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I was born and raised in Haiti. My family settled in New York city in the mid 1970s and I came onto Coast Salish lands in 1984.

I come to Tubman through my participation on the African American Health Board (AAHB). AAHB became a project of Tubman in January 2022. AAHB’s mission is to work collectively to achieve health equity and justice by impacting policy, creating systems change, and demanding institutional accountability. We advocate for antiracist, accessible, and community-centered approaches to wellbeing.

In addition to my community work, I am Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Harborview Medical Center. I hold a masters’ degree in public health with a focus in international health. I worked in language access for three decades and was a founding member and past board member for both the Society of Medical Interpreters and the National Council on Interpreting in Health Care. I have collaborated on multiple community-based public health efforts focusing on health care access and quality outcomes for refugee and immigrant families and BIPOC communities. My style is collaborative, but ultimately tactical and dogged. I aim to deliver.