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    Our Team

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    KEY STAFF

    Neil Van Dine, Country Director: Neil is one of the founders of Haiti Outreach. Originally from NY state with a M.S. in civil engineering with a concentration on water, Neil has lived in Haiti since 1989. Before working for Haiti Outreach, Neil was managing projects for World Christian Relief Fund and the UN’s International Office of Migration in Haiti. Neil is responsible for leading the organization in Haiti.

     

     

     

     

    RogeRoge Michel, Director of Community Development: Born in Port-au-Prince, Roge lives in the town of Hinche. Before working for Haiti Outreach, Roge worked as an animator for ADRA Haiti, the Adventist Development & Relief Agency. Our second employee in Haiti, Roge started as an animator and then Project Supervisor. As Community Development Director, Roge now supervises our animator/ training team.

     

     

     

     

    Ceallaigh Smart

    Ceallaigh Smart, Executive Director: Ceallaigh joined the team in 2023. She has worked in nonprofits for over 20 years, has a Masters in Nonprofit Administration, and has focused on international development and humanitarian work for the last decade. She is also currently the President of MINN (Minnesota NGO International Network) and as well as a 2023 USGLC (U.S. Global Leadership Coalition) Next Gen Global Leader. Ceallaigh leads the US Office. You can reach her anytime at [email protected].

     

     

    Dale Snyder, Director of Administration: Dale has been involved in Haiti since 1990. He co-founded the nonprofit organization in 1990 that was renamed and reorganized as Haiti Outreach in 1997. A former business owner, Dale has a MBA in marketing from the Carlson School of Business at the University of Minnesota. Dale manages administration and operations from the Minnesota office. You can reach him anytime at [email protected].

     

     

     

    All Haiti Outreach Staff

    Hannah Carney: Office Manager, US Office, hannah@haitioutreach.org

    Jean Jackendy: Director of Monitoring and Evaluation, Haiti Office

    Maxi Fenelus: Head Well Driller, Haiti Office

    Fredeline Calixte: Accountant, Haiti Office

    Gulderne Dessalines: Project Foreman, Haiti Office

    Dunoit Bien-Aime: Animator/ Trainer, Haiti Office

    My Lovely Joseph: Animator/ Trainer, Haiti Office

    Modelin Joseph: Animator/ Trainer, Haiti Office

    Robenson Lucien: IT Technician, Haiti Office

    Wilguerre Joseph: Guard, Haiti Office

    Remis Calixte: Guard, Haiti Office

    Edoyen Vall: Driver, Haiti Office

    Paul Olibris: Guard, Haiti Office

    Deluc Saint Fleur: Asst. Well Driller, Haiti Office

    Ernst Fils Aime: Mechanic, Haiti Office

    Benjamin Fajes: Intern, Haiti Office

    Guerline Joseph: Intern, Haiti Office

    Sadeline Desforges: Intern, Haiti Office

    Bendy Beaubrun: Intern, Haiti Office

     

    Haiti Outreach BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    The work of Haiti Outreach is overseen by our Board of Directors. Our current independent voting Board Officers and Board Members are:

    Saurel Quettan: Chair

    • Co-founder, Vice President and COO of Integrated Construction Management, Inc.
    • Atlanta, GA
    • Current term started 2019

    Pam Prosser: Vice Chair

    • Private Practice, Homeopathic Services
    • New Brighton, MN
    • Current term started 2019[/one-half-first]

    Shelley Dykstra: Treasurer

    • MBA and Former Project Assistant with Haiti Outreach
    • Financial Assistant with Heart of the City
    • Private Practice Pilates Instructor
    • Forest Lake, MN
    • Current term started 2022

    Dionissi Aliprantis: Secretary

    • Economist, PhD
    • Assistant Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
    • Director, The Math Movement
    • Cleveland, OH
    • Current term started 2022

    Mark Bryan

    • Executive Director – Sales Optimization
    • TriNet
    • Atlanta, GA
    • Current term started 2021

    François Ecclesiaste

    • Attorney
    • Robins, Kaplan LLP
    • Minneapolis, MN
    • Current term started 2019

    Phil Haddad

    • Commodity Option Trader and Business Investor
    • Basking Ridge, NJ
    • Current term started 2021

    Mark Hoiseth

    • Former Business Owner, Entrepreneur and Project Manager with Haiti Outreach
    • Real Estate Sales and Development, Sotheby’s International Realty
    • Excelsior, MN
    • Current term started 2020

    Pat Kennedy

    • Civil Engineer, MBA
    • Executive Vice President, V3 Companies
    • Naperville, IL
    • Current term started 2019

    Ralf S. Rho

    • Best selling author and thought leader
    • Port-au-Prince, Haiti
    • Current term started 2021

    Tirf Alexius Robert

    • Award Winning Haitian-American Actor, Producer, Director
    • Co-founder of Chicago-based 4 Features Film Company and Driven Entertainment
    • Chicago, IL
    • Current term started 2021

    OUR PARTNERS

    RedCross Dinepa Fonkoze MWater Northwater Rotary V3 Vitol WaterOrg WorldVision

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    CONTACT US

    8441 Wayzata Blvd.
    Suite 118
    Golden Valley, MN 55426

    612-929-1122
    [email protected]

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