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February 15, 2007
Hermon and Browne named to lead Personnel and Fire Gov. John deJongh, Jr. Thursday nominated directors to two of the government’s agencies, the Division of Personnel and the V.I. Fire Services. Selected to serve as Director of Personnel is Kenneth Hermon, Jr. who was named on January 1st as Acting Director. Hermon brings 12 years of experience in personnel management to the administration. Serving as Assistant Director of Personnel on St. Croix, Hermon was instrumental in overseeing the Human Resource Management of over 3,000 employees in the St. Croix district. Additionally, he was responsible for counseling senior executives on employee development and other human resources issues. Hermon also prepared performance reports for submission to the Governor and Legislature of the Virgin Islands, providing the Division of Personnel with a solutions-oriented focus. Hermon has direct experience in setting and directing policy, given his experience in the Virgin Islands Training Initiative where he organized training activities for over 3,000 employees. Hermon graduated from Morehouse College with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and earned a Master of Arts in Education, with a concentration in Counseling from the University of the Virgin Islands. Hermon is also certified as a Professional in Human Resources, which is nationally recognized certification offered by the Society of Human Resources Management. "My primary goal with Kenneth Hermon’s knowledge and experience is to put in place a governmental human resource system that fairly evaluates prospective employees, restores integrity to the testing process, ensures a streamlined NOPA process and continued access to training to build on skill levels,” deJongh said Thursday. Our achievement of these goals will ensure that our employees are not only trained and valued but lead to better customer service to the public. Victor Browne, a certified public accountant, has accepted the position of Fire Services Director. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting, A.O.S. Management and Accounting, and currently holds the position of Fiscal Officer for the St. Croix Foundation for Community Development. Browne has over 25 years of credentials having served as a staff accountant for a financial management company, educator in the subject of mathematics for grades 9th through 11th and Senior Clerk assistant Supervisor, Depository Trust Company and Assistant Supervisor for a financial brokerage company. He is also a community activist and lover of the fine arts. “Victor provides the financial management background that is critical in supporting the works of Fire Chiefs to ensure that the resources are in place for the personnel. The Fire Services agency has some tremendous challenges before in the next several years and it be up to Victor Browne and his team to articulate those issues in a way that people understand the issues and will provide the resources in terms of training funds, equipment purchases and new buildings,” deJongh said in naming Browne to the position. The nominations of Kenneth Hermon, Jr. as Personnel Director and Victor Browne as Fire Services Director are subject to the advice and consent of the 27th Legislature. Both nominations have been formally submitted to Senate President Usie Richards. |
