Staff

Kelly first came to St. John on a whim in 2004 as a young woman looking for adventure! She fell in love with the abundant nature and beautiful waters here and ended up staying to work in the restaurant industry for the next 4 years. Upon returning to her hometown of Austin, Texas, she enrolled in the Geography program at Texas State University and focused on Environmental and Resource Management. She has had a diverse career with her range of work extending from environmental education and curriculum development to groundwater research and aquifer mapping to commercial sales for one of the premier recycling firms in Central Texas. Having always dreamed of coming back to St. John to combine her environmental passions with her desire to live by the ocean Kelly found a perfect match with Island Green and came onboard as Executive Director in March of 2019.

Recycling and community service have been in Jason’s life since high school. After leaving the military, he joined a Seattle startup doing closed loop nursery plastics recycling and home composting education. Later Jason co-founded Saxtons River Peace and Justice in Vermont, leading a weekly educational series for four years on diverse topics such as community gardening, sustainable farming, water scarcity, community owned power and internet co-ops, plastic and metals recycling, human rights, voter registration drives, anti-war and indigenous people’s movements and protests, women and minority rights, and judicial reform. He also served as an elected Village Trustee for 3 years.

Jason is committed to helping his community thrive amid climate change and other environmental issues. He sits on the board of Sing St. John and works with The Friends of the Virgin Islands National Park helping to support cultural, historic, and environmental education. As Recycling Program Manager at Island Green Living, he is working towards the goal of a net zero waste, carbon neutral territory.

Jason came to St. John with his wife Kristen in 2014.

St. John’s natural beauty and diverse community drew Keryn to the island nearly 40 years ago, and she has called it home ever since: hiking the trails, swimming the waters, raising a family and working within the community. Keryn is known for her excellent customer service, attention to detail and talented design capabilities, including positions in the hospitality field, Connections of St. John Inc., where she served for 20+ years, and as proprietor of Graphic Isle Design. She is deeply committed to “Rethink, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,” and passionate about passing those principles on to others. She feels strongly that her position leading the team at the Resource Depot will help amplify those practices in the community.