viNGN staffers share telecommunications field with Computer Science Academy students on St. Croix

Virgin Islands Department of Education’s Everett Ryan, Ph.D. ran the Summer Computer Academy through the Division of Curriculum and Instruction to expose 3rd to 8th grade students to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics).

Dr. Everett Ryan invited viNGN’s Ellisha Williams and Kevin Maynard to share the world of telecom with students of the Summer Computer Academy. Fun ensued!

VITEMA and FEMA conduct joint disaster preparedness workshops with agencies and community partners

Members of the Virgin Islands National Guard offer lessons learned advice during joint FEMA/VITEMA preparedness workshops (St. Thomas)

The Virgin Islands Next Generation Network (viNGN, Inc.) attended joint exercises hosted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) July 29-30 (St. Croix) and August 1-2 (St. Thomas) designed to strengthen preparation and local response to disasters.