Project Esperanza is committed to working in partnership with the local community. Therefore, most of our staff in Puerto Plata are Haitian or Dominican and are community members. As many have limited access to email and English language abilities, we also have a handful of dedicated board members and volunteers abroad that help us to communicate and fundraise.
Administrative Staff in Puerto Plata:
Caitlin McHale, Co-Founder & Director:
CaitlinMcHale@EsperanzaMeansHope.org
TBD, Volunteer Coordinator:
Volunteer@EsperanzaMeansHope.org
Rene Youvensky, Muñoz School Director
Freide Volquez, Padre Granero School Director
Volunteer Staff in the U.S. and Canada:
Alexis Wells Carpenter, Board Member
alexiswellscarpenter@gmail.com
Edna-May Hermosillo, Board Member
Reagan Sneed, Sponsor Coordinator
Sponsor@EsperanzaMeansHope.org
Kathy McHale, Financial Manager:
kmchale344@gmail.com, Finances@EsperanzaMeansHope.org
Additional staff in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic include:
- 15 teachers
- 1 school secretary
- 2 school doormen
- 3 school kitchen staff
- 2 school cleaning staff
- 1 driver
- 3 group home staff/caregivers
- 3 volunteer house staff (cook, clean, groundskeeper)
**We also provide random work for about 40 local artists through the art shop.* *
**Due to coronavirus restrictions, we have 7 less teachers, 1 less caregiver, one less doorman, and one less kitchen staff currently employed.**
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