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.
Roge 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, 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