Executive Director, Trinidad & Tobago
Born and raised in Trinidad & Tobago, Jeanille Bonterre’s journalistic experience and infectious personality made her a natural fit to be the original face and voice of MTV Networks’ TEMPO, their first and only Caribbean Channel. Following her successful stint at MTV Networks, parent company VIACOM Inc then gave Jeanille the opportunity to host and produce original Caribbean philanthropic community programming for BET Networks to promote and uplift her region’s dynamic Creative and Music Talent industries, including the groundbreaking acoustic series Soundcheck and the documentary Top 20 Greatest Moments in Reggae.
Leveraging her on and off camera experience and popularity, in 2013 she founded Nexus Networks Inc under her own media and publishing imprint “Jeanille Bonterre Entertainment ”. Since then she’s been pioneering a new era in the media industry. As Host and Executive Producer of the popular international Caribbean travel series “Island Xclusive”, her weekly programming reached over 2.5million viewers in the Caribbean and North American markets and her online presence generated over 27,000 views monthly via her Youtube channel.
As CEO/Founder of NEXUS Networks, Jeanille continued her lifelong mission to build a legacy of producing high quality multicultural media, forging ahead with sustainable Caribbean community incubator programs, Youth outreach internships and Philanthropic media projects in collaboration with international media networks focused on sharing empowering educational programming for current and future generations. As she moves forward creating a safe space for her unique brand of insightful Philanthro Journalism, Jeanille shares her mantra for other Caribbean creatives and Activists pursuing their big dreams and goals in the competitive global market.