Friends of FOKAL:
Friends of FOKAL, formerly a Tides Center Project, is the US fundraising arm of FOKAL. It provides the structure necessary to seek funding in the U.S. With its 501(c)(3) status, it can accept contributions that are fully tax deductible.

Our Vision:
Friends of FOKAL’s vision is to fully support the mission of FOKAL while being based in the US. FOKAL’s vision is to influence and shape the future of Haiti by investing in the education and development of young leaders and citizens who will create conditions for better life in the country socially, politically and economically.

Our Advisory Board of Trustees:

Michèle D. Pierre-Louis
President, FOKAL
Former Prime Minister

Françoise Girard
Director, Public Health Programs
Open Society Institute

Alice G. Blanchet
Former Director of Development for Advocacy
The Haiti Democracy Project

Carolle Charles, PH. D.
Professor, Sociology & Anthropology
Baruch College

Pam Coughlin
Executive Director
Children’s Resources International

Josiane Hudicourt-Barnes
Researcher
TERC

Piotr Korynski
Economist, Former Director
Economic & Business Development Program
Open Society Institute

Lorraine Mangones
Executive Director (Chair)
FOKAL

Susan Schnuer
Assistant Director
Mortenson Center for International
Library Programs
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The Council
Ambassadors to The Council still in formation…
Alande Brezault, M.D.
I&B; Medical Associations, Inc.

Bill White
President, Intrepid Museum

Elizabeth Pierre-Louis
Program Director, Libraries, FOKAL

Erwin Lerebours, M.D.

Georges Boursiquot
Realtor/Fabrikant Real Estate, LLC.

Kherlyn Veillard-Marcel
Deputy Budget Director, Open Society Institute

Linda Moise Mellon
Director, Friends of FOKAL (Lead)

Marguerite J. Baril
Architect

Margareth Corkery

Margareth Moise-Thomas
Realtor and IT Database Consultant

Mark Narron
Program Officer, Deutsche Bank

Patricia Beene
Chief Financial Officer, Intrepid Museum

Reginald L. Canal
Senior Vice President, Employee Financial Services
HSBC BANK USA, N.A

Rosemonde Pierre-Louis
Deputy Borough President, Manhattan

Ruben Clermont
President, Work Ready Consortium

Zeinab Eyega
Executive Director, Sauti Yetu, Center for African Women

Volunteers/Interns
Caroline Crangier
Garielle Kity