Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley is a proud Virgin Islander with ancestral ties going back to the period of enslavement. He did his entire formal primary and secondary education in the BVI save one year in St. Thomas, USVI. He taught for one year at Enis Adams primary school after graduating from then BVI High School in 1996. He received his BA in English from Clark Atlanta University in 2001 and his MA in literary studies in 2003. He was then awarded with a Commonwealth Scholarship, which allowed him to pursue his Doctor of Philosophy from the University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies, which he was awarded with in 2016. Dr. Wheatley returned to the BVI from London in 2006 and began teaching at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College in 2007 as a lecturer in English composition and literature. He has a strong record of community involvement of which he is proud. This includes his work as a member of the Lion’s club and his years of social and political commentary on the radio. In addition, he has a broad range of interests, including poetry, music, history, and sports