The Most Honourable Kerryann Ifill FB is a trailblazer in leadership, advocacy, and inclusion. Losing her sight at the age of five, she became a symbol of resilience, first appearing on the 10¢ stamp during the International Year of the Disabled. At 14, she was the first totally blind student at Combermere Secondary School, later earning qualifications from the University of the West Indies, Durham Business School, and Erdiston Teacher’s Training College.

For over a decade, she championed the rights of persons with disabilities through the Barbados Council for the Disabled, leading advocacy, research, and assistive technology initiatives. Appointed to the Senate in 2008, she became its youngest President in 2012 — and the first woman and person with a disability to hold the post. She serves globally as Vice Chair of the Commonwealth Disabled People’s Forum, Chair of the CARICOM Advisory Panel on Disabilities, Director-at-Large for the World Blind Union North America–Caribbean Region, Vice President of the Barbados Council for the Disabled, and Public Relations Officer for the National United Society of the Blind Barbados.

Since 2019, she has served with the Rotary Club of Barbados South, advancing projects in inclusion and empowerment. Her community service also includes over 25 years of ministry and music with her church band.

Now an author and keynote speaker, Kerryann shares powerful messages on resilience, leadership, and equity. Honoured with the Order of the Freedom of Barbados (2023) and the Anthony N. Sabga Award for Caribbean Excellence (2024), she continues to inspire change across the world.