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The 9th Annual NAAHP Conference
We are delighted to invite you to our 10th year anniversary celebration at the beautiful UMass Boston Campus Center, located at 100 William T. Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125. Above all, we invite you to take the journey with us towards a more prominent, influential, united, and impactful Haitian diaspora. We cannot wait to see each and every one of you as we explore this year’s theme: Empowered to thrive! Charting the Way to a New Height in the Haitian Diaspora.
Nightly Events
Thursday Night
Welcome To The Opening Cocktail Reception!Friday Night
A Pan-African Affair!Saturday Night
10th Year Anniversary CelebrationAfter Party
Closing After-PartySunday Screening
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in FRENCHSponsorship & Exhibitors
Sponsorship Information | Exhibitor Information |
Highlighted Speakers
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Ambassador Bocchit Edmond
Ambassador of the Republic of Haiti in the United States
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Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune
City Councilor, At-Large, Boston
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Etzer Emile, MBA
Economist
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Garry Pierre-Pierre
Founder, Haitian Times
Co-Founder, City University of New York's Center for Community and Ethnic Media
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Jacques Ted St Dic
Member, Monitoring Office of the Montana Accord
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Mario Andresol
Former Commander in Chief, Haitian National Police
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Michèle Oriol
Doctor of Sociology
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Myrtho René
Member of the Board, Banque de la République d’Haïti
Speakers
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Arielle Dominique
Executive Director, Haitian-American Foundation for Democracy
Co-Founder, Haitian Ladies Network
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Ashley Narcisse
Staff Software Engineer, Apollo GraphQL
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Brian Concannon
Human Rights Lawyer
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Brunir Olivier Shackleton
Haitian-American Writer, Actor, Activist
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Carline Crevecoeur, MD FACOG
Board-Certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist
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Charlot Lucien
Public Health Manager, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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Charnette Frederic
Councilwoman, Irvington, New Jersey
Chairwoman, NHAEON
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Christine Coupet Jacques
CEO, DAGMAR
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Claude Clodomir
Chief of Party, ATTEINDRE
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Dielson Gustama
Filmmaker, Producer, Screenwriter
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Dr. Alix Cantave
Senior Program Officer, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
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Dr. Gabrielle P. Abelard
CEO, Abelard Psychotherapy Inc.
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Dr. Gilbert Saint-Jean, PhD
ADC Project Co-Lead
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Dr. Jean-Philippe Austin, MD
President, Haitian American Foundation for Democracy
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Dr. Joyce Hope Scott
Clinical Professor of African American Studies, Boston University
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Dr. Monalisa Ferrari
Founder, FEWGI
Founding President, DREP
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Dr. Paul Etienne, DBA
Founder, Madbu
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Dr. Philippe-Richard Marius
Professor and Author, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, CUNY
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Dr. Yveline Alexis
Associate Professor of Africana Studies and Comparative American Studies, Oberlin College & Conservatory
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Errol L. Pierre
Senior Vice President of State Programs, Healthfirst
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Esterling Accime
Founder, PG Rewards
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Fadia Patterson
Broadcast Journalist
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Fritz M. Clairvil, MBA, MPA
CEO, Vest Net Capital Holdings
President, SiMACT Foundation
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Gepsie M. Metellus
Executive Director, Sant La Haitian Neighborhood Center
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Guerda Nicolas, PhD
Co-Founder & President, Ayiti Community Trust
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Guerline M. Jozef
Co-Founder and Executive Director, Haitian Bridge Alliance, The Black Immigrants Bail Fund, and The Cameroon Advocacy Network
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Herby Duverné
CEO, Windwalker Group
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Jacques Dumarsais
Founder, AgriNova
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Jamie McInerney
Head of Caribbean Advisory, CrossBoundary
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Jean Gustave
Creative Director and Partner, Remora Inc
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Jean-Marc Cuvilly
Manager, Haiti-INVEST
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Jeannine Barthélemy-Paul
Co-Founder, ViAHSA
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Jemadari Kamara, Ph.D.
Professor, Africana Studies Department, UMass Boston
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Jessicah Pierre
Chief of Communications, City of Boston
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Jhonson Napoleon
CEO, Azure Group
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Johnny Celestin
Deputy Director, NY City’s Mayor’s Office of Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises
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Joseph M. Chery
Mortgage Loan Specialist, Guaranteed Rate
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JP Michel
Chairman and CEO to Santé Nou Health, Inc.
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Jude Jean-Baptiste
CEO and Founder, Paon Bleu S.A.
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Karen André
Associate Director for Consumer Education and External Affairs, CFPB
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Ketsia Saint-Armand
Senior Nonprofit Strategist, PNC Institutional Asset Management
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Kwani A. Lunis
Social Media Producer , NBC10 Boston
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Leonie Marie Hermantin
Director of Development, Communications and Strategic Planning, Sant La
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Linda Dorcena Forry
Former Massachusetts Senator and State Representative
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Lyse Fedjanie Barronville
Executive Director & Strategy, Konbino
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Macollvie J. Neel, M.B.A.
Executive Editor, The Haitian Times
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Macollvie Nell
Executive Editor, The Haitian Times
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Marc Prou
Senior Researcher & Dean of Students, Université Quisqueya
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Nadia Valentin DNP, FNP-BC
CEO and Co-founder, NewVision Healthcare Group, P.C.
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Nathalie Liautaud, M.A.
Project Manager,TRANSFORM, Cargill
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Patrick Dessources
Executive Director, Centre d’Appui et de Services aux Entreprises Locales et Internationales (CASELI)
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Pierre Andre Noel
Executive Director, Haiti Development Institute
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Ralph Edmond
CEO, Farmatrix
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Rebecca Obounou
Assistant Dean, Social Innovation MIT Public Service Center
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Regine O. Jackson, Ph.D.
Dean, Morehouse College
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Régine René Labrousse
Founder & CEO, Replenish 509
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Santra Denis
Founder, Avanse Ansanm
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Saurel Quettan, MBA, PMP
Chair of the Board Development Committee, GAHCCI
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Steve Desrosiers
Family Education Coordinator, Boston Public Schools
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Steven Fondriest
EGAD Office Director, USAID-Haiti
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Tarah Ernest
First-Officer, American Airlines
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Vania Andre
Digital Media Executive
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Vladimir Laborde
Project Executive, MBE & Corporate Engagement
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Vladimir Sterlin
Senior Director of Policy and Government Affairs, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
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Whitney Lubin
Founder, Haitians in Tech
Executive Director, Code for South
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Yselande Pierre, Ed.D.
Senior Associate Director of Operations for Campus Life, FIU
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Yvette Modestin (Lepolata)
Founder/Executive Director, Encuentro Diaspora Afro
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Yvrose Joseph
Head of the Financial Inclusion Unit, Bank of the Republic of Haiti
Host Committee
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Adler C. Eliacin
Managing Director, Synergy Strategy Group
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Ambassador Danielle Saint-Lot
Former Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
President of Danielle Saint-Lot Haiti Women’s Foundation
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Charnette Frederic
Councilwoman, Irvington, New Jersey
Chairwoman, NHAEON
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Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune
City Councilor, At-Large, Boston
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Dr. Alix Cantave
Senior Program Officer, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
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Dr. J. Keith Motley
Chancellor Emeritus, UMass Boston
Professor, College of Management, UMass Boston
Consultant President/CEO, The Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts
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Dr. Monalisa Ferrari
Founder, FEWGI
Founding President, DREP
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Garry Pierre-Pierre
Founder, Haitian Times
Co-Founder, City University of New York's Center for Community and Ethnic Media
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Harry E. Dumay, Ph.D., MBA
President, College of Our Lady of the Elms
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Herby Duverné
CEO, Windwalker Group
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Jacques Teddy Chery MPA MSPS
Community Engagement Officer, Urban Edge
Haitian Language Instructor, Harvard University
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Jemadari Kamara, Ph.D.
Professor, Africana Studies Department, UMass Boston
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Jessicah Pierre
Chief of Communications, City of Boston
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Karen Keating Ansara
Board Member, Haiti Development Institute
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Marie Evangéline Roussel-Lucien
VP Marketing, Social Media and Public Relations, GRAHN-USA
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Pierre Andre Noel
Executive Director, Haiti Development Institute
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Suze François
Principal, Mileus Global Consultancy, LLC
Sponsors & Partners
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Visa Invitation Letter Request
If you are traveling from a country that requires you to apply for a visa to enter the United States, please send an email request to:
Please make sure that you have registered and paid in full for the conference before submitting this request. Requests will only be granted to complete registered attendees.
- Only a PDF invitation letter will be emailed to the attendee.
- Original invitation letters cannot be mailed.
- If a visa is denied, NAAHP will refund according to our Cancellation/Refund Policy
- The invitation letter does not financially obligate NAAHP in any way. All expenses incurred in relation to the 9th Annual NAAHP Conference are the sole responsibility of the attendee.
- NAAHP is not authorized to assist with the visa process beyond providing an invitation letter.