Senator Ray Fonseca is a proud United States Virgin Islander born March 10, 1959, in Savan, and raised in Bovoni, St. Thomas. He is the son of Linelle Todman-Williams-Fonseca and David Fonseca. He is also the great-nephew of Glanville Fonseca, who from 1949 was one of the longest-serving legislators in the BVI, winning six general elections and retiring undefeated.
Ray Fonseca is a strong advocate for accountability and transparency in Government. He is dedicated to promoting a better quality of life for all Virgin Islanders. Ray Fonseca is a proud product of the U.S. Virgin Islands public school system. He graduated from the Ivanna Eudora Kean High School in 1976. He was a recipient of the Alton A. Adams Scholarship.
He completed his undergraduate studies at Florida State University in 1980 and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel Management and Accounting. While attending the university, Fonseca became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated. He later obtained his Master’s Degree in Business Administration at the University of the Virgin Islands in 1987.
Ray Fonseca came from very humble beginnings. He sold newspapers as a young man. In his early twenties, he worked as a restaurant server in the Hotel and Restaurant industry. Fonseca began his career in Government in 1985 at the Virgin Islands Housing Authority. He began as Assistant Accounting Supervisor and was promoted up the ladder to eventually become the Chief Executive Officer of the Virgin Islands Housing Authority. He served at the USVI Housing Authority for approximately nineteen years.
Fonseca was later employed at the Virgin Islands Department of Health as Chief of Staff to the Commissioner of Health. During his term at the Department of Health, he also served as Director of Mental Health, Alcoholism, and Substance Abuse.
Upon retirement from the Virgin Islands Government System, Fonseca obtained employment as Project Manager and Contractor for several major construction projects in the USVI to include all Kmarts, The University of the Virgin Islands Marine Center, and Star Fish Development in St. John.
Ray Fonseca is a man of faith who has a deep-rooted passion for serving others. He has dedicated the majority of his adult life as a public servant. He has a strong love for family and is the proud father of four (4) sons.
Senator Ray Fonseca in the 35th Legislature is positioned to serve as Chairman of the Committee on Health, Hospitals & Human Services and as a member of the Finance Committee, as well as the Committee on Government Operations and the Committee on Housing.
