About Us

Redefining the Caribbean through Education & Culture

A platform for the advancement of knowledge, cultural revitalization and the re-engineering of the Caribbean identity or the Caribbean self. The idea of the renaissance is timely as it seeks to address the fragility and vulnerability of the Caribbean’s identity within the dominant world culture of consumerism and rapidly changing technology.

CRF is an innovative strategic engine creating the platform for the advancement of knowledge, cultural revitalization and the re-engineering of the Caribbean identity or the Caribbean self. This is to be achieved by the CRF’s Interweaving curatorial Projects & Portfolios.

The idea of the renaissance is timely as it seeks to address the fragility and vulnerability of the Caribbean’s identity within the dominant world culture of consumerism and the rapidly changing technology.


David Boothman

David Boothman - (Founder)

David Boothman, celebrated artist/musician from Trinidad and Tobago, has been contributing to the arts for over forty-five years. He has performed at International Jazz and Caribbean music festivals. In 1980, he was awarded a government scholarship through the Prime Minister’s Best Village Program, going on to later graduate with honors from Pratt Institute, New York.

Vanessa Butler

Vanessa Butler - (Washington DC Secretariat)

As a cultural Ambassador, innovator and business development strategist, Vanessa has spend 20 years promoting the Caribbean region and identifying potential partners and resources that can contribute to the sustainable development and advancement of the people of the Caribbean Diaspora and the Caribbean region.