The Virgin Islands Bar Association Friday elected St. Croix attorney Ronald Russell president and St. Thomas attorney Tom Bolt president-elect. Other officers are Diane Russell, secretary, Tracey Christopher, treasurer, and Amos W. Carty, Jr., delegate to the American Bar Association.
Ellen Donovan, Gerald Groner, Francis Jackson, Kathleen Mackay and Micol Morgan were elected to the board of governors.
Elections were held at the Annual Meeting at the Renaissance Grand Beach Hotel on St. Thomas.
Russell said one of his major objectives as president "will be to focus on changing the way that lawyers and the Bar Association are perceived within the community."
He said he will work with Human Services to establish a legal assistance workshop for the elderly and with the Police and Education Departments for programs for the territory's youth.
St. Thomas attorney Denise Francois received the President's Award from outgoing president Frank Schulterbrandt for her years of service to the organization. St. Croix attorney Joel Holt received the Winston Hodge Memorial Award for his service to the community.
