Kerby Altidor

Kerby J. Altidor is a manager of strategy & transformation at Morgan Franklin Consulting, where he focuses on business integration and project management.  Kerby is an operational consultant with over 10 years of experience and has worked in a variety of industries, including telecom and tourism.  He has also worked on numerous large-scale engagements, which include global transformations, system implementations, and scaling emerging business lines. 

Mr. Altidor holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Florida.

Kerby is also a board member of Mass Liberation, a non-profit that aims to help ex-cons transition into society for the greater good. During his free time, Kerby loves to explore cities by finding new and emerging restaurants and taking exciting photos of landscapes and flowers. 

Muriel Conserve

My name is Muriel Conserve, a strong caring being that understands my purpose. I am a wife and mother to 4 children whom I hold dear to my heart. Funny thing is that I never saw myself having children, but with the birth of my children, I saw more reasons to give back to the community and set examples they’d see and be proud of. While successfully modeling in my early to mid-20s I taught mute children model etiquettes at Speaking Hands. This came to a pause In 2010, shortly after giving birth to my first son and I turned my focus to my professional tax journey with T & J Tax Service. After-tax season I enrolled and graduated from Sheridan College with a paraprofessional certificate as a Teacher’s Assistant. Years after getting my certificate, an incident happened when a 6-year child in my community was being raped in her own home by a family friend. My eyes were opened to a problem and saw that an outlet was needed in our community. I created Youth Circle and invited community kids and teens monthly to come together and learn different topics and just speak whatever is on their mind without the worry of what their parents would think. I started working for DCF and interacted with many Haitians there. I eventually became a bit disturbed that many Haitians would not speak or became frustrated in teaching their children our rich language and created Book Tree LLC, and publish my book Bonjour Good Morning. Community outreach missions and a YouTube channel immediately followed in hopes of not allowing the Haitian culture to fade but for it to flourish by exposing our beautiful language. Now, all this was blooming while still servicing clients with my own tax business ‘Conserve Financial Services LLC’ which has been operating since 2016 independently.

Rolaindjy Desir

My name is Rolaindjy Desir. I’m an undergraduate student majoring in Supervision and Management with a concentration in Human Resources. I will be graduating in Spring 2023. I am a former legislative assistant for the honorable former commissioner Jean Monestime. Currently, I work as an account clerk for the Parks and Recreation department of Miami-Dade County. I am a sports enthusiast, particularly soccer, and I am a poet. Last but not least, I am an aspiring lawyer and my ultimate goal is to give back to carry out the legacy of the great leaders in my community.

Angeline Esperance

Angeline Esperance is a proud Miami native. She graduated from Florida International University with a dual B.A. in Communication Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies, with a focus on Art Performance and Haitian Studies. She was a two-time FLAS Fellow recipient through the Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center.

During her college years, she was part of Culture Shock Miami, a development program within the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs designed to introduce the next generation of art enthusiasts to Miami's vibrant culture and arts scene. She also interned at Island TV, a television network serving the Haitian and Caribbean communities.

In 2020, she was a Catalyst Miami Overtown Community Champion and a research associate who facilitated the creation of The Children’s Trust Book Club, which aimed to increase and retain bilingualism, representation, and culture among Haitian families. It was through these internships and projects that she began to grow a sense of self through community, thus unlocking a new fervor in her life.

She is passionate about harnessing the power of storytelling, data, culture, and media to enrich the lives of others through communal efforts, the arts, and strategic creativity. Currently, she’s a strategy associate at a communication agency specializing in brand, product, and business transformation. When she’s not working, she’s photographing cultural landmarks in Little Haiti, writing magical realism plays, attempting to roller skate, rewatching "Barikad" and "Kraze Lanfè" (Jesifra's best film) for the umpteenth time, or perfecting her banann peze recipe.

Narinah Jean-Baptiste

Narinah represents municipalities in complex land use and zoning issues. She also counsels clients in general government matters including negotiating contracts and complying with public records, sunshine and ethics laws.

During law school, Narinah served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Beth Bloom in the U.S. District Court. She gained experience as a legal intern at the Southern Center for Human Rights, where she immersed herself in the issues regarding the impact of the criminal legal system in the Deep South. Through this experience, Narinah discovered her passion for land use and how access to land and its resources directly affect human rights.

Prior to law school, Narinah attended the Florida State University where she majored in English.

Rayna Milfort

Born and raised in Haiti, Rayna came to Miami in 2005. She graduated from Florida International University (FIU) with a Bachelor of Arts, double majoring in Women and Gender Studies and Sociology. She is currently getting her Master's at FIU in Social work. She previously worked at the Miami Dade State Attorney’s office as a Victim Specialist Advocate for Domestic violence and sexual crime victims. She currently works as a Housing Program Associate at Miami Homes For All. She is also a Catalyst Miami Housing, Equity, Advocacy, and Leadership (HEAL) fellow. She has a plethora of experience and training, including advocacy, crisis response training, safety planning, and trauma response. She is passionate about serving my community. She loves empowering women, engaging her community,y and uplifting the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) community.

Johanna Piard

Hi, I’m Johanna Piard. I grew up in a culturally rich household where education was always at the center. I come from a legacy of educators, with my mother being a teacher and my grandfather having founded the first girls’ high school in Les Cayes, fifty years ago. This legacy has shaped my education and career.

I have received a B.A and M.A in English from Florida International University. I am an Andrew Mellon fellow through their HSI Pathways program. My research focuses on the historical and social memory of Haitian Americans in Haiti and in the United States. I have published my writing sample “An Autopsy of the Black Revolution: Looking at Henri Christophe through the Césairean lens”, in the Pathways academic journal. I am currently readapting my master’s thesis “Lyrical rapturing in Danticat’s work: Transcending Haitian Cultural Silence through Narrative”, into an article.

I have taught literature, creative writing, rhetoric, and media literacy to high school and college students during the school year and summer. I was a student instructor and researcher for a capstone oral history program at the Historic Hampton House, teaching the history of Black Miami to prospective students of jazz and orchestra.

Jeffrey Pierre

Jeffrey Pierre was born and raised in the historic city of Cap-Haitien, Haiti. He is a first-year doctoral student in the Applied Social and Cultural Psychology program at Florida International University, where his current research interests broadly focus on exploring health inequities, contextual factors, and cultural identities particularly among Black and ethnic minority groups, more specifically the nature and impact of corporal punishment, in the Haitian community. He wants to utilize his research to eliminate systemic barriers in the Haitian community.

In his free time, Jeffrey enjoys writing poetry, supporting local businesses, cooking, playing basketball and spending quality time with his family and friends.