, saying that she occupied “no special powers” beyond her title.
“The organization’s president is chosen from the Board by the board of directors and occupies no special powers beyond that designation,” said WIADCA spokesman Dr. Hank Sheinkopf in response to questions posed by Caribbean Life over Joseph’s resignation in which she claimed, among other allegations, in her resignation letter, circulated widely to the media and in some quarters, that, since becoming president in April 2018, she was “assailed and treated with the utmost disrespect by our Board of Directors.”
“The Board acted entirely within its authority, as clearly stated in the organization by-laws, and acted entirely with approval of our legal counsel,” Dr. Sheinkopf added.
In her resignation letter, dated Sept. 25, but made available to Caribbean Life on Oct. 8, the Dominican-born Joseph, a certified public accountant (CPA), claimed that she was “unable to act in my capacity as president, regardless of whatever efforts I have made.
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WIADCA is a cultural awareness organization based in BROOKLYN, NY that was founded in 1970. As of 2019 they had $1.1 million in revenue and $104,680 in assets.
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