Background
Corinth Irene Morter was born in Belize City, British Honduras and received her primary education at Ebenezer School.
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Corinth Irene Morter-Lewis
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She began her career as a clerical assistant for the Government of Belize and later studied to be a teacher. She completed university studies at the University of New Brunswick in Canada and graduated in 1980 with a master"s degree from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. She then pursued a doctorate at the University of Alberta where she earned her Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology of Education.
Career
She has served as the President of the University of Belize and as President of the Governing Board of International Institute of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean. She began teaching at the Belize Technical High School, which later became the Belize Technical College, later becoming a department head and Vice-Principal there. She served as the acting President of the University of Belize between 2010 and 2011, having previously served as its President from January 2003 to June 2007.
In 2008, she began working as the President of the Governing Board of International Institute of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean, having previously served as vice president
In addition to teaching as an adjunct professor at the University of Belize, Morter-Lewis serves as a school counselor at Ocean Academy on Caye Caulker.
