We are pleased to finally get around to announcing the first of our Haitian staff, the people who will be determining the nature and direction of CCRP activities in Haiti. Aside from the below, we have people helping in logistics, transportation, communications and outreach.
Thierry Cadet- Director of Haitian Operations. Thierry was a management student at Ecole Superior de Technologie before it was destroyed. He was our primary guide on our first trip to Haiti and provided us with everything and everybody we needed at all times. Since we left Haiti, he has been recruiting medical volunteers, finding land and houses for community use, distributing supplies/food and scouting out future activities on behalf of CCRP. He will likely assume a place on our board of directors next month.
Theodore (Lolo) Beaubrun- Networking co-ordinator. Lolo is a Port au Prince community leader and musician. He is a member of the band Boukman Eksperyans. From wikipedia- "The band was at the height of its popularity in 1991 when the presidency of Jean Bertrand Aristide was overthrown in a military coup d'etat. Like many other artists and performers, Boukman Eksperyans fled the country to live in exile. During their time abroad, the band performed and spoke out against the military dictatorship of Raoul Cédras. In 1994, after Aristide was restored to power, the band returned to Haiti, where they continued to play concerts, record albums, and perform at the Carnival celebrations".
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