Meet The Team

U.S. Team

  • Kay Larson

    President / CEO

  • Ashley Kielmar

    Director of Child Services

  • Jodi Ellingson

    Director of Partner Relationships

  • Junior Gumps Bazile

    Translating Consultant

  • Tiffany Hargon

    Office Administration

  • Hannah Egeberg

    Marketing & Program Administration Lead

  • Volunteers

    We are so thankful for our team of volunteers who give so generously of their time. They help us with special projects, accounting and financial services, grant writing, and the building of relationships. All are so important to stretch our capacity of a small U.S.-based staff!

Haiti Team

98% of our Staff are Haitians!

  • Pastor Gumps Bazile

    Head of Operations Haiti

  • Obnel Dèsir

    Supervisor of all 9 schools

  • Dr. Diamy Saint-Juste

    Head of Clinical Medicine

  • Mikerlange Simitien

    Chief Medical Administrator

  • Berline Robillard

    Head Nurse

  • Pedjolette Aline Gabriel

    Nurse

  • Dr. Blondy Derival

    Dentist

  • Saintange Louis

    Construction & Maintenance Director

  • Reginald Joseph

    Finance Manager

  • Micanes Oxeus

    Media and Child Services Support

  • Chrismael Bazile

    Media Specialist

  • Olguine Francois

    Belok School Director

  • Nerlande S. Coimin

    Bosan School Director

  • Jean Roody Calixte

    Foche School Director

  • Sony Dort

    Kasany School Director

  • Joseph H. Elmont

    Laferone School Director

  • Adelson Delmas

    Lakil School Director

  • Jacques Claudel

    Lonpre School Director

  • Jean Marie Bazile

    Pemiyen School Director

  • Sherlie Datinè

    Trade School Director

  • Sendy Datinè

    High School Director

  • Roland Guerrier

    Head of Security

Board of Directors

*Indicates volunteer independent voting member

Kay Larson – Director  

President / CEO, Haiti Empowered
Farmington, MN

Ed Rarick - Director *

Retired, Sales Management Technology-based Solutions
Eagan, MN

Stephen Derrick – Secretary *

Senior Pastor, Greenville
Baptist Church
Leicester, MA

Todd Liljenquist – Director *

Association Executive
Bloomington, MN

Peter Carlson – Director *

Missions Consultant
Lakeville, MN

Troy Williams – Treasurer *

Strategy, Finance, and Operations – Nepsis
Credit R, MN

Tricia Scheinoha – Director *

Non-Profit Leadership and Development
Dahlonega, GA