GABRIEL
CHRISTIAN
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NAME
Gabriel Christian
also know as Gabriel Joshua Christian, Esq., CEL
BORN:
Gabriel Joshua Christian
1st January, 1961
Goodwill, Dominica
PROFESSION
Attorney, author, Green Business entrepreneur
FAMILY
PARENTS:
Wendell Christian and Alberta Christian née John Baptiste
SIBLINGS:
Christalin (Didier), Wellsworth (deceased), Lawson, Samuel, Esther, Hildreth and Theresa
SPOUSE:
Joan Christian née Robinson, 1997 to present
CHILDREN:
Samora Dominique and Makonnen Leonard
EDUCATION
| 1963—64 | Little Antiguan School by the Bay, Potter's Ville, Dominica |
| 1964—65 | St. Alphonsus Preschool, Goodwill, Dominica |
| 1965—69 | Roseau Mixed Infant, Roseau, Dominica |
| 1969—70 | Roseau Girls' School (Boys Section), Roseau, Dominica |
| 1970—72 | Goodwill Junior High School, Goodwill, Dominica |
| 1972—77 | Dominica Grammar School, Roseau, Dominica |
| 1977—79 | Sixth Form College (SiFoCol), Clifton Dupigny Community College, Roseau, Dominica |
| 1983—86 | Procurement and Public Contracting College of Business and Public Management, University of District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA |
| 1987—90 | Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
| DEGREES: | |
| 1977 | High school diploma, Dominica Grammar School, Dominica |
| 1979 | Diploma, Sixth Form College, Dominica |
| 1986 | Bachelor degree in Business Administration, Procurement and Public Contracting College of Business and Public Management, University of District of Columbia, USA |
| 1990 | Juris Doctor, Georgetown University Law Center, USA |
CAREER
| 1979—82 | Teacher, Dominica Grammar School, Dominica |
| 1985—86 | Government Property Specialist, Electronic Warfare Division Litton Amecom, Maryland, USA |
| 1988—91 | Law Clerk, Law Firm of Farrington, Smallwood & Wells, Maryland, USA |
| 1991—93 | Associate, Law Firm of Farrington, Smallwood Wells & Wyrough, Maryland, USA |
| 1993—97 | Partner, Farrington & Christian, Maryland, USA |
| 1997— present |
Managing Attorney, Gabriel J. Christian & Associates, LLC, Maryland, USA |
WORKS
| 1992 | In Search of Eden: Dominica, The Travails of a Caribbean Mini State (co-authored with Irving W. André) |
| 1999 | Rain on a Tin Roof |
| 2002 | In Search of Eden: Essays on Dominican History (co-authored with Irving W. André) |
| 2007 | Death by Fire—The Explosive Story of the 1963 Carnival Tragedy (co-authored with Irving W. André) |
| 2008 | For King & Country: The Service & Sacrifice of the Dominican Soldier (co-authored with Irving W. André) |
AWARDS
| 1983—86 | Who is Who In American Colleges and Universities |
| 1983 | Poet Representative, University of the District of Colombia |
| 1983—86 | Organization of American States Fellow |
| 1997 | Knighted, Commander of the Ethiopian Lion (CEL) by Order of His Imperial Highness Ermias Sahle Selassie, Haile Selassie of the Ethiopian Crown Council; Washington National Cathedral, Washington, DC. |
NOTABLE
| 1977—79 | President, Dominica Federation of Students |
| 1981 | Founding President of Frontline Cooperative Bookstore |
| 1992 | Co-founded Pont Cassé Press with Irving W. André |
| 2005 | Commissioned Captain, Dominica Cadet Corps by H.E. Dr. Nicholas Liverpool, President of Dominica |
| 2007 | Appointed Judicial Commissioner of the Maryland Court of Appeals by Order of Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley |
| Green Business Entrepreneur, Renewable Energy Alliance, LLC | |