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Haitian American Alliance of New York Power Summit May 6, 2022

HAANY POWER SUMMIT 2022“Building Bridges for Collective Empowerment”
The one-day virtual conference featured keynote speeches, workshops, and break-out sessions by leaders of Haitian descent in the worlds of education, mental health, non-profit, medicine, finance, youth leadership, government and media.The Power Summit’s primary focus, in its inaugural year, was to provide a platform where Haitian luminaries, leaders and Haitian organizations could network and form strong-lasting alliances towards building the bridge to a more empowered and cohesive Haitian diaspora. In 2022, it’s imperative as Haitian-Americans, for us to prioritize the advancement of our social, political, and economic status by finding common ground among our organizations and thought leaders. THE HAA SUMMIT PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE HERE.

Keynote Speaker

Circuit Court Judge

Special Guests

Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
NY State Assembly Member, Brooklyn Democratic Leader
Novelist

Panelists & Presenters

Psychiatrist
Psychologist
Student, It Takes a Village @Tilden HS Brooklyn
Chief Neuropsychiatry Researcher NIH
Journalist, Miami Herald
Jean Claude Compas, M.D.
Vice-President @ HAA
CBS News Correspondent
Educator, Former College President
Student, Howard University
Doctoral Candidate, Psychology
Journalist; Founder, Haitian Times
Health Committee Chair @ HAA
CEO @ HAA
Immediate Past President at Black Psychiatrists of America

MUSICAL GUEST

World Music singer-songwriter
SUMMIT PROGRAM
9:30 – 9:55: LOG IN - HAITIAN AMERICAN ALLIANCE VIDEO COLLAGE PRESENTATION
Opening/Welcome: Kathleen Luma , DNP , Chair Development/IT, HAA
Reflections: Video Collage & Poem, Rèv Lapé, (I Dream of Peace) Fred Williams, PhD- Author
Narrator: Adèle Williams
Opening Remarks: Yolette Williams, LCSW-R, Chief Executive Officer - HAA
Remarks: Rodneyse Bichotte-Hermelyn , Assembly Member, Brooklyn Democratic Leader
Greetings: Rita Joseph, NYC Council Member
Girardin Jean-Louis, PhD, Chair Research Committee, HAA: Introduction of Keynote speaker
9:55-10:20: Keynote Presentation
Fė Konpa mache
(We must move Forward)
Speaker: Judge Lionel Jean-Baptiste
10:20-11:00: Emerging Leaders
Fók nou pase flanbo a
(We must pass the torch)
Moderator: Carole Berotte Joseph, PhD
Panelists: Nyah Lamarre Student, Howard U., Evan Auguste, Ph.D.,(HAA Member); Benedict Augustin, Student, Tilden H.S., Niara J. Carrenard. PhD candidate (HAA Member)

11:00-11:45: Media Panel
Jounal parachit
(Parachute Journalism: How the mainstream media covers Haiti)
Moderator: Garry Pierre Pierre
Panelists: Edwidge Danticat, Jacqueline Charles, Vladimir Duthiers

11:45 -11:50: Introduction and Greetings
Carole Pierre, DDS, Chair Community Engagement, HAA
Carrie Solages- Nassau County Legislator
HAITIAN AMERICAN ALLIANCE VIDEO COLLAGE PRESENTATION
Judith Wackman, DNP/PMHNP - Introduction of mental Health/well-being Panel
Chair of Mental Health Committee, HAA
11:50-12:35 Panel Discussion: Confronting our Collective Cultural Trauma w/ Q&A
Moderator: Mario Saint-Laurent, MD, Chair Health Committee, HAA
Panelist: Marthe Abraham, MD; Jean-Lud Cadet, MD; Benjamin Roy, MD
12:35-12:40: Closing Remarks
Speaker: Jean Claude Compas. MD , Vice President, HAA
12:45-1:00: Cultural Performance
Singer: Sherlee Skai

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