As the premier networking organization for professionals and students, the National Alliance for the Advancement of Haitian Professionals joins in celebrating the accomplishments of the changemakers who are making a difference in their industries and community at large. We invite you to take part in helping us to recognize the contributions of men and women who continue to elevate Haiti and its Diaspora.
2021 NAAHP Haitian Leadership Award Scholarship Winners
Antoinette Charles
First Year Medical Student, Duke University
Ralph Emerson Destin
Senior, Milton High School
Satiera Star Caze
Senior, Manalapan High School
Tarah Jean
Second Year Student, Florida State University
Teryck Louis
First Year Law Student, Howard University
2020 NAAHP Haitian Leadership Award Scholarship Winners
Ayanna Legros
History Ph.D. Student, Duke University
Ern Pierre
Business Administration Student, Kentucky Christian University
Esther DuClair
First Year Student, NYU
Néhémie Pluviose
First Year Student, University of Wisconsin Madison
Tesha Davilmar
First Year Medical Student, Johns Hopkins University
2019 NAAHP Haitian Leadership Award Scholarship Winners
Carl Edouard
Medical Student, New York Medical College
Diana Joseph
Dual Enrolled Senior, Lake Worth High School & Palm Beach State College
Dominique Guillaume
Masters Degree Student, Duke University
Fiona Joseph
First Year Student, George Washington University
Isabelle Montoute
NAAHP Scholarship Winner
Marie Elizabeth Jolicoeur Lafontant
First Year Student, Madonna University
2018 NAAHP Gala Honorees
Rodney Noel
Community Leadership Award
Evrose Noel
Community Leadership Award
Jeff Lindor, MS
Millennial Award
Balanda Atis
The Innovator Award
Aude M.L. Sicard
Pioneer Award
Senator Dieudonne Luma Etienne
Changemaker Award
Dr. Henri Ford
Trailblazer Award
Green Family Foundation
Philanthropy Award
Mark B. Rosenberg, Ph.D
Distinguished Service Award
2018 NAAHP Haitian Leadership Award Scholarship Winners
Dave Lacroix
Senior, Dartmouth College
Ganaelle Joseph-Senatus
Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital & McLean Hospital
Lauryn Cadet
First Year Student, William F. Connell School of Nursing at Boston College
Regine Polynice
First Year Student, Rutgers University
Vicky Chèry
MBA Student, Florida International University
2016 NAAHP Gala Honorees
Attorney General Karl A. Racine
Attorney General of the District of Columbia
Congresswoman Mia Love
U.S. Representative from Utah's 4th Congressinal District
Dr. C. Reynold Verret, Ph.D
President, Xavier University of Louisiana
Leanna Archer
CEO of Leanna’s Inc.
Marc Morial
President of Urban League
Rodney Leon
Renowned Architect
2016 NAAHP Haitian Leadership Award Scholarship Winners
Emmarica Lassin
Second Year Entrepreneurship / Pre-med Student, Florida Sate University
Guerdine Alcius
Third Year Medical Student, FSU College of Medicine
Joanne Corrielus
Senior, St. John’s University
Lesly François Veve
Associate Degree Student, Georgia State University
Marsha Jean-Charles
Ph.D Student, Cornell University
Tanesha Mondestin
Associate Degree Student, Wor-Wic Community College
2015 NAAHP Gala Honorees
Ambassador Danielle Saint-Lot
Former Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
President of Danielle Saint-Lot Haiti Women’s Foundation
Carline Charles Joseph
President of Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie d’Haiti
Commissioner Jean Monestime
Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners, District 2
Denis O’Brien
Chairman and principal shareholder of the privately-owned Digicel Group
Jacqueline Charles
Journalist, Miami Herald
Jean G. Orelien, DrPH, MStat
Founder, SciMetrika LLC
CEO, ScitoVation, LLC
Larry Pierre, M.D., M.P.H.
Executive Director, Center for Haitian Studies, Health & Human Services
Maryse Pénette-Kedar
Founder and Board President, PRODEV
Mayor Smith Joseph
Mayor, City of North Miami
The Honorable Dr. Garry Conille
Former Prime Minister of Haiti
Director of the Africa Regional Office at the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
The Honorable Evans Paul
Prime Minister of the Republic of Haiti
The Honorable Laurent Lamothe
Former Prime Minister, Republic of Haiti
The Honorable Minister Jean-Max Bellerive
Former Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and External Cooperation, Republic of Haiti
2015 NAAHP Haitian Leadership Award Scholarship Winners
Amanda Raymond
Undergraduate Student at the University of Florida
Raquel Laguerre
Undergraduate Student at the University of Pennsylvania