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Our Staff and Board

Promise for Haiti works hand-in-hand with the Comite Bienfaisance de Pignon (CBP) to make our mission a reality. Promise for Haiti is responsible for fundraising, coordinating trips for teams of volunteers to work in Pignon, public relations, as well as collaborating with CBP to plan strategically for the future. Our boards are comprised of volunteer members only.

Promise for Haiti Board of Directors

Founder

Guy Théodore MD, FACS – (Pignon, Haiti)

President

Omer L. Shedd, MD, FACC, FHRS (Charlotte, NC)

Vice President

Doug Grunder (Mt. Vernon, IA)

Treasurer

Keith Gunter (Charlotte, NC)

Secretary

Che Hooks (Gastonia, NC)

Sue Ishee (Nashville, TN)

Joel Harris, MD (Summit, WI)

Marie-Adele Romelus (Pignon, Haiti)

Advisory Board

Past President

Rev. Walter (Bubba) Smith (Hot Springs, AR)

Past President

Siri Fiebiger MD, MPH (St Paul, MN)

Jim Birong DDS (Carrollton, OH)

Larry Madole (Johnston, Iowa)

Evelyne Moise, MD (Port au Prince, Haiti)

Rev. David Broyles (Kettering, OH)

Luiguy J. Massanga (Kings Mountain, NC)

Michael Gasser, MD (Bloomington, IN)

Ron Nomeland (Fargo, ND)

Rev. David Ruehr (Maumelle, AR)

Comité Bienfaisance de Pignon Directors

Founder & Field Director

Dr. Guy Théodore

Deputy Field Director

Marie-Adele Romelus

President

Fr. Romel Eustache

Vice President

Evelyne Moiose, MD

Asst. Vice President

Henri Clowde Crepin

Treasurer

Obercio Bell

John Constantine

Cleguy Colas

Jean Jumeau Batsch, MD

Emmanuel Sylvestre

Elusma Desuis

Ernest Noel

Louidestine Constantin

Joseph Smith

Staff

Executive Director

Bill DeJong (Libson, IA)

Business Administrator

Ashley Bruce (Belmont, NC)

615-864-0818 | Ext 0

Director of H.E.L.P. (Haitian Education & Literacy Program) & Health Partners

Megan Traxel (Ames, IA)

615-864-0818 | Ext 2