KAISA L. PRENTICE VI-EPSCoR Program Specialist University of the Virgin Islands St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands 00802 Tel 340 693-1063, kprenti2@uvi.edu Ms. Prentice received a bachelors degree in Business Administration, with a concentration in Management, from the University of the Virgin Islands in 2000. She began her career at the Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture. Her position as a marketing technician promoted marketing initiatives that established strong vendor relationships between local farmers and businesses. In 2004, Ms. Prentice saw the opportunity for her to use her varied skills as VI- EPSCoR’s program specialist and was excited to be able to return to the academic setting at the University of the Virgin Islands and support the economic development of the United States Virgin Islands.