{"id":3471,"date":"2015-04-06T13:38:22","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T17:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/test.sterr-bros.com\/ises\/?page_id=3471"},"modified":"2017-10-30T16:48:12","modified_gmt":"2017-10-30T20:48:12","slug":"speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/naahpusa.org\/conferences\/2017\/speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Host Committee and Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are honored to introduce our 2017 Conference guests, including chairs, speakers, moderators, panelists and keynotes. Click on a speaker for a full bio, contact and session information.<\/p>\n

2017 Honorary Co-Chairs<\/h3>\n
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Ambassador Danielle Saint L\u00f4t<\/h1><\/a>

Ambassador<\/h2>
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JP Michel<\/h1><\/a>

Founder and Managing Partner, Blue Ocean Harvest<\/h2>
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Karl A. Racine<\/h1><\/a>

Attorney General of the District of Columbia<\/h2>
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Yves Salomon-Fernandez, Ph.D.<\/h1><\/a>

President, Cumberland Community College NJ<\/h2>
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Honorary Congressional Host Committee<\/h3>\n
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Democratic Leader Charles E. Schumer<\/h1><\/a>

U.S. Senator for New York<\/h2>
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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand<\/h1><\/a>

United States Senator for New York<\/h2>
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Congressman Hakeem Jeffries<\/h1><\/a>

Congressman, New York's Eighth Congressional District<\/h2>
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Congressman Jerrold \u201cJerry\u201d Nadler<\/h1><\/a>

Congressman, New York's Tenth Congressional District<\/h2>
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Congressman Gregory Meeks<\/h1><\/a>

Congressman, New York's Fifth Congressional District<\/h2>
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Congresswoman Yvette Clarke<\/h1><\/a>

Congresswoman, New York's Ninth Congressional District<\/h2>
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Congresswoman Kathleen Rice<\/h1><\/a>

Congresswoman, New York's Fourth Congressional District<\/h2>
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Host Committee<\/h3>\n
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Assemblymember Rodneyse Biochotte<\/h1><\/a>

Assemblymember and State Committee Woman \/ District Leader, New York State\u2019s 42nd Assembly District<\/h2>
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Assemblywoman Kimberly Jean-Pierre<\/h1><\/a>

New York State's 11th Assembly District<\/h2>
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Cassandre Theano<\/h1><\/a>

Associate Legal officer for for Equality and Inclusion at the Open Society Foundations (The Justice Initiative)<\/h2>
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Jean G. Orelien, DrPH, MStat<\/h1><\/a>

Chief Executive Officer SciMetrika, LLC and ScitoVation, LLC<\/h2>
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Magdalah Racine-Silva<\/h1><\/a>

President, CEO and Co-Founder, DMS International<\/h2>
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2017 Featured Speakers<\/h3>\n
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Ambassador Kenneth Merten<\/h1><\/a>

Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Haiti Special Coordinator, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State<\/h2>
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Ambassador Paul Altidor<\/h1><\/a>

Ambassador of Haiti to the United States of America<\/h2>
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Commissioner Jean Monestime<\/h1><\/a>

Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners, District 2<\/h2>
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Congressman Jerry Tardieu<\/h1><\/a>

Congressman of the District of Petion-Ville, Haiti<\/h2>
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Councilman Alix Desulme<\/h1><\/a>

Councilman, West portion of the City of North Miami (District 4)<\/h2>
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Fernando Rodriguez Marin<\/h1><\/a>

Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP<\/h2>
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Jean Baden Dubois<\/h1><\/a>

Governor of the Bank of the Republic of Haiti (central bank)<\/h2>
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Judge Dweynie Paul<\/h1><\/a>

Kings County Civil Court Judge (presiding in Queens County Family Court)<\/h2>
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Judge Lionel Jean-Baptiste<\/h1><\/a>

Founding member of the United Front of the Haitian Diaspora<\/h2>
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Luis Echebarria<\/h1><\/a>

Representative in Haiti, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)<\/h2>
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Maarten Boute<\/h1><\/a>

Chairman of Digicel Haiti<\/h2>
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Pierre Canisius Guignard<\/h1><\/a>

General Director of the Ministry of Haitians Living Abroad (MHAVE)<\/h2>
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2017 Speakers<\/h3>\n
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Allen L. Krause<\/h1><\/a>

Economic Counselor, U.S. Embassy in Haiti<\/h2>
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Andre Dominique Pierre<\/h1><\/a>

Former Mayor, City of North Miami<\/h2>
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Anide J. Eustache<\/h1><\/a>

Marketing consultant, professional coach, & speaker, trainer<\/h2>

Founder of Overcomer Consulting<\/h2>
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Bruno Surpris, MBA, PMP<\/h1><\/a>

Senior Manager, Financial Services, Capgemini America, Inc.<\/h2>
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Carmelle M. Bellefleur, PhD, RN<\/h1><\/a>

Professor Emerita, Nassau Community College<\/h2>
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Cathy Francois<\/h1><\/a>

Founder, Rezume Forward<\/h2>

Certified Career Coach<\/h2>
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Charlot Lucien<\/h1><\/a>

President, GRAHN New England\/Boston<\/h2>
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Christian Roy Fombrun<\/h1><\/a>

Commercial Director, Decameron Haiti<\/h2>
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Christina Pardo Maxis, MD MPH<\/h1><\/a>

Assistant Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Medicine, StonyBrook Medicine<\/h2>
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Christine Souffrant Ntim<\/h1><\/a>

Co-Founder of Global Startup Ecosystem<\/h2>

Host of the Haiti Tech Summit & Ghana Tech Summit<\/h2>
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Claude Clodomir, Fils<\/h1><\/a>

Chief of Party, USAID HOME<\/h2>

Country Director, WOCCU HAITI<\/h2>
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Cleve Mesidor<\/h1><\/a>

Founding Member of the Board of Directors, US-Haiti Technology Association<\/h2>
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Corinne Joachim Sanon Symietz<\/h1><\/a>

Co-Founder and CEO, Les Chocolateries Askanya<\/h2>
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Danielle Bonhomme-Delprato<\/h1><\/a>

Market Development Manager at UL Compliance To Performance<\/h2>
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Davidson Toussaint<\/h1><\/a>

Founder and CEO of Haiti Tourism Inc<\/h2>
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Dr. Daniel Faustin, MD<\/h1><\/a>

Executive Vice President of Simact, Inc.<\/h2>
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Dr. Martine Elie<\/h1><\/a>

Clinic Director at the Howard University Speech and Hearing Clinic<\/h2>
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Dr. Paul Pierre<\/h1><\/a>

Senior TB\/HIV Medical Advisor, Public Health Institute\/ Global Health Fellow Program<\/h2>
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Dr. Wilkerson Compere<\/h1><\/a>

Chairman of the Board, National Alliance for the Advancement of Haitian Professionals (NAAHP)<\/h2>
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Emie Michaud Weinstock<\/h1><\/a>

Founder, ReveledUp<\/h2>
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Emmanuel Bellegarde<\/h1><\/a>

Lead Host and Founder of HaitiBound! Adventures<\/h2>
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Ernest J. Barth\u00e9lemy, M.D., M.A.<\/h1><\/a>

Resident Physician in Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Health System<\/h2>

Paul Farmer Global Surgery Fellow 2017-2019<\/h2>

Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School, Dept. of Global Health and Social Medicine<\/h2>
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Fritz Duroseau<\/h1><\/a>

Member of the Governing Board of the Bank of the Republic of Haiti (central bank)<\/h2>
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Genevieve Michel-Bryan<\/h1><\/a>

VP\/Broadcast Director, Black Enterprise<\/h2>
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Georgette Jean-Louis<\/h1><\/a>

Director General of the Bank of the Republic of Haiti (central bank)<\/h2>
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Gerty Simon<\/h1><\/a>

Associate Vice President of Wealth Management, Morgan Stanley<\/h2>
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Guy Supplice<\/h1><\/a>

Senior Vice President, Marketing & Public Relations, Unibank S.A<\/h2>
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Jean Marie Altema<\/h1><\/a>

Senior IT Specialist<\/h2>

Commissioner of the National Commission for Innovation and Socio-professional Integration of the Youth<\/h2>

Advisor to the Minister of Finance<\/h2>
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau, PhD, MBA<\/h1><\/a>

Technical Advisor in Innovation, Science and Competitiveness, Office of the President of the Republic of Haiti<\/h2>
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Jeffrey R. Gardere, Ph.D., ABPP<\/h1><\/a>

Board Certified Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor and Course Director at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine<\/h2>
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Jhonson Napoleon<\/h1><\/a>

Founder and President of Azure College<\/h2>
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Johnny Celestin<\/h1><\/a>

Board Member and Vice-Secretary of the United Front<\/h2>
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Joseph Makhandal Champagne<\/h1><\/a>

Chairman of the National Haitian-American Elected Officials Network (NHAEON.)<\/h2>
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Larissa Liburd<\/h1><\/a>

Director of Strategic Planning, NAAHP<\/h2>
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Laura Eustache Zamor<\/h1><\/a>

School Counselor<\/h2>

Founder\/Director, LaurasLetters INC.<\/h2>
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Lee Parker<\/h1><\/a>

Vice President and Private Client Associate at U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management<\/h2>
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Lesly Kernisant, M.D., FACOG<\/h1><\/a>

Chief Medical Officer, Broooklyn Plaza Medical Center, Inc Brooklyn, New York<\/h2>
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Lisa Francoeur Mesa<\/h1><\/a>

Enterprise Relationship Manager at LinkedIn<\/h2>
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Luckny Guerrier<\/h1><\/a>

Cheffe de la Mission Exploratoire Economique Entrepren'Elle<\/h2>
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Ludovic Comeau, Jr<\/h1><\/a>

Professor, Economics, DePaul University<\/h2>

President, GRAHN-USA<\/h2>

Vice-President, GRAHN-Monde<\/h2>
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Lyne Vanessa Alexandre<\/h1><\/a>

US Alumni, YLAI 2016<\/h2>

Medical practitioner, Leader, Activist, & Entrepreneur<\/h2>

Former president and general secretary of youth association or medical foundation<\/h2>
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Marcel Fontin<\/h1><\/a>

Chief Operating Officer of Simact, Inc.<\/h2>
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Marie Myka Texas, MS, MBA<\/h1><\/a>

Director of Project Development and Award Management, NAAHP<\/h2>
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Marjorie Brennan, MD, MPH<\/h1><\/a>

Chair of the Advisory Board, NAAHP<\/h2>

Medical Director of Children\u2019s National Health System Ambulatory Surgery Center in Montgomery County<\/h2>
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Marlie Hall<\/h1><\/a>

Award-Winning Broadcast Journalist and Entrepreneur<\/h2>

Former Correspondent for CBS<\/h2>
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Melody Mitchell<\/h1><\/a>

Global Organizational and Talent Development Director, JP Morgan Chase<\/h2>
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Michele V. Boisrond<\/h1><\/a>

Data Center - Plant Engineering Supervisor \/ Social Entrepreneur \/ Diversity Advocate<\/h2>
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Michelle Pyram, CPC<\/h1><\/a>

Certified Professional Coach<\/h2>

Master Practitioner, Energy Leadership\u2122 Index<\/h2>
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Monica De Jesus<\/h1><\/a>

Assistant Director of Preprofessional Advising at NYU's College of Arts and Science<\/h2>
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Ms. Fatima Altieri<\/h1><\/a>

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Nadege Dady, Ed.D<\/h1><\/a>

Dean of Student Affairs & Assistant Professor, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine<\/h2>
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Nathalie Liautaud Diaz<\/h1><\/a>

Senior Program Manager at Management Systems International (MSI)<\/h2>
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Nedgine Paul Deroly<\/h1><\/a>

CEO, Anseye Pou Ayiti<\/h2>
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Newton B. Sanon<\/h1><\/a>

President\/CEO, OIC of South Florida<\/h2>
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Noel Jonathas, Jr., M.Sc., LL.M.<\/h1><\/a>

Managing Director of INSSI Group (a boutique management consulting firm)<\/h2>
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Paula T. Edgar<\/h1><\/a>

Founder and Principal, PGE LLC<\/h2>
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Raymond Janvier<\/h1><\/a>

Vice President and Private Client Associate at U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management<\/h2>
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Rebecca Obounou<\/h1><\/a>

President and Founder, Christian Haitian Entrepreneurial Society, Inc. (CHES)<\/h2>
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R\u00e9gine Rene-Labrousse<\/h1><\/a>

President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Haiti (AmCham)<\/h2>
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Samuel Dameus<\/h1><\/a>

Founder of the International Project Faces Of Haiti<\/h2>
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Samuel M. Pierre<\/h1><\/a>

Co-Founder and Executive Director, Haitian American Caucus<\/h2>
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Sandra Altin\u00e9<\/h1><\/a>

Managing Director \u2013 Global Diversity and Inclusion, Moody\u2019s Investors Service<\/h2>
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Sandra Florvella-Pierre<\/h1><\/a>

Public Administrator<\/h2>

CEO & Founder of Haitian Businesses, LLC<\/h2>

Co-Founder of Haitea<\/h2>
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Sandy Sophia Laborde<\/h1><\/a>

Community Relations Manager, Sunrise Airways<\/h2>
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Shaina Silva<\/h1><\/a>

Director, Industry Accelerators at RocketSpace<\/h2>
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Sowmya Krishnamoorthy<\/h1><\/a>

Private Sector Engagement Manager, LEAD<\/h2>
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Stephanie Barnes<\/h1><\/a>

Director of Sales, Marriott Port au Prince Hotel<\/h2>
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Suze Fran\u00e7ois<\/h1><\/a>

CEO and Founder of The Mitef Group, LLC<\/h2>
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Tessa Jacques<\/h1><\/a>

Director General of the Center for the Facilitation of Investments (CFI)<\/h2>
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Usha E. Pitts<\/h1><\/a>

Foreign Service Officer & Diplomat in Residence for New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania<\/h2>
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Woodline Gedeon<\/h1><\/a>

Expert in Government Liaison and Advocacy<\/h2>

Co-owner of Kayou Global Consulting<\/h2>
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