Pierre A. Noel, J.D.
Acting Chair
Affiliation: Director, The Haiti Fund at The Boston Foundation
Biography not available
Laurie Bloom, B.A., M.Ed.
Clerk
Laurie Bloom holds a B.A. in Psychology and a M.Ed. in Counseling and Student Personnel Administration from the University of Delaware. She has 25 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, beginning with her work as a client services advocate and case manager at the AIDS Action Committee in Boston, a grassroots flagship provider of services to people living with HIV disease in Massachusetts.
Irza Almonor-Collinson, B.A.
Treasurer
Affiliation: Park School (Brookline, MA)
Biography not available
Marie Myka Texas, B.A., M.S.
Board Director
Marie has been working for Partners HealthCare as an Applications Analyst for the past eight years. She received her B.A. in Economics and French from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and the University of Grenoble in France. She also received a Masters in Software Engineering from Brandeis University with a focus on IT Project Management.
Tara DeLand, B.A.
Board Director
Affiliation: Mirebalais Education Project Society (Calgary, Canada)
Biography not available
John E. Noel, M.S.
Board Director
Biography not available
Gerdès Fleurant, Ph.D.
Board Director
Affiliation: Gawou Ginou Foundation (Mirebalais, Haiti)
Biography not available
Jean Bernard Charles, M.D., MPH
Board Director
Affiliation: Carney Hospital, Boston, MA
Biography not available
Jacky Poteau, MSW, MCP
Ricardo B. Telemaque, Ph.D, Esq.
Associate Executive Director and Board Member
Ricardo Bonachy Telemaque is currently the Associate Executive Director of FATEM, Inc. Prior to joining FATEM he worked as a specialist for the Department of Commerce in Boston, MA. Ricardo Bonachy Telemaque has been working in the nonprofit sector for more than 12 years and has extensive experience in program development, capacity building, management and grant writing. He has worked extensively in matters involving programs efficiency, programs evaluation, marketing, budgeting, disputes and negotiations in the workplace.