A degree in Finance, Accounting and Management from the University of Nottingham and a position  as  Marketing  Manager for  Discover  Barbados  TV  has  given  Rhea  Mapp a  unique perspective on the business of tourism. The twenty-four-year- old island scholar and national youth awardee has also been involved in a number of major entertainment/sports tourism ventures such as Barbados Jazz Festival, Barbados Wet Fete, Island Queen Bikini Competition and  the  Bcubed  Beach  Football  Festival.  

Currently she  is  working  alongside  the  Barbados Tourism Authority on the upcoming Carlisle Bay Water Festival and The World Championships for Women's Boxing. These ventures have afforded not only experience and exposure but a wealth of knowledge & resources.