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Tourism marketing professional Beverly Nicholson-Doty from the United States Virgin Islands received the Secretary-General’s Distinguished Service Award at the CTO’s Women’s Leadership Awards in New York last week. The award was presented during the “Caribbean Queens: Saluting Women Shaping the Future of Caribbean Tourism” Breakfast & Awards.
Nicholson-Doty, CEO of the Miami-based advertising agency Figment Design, was honored by CTO Secretary-General & CEO Dona Regis-Prosper for her more than 30 years of service and notable contributions to regional tourism.
Nicholson-Doty previously served as CEO of the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority, and was Commissioner of Tourism for the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism for more than a decade.
Selected by their peers, Valérie Damaseau, Commissioner of Tourism and Culture for Saint-Martin, received Minister of Tourism top honors, while Petra Roach, CEO of the Grenada Tourism Authority, was awarded Director of Tourism of the year.
Featured speaker Audrey Irvine, Senior Director of Newsource Newsgathering at CNN, shared her inspiring journey, and Rosa Harris, CTO Chairman of the Board of Directors, delivered an empowering address.
The event was sponsored by the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority and Diamonds International.
