Patlian Johnson, Director, Planning and Institutional Effectiveness, HLSCCPatlian has over 16 years of experience leading national planning, fiscal reform, and development programs in the British Virgin Islands. She has spearheaded major reform initiatives, including the institutionalisation of results-based budgeting, modernisation of financial reporting systems, and the development of the territory’s first...
Traci O'Dea, Poet Traci O’Dea is a Senior Lecturer of English at H. Lavity Stoutt Community College O’Dea and the author of two poetry collections: Waving (Assure Press, 2021) and Restricted Movement (Scotland Street Press, 2021). The audio book for Restricted Movement, narrated by the author, was released in...
Raven Phillips, Writer and Poet Raven Phillips is a writer and poet that has been a member of the U.S. Virgin Islands community since 2010. As she spent her formative years commuting between St. John and St. Thomas, she gained a deep appreciation for community bonds and advocating for structural...
Derron Sandy, Poetry Slam Winner Derron Sandy was born in 1987 in Maloney, Trinidad and Tobago. He has been a full time performer for eight years extending his art form into innovative solutions. He provides creative direction (theatre and film), educational products, master classes and riveting performances. Sandy is a...
