Our Team
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Philippe Bayard
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder
Chairman, Board of Directors
Mr. Bayard is also President and Founding Member of the Audubon Society of Haiti and President of Sunrise Airways.
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S. Blair Hedges
Co-founder Member, Board of Directors
Dr. Hedges is also Carnell Professor and Director of the Center for Biodiversity at Temple University.
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Wes Sechrest, Ph.D.
Member, Board of Directors
Dr. Sechrest is Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientist of Re:wild. He founded that organization as well as Global Wildlife Conservation, its predecessor.
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Francis Mitchell
Member, Board of Directors
Mr. Mitchell is Hydraulic Engineer at Ribbeck Engineering, Inc. and member of the Haitian-American Association of Engineers and Scientists.
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Daniel Gérard Rouzier
Member, Board of Directors
Mr. Rouzier is also Chairman of Haitian power company, E-Power.
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Theodore E. Achille
Attorney
Member, Board of Directors
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Anne-Isabelle Bonifassi
Executive Director
Ms. Bonifassi has degrees in biology and agronomy, an MBA, and years of management and leadership experience. She is a board member of the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund and the Haiti Biodiversity Fund.
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Joel C. Timyan
Conservation Director
Mr. Timyan is an ecologist with a Masters of Environmental Management from Duke University and has had four decades of experience conserving Haiti’s forests.
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Bernita Sanon
Financial Manager
Graduated in Finance and Accounting from the University of Port-au-Prince, Ms. Sanon possesses a decade of experience in the financial field. Fluent in three languages, she has held various positions in major Haitian companies.
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Eladio Fernandez
Photography Director
Mr. Fernandez is a professional conservation photographer, documentary filmmaker, author, naturalist, and Associate Fellow in the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP).