VIRGIN ISLANDS PORT AUTHORITY 
BOARD ACTIONS LIST 
Meeting Date: 
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 
Location: 
VIPA Conference Room 
Henry E. Rohlsen Airport Terminal, St. Croix USVI & Zoom 
 
 
Board Members  
1. 
Willard S. John, St. Croix – CHAIRMAN  
2. 
Kevin Rodriquez, USVIEDA Chairman – VICE CHAIR (absent) 
3. 
Leona Smith, St. John – SECRETARY 
4. 
Joseph B. Boschulte, Commissioner of Tourism 
5. 
Derek A. Gabriel, Commissioner of DPW 
6. 
Gordon Rhea, Esq., Attorney General 
7. 
Celestino A. White Sr., St. Thomas 
8. 
St. Croix Resident – Position Unfilled 
9. 
St. Thomas Resident – Position Unfilled 
 
Board Staff 
1. Tonya Pickering, Internal Auditor 
 
VIPA Officers 
1. 
Carlton Dowe. Executive Director 
2. 
Bill Rawlins, Assistant Executive Director 
3. 
Anise Hodge, Deputy Exec. Director 
4. 
Anna M. Penn, CFO 
5. 
Catherine Hendry, Esq., Legal Counsel (absent) 
6. 
Diane Richardson, HR Director 
7. 
Julice Holder, Chief of Staff 
VIPA Staff 
1. 
Ava Penn, Director of Financial Affairs 
2. 
Nicole Scatliffe, Director of IT 
3. 
Vincent Frazer, Senior Staff Attorney 
4. 
Joseph Cranston Jr., Marine Manager STT/STJ 
5. 
Kate Davis, Procurement & Contracts Manager 
6. 
Jerome Sheridan, Territorial Airport Manager 
7. 
Deborah Washington, Property Manager 
8. 
Tafari Nelson, Civil Engineer STX 
9. 
Monifa Brathwaite, Public Information Officer 
 
10. 
Nyesha Sebastian, Grants and 
Programs Analyst 
11. 
Nia Gumbs, Financial Affairs 
Assistant 
12. 
Lilita Seaton, Senior 
Compliance Officer 
13. 
Everton Rush, IS Manager 
14. 
Rishaun Malone, Systems 
Administrator 
15. 
Kensley Ducray, LAN Support 
Specialist 
 
BOARD MEETING MINUTES 
 
Board Meeting Minutes –  
February 19, 2025 
Accepted the minutes for the February 19, 2025 board 
meeting. 
 
FINANCE COMMITTEE 
 
No actions were taken. 
 
 
PROPERTY COMMITTEE 
 
No actions were taken. 
 
 
PROJECTS & OPERATIONS COMMITTEE 
 
Edward Wilmoth Blyden IV Marine 
Terminal Perimeter Fence Replacement 
 
Awarded a contract to Julien’s Welding in the amount of 
$114,000 to replace the Blyden Terminal’s perimeter 
fence. 
 
Funding Source: VIPA Budget – Marine Division 
 
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE 
 
No actions were taken. 
 
 
EXECUTIVE SESSION