PROFILES

Pascal Antoine
Making Things Happen His Way

Jhon Clarke Parent
Seasoned Musician

Louisner Elneus
Founder & President of HLD

Richard Jeanty
  Author & Entrepreneur

Leslie Demangles
  Author & College Professor

Danielle Legros-George
  Haitian Poet & Autor

Margaret Papillon
  Haitian Author

Myrtelle Cherry
  Haitian Artist & Painter

Carole B. Joseph
  Mass Bay Community College     President

Gashford Guillaume
  Mozayik Drummer

Pascale Auguste
  Haitian Association Against         Cancer

Andy Jacques
  Haitian Fashion Designer

Phillip J. Brutus
  State Representative

Yvecar Momperousse
  Haitian Student Alliance

The Maroons
  Haitian Writers & Poets

Evans Thesee
  Founder HaitianConnection.com

Abdias Charles
  Founder of Repair Haiti.org

Mecca AKA Grimo
  Haitian Hip Hop Artist & Activist

Fania Simon
  Writer, Lecturer & Activist

Nadege Fleurimond
  Owner of Fleurimond Catering

Profiles

In this section, we celebrate and honor some of our unsung heroes. We hope you're inspired by some of the individuals featured here and their respective projects. We encourage you to support them in any way that you can. If you have any questions about any of the people featured here, or would like to be featured yourself, please do not hesitate to contact us. In the future, we hope to provide a forum for you to leave feedback for profiled guests directly on this site.

Mr. Pascal Antoine
		Armed with a background in internet technology and a strong desire to want to connect the world to more accurate news and depictions of events occurring in Haiti and affecting Haitians and its descendents worldwide, Mr. Pascal Antoine founded the innovative HaitiXchange.com website (www.haitixchange.com) in 2001 to do just that. We are honored to have Mr. Antoine share more about himself and this popular site with us.
Click here to read Pascal Antoine's interview

Jhon Clark Parent
		Jhon Clark Parent, a young Haitian, born in the 80s, one of Haiti's promising guitarists, moved to the US in the 90s is set to release his sophomore effort following his freshman release of the trilogy album "My Creole Chapter". Jhon Clark, a seasoned musician, born into the famed Parents family where music was imprinted at birth in his soul, has worked within the Haitian Music Industry for years, starting with Lakol, King Kino's band "Move Move", Tantan, Nu Bazz and few local bands in Petion Ville sat down with Prodg to give us an insight on being a musician in the technological era.
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Louisner Elneus
		A native of Haiti, Mr. Louisner Elneus is president and founder of Haiti Lumiere de Demain Inc. (www.haitilumiere.org ), a non-profit organization in Connecticut whose mission is to promote literacy in primary and secondary schools and to encourage environmental conservation efforts in Haiti.  With an adult literacy rate of approximately 52% and student enrollment at the primary level at 67% in Haiti, his organization seeks to help overcome some of the physical, financial and psychosocial barriers that prevent children from attaining the quality education they desire and deserve. (photo by: Meital Hershkovitz)
Click here to read Lousiner Elneus' interview

Richard Jeanty
		The Haitian born author, Richard Jeanty is a multi-faceted writer and is described as being a literary warrior for change. Founder and President of his own RJ Publications, Richard turns words into vivid images, painting well-formed characters that compel the reader to become involved in their sagas. Richard is determined, via his work, to improve urban America’s minds, souls, spirits and condition, to assist in ameliorating the circumstances that too often befall them.
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Leslie Demangles
		Leslie Desmangles was born in Haiti and is currently a professor of religion and international studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. The talented professor has written many academic papers and journals for various publications in the United States. He is currently working on a book that analyzes foods in Haitian religious life.
Click here to read Leslie Demangles' interview

Danielle Legros-Georges
		Born in Haiti and raised in the United States, Danielle Legros- Georges, a professor at Lesley University, is the author of Maroon, a book of poetry that explores her heritage as a Haitian and as an American immigrant using highly original and rhythmic verse. Maroon is published by Curbstone Press. She has received many writing awards including the LEF Foundation Fellowship and a MacDowell Fellowship. Her poems are widely anthologized and have also appeared in numerous journals, including Agni, The American Poetry Review, Black Renaissance Noire, and The Caribbean Writer.
Click here to read Danielles' interview

Margaret Papillon
		For so long, the staff here at Prodg Entertainment Promotions have been trying to find a way to incorporate one of our native language into the newsletter. And this month, our own president, Bleky Seide, had a chance to converse with a well known Haitian writer, Margaret Papillon. Margaret has been writing for well over 20 years. She has published a plethora of novels, and many of them have catered to our youth. When we approached her, she was ecstatic about working with us and we are so honored to have had this opportunity.
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Myrtelle Cherry
		Myrtelle Chéry's paintings are inspired by her memories of Haiti and daily human interactions. Many of her paintings express a true emotion that people can easily relate to and that is exactly what sets them apart. From the very beginning, Myrtelle Chéry knew what she wanted to do in life. According to her, she started painting at the tender age of 3 and polished her skills for 9 years at the prestigious art school, Centre d'Art Haïtien, an institution that promotes Haitian art around the world. Since moving to Canada in 1986, she has received a Master's degree in project management and a certificate in Art History while maintaining a keen interest for painting. She has participated in several art workshops and has shown her art work in solo and group exhibitions.
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Gashford Guillaume
		In the Haitian community the word “Band” is usually associated with Konpa, but over the past seven years, Mozayik, an Afro-Haitian Jazz Band has been getting rave reviews. Mozayik was founded by a core of Haitian-American musicians in New York City in 2000. Their goal is to explore their Afro-Haitian roots while expressing their love for all types of jazz as well as gospel, funk, classical, and beyond. The Band blends mostly African derived rhythms with contemporary harmonic and melodious elements. Eddy Bourjolly's smooth guitar, Welmyr Jean-Pierre's lyrical piano, Gene Torres's talking bass, Markus Schwartz's zestful percussion, Gashford Guillaume's skillful and sensitive drumming provide the special blend that makes this quintet, according to many, the best Haitian Jazz Band and their albums have reflected that status.
Click here to read Gashford's interview