KAYLA D. HIGGS APPOINTED AS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER 

Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, 09 March 2023 – The Office of the Deputy Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Kayla Higgs to the post of Communications Officer in the Communications Directorate in the Office of the Premier and Public Policy.

Ms. Higgs holds: an Associate of Arts degree from Broward College (2014); a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Multimedia Studies with a minor in Communications; a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from Florida Atlantic University (2017); an Academic Certificate in Data, Security and Privacy (2022) from the University of California- Irvine and is pursuing a Masters of Liberal Arts Degree in International Relations at Harvard’s Extension School.

Ms. Higgs is a skilled graphic designer and is certified in Social Media Marketing: Strategy and Optimization, as well as Records and Information Management.

With over five years of diverse experience, Ms. Higgs served in the posts of:  a Senior Administrative Assistant at the Turks and Caicos Collection (2022-2023); a Quota Capacity Analyst at Comcast (2019-2021) and a Human Resource Officer at Vitacost (2018-2019).

Throughout her undergraduate career Ms. Higgs interned at:  Caribbean National Weekly News (2017); the Hillary for America Campaign (2016); the re-elect Congress woman Debbie Wasserman Schultz Campaign (2016) and served as Press Secretary for Florida Atlantic University’s Student Government (2015-2016).

Commenting on her appointment Ms. Higgs stated:

“The constant advances in technology have opened up new channels for communication, which provide many opportunities to enhance the flow of information from various governmental ministries throughout the Turks and Caicos Islands.

It is a prestigious honour to return home with skills and talents to offer the newly established Communications Directorate within the Office of the Premier and Public Policy.

I am truly grateful to serve in a capacity that allows my passion for both communications and government to align.

I am confident that my diverse background and studies adequately equip me for an opportunity such as this.  I look forward to being a part of a team that delivers first class communications that is transparent, grounded in facts and promotes the interests of the Turks and Caicos Internationally.

I am personally committed to making valuable, efficient and beneficial contributions to the Communications Directorate and by extension, the Turks and Caicos Islands Government.

The constant prayers, words of encouragement and sound advice from my parents and loved ones throughout my ongoing quest to build a rewarding career in an industry I am passionate about has contributed to my life’s testimony that God is indeed faithful and His word is without void, just trust Him with your journey.”

Deputy Governor and Head of the Public Service Her Excellency Anya Williams in extending congratulatory remarks to Ms. Higgs stated:

It is with great pleasure that I extend congratulations to Ms. Kayla Higgs on her appointment as a Communications Officer in the recently established Communications Directorate in the Office of the Premier and Public Policy and officially welcome her to the Turks and Caicos Islands Public Service.

As we work to improve communication both internally across government and also externally to the public, we are certain that Ms. Higgs will be an asset to our team and considering her wide range of skills, will bring much needed expertise to our Communications Directorate.

We wish her well on her appointment and hope that she will have a productive and most rewarding public service career.

Congratulations Kayla!”