Mike Clerveaux Appointed Deputy Director Of Housing and Community Renewal Department

#TurksandCaicos, October 29, 2022 – The Office of the Deputy Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Mike Clerveaux to the post of Deputy Director of the Housing and Community Renewal Department within the Ministry of Physical Planning and Infrastructure Development.

Mr. Clerveaux joined the public service in 1997 with the then Civil Aviation Department as an Airport Security Officer. Later that year Mr. Clerveaux received a Turks and Caicos Islands Government Scholarship to pursue a Diploma in Education from the Mico Teachers’ College, in Kingston Jamaica where he studied Industrial Arts from 1997-2000. Upon completing his studies, he was placed at the Clement Howell High School where he taught Woodwork and Technical Drawing for five years, molding young minds and developing critical skill sets.

Mr. Clerveaux holds a Masters’ of Science in the Built Environment (Specialization in Geomatics) (2010-2013) and a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Urban and Regional Planning (2005-2009) both from the University of Technology (UTECH), Jamaica. Upon returning to the Turks and Caicos Islands, Mr Clerveaux dedicated a span of seven (7) years with the Department of Planning (2009-2016) as a Land Use Planner with responsibility for reviewing planning applications while promoting integrated development planning through spatial interpretation of the macro-economic and sectoral policies ensuring their consistency with the principles of sustainable development.

In 2016, Mr. Clerveaux, joined the Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies (DDME) as the Hazard Mitigation Officer (2016-2019). Three years later he was appointed to the post of Hazard Mitigation and GIS Manager (2019-2022). As the Hazard Mitigation and GIS Manager, Mr. Clerveaux was responsible for the administration of the Department’s Hazard Mitigation and Planning Programme. During his tenure at DDME, Mr. Clerveaux had acted in the capacity of both the Director and Deputy Director a position he held until his new appointment.

Commenting on his appointment Mr. Clerveaux stated:  “Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.

I am confident that my professional and academic journey has equipped me with the requisite knowledge and skill sets to continue to make a contribution not just to the Department of Housing and but to the country on a whole and I look forward to serving in this new role.”

Minister of Physical Planning and Infrastructure Development the Honorable Akierra Missick in extending congratulations to Mr. Clearveaux stated:  “We are so pleased to be able to grow the Department of Housing and Community Renewal with Mr Mike Clerveaux.

Mr Clerveaux is no stranger to the Ministry of PPID and our overall remit of building a sustainable and resilient Turks and Caicos Islands.

The Development of Housing Solutions throughout the Island is no easy task, and the bolstering the staff compliment of this Department will lend neatly to our bold vision of producing 1,000 housing solution units over the next 3 years.

With big vision comes big responsibility and we know that Mr Clerveaux will rise to the challenge and make this a reality.

We welcome him and thank him for hitting the ground running already!”

Deputy Governor and Head of the Public Service Her Excellency Anya Williams joining in extending congratulations to Mr. Clerveaux stated:  “It gives me great pleasure to officially congratulate Mr. Mike Clearveaux on his appointment to the post of Deputy Director of the Housing and Community Renewal Department within the Ministry of Physical Planning and Infrastructure Development.

With over 20 years of experience, Mr. Clerveaux brings to this position a wealth of knowledge, skills, experience and strong public private sector partnerships, having worked in the diverse fields of Urban Planning, Environment and Disaster Management.

The recently established Housing and Community Renewal Department has a key role to play as we work towards improving our housing stock and infrastructure here in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Along with Director Dominique Durham, we are certain that Mr. Clerveaux will do an excellent job in leading the department and on delivering on the governments stated housing objectives going forward.

Congratulations on your well-deserved promotion Mike!”