Cinta M. Kaipat has resigned as a member of the Marianas Visitors Authority board of directors.<\/p>\n
MVA chair Marian Aldan-Pierce confirmed yesterday that Kaipat sent her resignation letter shortly after the MVA board meeting last Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Asked for comments, Kaipat said her decision to leave the board is personal and should not be misconstrued as anything but that.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo bad vibes. It\u2019s all good. I leave with lots of love and respect for all,\u201d said Kaipat, who is a lawyer.<\/p>\n
She said she loved her time on the MVA board and enjoyed working with the wonderful professionals on the board and staff.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy experience was both rewarding and enriching,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
Aldan-Pierce said she reached out to Kaipat to find out more about her reason for stepping down and that Kaipat replied that it was a personal matter that she did not wish to elaborate on.<\/p>\n
The chair said Kaipat added that she has enjoyed working with the board and staff tremendously and was sorry she had to exit.<\/p>\n
\u201cCinta was our expert on local culture on the board,\u201d Aldan-Pierce said, citing that it was due to Kaipat\u2019s recommendation that they added the mwar (head lei) on the Saipan sign in Marpi.<\/p>\n
Aldan-Pierce said Kaipat\u2019s vision was to ensure that the Chamolinian culture (Chamorro and Carolinian cultures) is properly showcased throughout the islands for all visitors to experience.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are very sad to see her go. But I asked her to be as active in MVA activities as possible,\u201d Aldan-Pierce said.<\/p>\n
She conceded that the resignation took them by surprise so the board hadn\u2019t met yet to discuss a recommendation to Gov. Ralph DLG Torres for her replacement, but they will do so.<\/p>\n
The board still has a quorum even with Kaipat\u2019s departure.<\/p>\n
Kaipat attended the board meeting last Tuesday, the day when MVA managing director Christopher Attao Concepcion also announced that he is leaving the agency.<\/p>\n
At the meeting, it was Kaipat who led the MVA board members and some MVA staff in giving Concepcion a standing ovation.<\/p>\n
Kaipat, who is also a former lawmaker, joined the MVA board last July after Torres appointed her to represent Saipan.<\/p>\n
At that time, Kaipat had hoped to bring to the MVA board her experience as a previous cultural dancer for tourists as well as her experience in the Legislature as a former representative. <\/p>\n
Kaipat is credited with creating the Beautify CNMI Program when she was still a member of the CNMI House of Representatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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