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DIRECTORY OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND AGENCIES

This directory is updated as of Aug. 1, 2003. Changes occur frequently. Please notify the Source of changes by email source@viaccess.net or fax 777-8136.

Contents:
—-Virgin Islands Executive Branch
—-Office of the Governor
—-Office of the Lieutenant Governor
—-Executive Branch Departments
—-Other Executive Branch Offices
—-Executive Agencies with Boards
—-Island Administrators
—- United States Congress–V.I. Delegate
—-District Court (federal)
—-Virgin Islands Judiciary Branch
—-Virgin Islands Legislative Branch
Virgin Islands Executive Branch
Governor
Charles W. Turnbull—774-0001/773-1404
Fax 774-1361/713-9805 No email yet
Lieutenant Governor
Vargrave Richards—774-2991 / 773-6449
Fax 774-6953 / 773-0330
Office of the Governor: Senior Staff
Chief of Staff—Juel T. R. Molloy—774-0001 Fax 774-1361
Deputy Chief of Staff—Alric V. Simmonds—774-0001 Fax 693-4374
Assistant to the Governor for Economic Affairs—Kent Bernier—
774-0001 Fax 774-1361
Assistant to the Governor for Public Policy—George F.
Goodwin774-0294 Fax 774-4988
Legal Counsel—Queen Terry—774-0001 Fax 774-5379
Confidential Assistant to the Governor—Horace T. Brooks—
774-0001 Fax 776-4912 / 693-4374
Office of Fiscal & Economic Recovery Implementation
Director—Nathan Simmonds—774-0001 Fax 693-4374
Office of Information and Technology
Special Assistant to the Governor for Information and Technology—
Angel A. Turnbull—774-1013 Fax 774-1490
Assistant to the Governor—Gloria H.C. Waterman—773-1404
Fax 713-9806
Assistant to the Governor—Keith Richards—693-4366
Special Assistant to the Governor—Ianthe Fahie—774-0001
Fax 693-4374
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Office of the Lieutenant Governor
Web site: www.ltg.gov.vi
Administration—774-2991 Fax 774-6951
Banking & Insurance—Deverita Carty Sturdivant—774-7166
Fax 774-9458
Corporations & Trademarks—Lorna Webster—776-8515
Fax 776-4612
Passport Office—Nydia Burt—774-4024 Fax 774-9458
Recorder of Deeds—Wilma Hart-Smith—774-9906 Fax 776-4612
Tax Assessor's Office—Roy Martin—776-8505 Fax 776-4612
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Executive Branch Departments
Department of Agriculture
Commissioner—Lawrence Lewis—778-0997 / 774-5182
Fax 778-3101 / 774-1823
Asst. Commissioner—Elvette Elliott—774-5182 Fax 774-1823
Department of Education
Commissioner—Noreen Michael—774-2810 / 774-0100
Fax 779-7153
Asst. Commissioner—Rita Howard—774-7832
Insular Superintendent of Schools for St. Thomas-St. John District–
William Frett
Deputy Insular Superintendent of Schools for the St. Thomas-St.
John District—Emily Carter
Insular Superintendent of Schools for St. Croix–(vacant)
Deputy Commissioner for Curriculum and Instruction—
Lauren Larsen—773-1650
Department of Finance
Commissioner—Bernice Turnbull—774-1553 / 774-4750 / 773-1105
Fax 776-4028
Asst. Commissioner—Valencio Jackson—773-1105 Fax 778-5002
Department of Health
Commissioner—Mavis Matthew—774-0117 / 776-8311
Fax 774-1758
Asst. Commissioner—(vacant)—713-9924 / 773-1376
Department of Housing, Parks & Recreation
Commissioner—Ira M. Hobson—774-0255 / 773-0160
Fax 774-4600 / 773-3150
Asst. Commissioner, St. Thomas—Stanley Smith—774-0255
Fax 774-4600
Asst. Commissioner, St. Croix—St. Claire N. Williams—773-0271
Fax 773-3150
Department of Human Services
Commissioner—Sedonie Halbert—774-0930 / 773-2980
Fax 774-3466 / 773-6121
Asst. Commr., St. Croix—Ferryneisa Benjamin—773-2980
Fax 773-6121
Asst. Commr., St. Thomas—Angela Krigger—774-0930
Fax 774-3466
Department of Justice
Attorney General—Iver Stridiron—774-5666 / 773-0295
Fax 774-9710 / 773-3236
Chief Deputy Attorney General—Alva A. Swan—774-5666
Fax 774-9710
Deputy Attorney General—Cornelius Evans—773-0295
Fax 773-3236
Bureau of Corrections
Director—John L. Trawick (effective July 14, 2003)—774-2880 /
778-0400
Department of Labor
Web site: www.vidol.org
Commissioner—Cecil R. Benjamin—773-1994 / 776-3700
Fax 773-0094 / 774-5908
Asst. Commissioner for Employment and Training—Eleuteria
Roberts—773-1994 Fax 773-0094
Executive Asst. Commissioner—John L. Sheen—776-3700
Fax 774-5908
Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs
Web site: www.dlca.gov.vi
Commissioner—Andrew Rutnik—774-3130 / 773-2226
Fax 776-8303
Asst. Commissioner—Grace Fahie—774-3130
Department of Planning and Natural Resources
Web site: www.dpnr.gov.vi
Commissioner—Dean Plaskett—774-3320/773-1082
Fax 775-5706 / 773-3343
Exec. Asst. Commissioner/Operations—Claudette C. Lewis—
774-3320 / 773-1082 Fax 775-5706 / 773-3343
Police Department
Web site: www.vipd.gov.vi
Commissioner—Elton Lewis—778-2211 Fax 778-2373
Asst. Commissioner—(vacant; Bruce B. Hamlin retired June 30, 2003)—774-2310 Fax 715-5517
Territorial Chief—Novelle Francis—774-3868 / 778-2211
Deputy Chief, St. Croix—Herminio Velazquez—778-2211 Fax 778-2373
Deputy Chief, St. John—Angelo Hill—693-8880 Fax 693-8226
Deputy Chief, St. Thomas—Elvin Fahie Sr.—774-3868
Fax 715-5517
Department of Property and Procurement
Commissioner—Marc Biggs—774-0828 / 773-1561
Fax 777-9587 / 773-0986
Asst. Commissioner—Randolph Latimer 774-0828 / 773-1561
Fax 777-9587 / 773-0986
Department of Public Works
Commissioner—Wayne D. Callwood—776-4844 / 773-1290
Fax 774-5869 / 773-0670
Deputy Commissioner for Engineering—Eduardo O'Neal 774-4844
Fax 774-5869
Deputy Commissioner for Operations, St. Croix—Randy Germain–
773-1290 Fax 773-0670
Deputy Commissioner for St. John—Ira Wade—776-6346
Fax 693-8001
Deputy Commissioner for Transportation—Verne Callwood Jr.—
776-4844 Fax 774-5869
Department of Tourism
Web site: www.usvitourism.vi
Commissioner—Pamela C. Richards—774-8784 / 773-0495
Fax 774-4390 / 773-5074
Asst. Commissioner—Monique Sibilly-Hodge—774-8784
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Other Executive Branch Offices
Division of Personnel
Director—Joanne U. Barry—774-8588 / 773-0341
Fax 714-5040 / 773-5669
Asst. Director, St. Thomas—Kevin Rodriquez—774-8588
Fax 714-5040
Asst. Director, St. Croix—(vacant)—773-0341
Fax 773-5669
Bureau of Audit and Control
Inspector General—Steven G. van Beverhoudt—774-6426 /
772-3936 F
ax 774-6431 / 772-3956
Acting Deputy Inspector General—Delia Thomas—774-3381
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Director—Louis M. Willis—774-5865 / 773-1040
Fax 714-9345 / 773-1006
Deputy Director, St. Thomas—Ervin Dorsett 774-5865
Fax 714-9345
Deputy Director, St. Croix—Gizette Canegata—773-1040
Fax 773-1006
Office of Collective Bargaining
Chief Negotiator—Karen Moolenaar Andrews—774-6450 /
713-0735 Fax 777-4622 / 713-0757
Office of Management and Budget
Web site: (installed and managed by OMB for tracking federal education funds) www.gov.vi/doe
Director—Ira Mills—774-0750 / 778-8925 Fax 776-0069 / 773-1763
Deputy Director—Debora Gottlieb—774-0750 Fax 886-0069
Office of Veterans Affairs
Director—Justin Harrigan Sr.—773-6663 Fax 692-9563
Assistant Director's office—774-6100 Fax 714-0589
Virgin Islands Fire Service
Director—Ian E. Williams Sr.—774-7610 / 773-8050
Fax 774-4630 / 773-8032
Assistant to the Director—Donald Charles—774-7610
District Chief, St. Croix—Ovaldo Graham—773-8050
Fax 773-8032
District Chief, St. Thomas—Merwin Potter—774-7610
Virgin Islands National Guard
Adjutant General—Maj. Gen. (V.I.) Cleave Antonio McBean
712-7711 Fax 712-7782
Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency
Executive Director—Maj. Gen. (V.I.) Cleave Antonio McBean—
774-2244 / 712-7711 Fax 774-2935 / 712-7709
Territorial Director—Harold Baker—774-2244 Fax 774-1491
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Executive Agencies With Boards
Juan F. Luis Hospital & Medical Center, St. Croix
Chief Executive Officer (Interim)—Michael Potts—778-7993
Fax 778-4643
Roy Lester Schneider Hospital, St. Thomas
Chief Executive Officer—Rodney Miller—776-8311 x2286
Fax 777-8421
Economic Development Authority
Chief Executive Officer—Frank Schulterbrandt—714-1700
Fax 774-8106
Assistant Chief Executive Officer—Nadine T. Marchena—714-1700
Bureau of Economic Research
Director—Lauritz Mills—714-1700 Fax 774-8106
Development Bank—714-1700 Fax 774-8106
Industrial Development Commission—774-8104 Fax 774-8106
Small Business Development Agency—714-1700
Fax 774-8106
St. Croix Office—773-6499 Fax 773-7701
Public Finance Authority
Director of Finance and Administration—Kenneth Mapp—
714-1635 Fax 714-1636
University of the Virgin Islands
Web site: www.uvi.edu
President—LaVerne Ragster—693-1000 Fax 693-1005
Provost—Gwen-Marie Moolenaar—693-1200 Fax 693-1205
Chancellor, St. Croix Campus—Jennifer Jackson—692-4000
Fax 692-4005
Chancellor, St. Thomas Campus—John Leipzig—693-1140
Fax 693-1175
Virgin Islands Housing Authority
Interim Executive Director—Lorelei Farrington—775-2741 /
778-8442 Fax 775-0832 / 773-3054
Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority
Executive Director—Clifford Graham—774-4481 / 772-3180
Fax 775-7913 / 772-4002
Virgin Islands Lottery
Acting Executive Director)—Paul L. Flemming—774-2502 / 778-6360
Fax 776-4730 / 778-0683
Virgin Islands Port Authority
Web site: www.viport.com
Executive Director—Darlan Brin—774-1629 / 778-1012
Fax 774-0025 / 779-3020
Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority
Executive Director—Alberto Bruno-Vega—774-3552 / 773-2250
Fax 774-3422 / 778-8444
West Indian Company Limited
President and Chief Executive Officer—Edward E. Thomas—
774-1780 Fax 776-4785
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Island Administrators
St. Croix Administrator—Gregory Francis—773-1404 / 772-1000
Fax 772-0333 / 713-9806
St. John Administrator—Julien Harley—776-6484 Fax 776-6992
St. Thomas/Water Island Administrator—James O'Bryan Jr.
—774-0001 Fax 774-0151
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United States Congress
Virgin Islands Delegate to the United States House of
Representatives
Congresswoman Donna M. Christensen
In the Virgin Islands 774-4408 / 778-5900 Fax 774-8033 / 778-5111
In Washington, D.C.: (202)225-1790 Fax (202)225-5517
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District Court (federal)
Web site: www.vid/uscourts.gov
District of St. Croix—773-1130 Fax 773-1563
Chief Judge—Raymond L. Finch—773-5021
Judge—Jeffery L. Resnick
District of St. Thomas/St. John—774-0640 Fax 774-1293
District Judge—Thomas K. Moore—774-1800
U.S. Magistrate Judge—Geoffrey W. Barnard
Bankruptcy Division—774-8310 Fax 776-5615
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Virgin Islands Judiciary Branch
Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands
Presiding Judge—Maria M. Cabret
Division of St. Croix—778-9750 Fax 778-4044
Judge—Patricia D. Steele
Judge–Edgar D. Ross
Judge–Daryl Dean Donahue
Division of St. Thomas/St. John—774-6680 Fax 776-9889
Judge—vacant (since Ishmael Meyers retired end February 2003; Leon Kendall nominated by Governor July 11, 2003)
Judge—Ive Arlington Swan
Judge—Rhys S. Hodge
Judge—Brenda Hollar
Judge—Audrey Thomas-Francis
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Virgin Islands Legislative Branch
Web site: www.senate.gov.vi
Officers of the 25th Legislature
President — David Jones
Vice President — Lorraine Berry
Legislative Secretary — Shawn-Michael Malone
Majority Leader — Douglas Canton Jr.
Minority Leader — Usie R. Richards
Secretary for Intergovernmental and Territorial Affairs — Louis Hill
Liaison to the White House — Douglas Canton Jr.
Liaison to the U.S. Congress — Adlah Donastorg Jr.
Democrat Chargé d'Affaires of Washington — Ronald Russell
Executive Director — Simon K. Caines — 693-3537 Fax 693-3660
Legislature telephones:
St. Croix — 773-2424
St. John — 776-6285
St. Thomas — 774-0880
Individual office/telephone assignments not finalized as of February, 2003.
Contact Senators through 774-0880.
Lorraine Berry lberry19@hotmail.com
Douglas Canton senator@canton2k.com
Roosevelt David rooseveltdavid@hotmail.com
Adlah Donastorg foncie2002@hotmail.com
Carlton Dowe mhodge@senate.gov.vi
Emmett Hansen II No information available
Louis Hill No email address yet Fax: 693-3635
Norman Jn Baptiste normally_J@hotmail.com
David Jones senatorjones_@hotmail.com
Almando Liburd rockyatlarge@vitelcom.net
Shaun Michael Malone smmalone@yahoo.com
Luther Renee No email yet Fax: 693-3633
Usie R. Richards usierichards@hotmail.com
Ronald Russell rrussell@senate.gov.vi
Celestino White Sr. cwhite@senate.gov.vi
Economic Development, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Committee
Luther Renee, chair
Lorraine Berry, vice chair
Douglas Canton Jr.
Roosevelt David
Emmett Hansen II
Almando Liburd
Celestino White Sr.
Education and Youth Committee
Ronald Russell, chair
Shawn-Michael Malone, vice chair
Roosevelt David
Louis Hill
Norman Jn Baptiste
Luther Renee
Usie R. Richards
Finance Committee
Adlah Donastorg, chair
Luther Renee, vice chair
Roosevelt David
Louis Hill
Norman Jn Baptiste
Shawn-Michael Malone
Ronald Russell
Government Operations Committee
Shawn-Michael Malone, chair
Emmett Hansen II, vice chair
Lorraine Berry
Douglas Canton Jr.
Carlton Dowe
Louis Hill
Celestino White Sr.
Health, Hospitals and Human Services Committee
Douglas Canton Jr., chair
Lorraine Berry, vice chair
Adlah Donastorg
Emmett Hansen II
Norman Jn Baptiste
Luther Renee
Usie R. Richards
Housing, Parks and Recreation Committee
Emmett Hansen II, chair
Luther Renee, vice chair
David Jones
Raymond Richards
Celestino White Sr.
Labor and Veterans Affairs Committee
Norman Jn Baptiste, chair
Louis Hill, vice chair
Douglas Canton Jr.
Usie R. Richards
Celestino White Sr.
Planning and Environmental Protection Committee
Louis Hill, chair
Ronald Russell, vice chair
Roosevelt David
Adlah Donastorg
Carlton Dowe
Almando Liburd
Shawn-Michael Malone
Public Safety, Judiciary, Homeland Security and
Justice Committee

Lorraine Berry, chair
Emmett Hansen II, vice chair
David Jones
Almando Liburd
Shawn-Michael Malone
Ronald Russell
Celestino White Sr.
Rules Committee
Roosevelt David, chair
Ronald Russell, vice chair
Lorraine Berry
Douglas Canton Jr.
Carlton Dowe
Louis Hill
David Jones
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