There is no doubt in my mind that my experiences as an undergraduate and graduate student in Geography at the UWI Mona campus has molded and directed my professional development. My interest in hazards and disaster began during the Easter break of 1980 when Mrs. Eleanor Jones, Lecturer in Geomorphology in the Department guided us on a field trip to observe and reflect on the ravages caused by the 1979 Flood Rains in Western Jamaica. During the summer break of that same year, Mrs. Jones recommended me for employment at the about-to-be-established Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Relief Coordination (ODPERC) now ODPEM, where the foundations of my current career were established. My exposure to Agricultural Geography under the tutelage of Professor David Barker spiked my interest in the causes of the global food problems and potential solutions to achieving food security and resilience to hunger. The relationships between vulnerabilities to hazards/disasters and food security issues and the spatial context of this relationship became a major focus of my research and continues to contribute to my professional development.