Our Team.
Meet the dynamic team behind CIFWK! Comprised of visionary designers, savvy marketers, and dedicated event coordinators, our team is committed to revolutionizing the fashion industry through innovation and creativity. With a diverse range of talents and backgrounds, we collaborate seamlessly to bring you unparalleled fashion experiences that push boundaries and inspire. Get to know the faces driving the future of fashion at CIFWK!"
President, CEO, Director & Founder
Norma J. Ebanks
Fashion Designer, Norma Ebanks, has always had an immense love for fashion.
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Norma studied at the notable Parsons School of Design (also famous for being the home of Supermodel Heidi Klum’s TV show “Project Runway”) and Sew Rite School, in New York City, gaining certification in Fashion Designing and Home Décor. She was also trained in Fashion and Design, in Jamaica, at the Howell School of Fashion.
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After completing her studies abroad, Norma returned to the Cayman Islands full of inspiration and, most importantly, purpose. Shortly thereafter, she established the renowned fashion powerhouse, Creative Fashion and Design, which is a successful, community-based fashion studio catering to both local and international clientele, for the past 20 years.
Norma's one-of-a-kind designs have been worn by individuals from all walks of life, including the Miss Cayman Islands beauty contestants and beauty queens. Her signature "Norma's Designs" graced the runway at NY Fashion Meets DC in August of 2022 and then, in September of 2022, at New York Fashion Week. Norma's Designs also graced the runway in the 2023 and 2024 New York Fashion Week.
Norma’s artistic talent in the field of fashion has not gone unnoticed as numerous awards have been bestowed upon her, throughout the years, including the Caymanian Designer of the Year Award (received in 2009) and the prestigious Avant Garde Award (received in 2010), both from the Cayman National Cultural Foundation.
With over 35 years’ experience in the fashion industry, Norma’s mission has always been to support people in her home country, the Cayman Islands, the Caribbean region and internationally, who dream of a career in fashion design. She has taught and mentored many designers, through the Creative Fashion School, which offers an array of fashion-related courses to the Cayman community.
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In addition to her contributions to the fashion industry, Norma has also served as a Scholarship Interview Panelist with the Cayman Islands Government, since April 2017, and has been actively involved in assisting many local charities, over the years.
Norma and her family launched Cayman InStyle Fashion Week in March 2023, which is an annual collaboration between Cayman Islands Fashion Week and the Creative Fashion School. She is also the founder of Creative Fashion School, a non-profit organization registered in the Cayman Islands.
Creative Fashion School gives back to the Cayman community by providing scholarships for summer camps, sewing camps, after school classes. Norma has also taken one student enlisted in the fashion school and young Caymanian models (enlisted through the CIFWK Model Agency) to the New York Fashion Week in 2023 and February 2024 and the Milan Fashion Week in 2023.
Treasurer, Director & Co-Founder
Dale A. Talmage Ebanks
Businessman, Dale is a comprehensive Consultant. He has experience across a wide range of administrative areas, including concierge services, arranging service of process and filing legal documents for family, probate, real estate and immigration matters.
Having worked in administrative services for over 20 years, Dale's range of expertise is diverse. Before being a Consultant, he worked as an Administrator and Supervisor for 15 years at the Cayman Islands Government Administration Building (formerly at the Glass House) and as a Warehouse Manager at Deloitte for 12 years.
Dale has also spent 4 years as a Property Manager for a small property managing office in the Cayman Islands. He was chosen to manage a portfolio of 70 rental properties, including the Waterways condos on Seven Mile Beach.
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​Dale is the General Manager of KOE Group Ltd., a legal services company and CEO of its subsidiary business Dale Ebanks Consulting, an immigration and administration agency based in the Cayman Islands.
Secretary, Director, Co-Founder
Kimberly O. Ebanks
Attorney-at-law, Kimberly has experience across a wide range of Cayman Islands law practice areas, including General Corporate, Funds, Finance and Private Client matters.
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​Kimberly is an Associate in the financial services team at a full-service commercial law firm in the Cayman Islands which specialises in international offshore work. She has also worked as a Corporate Associate in offshore magic circle law firms and has also spent time on secondment with Maitland Chambers in the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, United Kingdom.
Before becoming an Attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands, Kimberly worked as a Corporate Administrator for 7 years at Ugland House where she focused on corporate governance, company formation, partnership registration and the strike off or liquidation of Cayman entities.
Kimberly is a member of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association and a volunteer lawyer at the Legal Befrienders - which is a free service provided by the Family Resource Center on all types of legal matters, specializing on domestic violence, child custody and other family matters.
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