VIRGIN ISLANDS PORT AUTHORITY 
BOARD MEETING ACTIONS LIST 
* SPECIAL MEETING * 
September 24, 2024 
CHAIRED BY WILLARD JOHN, CHAIR OF THE BOARD 
VIPA Administrative Building, St. Thomas and via Zoom 
 
 
Board Members  
1. 
Willard S. John, St. Croix – CHAIRMAN  
2. 
Derek A. Gabriel, Commissioner of DPW – VICE CHAIR 
3. 
Kevin Rodriquez, USVIEDA Chairman – SECRETARY 
4. 
Joseph B. Boschulte, Commissioner of Tourism (absent) 
5. 
Gordon Rhea, Esq., Attorney General Nominee 
6. 
Leona A. Smith, St. John  
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 Staff Present 
1. 
Carlton Dowe, Executive Director 
2. 
Bill Rawlins, Assistant Executive Director 
3. 
Anise Hodge, Deputy Executive Director 
4. 
Julice Holder, Chief of Staff 
5. 
Catherine Hendry, Esq., Legal Counsel 
6. 
Vincent Frazer, Esq., Senior Staff Attorney 
7. 
Diane Richardson, HR Director 
8. 
Preston Beyer, Director of Engineering 
9. 
Deborah Washington, Property Manager 
10. 
Ava Penn, Director of Financial Affairs 
11. 
Nicole Scatliffe, IT Director 
12. 
Tafari Nelson, Engineering Project Manager 
13. 
Jerome Sheridan, Territorial Airport Mgr. 
14. 
Joseph Cranston Jr., Marine Manager STT/J 
15. 
Mario Pinder, LAN Support Specialist 
16. 
Monifa Brathwaite, Public Info. Officer 
 
Via Zoom 
17. 
Lilita Seaton, Senior Compliance Officer 
18. 
Nia Gumbs, Financial Affairs Assistant 
19. 
Chanee Chalon, Payroll Manager 
20. 
Queen Ivory Rhasba, Accountant 
21. 
Dean Plaskett, Territorial Director of 
Facilities Management 
 
VIPA Consultant 
Frasca – Larry Belinsky 
MATTERS REQUIRING BOARD ACTION 
 
Marine Tariff Amendments –  
St . Thomas/St. John District Cruise 
Ship Fee Increases  
Authorized the Executive Director to: 
 
• Increase wharfage fees by 44 cents per passenger 
for cruise ships entering St. Thomas effective no 
later than April 2025. This increase will fund VIPA 
marine operations and expenses. 
 
• Increase ship dues by $3 per passenger for cruise 
ships entering St. Thomas to fund the Charlotte 
Amalie Harbor Dredging Project effective no later 
than April 2025. 
 
• Both actions will be presented to the public via a 
public hearing that will be held in October 2024. 
 
VIPA Fiscal Year 2025 Proposed Capital 
and Operating Budget 
Accepted the $199 Million Fiscal Year 2025 Proposed VIPA 
Capital and Operating Budget. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Virgin Islands Port Authority Board Meeting Actions List  
 
 
 
 
 
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