Young Professionals
This Week We Feature Young Professional Yeison L. Balbosa-Santana
In the person of 28-year-old Yeison L. Balbosa-Santana, the Virgin Islands can comfortably boast that it has a man with a heart and passion for the profession of a fireman.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Kia K. Foreman
She is a no nonsense national football player with a passion for the arts. Our young professional for this week is a freelance Graphic Artist, who dreams of having her own business establishment.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Jevaughn J. Parsons
By Reuben J. A. Stoby
In the wee hours of Sunday July 24, 2016, Jevaughn J. ‘JJ’ Parsons rose to instant popularity by winning the FLOW Soca Monarch BVI, Caribbean Edition, beating out artists from the Virgin Islands as well as other Caribbean countries more known for producing soca artists.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Natalia S. Prieto
By Reuben J. A. Stoby
Anyone can have dreams and ambitions but it’s having the resolve to pursue those dreams, knowing that nothing is handed on a platter but rather steely determination and hard work are what it takes to achieve the desired goals, that makes one a success.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Joshua N. Wheatley
By Reuben J. A. Stoby
Jet skiing, flyboarding, kayaking, and guided tours in the magnificent Virgin Gorda all make it a job of endless fun for young professional Joshua N. Wheatley, who sees himself as adding to the Virgin Islands tourism experience through his water sport business, Blue Rush Water Sports based in Leverick Bay.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Terri Benjamin
By Reuben J. A. Stoby
Our featured young professional this week is doing her part in shaping a healthy Virgin Islands.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Xa’V D.A. Gordon
Our young professional this week is indeed young but possesses leadership qualities and a caring mindset of someone far beyond his age.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Karene K. R. King
By Reuben J. A. Stoby
She said he was once “slow”, but Karene K. R. King is now a professional athlete and Olympic hopeful, who recently returned from her first tour of Europe. For Karene, she was lucky to have many persons who believed in her and encouraged her, but most importantly, Karene has matured and found the belief in her own self that she can become an accomplished athlete on the world stage.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Adrian E. McCoy
By Reuben J. A. Stoby
He is a Corporate Administrator at day and a bowler at night, who has been able to balance his work with professional play and yet being a role model father to a 14 year old daughter.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Dierdra D. Wheatley-Peters
By N. Johann Earle
Currently reading for her Doctorate in Psychology, our Young Professional for this week, Dierdra D. Wheatley-Peters, is aiming to reach the Holy Grail of education not only for herself but for her family and the territory at large.