Entrepreneur · Hotelier · Producer · Caribbean Specialist
Three decades building, operating and connecting across the Caribbean through hospitality, island development, media and public-private relationships.
About Majella
Beginning her career between New York and the Caribbean, Majella has spent three decades working across hospitality, development, entrepreneurship, media and public-private relationships.
She has run the businesses herself: opening and rebuilding properties, including after Hurricanes Luis (Force 4) and Irma (Force 5), managing teams, negotiating through difficult environments, producing international stories and cultivating relationships across island markets.
Three decades spent building businesses, relationships and ideas across the Caribbean.
Selected Experience
1990 to 2003
St. Maarten/St. Martin
01
Founder, owner and general manager
Built and operated four restaurant and dining establishments, later rebuilding two from scratch after Hurricane Luis (Force 4). Her work expanded into boat charter operations in Barbados and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and an LGBTQ boutique hotel build-out.
1999 to Present
Caribbean Basin
02
Principal, director and operator
Development, real-estate and hospitality consulting across the Caribbean Basin, including St. Maarten/St. Martin, St. Barth’s, Barbados and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Directed human resources for 1,000 staff within a landmark private-island development on Canouan Island.
2008 to 2018
St. Maarten/St. Martin
03
Executive producer and host
Developed, produced and hosted Latitudes, then co-created, executive-produced and co-hosted Majella’s Straits for Caribbean-wide and international audiences.
1995 to Present
Caribbean Island Nations & United States
04
Liaison, negotiator and principal
Worked with governments, banks, insurers, investors, property owners and international stakeholders across complex operating and hurricane reconstruction environments.
Signature Impact
01
Co-Chair of Hurricane Luis Relief in St. Maarten/St. Martin, documented as the most successful fundraiser in Caribbean Red Cross history.
02
Founded a program that brought 29 children of 9/11 victims to Barbados in early 2002.
03
Selected as an emergency liaison bridging French and Dutch public and private sectors during disaster response and reconstruction.
Notable Distinctions
1996
Honoured with Tail Hook certificates aboard USS America and USS Independence, a rare distinction awarded to very few civilians.
1989
Official East German guest, crossing Checkpoint Charlie into East Berlin before the Wall fell. One of very few Westerners to receive a Cold War behind-the-Iron-Curtain invitation.
Caribbean Footprint
Island markets are not a backdrop to Majella’s work. They are the places where she has built, operated, recovered and connected.
Caribbean connections
Hospitality · Media · Public-private liaison
Hotel operations · Hospitality consulting · Kid2Kids
Private-island development · Independent hospitality
Maritime tourism · Development · UNICEF liaison · Community leadership
Education · Hospitality · International connections
Heritage · Education · European perspective
Media & Storytelling
Majella co-created, executive-produced and co-hosted Majella’s Straits, a Caribbean-focused television series developed for international audiences from 2013 to 2018.
The series reflects a larger through-line in her work: connecting people to the Caribbean through experience, context and story.
From the archive
A dynamic new project shaped by three decades of Caribbean experience.
Where medical tourism meets hospitality tourism
After three decades in Caribbean hospitality, development and international operations, Majella is bringing that experience into her most ambitious venture yet.
CPRC combines advanced post-operative rehabilitation with the privacy, service and environment of exceptional Caribbean hospitality.
The concept sits at the intersection of healthcare, medical tourism, wellness and luxury hospitality. It is being advanced with select strategic and investment partners.
Additional information is available to qualified parties through private conversation.
Founder Perspective
CPRC brings together disciplines that have defined Majella’s career for three decades: hospitality, island development, international relationships, operations, media, community engagement and an understanding of how people experience the Caribbean.
Private Conversation
Majella welcomes conversations with investors, strategic partners and professionals interested in learning more about her work and the next chapter.
majella@majellasstraits.com