Vanessa King is Managing Partner of O’Neal Webster, and a current Cedar parent. Vanessa joined Cedar’s Board of trustees in 2018.

Walter Reich is Managing Director of the Tovel Group of companies which focus on providing a variety of services to the funds’ industry. He has a daughter and son who graduated in Cedar’s classes of 2023 and 2021 respectively and who currently attend Kings College in London and Western University, Canada. His personal interests include Football, Squash, Gardening, Snorkeling, Travelling, Coaching, and Boating.

He first arrived in the beautiful BVI in January 1995 from Sudbury, Canada to work for KPMG as a chartered professional accountant and never looked back apart from a brief spell spent in London, UK working for an arbitrage hedge fund. ‘Both my wife (Julie) and I believe in “giving back”. When asked to be part of the Cedar Board of Trustees it was an easy decision and a natural extension of other projects I am involved with at Cedar. I was very fortunate growing up in Canada to have some fantastic teachers and volunteers “giving back” and providing kids an opportunity to learn and play different sports.

On the educational side of the equation, I am extremely appreciative of the fact that families living in the BVI have the option of having their children attend an International Baccalaureate (IB) accredited school. “As the world continues to change more rapidly it is more important than ever to ensure the education that kids receive addresses tomorrow’s world”. To ensure this opportunity is open to all families, Walter and Julie have generously donated to fundraising causes including Cedar scholarships. He also helped raise funds required for the much needed Cedar pitch and lights renovation. In this area, Walter continues to try to cultivate other donors for Cedar which allows kids who might not otherwise have the ability to receive a world recognized IB education. “Having toured universities in Canada and in Europe for my son and daughter and seen first-hand the importance that these universities place on an IB diploma, I feel it imperative to get the message out and to try to get more children attending Cedar.” 

For those that know Walter, he can be usually found on the Cedar pitch as a volunteer coach of the Youth Football Manatees Program he founded back in 2006. “Sport is so very important in this continually changing world and football specifically is a terrific and fun team sport that provides so many great life lessons including but not limited to leadership, confidence, commitment, dedication, cooperation, communication, team work, respect, listening skills etc.”

Scott Crawford brings more than 20 years experience as a head of school and has served as Cedar’s Director since 2011. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Policy Analysis from Cornell University, an M.Ed in Global Education from The Ohio State University, and an M.Ed in Education Leadership from Columbia University in New York. A firm believer in international education as a powerful change agent for the future, he has championed the creation of Cedar’s Solution Studio and an expansion of Cedar’s need-based scholarship program to ensure the school’s high quality IB programs and stimulating learning environment are accessible to as many students as possible. Scott is also a proud Cedar parent.

Russell Crumpler is a Managing Director in the Teneo practice of the British Virgin Islands, and a current Cedar parent. Russell joined Cedar’s Board of trustees in 2021.​

Johanna Boyd is a BVIslander and a former HR Manager at Citco B.V.I. She owns/operates Villa Maia Apartments (two short term rental apts), and is a proud former Cedar parent. Johanna joined Cedar’s Board of Trustees in 2024.

As a Director of BCQS International in BVI, Chris brings over twenty-five years of experience in the provision of Project and Cost Management, Expert Witness, Dispute Resolution, Quantity Surveying, and Valuation services to a wide range of public and private sector clients, twenty years within the Caribbean Region.

Chris holds a degree Economics & Quantity Surveying, an MBA with Distinction, is a Fellow of the RICS, a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, is an RICS Registered Valuer, Mediator and RICS Registered Expert Witness.

He has two children, both have attended Cedar School. Chris joined the Cedar Board of Trustees in 2024.

Kayla Laidlaw Brookes is a Tax Advisory Director for Deloitte BVI. She joined the Cedar Board in 2024.

Selina O’Neal is a director at Creque Insurance Agency Limited and serves as a non-executive director at Bolder Corporate Services (BVI) Limited. She has served on various advisory committees and industry boards in relation to financial services. She is a member of Rotary Club of Tortola and Zonta Club of Tortola.

Mrs. Roxane Ritter-Herbert worked for the United States Virgin Islands Government before moving to the British Virgin Islands in 1999. She was employed as the Administrative Manager at the BVI Ports Authority for five years prior to her two-year tenure as Human Resources Manager at the BVI Electricity Corporation. In 2007, the need arose for her to shift her focus from the public sector to private sector by becoming involved in various family-owned businesses. She currently serves as a Director and Shareholder of several of those businesses.

Mrs. Ritter-Herbert, a Cedar parent, manages and co-manages several family-owned businesses which range from Concrete and Asphalt Production & Sales, Commercial Property Rentals to Tug and Barge Services and Dredging Services. Mrs. Ritter-Herbert is the Chairman of the BVI Ports Authority and a member of Pension Management Interactive Board of Trustees.
Outside of the careers she is married and the mother of one. On her down time, she loves to read and loves to garden, and boasts of preparing her meals with produce from her garden.

Esteban R. Smith works as a Regulator at the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission. His work focuses on legal research, legislative drafting, regulatory compliance, and public policy development within public institutions. He has previously served as a Judicial Assistant at the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands, a Legal Intern at the Attorney General’s Chambers of the Government of the BVI, and a Legal Drafting Intern with the US Virgin Islands Legislature. Esteban holds an AA in English from H. Lavity Stoutt Community College, a BS from East Texas A&M University, and an LLB from the University of Leeds. He also serves on the Board of the British Virgin Islands Red Cross. As a Cedar graduate (Class of 2010), Esteban is the first alumnus to serve on Cedar’s Board of Trustees.

Sophie Stanton joined Cedar’s Board in 2024 after serving two years as the President of Cedar’s Parent Teacher Association. Sophie has an extensive background in Art and Fundraising and is the founder of Creative Waves, a nonprofit organization supporting the Visual Arts and Artists in the BVI. She is also a Cedar parent.

Sanjay Surtani is the director and owner of House of Luxury, a jewelry store located in the Tortola Pier Park. He joined the Cedar Board in 2024.