Jamalyn Peigh Williamson
Jamalyn and husband, David lived in Fondwa, Haiti from 2003-2005 and consider Fondwa like home. Before founding Zanmi Fondwa, Jamalyn held a variety of roles in the United Methodist Church as an ordained Elder. Outside the office, Jamalyn loves hanging out with her family, watching sports and drinking coffee with friends.
Buffy Perkins
Buffy hails from Carmel, IN. Before joining the Zanmi Fondwa team, she worked as an IT Consultant and ran her her own firm. When she's not bringing Jamalyn’s dreams to life, she enjoys spinning, traveling, hiking with her husband, and cheering for her daughter at tennis tournaments.
Luckner Raymond
Raised in Fondwa, Haiti, Luckner graduated from St. Antoine School and studied Management at the University of Fondwa. He is the co-founder of Zanmi Fondwa and has been working to manage building projects for Fondwa families. Luckner brings a strong combination of field and technical experience to our team, as well as an inspiring spirit.
Makendy Sanon
Makendy was born in Delmas, Port-au-Prince. His father is from Fondwa, and Makendy moved back to Fondwa when he was 11 for better security. Makendy graduated from St. Antoinne and continued into college at the University of Fondwa to study management. He has worked with World Concern as a liaison and volunteered for the Swiss Red Cross for four years. Makendy also worked as a secretary for APF. As of March 2020, he is the newest project manager for Zanmi Fondwa. With Zanmi Fondwa, Makendy hopes to help further develop Fondwa and to construct a better life for his family.
Sherlyne Jospeh
Sherlyne is a resident of Fondwa. She was born in Port-au-Prince, but her family has roots in Fondwa. Sherlyne completed secondary school in Leogane. In 2005, she started an internship with APF, working as an animator, and working with APF’s tree nursery. In this role, Sherlyne helped reforest Fondwa and provide better soil conditions for residents to farm. She also performed quarterly land inspections. In 2016, Sherlyne was married and now has a little boy. Sherlyne has good experience with ways to achieve transformation in Fondwa and is excited to be working with Zanmi Fondwa.
Deb Rigney
Deb lives in Carmel, IN with her husband and 2 teenage kids. Before joining the Zanmi Fondwa team, she spent the last 16 years as a volunteer helping to raise money and awareness for underprivileged children around the world. After her first trip to Fondwa 11 years ago, she fell in love with the Fondwa community and is thrilled to begin her work with Zanmi Fondwa. Deb loves to hike, play pickle ball, travel and spend time with her family.
Venise Baptiste
Venise was born in Fondwa, and lives at home with her parents. Her father is a farmer in Fondwa along with her mother. She has one sister and four brothers. Venise graduated number 1 in her class from the St. Antoine School in Fondwa. She also has a degree in Management from the University of Fondwa. Vanise joins the Zanmi Fondwa team in Haiti as the Office Manager.
Board of Directors
Pastor Mark Havel - President
Rebecca Wicker - Treasurer
Holly Baker Banninga - Secretary
Pastor Candi Boyd
Dr. Cathy Bryant
Kathleen S. Crebo
April Rector
Jessica Prothero Rusnak
Christopher Smith