The Office of the Deputy Governor has announced the appointment of Paula Virgil-Stubbs to the post of Protocol Assistant in the Protocol Unit within the Office of the Premier and Public Policy.
Ms Virgil-Stubbs is currently pursuing an Associate’s Degree in Business Administration at the Turks and Caicos Islands Community College and completed a course in Protocol and Diplomatic Courtesies in September of 2021. She also benefited from advanced leadership and office management skills training for executive secretaries and office administrators.
Ms Virgil-Stubbs previously worked as a Salesclerk for the Turks and Caicos Islands Government (TCIG) at the Post Office in Grand Turk before relocating to Providenciales, taking up employment in the private sector. She returned to TCIG 2018 in the Office of the Premier as an Administrative Officer in 2018 and began acting as the Senior Administrative Officer in 2021 until this most recent appointment.
Ms Virgil-Stubbs, commenting on her appointment, stated:
“The only way to do and give great work is to love what you do”. (Mark Hunter)
“As I embark on this new appointment afforded to me as Protocol Assistant within the Office of the Premier and Public Policy, I would first like to thank God for allowing all this possible. To my family for all the love, support and always encouraging me to give my best.
“I now see hard work truly pays off. Moreover, I would like to also thank the Turks and Caicos Islands Government for this new opportunity to embrace my skills and knowledge as I learn and gain more experience within my new role.
I am quite excited and delighted to have been afforded the opportunity Office, and I am confident that I will be an asset not only to the Office of the Premier and Public Policy but to TCIG and the Turks and Caicos Islands as a whole.”
Deputy Governor and Head of the Public Service, Her Excellency Anya Williams, extending congratulatory remarks to Ms. Virgil-Stubbs, stated:
“It gives me great pleasure to officially announce and congratulate Ms Paula Virgil-Stubbs on her appointment to the post of Protocol Assistant in the Protocol Unit within the Office of the Premier and Public Policy.
“Ms Virgil-Stubbs re-joined the public service temporarily before taking up a permanent appointment in the Office of the Premier in 2018.
“Wanting to achieve more, she enrolled in the Turks and Caicos Islands Community College (TCICC) to upgrade her educational background and skills, positioning her for greater upward mobility opportunities within the Turks and Caicos Islands Public Service and elsewhere.
“Ms Virgil-Stubbs is a hardworking public servant who demonstrates a professional attitude and is always willing to serve when called upon. She is now reaping the benefits of her hard work. We are pleased to welcome her to her new responsibilities and look forward to the much-needed support she will provide to government protocol.
“The Protocol Unit will undergo various trainings throughout the region in the coming months as we work to raise government protocol standards across our islands. We wish Ms Virgil-Stubbs well on her new appointment and look forward to supporting her in her new role.”
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