David Lopez of the National Carnival Band Association

National Carnival Bands Association President David Lopez rose up through the ranks in the Carnival arena, starting in 1984 as a gate guard, track steward and hospitality bar manager.

From 1990, Mr. Lopez worked with the National Carnival Commission as a member of the Hospitality Committee, and later headed NCBA's Operations Committee. Mr. Lopez also coordinated Tobago Fest in 2005 and coordinated both Carifesta VIII in August 2003 in Suriname and Carifesta IX in September 2006 in Trinidad.

He joined the Executive Board of the NCBA and worked as Operations Manager before being elected Vice President and finally President.

With his keen vision for progress, Mr. Lopez has driven several initiatives, including on-line registration for bands, computerized adjudication, modern marketing, the NCBA Mas Academy, and Big Friday.