Fanel Merville, Ed.D.
Président
Dr. Merville is a social entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in organizational leadership and management. He was among the first group of students to graduate from the American University of the Caribbean, formerly American University of Les Cayes in 1991. He later obtained an MS in Public Policy from Norwich University, an MA in Teaching from Sacred Heart University in Connecticut, and most recently a doctoral degree from Northeastern University in Massachusetts with a focus on Organizational Leadership and Communication. Dr. Merville is Co-Founder and current Executive Director of the Center for Immigrant Development, Inc., a Justice Department recognized and accredited 501 © (3) organization specialized in legal immigration counseling.
Paul Davis, Ph.D.
Treasurer
Dr. Davis is an Ecologist and Ecological Restoration Specialist with a forty-year career in professional consulting. He obtained his PhD in Biological Sciences from the University of Rhode Island with a research emphasis in marine ecosystems, also receiving Masters Degrees in Zoology and Environmental Policy. He maintains professional certifications as a Professional Wetland Scientist, Certified Professional Soil Scientist and Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner which are central to his practice and experience with wetland and aquatic resources, ecological restoration, soil science, water quality, mitigation design and permitting. At GZA Geo Environmental, Inc., based in Massachusetts, Dr. Davis was Principal of Ecological Services 2009-2019 and Technical Practice Lead for natural resource and ecological services, networking and helping to develop the skills of over 60 professional scientists. Over the course of his career, he managed and implemented numerous large-scale interdisciplinary projects encompassing a wide diversity of wetland and aquatic resource affected projects, and their permitting processes at the local, state and federal levels; including highway, rail, airport, utility, retail development, facility construction, recreation, natural resource management, and site remediation projects. He has served as an expert witness in numerous judicial, arbitration, and regulatory enforcement cases. He is active with the Society of Ecological Restoration (SER) since 2017 and has served on the board of certification, reviewing new applicants for certification. He helped develop several teaching modules for the 2020 SER Principles and Standards for Ecological Restoration. He has authored > 60 professional publications and presentations over the course of his career
Julienne Smrcka, M.A., LPCC
Member
Julienne Smrcka M.A., LPCC, was the former Executive Director of the New Mexico Children’s Cabinet, chaired by Lt. Governor Diane Denish; as a director, she coordinated 16 state cabinet secretaries in examining and identifying services for children. In the state of New Mexico. As part of her role, she has the breadth of understanding the current trends in children’s services at the national level. She was a member of the Elev8 advisory committee, a statewide middle school initiative that integrated health, out-of-school educational opportunities, and family support services for five schools funded by the Atlantic Philanthropy. She advised the establishment of comprehensive medical and dental clinics in the school setting and integrating the other services for a highly successful program for these communities. She also was appointed under Governor Martinez as a member of the Medicaid Advisory Committee, where she advocated for Medicaid enrollment in the schools. She spent an extended period providing mental health services in tribal schools in New Mexico and understands the need for innovation in delivering health education for youth. She received her master’s degree in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology and her bachelor’s of science in natural science from the University of Albuquerque.
Ken Mundt, MD
Member
Dr. Kenneth A. Mundt is a career epidemiologist with professional interest and experience in applying epidemiological concepts and methods to understand human health risks from environmental, occupational and consumer product exposures. He currently is Senior Principal Health Scientist and ChemRIsk Fellow at Cardno ChemRisk. Dr. Mundt holds an MS and PhD in Epidemiology, and serves as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Massachusetts and in the Departments of Epidemiology and Environmental Health at the University of South Carolina.
In addition to being a member of the Board of the AUC, Dr. Mundt serves on the Boards of Directors of Opportunities for Communities, Inc. and Alliance for Global Health Innovation (both 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations). He is co-founder of and Associate Director for Institutional Engagement of the University of Massachusetts Institute for Global Health.
Doug Alberston, M.Sc.
Member
Doug Alberston, President of Opportunities for Communities, Inc., Amherst Mass. Peace Corps in Papua New Guinea, Master’s in Urban Planning, U. Washington, Town Planner in Belchertown, Mass.
Paul dit Maxelon Touloute, Ph.D.
Member
Dr. Touloute holds a B.S in Agronomy and a B.A in English Literature from the University of the Caribbean (AUC). He later graduated from Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne (CTSFW), Indiana with a master’s degree in Religious Studies and a Ph.D.in Missiology. Currently, he is the President of the Southern District of the Eglise Evangelique Lutherienne d’Haiti (EELH) and Provost of the American University of the Caribbean.
Henri Alexandre, Attorney at Law.
Member
Me. Henri Alexandre, Attorney at Law. Attorney Alexandre was born in Petite Rivière, Saint Jean du Sud, Haiti. He migrated to the United States at the age of 10. He completed his elementary and high school education in Connecticut. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology and Psychology from Central Connecticut State University. He then graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Law with a Jurist Doctor Degree. He is admitted to practice law in the State of Connecticut and Massachusetts, the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut and the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Following graduation from Law School, Attorney Alexandre served as a Law Clerk in the Appellate Court for the State of Connecticut. He was appointed an Assistant Attorney General in the Office of the Attorney General for the State of Connecticut where he worked for over 25 years. He was the Department Head for the Public Safety Department of the Office of Attorney General for 10 years prior to his retirement from the State of Connecticut
He has over thirty years of experience providing legal representation to various state agencies including, but not limited to, the Department of Correction, Department of Public Safety, Board of Pardons and Paroles, Office of Adult Probation and Board of Firearms Permit Examiners. He has tried numerous complex cases in state and federal courts. He has argued many appeals in the Connecticut Supreme Court and Appellate Court as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He also has extensive experience managing the Public Safety Department of the Office of the Attorney General.
Following his retirement from the State of Connecticut, he entered private practice where he represented a major corporation in personal injury cases. He also represented several municipalities in cases involving law enforcement misconduct. He served as Legal Director for the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection and Corporation Counsel for the City of Hartford.
Outside of work, he has served on the Board of Directors of Connecticut Legal Services, the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Haitian-American Organization, the Board of Directors of Outreach to Haiti, the Board of Directors of Community Health Services and, Chairman of the City of Hartford Human Relations Commission. He also served as a guest lecturer on Haitian history, culture and current events, at the University of Hartford.