Known as an environmentalist, children's advocate and organizer of the island's chapter of the League of Women Voters (LWV), Bornn worked to improve legislation throughout the Caribbean for social and economic development.
[7][10] She worked for the commission and on the Governor's Committee for the Caribbean Basin Initiative for two years as a research librarian and legal secretary.
[4] Her position entailed traveling throughout the British West Indies, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico to evaluate labor and social conditions in preparation for a report on improving legislation.
[4][11] The Borrns made their home in St. Thomas, where she became a law clerk in the office of Herman E. Moore, U.S. District Court Judge for several years.
[12] She was very involved in environmental issues and concerned about overdevelopment,[10] leading citizens' protests and participating in hearings to curtail resort expansion, which threatened beaches and wildlife refuges.