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January 11, 2007
Robertson named to head Licensing and Consumer Affairs St. Croix attorney Kenrick E. Robertson has accepted the position of Licensing and Consumer Affairs Commissioner in the deJongh-Francis Administration. Robertson is currently the staff attorney at Legal Services of the Virgin Islands. He is admitted to practice in the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Third Circuit. Robertson has practiced law in: public housing, property, labor, individual rights, consumer financing and benefits. Prior to his current assignment at Legal Services, Robertson was director of renovation at the Health Department. He has held positions in real estate management in New York and served as a program analyst and tax auditor. “With his vast experience, in consumer advocacy and working on behalf of those that need representation and counsel, Mr. Robertson is expected to bring about the changes that are needed to protect the rights of all V.I. consumers,” deJongh said Thursday. The governor also said he expects that the Licensing commissioner nominee will tackle hot button issues such as the high gasoline prices, implementation of the food basket survey and educational programs on pyramid schemes which are impacting so many in our community. ” I am pleased to have been asked to serve in this capacity and I look forward to pursuing the objective of the deJongh-Francis administration,” Robertson said Thursday. Robertson holds a J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law, Jamaica New York, a Master’s in Business Administration from Pace University and a Bachelors Degree in Economics from Pace College in New York. He is married to Rita Robertson and is the father of two adult children: Sean and Kenrick. |
