Meet The Team

Keith Grant oversees a team of Wardens to patrol and maintain the national parks on Tortola including the Joseph Reynold O’Neal Botanic Garden, Sage Mountain, Shark Bay, Mount Healthy, the Queen Elizabeth II Children’s Park and Sandy Cay. Keith is a lead member of the fieldwork team that conducts plant research and implements plant conservation techniques such as seed collections, herbarium specimen vouchers and the collection of live specimens for ex situ conservation.

​Creightanya Brewley manages the plant nursery at the Joseph Reynold O’Neal Botanic Garden (JRONBG) and is responsible for propagation to supply plants for use in the JRONBG and for reforestation activities within national parks and the wider community. Creightanya is also a member of the fieldwork team that conducts plant research and implements plant conservation techniques such as seed collections, herbarium specimen vouchers and the collection of live specimens for ex situ conservation.

​Chane Smith patrols and maintains the national parks on Tortola including the Joseph Reynold O’Neal Botanic Garden, Sage Mountain, Shark Bay, Mount Healthy, the Queen Elizabeth II Children’s Park and Sandy Cay. Chane is a member of the fieldwork team that conducts plant research and implements plant conservation techniques such as seed collections, herbarium specimen vouchers and the collection of live specimens for ex situ conservation.

​Simeon Cabral patrols and maintains the national parks on Tortola including the Joseph Reynold O’Neal Botanic Garden, Sage Mountain, Shark Bay, Mount Healthy, the Queen Elizabeth II Children’s Park and Sandy Cay. Simeon is a member of the fieldwork team that conducts plant research and implements plant conservation techniques such as seed collections, herbarium specimen vouchers and the collection of live specimens for ex situ conservation.

​Dequan Leonard patrols and maintains the national parks on Tortola including the Joseph Reynold O’Neal Botanic Garden, Sage Mountain, Shark Bay, Mount Healthy, the Queen Elizabeth II Children’s Park and Sandy Cay. Dequan is a member of the fieldwork team that conducts plant research and implements plant conservation techniques such as seed collections, herbarium specimen vouchers and the collection of live specimens for ex situ conservation.

Mahal Todman patrols and maintains the national parks on Tortola including the Joseph Reynold O’Neal Botanic Garden, Sage Mountain, Shark Bay, Mount Healthy, the Queen Elizabeth II Children’s Park.

​Glendon Gregg patrols and maintains the national parks on Tortola including the Joseph Reynold O’Neal Botanic Garden, Sage Mountain, Shark Bay, Mount Healthy, the Queen Elizabeth II Children’s Park and Sandy Cay. Glendon is a member of the fieldwork team that conducts plant research and implements plant conservation techniques such as seed collections, herbarium specimen vouchers and the collection of live specimens for ex situ conservation.

Denise George Wintz works at the Joseph Reynold O’Neal Botanic Garden (JRONBG) and warmly greets visitors to this park. Denise provides visitors with useful information about the JRONBG, such as what is in flower and what features people should not miss on their visit. Denise also sells refreshments and NPTVI branded merchandise.

​Nanang Suroto is responsible for the construction of items required within the national parks, such as interior and exterior woodwork. Nanang is based on Tortola but uses his skills across the network of national parks.

Kaila Ryan provides assistance in the plant nursery at the Joseph Reynold O’Neal Botanic Garden (JRONBG) and at the Sage Mountain National Park Visitor Centre. Kaila is very interested in medicinal plants. She is a member of the fieldwork team that conducts plant research and implements plant conservation techniques such as seed collections, herbarium specimen vouchers and the collection of live specimens for ex situ conservation.