Two veteran educators have been nominated by Gov. Charles W. Turnbull to the Public Employees Relations Board, thus filling out the five member board.
Omar Henry, a vocational education teacher at the Positive Connections Alternate School on St. Croix, will fill the expired post of Ray Martinez. Henry, a University of the Virgin Islands graduate, is past chairman of the St. Croix chapter of the American Red Cross, and the V.I. Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
The governor also appointed Hugo Dennis, past president of both the Legislature and the American Federation of Teachers. Dennis also held the post of assistant commissioner for the Housing, Parks and Recreation Department.
"I am confident that the nominees will use their vast experience in labor relations and community affairs to the benefit of this very important board,"the governor said.
Both nominees will sever five year terms, after they are approved by the Legislature.
