Helping Build Sustainable Communities in Rural Haiti
Staff
Our staff is comprised of compassionate, generous individuals who have made a commitment to dedicate their time, abilities, and resources to uplift the people and communities in Rural Haiti. Each of us bring our own unique skills, talents, and passion to the organization. All volunteers, our staff spend long hours brainstorming, organizing, and working towards the goals of our organization and the success of our projects and programs.
Jon Gausman
I do basic architecture, project planning and management, web, graphic art & design, and organize funding for the organization. Projects include Clean Water, Reforestation, Sanitation, Education, and Renewable energy. I am a San Francisco native, proud and hard-working father of two, with a vision of a better world and a more compassionate human community
Bruce Gardiner
Bruce works full-time as a renewable energy volunteer in various countries in Asia and Africa. He has visited Latoti twice to install a solar electric system in the La Vallee clinic and to demonstrate improved cook stoves. He founded www.solarroots.org. Bruce believes that climate change and Peak Oil present humanity with a great challenge to
Shelby Duncan
My name is Shelby Duncan, and I am currently a Junior attending Mills College studying International Relations and Economics. I am passionate about economic development and am using my fundraising background to help Bellot Idovia achieve its financial goals so that it can enact its community initiatives. In the future, I hope to work to
Brett Donoviel
Brett Donoviel is a former teacher with a B.A. in American Studies from UC Santa Cruz and a Masters in Education from the University of Minnesota. He is currently pursuing a Masters in Social Work at San Jose State State. Brett has been the acting Secretary for Bellot Idovia Foundation since 2006, assisting in website
Antoine Bellot
Born on the small island of Latoti, off the northern coast of Haiti, Antoine Bellot grew up in a rural Haitian community. The youngest of 20 children, he left his small island at age 15. After finishing High School, he boarded a small boat and began a long journey, to the Bahamas, then to Florida,