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 more than three decades working across hospitality, development, entrepreneurship, media and public-private relationships.
Her experience is grounded in operating: building venues, managing teams, negotiating through difficult environments, producing international stories and cultivating relationships across island markets.
A career spent building businesses, relationships and ideas across the Caribbean.
Selected Experience
1990 to 2003
St. Martin
01
Founder, owner and general manager
Built and operated four restaurant and dining establishments, later rebuilding two from scratch after Hurricane Luis. Her hospitality work expanded to charter operations, boutique hospitality and an independently owned commercial property on Canouan.
1999 to Present
Caribbean basin
02
Principal, director and operator
Led hospitality consulting and real-estate work across Barbados and St. Martin, and directed human resources for 1,000 staff within a landmark Canouan private-island development.
2008 to 2020
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 & United States
04
Liaison, negotiator and principal
Worked with governments, banks, insurers, investors, property owners and international stakeholders across complex operating and reconstruction environments.
Signature Impact
01
Co-Chair of Hurricane Luis Relief in St. Martin, associated in her record with the most successful fundraiser in Caribbean Red Cross history.
02
Founded a program that brought 29 children of 9/11 victims to Barbados from 2001 to 2002.
03
Selected as an emergency liaison bridging French and Dutch public and private sectors during disaster response and reconstruction.
Caribbean Footprint
Island markets are not a backdrop to Majella’s work. They are the places where she has built, operated, recovered and connected.
Hospitality · Media · Public-private liaison
Hospitality consulting · Kid2Kids
Private-island development · Independent hospitality
Development · Tourism · Community leadership
Education · International connections
Heritage · 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 2020.
The series reflects a larger through-line in her work: connecting people to the Caribbean through experience, context and story.
The Next Chapter
Caribbean Physical Rehabilitation Centre · CPRC
After three decades in Caribbean hospitality, development and international operations, Majella is bringing that experience into her most ambitious venture yet.
CPRC is being developed around a simple idea: combine 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 Fit
CPRC brings together disciplines that have defined Majella’s career for 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@majellastraits.com