VIRGIN ISLANDS PORT AUTHORITY 
BOARD MEETING ACTIONS LIST 
Revised 19 Sep 2024 
September 18, 2024 
CHAIRED BY WILLARD JOHN, CHAIR OF THE BOARD 
Henry E. Rohlsen Airport Terminal Conference Room and via Zoom 
 
 
Board Members  
1. 
Willard S. John, St. Croix – CHAIRMAN  
2. 
Derek A. Gabriel, Commissioner of DPW – VICE CHAIR (absent) 
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. 
Anna M. Penn, Chief Financial Officer 
5. 
Julice Holder, Chief of Staff 
6. 
Catherine Hendry, Esq., Legal Counsel 
7. 
Vincent Frazer, Esq., Senior Staff Attorney 
8. 
Diane Richardson, HR Director 
9. 
Ava Penn, Director of Financial Affairs 
10. 
Nicole Scatliffe, IT Director 
11. 
Kate Davis, Purchasing/Contracting Mgr. 
12. 
Tafari Nelson, Projects Manager 
13. 
Jerome Sheridan, Territorial Airport Mgr. 
14. 
Mervyn Constantine, Marine Manager STX 
15. 
Jeffrey Saldana, Chief Wharfinger STX 
16. 
Everton Rush, IT Manager 
17. 
Mariath Hodge, Executive Assistant 
18. 
Kensley Ducreay, LAN Support Specialist 
19. 
Monifa Brathwaite, Public Info. Officer 
 
Via Zoom 
20. 
Joseph Cranston Jr., Marine Manager STT/J 
21. 
Lilita Seaton, Senior Compliance Officer 
22. 
Nia Gumbs, Financial Affairs Assistant 
23. 
Nyesha Sebastien, Grants & Program 
Analyst  
24. 
Camisha Charleswell, Revenue 
Operations Analyst 
25. 
Rishaun Malone, System Administrator 
 
VIPA Consultant 
Frasca – Larry Belinsky 
MATTERS REQUIRING BOARD ACTION 
 
Acceptance of Board Minutes 
Accepted the minutes of the VIPA Board’s August 21, 2024 
meeting. 
 
Poll Vote Ratification – FAA Grant 
Award Agreement 
 
• Ratified the September 12, 2024 Poll Vote authorizing 
the Executive Director to execute FAA Airport 
Improvement Program Grant Agreement No. 3-78-0001-
057-2024 for the CEKA Runway 10/28 Rehabilitation and 
Construction Project for $7,870,063 on behalf of VIPA 
via Resolution 2-2024.  The FAA will pay 90 percent of the 
allowable costs incurred to accomplish the project. 
 
• Approved Resolution 2-2024 which is required to 
transmit the executed grant from VIPA to the FAA. 
 
FINANCE COMMITTEE 
 
Department of Justice’s Request – 
Demurrage Waiver 
 
Returned to Committee (request to waive $534,006 
charged to the Virgin Islands Department of Justice to store 
its mobile morgue on VIPA property at the Wilfred Allick 
Port and Transshipment Center (the Containerport), St. 
Croix. 
 
PROPERTY COMMITTEE 
 
No action was taken. 
 
 
 
 
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PROJECTS & OPERATIONS COMMITTEE 
 
Euna Grant Management Solution  
(e-Civis) 
 
Authorized the purchase of the Euna Grant Management 
Solution (e-Civis), as a supplement to its e-Procurement 
System (Ion Wave) for five years. The cost of the Euna Grant 
Management Solution (“Euna Grant”) will be in the amount 
not to exceed $150,000 for five (5) years, payable in five 
annual installments. 
 
Funding source:  VIPA Engineering Department 
 
Ann E. Abramson Marine Facility Cruise 
Pier Improvements Project – Moffatt & 
Nichol Task Order No. 24 
 
Approved Task Order No. 24 to Moffatt & Nichol in the not-
to-exceed amount of $835,490 for design and permitting 
services related to the Ann E. Abramson Marine Facility 
Cruise Pier Improvements Project. 
 
Funding source:  St. Croix Capital Cost Recovery Charge 
(CCRC) with Royal Caribbean Group  
 
Extension of VIPA-RCG-CTI 
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) 
 
Authorized the Executive Director to execute an extension 
of the Memorandum of Understanding with Royal 
Caribbean Cruises Ltd. d/b/a Royal Caribbean Group and 
Cruise Terminals International (CTI) for the development of 
the Subbase area, develop a third cruise ship berth at the 
Austin “Babe” Monsanto Marine Terminal at Crown Bay; 
and the redevelopment of the Crown Bay Center. 
 
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE 
 
No action was taken. 
 
 
EXECUTIVE SESSION 
 
No executive session was held.