It's been awhile ... I always seem to be busy trying to make a difference in my community, sometimes to the detriment of my professional practice. My time is spent being a professional architect, artist, community activist and just a citizen who cares about this unique place: St. Croix and the U.S. Virgin Islands. So many of us here in the US Virgin Islands are adversely impacted by the few who thrive on being hypercritical without providing their community with concrete solutions to the myriad of problems we face here. I recently was asked by the St. Croix Friends of the Park to speak about the VI Historic Preservation Commission. I've been on this Commission for multiple years and I really can't remember how many other of my colleagues have gone out to speak on behalf of this important regulatory body. Part of being on a Commission is not only to provide ones expertise, but it is also to provide your community with information about your organization and to get the word out. When we agree to be on these regulatory commissions, we need to be ready to speak about what we do, what we are charged to regulate by law, how we inform the community about these regulations and, most important of all, how we get our community to become engaged and buy into our mandates. I'm attaching the video of my speech that I gave recently, as well as the pdf of the presentation which isn't visible in the video.
For those who wish to be informed, enjoy.
The Virgin Islands Historic Preservation Commission
