Speakers
Learn from leaders and professionals at the forefront of their respective fields and industries…
This year, the NAAHP conference seeks to showcase the most influential trailblazers, professionals, educators and entrepreneurs to present highly-relevant presentations and content for conference attendees. Discover the leaders, disruptors and entrepreneurs who are re-thinking and reshaping how companies and people operate in this era.
Please check back frequently for updates on speakers and panelists who will be part of the NAAHP Conference.
Highlighted Speakers

Ambassador Bocchit Edmond
Ambassador of the Republic of Haiti in the United States

Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune
City Councilor, At-Large, Boston

Etzer Emile, MBA
Economist

Garry Pierre-Pierre
Founder, Haitian Times
Co-Founder, City University of New York's Center for Community and Ethnic Media

Jacques Ted St Dic
Member, Monitoring Office of the Montana Accord

Mario Andresol
Former Commander in Chief, Haitian National Police

Michèle Oriol
Doctor of Sociology

Myrtho René
Member of the Board, Banque de la République d’Haïti
Speakers

Arielle Dominique
Executive Director, Haitian-American Foundation for Democracy
Co-Founder, Haitian Ladies Network

Ashley Narcisse
Staff Software Engineer, Apollo GraphQL

Brian Concannon
Human Rights Lawyer

Brunir Olivier Shackleton
Haitian-American Writer, Actor, Activist

Carline Crevecoeur, MD FACOG
Board-Certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Charlot Lucien
Public Health Manager, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Charnette Frederic
Councilwoman, Irvington, New Jersey
Chairwoman, NHAEON

Christine Coupet Jacques
CEO, DAGMAR

Claude Clodomir
Chief of Party, ATTEINDRE

Dielson Gustama
Filmmaker, Producer, Screenwriter

Dr. Alix Cantave
Senior Program Officer, W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Dr. Gabrielle P. Abelard
CEO, Abelard Psychotherapy Community Mental Health Clinic

Dr. Gilbert Saint-Jean, PhD
ADC Project Co-Lead

Dr. Jean-Philippe Austin, MD
President, Haitian American Foundation for Democracy

Dr. Joyce Hope Scott
Clinical Professor of African American Studies, Boston University

Dr. Monalisa Ferrari
Founder, FEWGI
Founding President, DREP

Dr. Paul Etienne, DBA
Founder, Madbu

Dr. Philippe-Richard Marius
Professor and Author, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, CUNY

Dr. Yveline Alexis
Associate Professor of Africana Studies and Comparative American Studies, Oberlin College & Conservatory

Errol L. Pierre
Senior Vice President of State Programs, Healthfirst

Esterling Accime
Founder, PG Rewards

Fadia Patterson
Broadcast Journalist

Fritz M. Clairvil, MBA, MPA
CEO, Vest Net Capital Holdings Group

Gepsie M. Metellus
Executive Director, Sant La Haitian Neighborhood Center

Guerda Nicolas, PhD
Co-Founder & President, Ayiti Community Trust

Guerline M. Jozef
Founder and Executive Director, Haitian Bridge Alliance

Herby Duverné
CEO, Windwalker Group

Jacques Dumarsais
Founder, AgriNova

Jamie McInerney
Head of Caribbean Advisory, CrossBoundary

Jean Gustave
Creative Director and Partner, Remora Inc

Jean-Marc Cuvilly
Manager, Haiti-INVEST

Jeannine Barthélemy-Paul
Co-Founder, ViAHSA

Jemadari Kamara, Ph.D.
Professor, Africana Studies Department, UMass Boston

Jessicah Pierre
Chief of Communications, City of Boston

Jhonson Napoleon
CEO, Azure Group

Johnny Celestin
Deputy Director, NY City’s Mayor’s Office of Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises

Joseph M. Chery
Mortgage Loan Specialist, Guaranteed Rate

JP Michel
Chairman and CEO to Santé Nou Health, Inc.

Jude Jean-Baptiste
CEO and Founder, Paon Bleu S.A.

Karen André
Associate Director for Consumer Education and External Affairs, CFPB

Ketsia Saint-Armand
Senior Nonprofit Strategist, PNC Institutional Asset Management

Kwani A. Lunis
Social Media Producer , NBC10 Boston

Leonie Marie Hermantin
Director of Development, Communications and Strategic Planning, Sant La

Linda Dorcena Forry
Former Massachusetts Senator and State Representative

Lyse Fedjanie Barronville
Executive Director & Strategy, Konbino

Macollvie J. Neel, M.B.A.
Executive Editor, The Haitian Times

Macollvie Nell
Executive Editor, The Haitian Times

Marc Prou
Senior Researcher & Dean of Students, Université Quisqueya

Nadia Valentin DNP, FNP-BC
CEO and Co-founder, NewVision Healthcare Group, P.C.

Nathalie Liautaud, M.A.
Project Manager,TRANSFORM, Cargill

Patrick Dessources
Executive Director, Centre d’Appui et de Services aux Entreprises Locales et Internationales (CASELI)

Pierre Andre Noel
Executive Director, Haiti Development Institute

Ralph Edmond
CEO, Farmatrix

Rebecca Obounou
Assistant Dean, Social Innovation MIT Public Service Center

Regine O. Jackson, Ph.D.
Dean, Morehouse College

Régine René Labrousse
Founder & CEO, Replenish 509

Santra Denis
Founder, Avanse Ansanm

Saurel Quettan, MBA, PMP
Founder & CEO, exeQfit, Inc.

Steve Desrosiers
Family Education Coordinator, Boston Public Schools

Steven Fondriest
EGAD Office Director, USAID-Haiti

Tarah Ernest
First-Officer, American Airlines

Vania Andre
Digital Media Executive

Vladimir Laborde
Project Executive, MBE & Corporate Engagement

Vladimir Sterlin
Senior Director of Policy and Government Affairs, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce

Whitney Lubin
Founder, Haitians in Tech
Executive Director, Code for South

Yselande Pierre, Ed.D.
Senior Associate Director of Operations for Campus Life, FIU

Yvette Modestin (Lepolata)
Founder/Executive Director, Encuentro Diaspora Afro

Yvrose Joseph
Head of the Financial Inclusion Unit, Bank of the Republic of Haiti