05
JUL
2023

First Midwin Charles Legacy Award to Immigration Advocate

The Haitian Roundtable is pleased to announce that Guerline Jozef has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the Midwin Charles Legacy Award. Jozef, co-founder and executive director of the Haiti Bridge Alliance, will receive the award on June 10th at the 1804 List Induction...
05
JUL
2023

Didi Bertrand Farmer and Paul Farmer to Receive The Catherine Flon Award

Didi Bertrand Farmer, founder of The Women and Girls Initiative and Dr. Paul Farmer, founding director of Partners In Health, will receive the Haitian Roundtable’s Catherine Flon award. Named in honor of one of the most important symbols of the Haitian Revolution, the Catherine...
15
SEP
2022

HRT Board Member to Run NH Retirement Fund

Raynald Leveque has been named chief investment officer of the $11.5 billion New Hampshire Retirement System. He previously was deputy chief investment officer for the $43 billion Connecticut Plans and Trust Funds. Mr. Leveque is a board member of the Haitian Roundtable. For...
06
JUL
2022

Rosemonde Pierre-Louis Appointed Executive Director NYU McSilver Institute

NEW YORK, June 16, 2022 — The NYU McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research announces the appointment of Rosemonde Pierre-Louis, Esq. as the Executive Director effective July 1. The Institute embarks on a new era of transformational leadership to advance its mission to...
21
OCT
2021

Meeks Calls for Fresh Perspective on Haiti

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact: Sheryl Huggins Salomon, mcsilver.comms@nyu.edu NEW YORK —October 21, 2021 — It’s time for the U.S. to move past the policies of the Trump administration towards Haiti, said Representative Gregory W. Meeks (D, NY-05) Chairman of the U.S. House...
20
AUG
2021

HRT’s Daphne Leroy on Ways to Help Haiti’s Relief Efforts

Haitian Roundtable Co-founder Daphne Leroy was featured on Essence magazine’s website on ways to help Haiti’s relief efforts. She emphasized the importance of selecting reputable organizations to support. https://www.essence.com/news/help-haitian-relief-efforts/
07
JUL
2021

In Loving Memory of Midwin Charles

The Haitian Roundtable family is deeply saddened by the news of the death of our beloved board member, Midwin Charles. She was our loving sister, loyal friend, and fierce advocate. Midwin was a beacon of light for the Haitian Diaspora in the United States. She was an accomplished...
01
FEB
2021

Alain Leroy on Bloomberg TV

Alain Leroy, co-founder and COO of The Gentlemen’s Factory – and a board member of HRT – was interviewed on Bloomberg Television about future plans for the company and the current state of Black Business in America. The Gentlemen’s Factory was founded in 2014 by Jeff Lindor...
01
DEC
2020

Pierre-Louis A Power Player

The magazine City & State NY selected Rose Pierre-Louis, chief operating officer of the NYU McSilver Institute and chairperson of HRT for its list of powerful black women in politics and government...
09
OCT
2020

Pierre-Louis Named to Board of Ranked—Choice Voting Committee

Rose Pierre-Louis, chief operating officer of the NYU McSilver Institute and chairperson of The Haitian Roundtable, has been named the executive board of the Committee for Ranked Choice Voting NYC. New Yorkers voted 3-1 in November 2019 to implement the practice of ranking...