March 18, 2026
VIRGIN ISLANDS PORT AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING ACTIONS LIST March 18, 2026 CHAIRED BY WILLARD JOHN, CHAIRMAN VIPA Administrative Building, St. Thomas, USVI, and via Zoom Board Members 1. Willard S. John, St. Croix – CHAIRMAN 2. Derek A. Gabriel, Public Works Commissioner - VICE CHAIR 3. Kevin Rodriquez, USVIEDA Chair – SECRETARY 4. Jennifer Matarangas-King, Tourism Commissioner 5. Gordon Rhea, Esq, Attorney General 6. Celestino A. White Sr., St. Thomas (absent) 7. St. Croix Resident – Position Unfilled 8. St. Thomas Resident – Position Unfilled 9. St. John Resident – Position Unfilled Board Staff 1. Tonya Pickering, Internal Auditor VIPA Officers 1. Carlton Dowe, Executive Director 2. Bill Rawlins, Asst Executive Director 3. Anise Hodge, Deputy Executive Director 4. Anna M. Penn, Chief Financial Officer 5. Catherine Hendry, Legal Counsel 6. Diane Richardson, HR Director 7. Julice Holder, Chief of Staff VIPA Staff 8. Preston Beyer, Engineering Director 9. Ava Penn, Director of Financial Affairs/Acting Property Manager 10. Nicole Scatliffe, Director of IT 11. …
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VIRGIN ISLANDS PORT AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING ACTIONS LIST March 18, 2026 CHAIRED BY WILLARD JOHN, CHAIRMAN VIPA Administrative Building, St. Thomas, USVI, and via Zoom Board Members 1. Willard S. John, St. Croix – CHAIRMAN 2. Derek A. Gabriel, Public Works Commissioner - VICE CHAIR 3. Kevin Rodriquez, USVIEDA Chair – SECRETARY 4. Jennifer Matarangas-King, Tourism Commissioner 5. Gordon Rhea, Esq, Attorney General 6. Celestino A. White Sr., St. Thomas (absent) 7. St. Croix Resident – Position Unfilled 8. St. Thomas Resident – Position Unfilled 9. St. John Resident – Position Unfilled Board Staff 1. Tonya Pickering, Internal Auditor VIPA Officers 1. Carlton Dowe, Executive Director 2. Bill Rawlins, Asst Executive Director 3. Anise Hodge, Deputy Executive Director 4. Anna M. Penn, Chief Financial Officer 5. Catherine Hendry, Legal Counsel 6. Diane Richardson, HR Director 7. Julice Holder, Chief of Staff VIPA Staff 8. Preston Beyer, Engineering Director 9. Ava Penn, Director of Financial Affairs/Acting Property Manager 10. Nicole Scatliffe, Director of IT 11. Khadila Joseph, Procurement and Contracts Manager 12. Vincent Frazer, Senior Staff Attorney 13. Daphne Mayers, Legal & Program Mgmt. Officer 14. Joseph Cranston Jr., Marine Manager STT/J 15. Jerome Sheridan, Territorial Aviation Manager 16. Nichelle Armstrong, Office Manager, Aviation STX 17. Mojania Denis, Civil Engineer 18. Christopher Jaccobs, Inspector Aide 19. Nia Gumbs, Financial Affairs Assistant 20. Misha Marrero, Property Mgmt. Officer 21. Rishaun Malone, System Administrator 22. Monifa Brathwaite, Public Information Officer BOARD ELECTION AND POLL VOTES Acceptance of Board Meeting Minutes - February 25, 2026 Accepted the minutes from the VIPA Board of Governors Meeting held on February 25, 2026. FINANCE COMMITTEE No action items. PROPERTY COMMITTEE No action items. PROJECTS AND OPERATIONS Charlotte Amalie Harbor Dredging Project – Bid Award Authorized the Executive Director to enter into a construction contract with Orion Marine Construction, Inc. to provide marine dredging of the Charlotte Amalie Harbor and turning basin in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands at a cost not to exceed $41,927,000.00 at a contract term of 365 days. Funding Source: Legislative Appropriations Act 8861, Act 8787, Act 9068, and VIPA Marine Bonds On-Call Bathymetric Surveying Services – Bid Award Authorized the Executive Director to enter into a Master Service Agreement (“MSA”) with Woolpert, Inc., to provide on-call bathymetric surveying services in territorial bodies of water that are necessary to support VIPA marine projects in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Funding Source: VIPA Operating Budget Virgin Islands Port Authority Board Meeting Actions List March 18, 2026 St. Thomas ARFF Station Tear Down and Rebuild - Amendment No. 2 to Task Order #15 Authorized the Executive Director to issue Amendment No. 2 to Task Order #15, to provide professional services for the inclusion of a fixtures, furniture, and equipment (FF&E) package related to the final design for the Cyril E. King Airport (STT) Aircraft Rescue & Firefighting (ARFF) Station Teardown and Rebuild project in the not-to-exceed amount of $34,500.00 Funding Source: VIPA Operating Revenues Cyril E. King Airport (STT) Runway Rehab Project Authorized the Executive Director to execute contract change orders and approve changes related to the Cyril E. King Airport Runway 10-28 Pavement Rehabilitation Project’s scope of service and related costs not to exceed 25% of the contract value or $6,696,902.00 during the contract life cycle. This authorization does not include change orders affecting the contract terms, period of performance, or scope of work, and value exceeding 25% of the initial contract cost. PERSONNEL COMMITTEE No action items. EXECUTIVE SESSION No action items.