ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION

Dr. Sandra Derenoncourt

Disciplined and pragmatic, Dr. Derenoncourt combines her expertise and leadership to provide multilingual programs and professional services, aim to empower young people in their quest for self-accomplishment. She studied Human Sciences and Law at the College of Sherbrooke, in the province of Quebec, where she earned a Diploma of College Studies. She then proceeded with her undergraduate studies in Translation and Linguistics for a Bachelor of Arts, from McGill University, in Montreal, Canada.

A student-athlete at a very young age, Dr. Derenoncourt understood the importance of self-discipline, particularly before track and field competitions. Her athletic aptitudes were noted during the first Games of Montreal held in 1978, where she won a gold medal for the 100-meter race and two silver medals for high jump and shot put. In that event, she was offered to train at the Sports Complex of Claude-Robillard in Montreal, where her athletic coach motivated her to reinforce her technique, with the intention to participate in the 1984 Summer Olympic Games.

Through her athletic training Dr. Derenoncourt continued to compete, for which she won thirteen additional medals. Yet, focus on academics lead her to relocate and pursue her studies, for which she earned a Master of Science in Curriculum, Instruction and Technology. Her journey as a scholar progressed through research, for the completion of a Doctorate in Education and Leadership, from Nova Southeastern University, Florida.

Dr. Derenoncourt’s experience incorporates education, business administration, program development, and research design and implementation. Her analytical skills encouraged her to conduct investigations on suspected child abuse for the State of Florida, while her drive for excellence has been applied through a labor of love, as an Elementary School Teacher in the City of New York, and a Foreign Language Teacher, a Parent Resource, a Curriculum Compliance Teacher, and a Student and Family Intervention Specialist, in Orange County. Her vision continues to pave the course of her research, where the expansion of horizons meets global learning.

Mr. Jacques Joseph

Mr. Joseph is a multilingual taskmaster with multi-disciplinary characteristics, who completed his education at the prestigious College Notre Dame, in Montreal, Canada. His extensive skills and knowledge reflected early through his love for music, as he developed his talents while attending La Maîtrise des Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal, where he learned to sing and play musical instruments, to later perform in multiple musical events as a tenor.

Through his musical and academic endeavors, Mr. Joseph thrived in multicultural environments, as he traveled with the choir in Belgium, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, and the United States. Tasks he performed while maintaining an active role in his varsity team, and became a proud member of the College basketball program, and founder of the Robotic Club. Mr. Joseph pursued his studies by completing a Bachelor of Science, with specialization in Biochemistry, at Concordia University, in Montreal. He subsequently coached a basketball team at the College of Notre Dame, and led the team to two city championships.

In his quest for knowledge, Mr. Joseph relocated to the United States to work at Saint-Joseph High School, in Brooklyn, New York, where he thought Biology to adolescents, while leading the female high school choir. He extended his devotion to the education of youths at the Loyola School, where the deployment of his professional skills continues to refine the mind of his students, in the subjects of Chemistry, Biology and Forensic Science. He supplemented his engagement to education by coaching soccer and basketball, while founding the Science Club for high school students.

Mr. Joseph’s persistence earned him a Master in Science Education from the City College of New York, and a double Master in Education Leadership from Fordham University. His expertise in self-improvement and human services inspired him to undertake challenging assignments in the teaching profession. Mr. Joseph scholarly journey extends beyond boarders, as he facilitates the development of the Collège Coeur de Jésus in Santo, Port-au-Prince. His support guides school administrators in the implementation of teacher professional education programs; an exceptional asset to future generations.

Dr. Marjorie Charles

Dr. Charles is a multilingual practitioner, with polyvalent knowledge. She completed her pre-medical studies at Brooklyn College in New York, and sustained her medical work in obstetric and surgery, to earn a degree of Doctor in Medicine from the University of Autónoma de Nuevo León-Monterrey, in Mexico. Between Europe and North America, Dr. Charles continued to build upon her study in obstetrics, gynecology, geriatric care, and emergency surgery. Her ability to impart knowledge and skills has supported the implementation of preventive treatments in the departments of intensive geriatrics, cardio-respiratory, human immunodeficiency virus, domestic violence and pediatric care.

With almost three decades of experience under her belt, Dr. Charles extended her service through the provision of health care and training in New York, Miami, Paris, Mexico, and Haiti. Her leadership through service sustained victims of natural disaster, in need of emergency surgery and care, while her advocacy for human development provided aid to support the following programs and projects: Food for the poor, H.E.L.P. Eyes Care, Adventist Hospital, Haitian Community Hospital, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Health Center of Galeana, Nuevo León and Doctors without Borders.

As a National Expert of disasters, Dr. Charles’s hard work supported the delivery of emergency care to children, family and the elderly, and built an emotional bridge to combat physical and emotional trauma. Her scientific activities included presentations on the implementation of psychosocial strategies in response to natural disaster, for the World Health Organization, and forums on reproductive health and psychosocial needs, for Partners in Health, Unicef, Action Aid and Doctors without Borders.

Dr. Charles’s commitment to the improvement of health care locally and abroad, guided her own professional education, as she participated to the 2^nd Medical scientific update at the Holy Cross Hospital, and to the Cardiology update, for the Association of Cardiology, in Haiti. Her attendance to the Medical and Surgical Emergency care, for the Haitian Medical Association, and to the Family Medicine update, as a guest speaker, at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, cultivated her sense of service. Her engagement influenced the path of her post-graduate development, as she participated to the 25^th International Conference for Pediatric, in which she continued to enhance her groundwork.

Eager, willing, intelligent, caring and intuitive, Ms. Obas earned her Bachelor degree as a Psychology major and a Special Education minor at The College of New Rochelle, in New Rochelle New York. Ms. Obas entered the job market as a teacher with the New York City Board of Education, where she worked for seven years as a Special Education teacher in the South Bronx.  Her work consisted of teaching students that were mentally, physically and emotionally disabled. This career was extremely rewarding and interesting for her, and represented a path that she always knew she would take, as she used every opportunity to indulge in the enhancement of each student and their family.

After acquiring a certification in Adolescence Sexuality Education, she began to run workshops throughout the city of New York informing parents and adolescents on the sensitive and important topic of Sex. Ms. Obas’s growing need to assist others brought her back to college to continue her education. She soon earned a Master degree in Counseling at the College of New Rochelle.

She was then able to develop several parent groups and completed college level assignments in the counseling of young adults, on various issues. Her objective has always been to be the voice of children; everything that she has personally and professionally been involved with is to ensure that children are cared for and educated properly.

Tireless hours and personal funds have been contributed by Ms. Obas to develop children’s mind and their outlook on life. Ms. Obas currently holds a position with the State of Connecticut Board of Education as a Counselor, where she assists high school students on personal issues, class selections, college choices, and career paths. She has also had the opportunity, which she always wanted, to work with a very large Haitian population located in Stamford Connecticut. She defines her work as a labor of love that inspires who she is as a person.

Her professionalism, her knowledge and her ability to relate to people allow her work to be an effective advocate for human development. Her goal is to further her education in acquiring an Administrative degree and have more of an input on curriculum, programs and the use of funds that will best benefit the youths that she so believes in.  The act of mentoring, counseling and enriching our children is a role that she takes very seriously, and without doubt has made a positive impact on the population she serves as she continues to make a difference in their lives. Ms. Obas is fluent in Haitian Creole and English.

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