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
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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