Joel Vilmenay is the two-time Emmy Award-winning President & General Manager of WDSU-TV, the NBC Affiliate in New Orleans, LA. In his capacity, Vilmenay provides strategic leadership for WDSU-TV, MeTV New Orleans and a suite of web and mobile applications. Prior to this...

Andre Berto was the first Haitian Olympian in boxing and is a two-time WBC welterweight world champion. One of boxing’s brightest stars, he’s faced off with many of the best in the business, including Floyd Mayweather, Jr., and racked up 31 victories (24 by knockout) over his...

Ernst Fleuranvil, is the Founder and Chairman of Excelsior Engineering Services, a company that provides a range of professional engineering and consulting services to the government and private sectors. Ernst was involved in the management of the $1 billion-dollar global gateway...

Florence Saint-Jean is the executive director of Global Trauma Research. Under Florence’s leadership, GTR has two main initiatives: The Trauma Center at Haitian American Community Coalition (HCC) and The Trauma Project. The Trauma Center serves underrepresented people in NYC and...

Gary C. Eugene is Chief of the North Miami Police Department. A 30-year law enforcement veteran, he began his law enforcement career with the City of Miami Police Department in 1985. He worked his way up the ranks becoming the first Haitian-born lieutenant in Miami P.D. in 1996,...

Dr. Grace Marnelle Alexis Stephens is currently chancellor of MacCormac College in Chicago, making her one of the youngest college presidents in America, the first woman and the first person of color to hold the presidency of the 110‐year-old institution. Prior to joining...

Jean Eddy Saint Paul is the Founding Director of the Haitian Studies Institute at the City University of New York. His geographic focus is Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Mexico. He earned a Ph.D. in sociology in 2008 at the...

Jean-Pierre Saint Victor is a Managing Director & Client Executive at BNY Mellon Treasury Service & Global Client Divisions.  As head of the Bermuda and the Caribbean Region, he is responsible for all relationships in these markets; financial, corporate, governmental and...

Joanne Hyppolite is a curator at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) with expertise in African American and African diaspora material and expressive culture.  She is the curator of the Cultural Expressions inaugural exhibition and co-curator of A...

Josy Dussek is the Director of Arts Operations for New York’s City Parks Foundation Arts and Cultural Department. The arts department operates Summer Stage in Central Park, Summer Stage in various citywide locations, Summer Stage Family, the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival and the...