Natta named to St. Kitts and Nevis government post

Marcus L. Natta, Ph.D., who earned a doctoral degree in chemical and materials engineering in 2008, was appointed as the new Secretary to the Federal Cabinet of the government of St. Kitts and Nevis in August. Natta, who was named to the position by Prime Minister Terrance Drew, has 13 years of experience in civil service, working at the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC), the Ministry of Sustainable Development, and the St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards.

Additionally, Natta has more than 10 years experience representing St. Kitts and Nevis in regional and international treaty organizations, including serving two consecutive terms as Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean to the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties of the Stockholm Convention from 2015-19. Part of the Leeward Islands of the northeastern Caribbean Sea, St. Kitts and Nevis is a dual-island nation located southeast of Puerto Rico.