Virgin Islands Institue of Development

program SPEAKERS

The Institute has put together a fantastic list of diverse speakers for this year’s Leadership Summit. Invited/confirmed Speakers and Moderators include (alphabetically):

  • Honorable Neil O. Albert, Deputy Mayor,
    Planning & Economic Development for the District of Columbia

  • Mr. Clifford Andrews, Director of Applications Engineering,
    Metropolitan Police Department
    Washington, DC

  • Ms. Gloria A. Briggs, President and CEO,
    Amandla Consulting, Inc.
    U. S. Virgin Islands

  • Honorable Albert Bryan, Jr., Chairman,
    Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority, and
    Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Labor

  • Mr. Jerry Butler, Executive Director,
    Inter-American Development Bank
    Washington, DC

  • Honorable Donna M. Christensen, Congresswoman
    U. S. Virgin Islands and Chair,
    Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust

  • Ms. Denice Cora-Bramble, M.D., MBA, Executive Director,
    Goldberg Center for Community Pediatric Health
    Children’s National Medical Center and
    Associate Professor of Health Care,
    George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences

  • Dr. Carlyle G. Corbin, Jr.,
    International Adviser on Governance
    United Nations and the Caribbean

  • Ms. May Cornwall, Executive Director
    Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority

  • Honorable Christopher Finch, Commissioner,
    Virgin Islands Department of Human Services

  • Ms. Jennifer Finch, School Performance Officer,
    Office of the Instructional Superintendent (Cluster III)
    DC Public Schools

  • Ms. Amelia LaMont, Esq., Executive Director,
    Disability Rights Center of the Virgin Islands

  • Honorable Wilma Lewis, Esq., Managing Associate General Counsel
    (Litigation) Freddie Mac and
    former U. S. Attorney for the District of Columbia

  • Honorable Shawn-Michael Malone, Senator and Vice President,
    27th Legislature of the U. S. Virgin Islands

  • Ms. Patricia T. Morris Ph.D., Director of Program Development,
    Women for Women International and
    Professor, American University

  • Mr. William Neville, President,
    US Viking LLC
    St. Croix, Virgin Islands

  • Honorable Basil Ottley, Jr., Senator,
    27th Legislature of the U.S. Virgin Islands

  • Honorable Usie R. Richards, Senator and President,
    27th Legislature of the Virgin Islands

  • Mr. Tregenza A. Roach, Esq., Coordinator,
    Constitution 2008 Public Education Project
    Office of the President
    University of the Virgin Islands

  • Ms. Rochelle Rollins, Ph.D., MPH, Acting Director,
    Division of Policy & Data,
    Office of Minority Health,
    US Department of Health and Human Services

  • Mr. David Zumwalt, Executive Director,
    University of the Virgin Islands Research & Technology Park

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Thursday, June 26, 2008
6:30–8:30 pm

VIP Welcoming Reception
National Press Club
13th Floor- First Amendment Lounge
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Washington, DC 20045
$25 per person

Friday, June 27, 2008
8 am to 12 noon, and 2 pm to 5 pm

Summit Policy Sessions
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13th Floor - The Holeman Lounge
529 Fourteenth Street NW
Washington, DC 20045
$60 per person


Friday, June 27, 2008
12 Noon to 2 pm

Luncheon Program with Keynote Speaker
National Press Club
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Washington, DC 20045
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who should attend

Stakeholders living in the U. S. Virgin Islands, the United States and abroad, who have a vested interest in a strengthened U. S. Virgin Islands. These include individuals in:

  • Corporations
  • Academia
  • Government (Territorial, City, County, State or Federal)
  • Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
  • Private, Community or Non-profit organizations