 Mrs. Anissa Brown has been the property owner of Stonefield Villa Resort since 1973 when it was a running cocoa plantation. In the late 90s, Mrs. Brown and her late husband, Mr. Wayne Brown, decided to turn the property into a boutique resort. In 1998, Stonefield Villa Resort was officially opened and in 2014, Mrs. Brown took on the role of running the resort herself. From since then, a family-led enterprise, the resort has managed to dominate the boutique resort space due to adopting a unique hotel marketing model such as capitalizing social media for maximum reach, influencer marketing, creative content development and distribution. For example, the resort having recognized the tremendous value of the black traveler, Stonefield has made much strides and can boast of reaping desirable results from tapping into this underserved market. Tonight, we recognize the contribution and visionary leadership of Mrs. Anissa Brown and her long-standing service as a manager of a homegrown hotel enterprise in St. Lucia. Ladies and gentlemen, in the category of special recognition for the inaugural St. Lucia Tourism and Hospitality jimmies, Mrs. Anissa Brown.