Our Leadership

Dr. Natalie Chaitan-Maharaj is a long standing servant of the People. She first chose to serve as a medical doctor - having trained at UWI Mona and St. Augustine. She served at the NCRHA Mt. Hope Women’s Hospital for 15 years delivering compassionate care and innovative solutions to her patients. After forging a distinguished 15 year career as a medical doctor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dr. Chaitan went on to hone business skills as part owner of her own medical center. As a partner at First Call Medical Services she extended her impact beyond the hospital, making quality healthcare more accessible to the community. In addition, she was an associate Lecturer at the University of the West Indies, training and nurturing the next generation of medical professionals. With an unshakable work ethic and a heart for service, Dr. Chaitan-Maharaj is ready to expand her impact by transitioning from community-focused service to the national level. Her vision at the MPSDFS is clear: to ensure that the most vulnerable in our society are empowered to reach their full potential.

PS Ramcharan (Ag) has approximately 24 years of service in the public sector of Trinidad and Tobago where he held several senior leadership roles. A trained and qualified Information Communication and Technology (ICT) professional, Mr Ramcharan has spent a significant period of his career at the Ministry of Health. Prior to his appointment in this Ministry, PS Ramcharan would have served as Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry Health from 2021. PS Ramcharan holds a Master’s Degree in Strategic Business Information Technology, with commensurate training and experience in Project Management, e-Governance and Digital Transformation. He is passionate about business transformation leading towards enhanced service delivery by linking corporate vision to deliver the desired results through people empowerment, and the effective use of processes, resources and enabling technologies.

Mrs. Deonanan-Balkaran is a career Public Servant with approximately 33 years of service in the Civil Services of Trinidad and Tobago. She has served at various Ministries/Departments and her last appointment prior to her appointment at this Ministry was at the Personnel Department of Trinidad and Tobago. Whilst there she served as a Director of HRM specializing in Compensation Management. She also served as the Deputy Chief Personnel Officer for approximately 18 months. She holds a General Bachelor’s degree with a specialization in History issued by the University of the West Indies, a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management with distinction and a Master’s Degree in Strategic Leadership and Innovation with distinction, issued by the Arthur Lok Jack Global School of Business and the University of the West Indies, respectively.