Sister 2 Sister VI Governance Board

Sister 2 Sister Pastor Terry Governance Board

President: Terry Skepple, B.S., M.S,

Co-Pastor of Speak the Word Ministries International,

Founder of Sister 2 Sister, Executive Director of Sister 2 Sister

Vice President: Cathy Daniel, B.S., Director of Sister 2 Sister

Cathy James-Daniel is known for her drive, passion, sense of humor and dedication to the success of young women in the Virgin Islands. From the inception of the Sister 2 Sister organization, Cathy has been committed to seeing young women succeed. She was born and raised on the island of St. Croix. After receiving her high school diploma from the St. Croix Central High School, Cathy attended Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Family and Consumer Sciences, with an emphasis in Childcare Administration. She returned to the Virgin Islands where she was employed at the Legislature of the US Virgin Islands. She worked with the office of Senator Norman Jn-Baptiste for six years. she moved on to working with the Department of Health, as a Health Education Specialist, where she works within the community to promote health awareness for the V.I. Tobacco Prevention and Control Program. Cathy is now the employed by Sister 2 Sister full time as the Director. Most recently, she was accepted in to Oral Roberts University, Masters of Divinity Program.

Sister 2 Sister Tionee Veira Governance Board

Secretary: Tionee Veira, B.A.

Tionee was born and raised on the island of St. Croix. She finished all of her education locally, and recently graduated from the University of the Virgin Islands. She has been a proud part of the Sister 2 Sister organization since its beginnings in August of 2003. She joined at the age of thirteen and has been and continues to be an active participant and contributor to Sister 2 Sister. Currently, she functions as Mrs. Terry Skepple’s executive assistant.

Member: Darlene A. Baptiste (nee Carty), MA Ed., R.T.T., E.M.T.

Darlene currently serves as the Vice-President for Dynamic Management & Consultants, Inc. to the President and husband Samuel J. Baptiste. Together they own and manage Dynamic Management & Consultants, Inc., the Virgin Islands Training & Assessment Institute, Inc., the St. Croix franchisee of H& R Block Tax Preparation Services, H& R Block Business Services and Money Gram International.

Prior to this entrepreneurship, Mrs. Baptiste was nominated by Governor Charles W. Turnbull to be the Health Commissioner on October 22, 2003. With the appointment, Mrs. Baptiste became the first fulltime Commissioner to lead this public health agency. She was responsible for a $67 million budget, one of the largest agencies in the VI Government.

Her appointment marked two firsts: Mrs. Baptiste became the youngest local woman and the first non-physician ever to hold this position. As the Territory’s lead health official, Mrs. Baptiste advised the former Governor and the public on health matters and served on over 20 boards and commissions.

Sister 2 Sister Darlene Baptiste Governance Board

Member: Pamela K. Tirk

Pamela is a life-long entrepreneur, “bulls eye destiny” coach, speaker, professional pioneer, bible teacher and international real estate broker, Pam’s life emphasizes the importance of following passion and finding purpose. Learning a strong work ethic at a young age, her first business was at age of 6, hauling laundry at her parents’ motel. Pam attributes her success to the basic education of her early years, “hold hands when you cross the street, share what you have, finish your work before you play, be home well before dark, be thankful for the life you have been given”. A passionate student of music in formative years instilled in her an inner melody and rhythm of life. She later learned that this inner rhythm is God. Professional highlights include being staff member of the founders of cable television. Started by 2 brothers with an idea and a ranching background, United Cable TV was born. The new media think tank birthed “Blockbuster”, “Pay Per View TV” and the global migration of television media via cable. Professional evolvement took Pam to United Artists Motion Pictures and HBO. A taste for challenge in motion pictures led her to the motion picture set of two feature films, as actress and assistant to the producer.

As owner of a staffing firm, Pam developed an executive team of 25 admin assistants supporting AT&T Network Systems Research and Development VP’s. 18 years in real estate has brought enrichment and opportunity. Pam’s passion is identifying leadership seeds in others. She believes that all have a predestined call to leadership and teaches of doing what you love, even if the money doesn’t follow. Profitable education was gained at Parks Business College and RTCY Real Estate Institute. Her work is diversified and busy. Pam and her husband, Dallas, make their home in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands and the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Time with Pam opens the audience to the paradigm that you are capable of much more than you are qualified for, to really see what your work reveals about you and then to find the edge and jump. As a “bulls eye destiny” coach Pam travels and motivates all genres of sleeping leadership seedlings.

Member: Dairdre Marie Petersen-Heath

Dairdre was raised and educated on the beautiful island of St. Croix, USVI. Upon completing high school, she attended Cheyney State University for teachers; the college of her first choice. While at Cheyney, Dairdre worked hard and excelled in every area to such a degree that she not only obtained her Bachelor’s of Science degree in Education but she graduated with many awards and high honors.

In August of 1983, Mrs. Heath joined the professional teaching staff at the John H. Woodson Junior High School as a certified vocational education instructor. She also taught Life Coping Skills in the adult night school program. Mrs. Heath is currently employed by the Virgin Islands government through the Virgin Islands Board of Education as the agency’s Administrative Assistant for the St. Croix office.

Dairdre is happily married to Deacon Keithly O. Heath. Together their union is blessed with two beautiful children. Since receiving Christ in 2002, the Heath family rededicated all to Jesus and as an outward sign of surrendering, the entire family was baptized in December of 2002 and has been serving the body of Christ faithfully being true to the scripture in Joshua 24:15, “As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”