Sharon Gaskell – founding director.
Former teacher and youth minister. Founded Starthrower Foundation in 1998 and has been dividing her time between Canada and Haiti ever since. When in Canada, she is available to give talks to schools or groups.
Cap-Haitien Main Office and Drop-in Centre
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Auguste A. – Director of Education (“direkte-a”)
One of our former part time student employee and High school graduate (Philo). He is supporting his mother and 2 younger sisters whom he is putting through school.
Job Description:
Meets, greets, and interviews all prospective students. Counsels and tutors all students as needed, and he is the liaison all the school administrations ie: pays fees, attends parent conferences. Prepares and updates students lists, manages medical and dental referrals and results, prescriptions, diagnostics, follow up appointments etc… And finally maintains expense log for education programs.
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Mme Carmene V. – Housekeeper and cook (“kizinyez,mennaj”)
She is married and has 2 daughters. Fifteen relatives are living in her small house since the January earthquake. Her daughter Mackdalene is one of our starfish. Her son Ernst was also one of our starfish and was attending school for the deaf. He died of an ear infection 5 years ago at age 13. Another son, Frandzy, was killed in the January eathquake while attending medical school in Port-au-Prince.
Job Description:
Purchases food and supplies for maintaining centre, cooks, and is housekeeper.
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Mme Joceline O. – Laundress (“lavandyez, lesivye”)
Widowed, has 7 children between the ages of 10 and 21. They are all in school. She herself has no education, Auguste taught her to recognize alphabet and some words, and she can now print her own name.
Job Description:
Does all the centre’s laundry – daily by hand, and Fridays at laundromat in Cap-Haitien. She assists Carmene as needed.
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Rosenie A. -Director of Book, Food and Potable Water Distribution Programs.
She is a student, just completed 2nd year teacher training (Kindergarten). Both her parents are deceased. She has 1 younger brother in Sen Rafayel.
Job Description:
Organizes and maintains paperwork for textbooks program. Hires, trains, oversees student staff for text book refurbish program. Year round purchases, covers, distributes textbooks, notebooks, hygiene products etc. as needed. Purchases and distributes food sacks. Distributes potable water purchased by Jack and Staff.
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Dieugrand T. – Gardener and assistant to Jack
He is a student. Both of his parents are deceased. He is raising his younger sister.
Job Description:
In addition to all centre upkeep, maintains generator and water pumping to roof reservoir. Here are the before and after photos that shows Dieugrand’s magic.
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St-Raphael office
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Djohn D.
One of our former student and carpenter’s apprentice. Works with Kesner in Sen Rafayel office. His mother is deceased and his father is paralized. He has 1 brother and 4 sisters, and he is the sole family support for them.
Job description:
Works half days in office Monday to Friday – prepares text book lists, distributes backpacks, hygiene products etc. Prepares and follows up referrals for medical and dental treatments for students. Pays school fees, secure receipts, liase with Rosenie for text book and school supply needs and Auguste for dealing with administrations and paying schools. Maintain expense log and log of all student visits.
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Kesner C.
He is one of our former student and graduate of sewing and cooking program at St. Jozef, Sen Rafayel. Both of his parents are deceased. He has 2 living brothers. Two other sibblings have passed away, his brother Djempson in 2005, and his sister Chimene on July 24, 2010.
Job description:
Job same as Djohn, each part time allowing time to work at trade.
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Illiomene JF and Fabiola C.
Both of them students, they man the office between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on week-ends.
