Honors & Awards

  • National Puerto Rican Educational Leadership Project Award for Visionary Leadership in Developing Exemplary Educational Programs in Higher Education – 2012

  • New York University Distinguished Alumna Award for blazing the trail for others, setting forth new educational models, global perspectives, and service – 2010

  • York College of CUNY Distinguished Alumna Award for Excellence in Education & Administration – 2007

  •  Haitian American Connections Award by the US Ambassador to Haiti for leadership, service, and commitment to Haiti – 1997

  • New York State Association for Bilingual Education (NYSABE) “Educator of the Year: Gladys Correa Award”

  • Haitian Americans United for Progress, Inc. (HAUP) Award of Excellence

  • NYC Haitian Educators Association ANMWE  award

  • Big Picture Gandhi Award from the City School Program in Boston, MA

  • Featured in Several Who’s Who Publications – over the past forty years

Achievements & Service - Over A 45-Year Career

  • Ayiti Community Trust (ACT) Board Member and Vice-Chair, FL – 2021-present

  • Board of Directors of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) – 2010-2023

  • Led the launch of the USAID-funded program, Ann Ale, with FHI 360 in partnership with the Ministry of Education (MENFP) to provide teacher development, materials development, and parent education – 2015

  • Participated in the CUNY Chancellor’s Task Force on Higher Education in Haiti which supported the development of the Université Publique en Region (UPR) – 2011-2015

  • Hosted a monthly TV program, Defining What Matters, in collaboration with Bronx Net Television, Bronx, NY – 2012-2014

  • Board Member of the United Way, Poughkeepsie, NY – 2000-2005

  • Member of the Institute of Higher Education (IHE) Bilingual Consortium NYC Board of Education – 1994-2000

  • Completed Certification in Conflict Resolution with Educators for Social Responsibility and Mediation Skills Training, City University of NY – 1997

  • Member and Past President of the Haitian Studies Association (HSA) – 1995-present

  • Co-Chair, Chancellor Cortines’s NYC Action Plan on Policy & Research Implications to Ensure Quality Bilingual & ESL Instructional Programs, NYC Board of Education – 1995

  • Member of the Historical Society Advisory Committee on the Haitian-American Documentation Project, Rockland County, NY – 1991-1993

  • Established and managed the first Bilingual Teacher & Parent Education (HAPTT) Program in the US (Kreyol/English) to educate bilingual teachers and Haitian immigrant parents, and institutionalized a state-registered degree program at the City College of NY – 1977