NADINE T. MARCHENA KEAN

Topic:  On March 10^th of this year, the Enterprise Zone Commission adopted the town plans for Frederiksted, Christiansted, Garden Street and Upstreet activating a new tax exemption program including 100% exemption on gross receipt taxes.  Mrs. Marchena Kean will speak on the communities’ goals and how you can become eligible for this very lucrative tax exemption program.

 

 

Nadine Marchena Kean is the Director of the Enterprise Zone Commission, a division of the Economic Development Authority (EDA), Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands.  Her task is to revitalize blighted/distress historic neighborhoods within the Territory.  Previous to this position, Mrs. Marchena Kean held the positions of Assistant Chief Executive Officer, EDA and Assistant Director of the Industrial Development Commission. 

 

A native of the Virgin Islands, Mrs. Marchena Kean attended All Saints Cathedral School in St. Thomas.  She continued her education at Bernard M. Baruch College, City University of New York and earned a BBA in International Marketing with a minor public relations.  Mrs. Marchena Kean has honed her skills working for trading companies such as NI (National Intergroup) World Trade and Mitsui & Co., the second largest Sogasosha, where she worked in the New York office as well as at the Tokyo headquarters.  Her experiences at these multinational companies have helped her to master the understanding of how critical information is to any successful venture. 

 

Mrs. Marchena Kean is the past chairperson of the Small Business Development Center’s Advisory Board and serves as a member of several other boards.  She is a Certified Public Manager and she is also the author of The Ties that Bind… A Virgin Islands Story.